New images of the new UK tour of Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman’s hit musical have been released as the show heads off on tour. Now touring the UK until June 2018, the brand new touring production of the beloved musical stars Norman Pace as Wilbur Turnblad, Brenda Edwards as Motormouth Maybelle, Layton Williams as Seaweed, Matt Rixon returns to the role of Edna Turnblad… Read More
Inside the Rehearsals of… Hairspray
Rehearsal images have been released for Hairspray ahead of its UK tour opening at Wales Millennium Centre on 16th August 2017. The new UK tour of Paul Kerryson’s production of the musical, featuring choreography by Drew McOnie, will visit more than 30 venues across the length of the UK and Ireland until early summer 2018. It’s Baltimore 1962, where Tracy… Read More
NEWS: Cast Announced for the UK Tour of Hairspray
The new UK tour of the musical will begin at the Wales Millennium Centre in August. The cast for the new tour is set to include Norman Pace (ITV1’s The Hale and Pace Show) as Wilbur Turnblad, Matt Nixon (The Ladykillers, Around the World in 80 Days) as Edna Turnblad, Brenda Edwards (Chicago, We Will Rock You ), Layton… Read More
NEWS: Hairspray will Embark on New UK Tour from August 2017
Following the huge popularity of this year’s tour, the musical will head off on another UK tour from August 2017, opening at Cardiff’s Millennium Centre. The new tour will see the show visiting over thirty venues across the country, including stops in Cardiff, Dublin, Manchester and Birmingham and touring until early 2018. Talking about the… Read More
Review: Hairspray, New Victoria Theatre Woking
Welcome to the Sixties! Courtesy of this bubbly and lively production of Hairspray, currently on its UK tour. Given everything that is happening in America at the moment and the comments that Donald Trump has been making, watching Hairspray proves just how relevant it is today and how things still haven’t really changed from the… Read More