This is the curtain call from when I went to see Hairspray at the Palace Theatre in Manchester, we went to the Matinee showing on Thursday 11th November 2021. The show was supposed to start at 2.30pm however there was a delay in starting, they said the reason for the delay was due to unforeseen circumstances and the show didn't start till 3.20pm. When the show did start they announced that Tracey, Link, Seaweed and Little Inez would be played by understudies. There seemed to be a lot of cast missing, there was only 2 male Corney Colins show dances Fender and Link, there was only 2 dynamites instead of 3. Even thou there seemed to be a lot of cast missing the show was amazing and considering they would of had to rework some of the songs and dance routines to account for the missing cast members the performance was pretty flawless and the cast was great.
Hairspray is an American musical with music by Marc Shaiman and lyrics by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, with a book by Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan, based on John Waters's 1988 film of the same name. The songs include 1960s-style dance music and "downtown" rhythm and blues. Set in 1962 Baltimore, Maryland, the production follows teenage Tracy Turnblad's dream to dance on The Corny Collins Show, a local TV dance program based on the real-life Buddy Deane Show.[1] When Tracy wins a role on the show, she becomes a celebrity overnight, leading to social change as Tracy campaigns for the show's integration.
Cast at this Performance
Tracy Turnblad - Rosie O'Hare
Edna Turnblad - Alex Bourne
Wilbur Turnblad - Norman Pace
Motormouth Maybelle - Brenda Edwards
Velma Von Tussle - Rebecca Thornhill
Corny Collins - Richard Meek
Seaweed - Andrew Dillon
Link - Joshua Pearson
Amber Von Tussle - Jessica Croll
Penny Pingleton - Rebecca Jayne-Davies
Little Inez - Natalia Brown (Played 2 parts)
Male Authority Figure - Paul Hutton
Female Authority Figure - Ceris Hine
Dynamite Judine - Bernadette Bangura
Dynamite Shayna - Natalie Brown (played 2 parts)
Dynamite Kamilah - Missing from the show
Ensemble/Lou Ann - Zoe Heighton
Ensemble/Tammy - Elizabeth Armstrong
Ensemble/Brenda - Hayley Johnson
Ensemble/Brad - Missing from the show
Ensemble/IQ - Missing from the show
Ensemble/Fender - Liam Dean
Ensemble/Duane - Joseph Poulton
Ensemble/Thad - Missing from the show
Ensemble/Gilbert - Missing from the show
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