Hairspray

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Event Hairspray
Venue Festival Theatre, Adelaide, SA
First Date 27 December 2022
Opening Date 31 December 2022
Last Date 22 January 2023
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description HAIRSPRAY – the original, big-hearted, multi award-winning Broadway hit musical opens at Adelaide’s Festival Theatre in December.

Winner of eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical, this joyous new Australian production of Hairspray features the irrepressible feel-good songs “Good Morning, Baltimore”, “Big, Blonde and Beautiful” and “You Can’t Stop the Beat”.

Welcome to the Sixties, Adelaide! Don’t miss the fabulous, funny and fantastic musical sensation – HAIRSPRAY!
Description Source Website
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Musical
Subjects 1960s
Race relations
Racial discrimination
Schools
Television
Related Events
  • Is tour of Hairspray , Regent Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 7 August 2022
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Zahrah Andrews Actor Swing
Brianna Bishop Actor Amber von Tussle
Kobe Brown Actor Ensemble (Gilbert)
Jamonté Bruten Actor Ensemble (Duane)
Rhonda Burchmore Actor Velma von Tussle
Eli Cooper Actor Swing
Ayanda Dladla Actor Little Inez
Mackenzie Dunn Actor Penny Pingleton
Amahri Edwards-Jones Actor Swing / Assistant Dance Captain
Sienna Embrey Actor Ensemble (Brenda)
Andrea Fleming Actor Ensemble (Peaches / Dynamite)
Bobby Fox Actor Corny Collins
Lucy Fraser Actor Swing
Todd Goddard Actor Male Authority Figure
Asabi Goodman Actor Motormouth Maybelle
Joel Granger Actor Ensemble (Brad)
Charis Gullage Actor Swing
Paul Hanlon Actor Standby - Male Authority Figure & Wilbur Turnblad
Micheal Corey Hassel Actor Swing / Assistant Dance Captain
Zoe Ioannou Actor Ensemble (Tammy)
Shane Jacobson Actor Edna Turnblad
Todd Jacobsson Actor Ensemble (Fender)
Sean Johnston Actor Link Larkin
Javon King Actor Seaweed J. Stubbs
Donna Lee Actor Female Authority Figure
Savannah Lind Actor Ensemble (Shelly)
Madeleine Mackenzie Actor Swing / Dance Captain
Anna Mallows Actor Ensemble (Lou Ann)
Chloë Marshall Actor Swing
Todd McKenney Actor Wilbur Turnblad
Tony Oxybel Actor Ensemble (Thad)
Morgan Palmer Actor Ensemble (IQ)
Kristin Paulse Actor Ensemble (Cindy Watkins / Dynamite)
Conor Putland Actor Swing
Carmel Rodrigues Actor Tracy Turnblad
Caitlin Spears Actor Standby - Tracy Turnblad
Harry Targett Actor Ensemble (Sketch)
Gabriyel Thomas Actor Ensemble (Lorraine)
Jack Earle Assistant Musical Director Associate Musical Director / Keys 2 (Aug 15th onwards)
Mads Hillam Assistant Stage Manager
Natasha Noel Assistant Stage Manager
Gavan Swift Associate Lighting Designer Associate Lighting Designer
Natasha Cohen Associate Producer (CXL)
Julian Spink Associate Sound Designer Australian
Scott Madden Automation Technician Head of Automation
Eric Giancola Choreographer Resident Director & Choreographer
Jerry Mitchell Choreographer Original (USA)
Dominic Shaw Choreographer Recreation (UK)
Keith Foote Company Manager
Rebecca McGuinness Company Manager Deputy
Kevin Roughana Costume Assistant
William Ivey Long Costume Designer (USA)
Benjamin Cooper Deputy Stage Manager
Jenny Kent Dialect Coach
Eric Giancola Director Resident Director & Choreographer
Matt Lenz Director (USA)
Jack O’Brien Director Original (USA)
Cessalee Stovall Dramaturg/e Consultant
Robert Cuddon Lighting Designer Lighting Board Programmer
Dale Mounsey Lighting Designer Production Electrician
Kenneth Posner Lighting Designer (USA)
Alison Tonion Lighting Designer LX Prep Lighting Technician
Rachael Ewins Lighting Operator/Technician Deputy Head Electrician
Gints Karklins Lighting Operator/Technician Head Electrician
Scott Wittman Lyricist (USA)
Marc Shaiman Music and Lyrics Librettist Arrangements (USA)
Marc Shaiman Musical Arranger Music & Lyrics (USA)
David Skelton Musical Director Musical Director / Keys 1
Sean Peter Musical Programmer Keyboard Programming
Nicholas Skilbeck Musical Supervisor (USA)
Harold Wheeler Orchestrator (USA)
Thomas Meehan Playwright (USA)
Mark O’Donnell Playwright (USA)
John Frost Producer (CXL)
Adrian Storey Producer Senior Executive (CXL)
Jack Fowles Production Coordinator Production Associate (CXL)
Brendan Maher Production Manager
David Rockwell Set Designer (USA)
Andrew Keister Sound Designer (USA)
Steve Canyon Kennedy Sound Designer (USA)
Michael Waters Sound Designer Australian
Cameron Brown Sound Operator/Engineer Head of Sound
Cambell Lawrence Sound Operator/Engineer Deputy Head of Sound
Andrew Poppleton Sound Operator/Engineer Production Sound Engineer
Molly Ward Sound Operator/Engineer Radio Mic Technician
Drew Cipollone Stage Manager
Liz O'Toole Wardrobe Mistress Head of Wardrobe
Wim De Souza Wardrobe Supervisor/Coordinator/Head Assistant
Billy Roache Wardrobe Supervisor/Coordinator/Head Production
Nick Eynaud Wigs, Hair and Make-up Designer Head (Aug 15th onwards)
Paul Huntley Wigs, Hair and Make-up Designer Original (USA)
Michele Skeete Wigs, Hair and Make-up Designer Associate Designer
Works
Text Nationality United States of America
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information This was the second season of the tour. Actor Bobby Fox took over the role of Corny Collins for the remainder of the tour, after Rob Mills played the role in Melbourne.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Web https://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/whats-on/hairspray
Web https://hairspraymusical.com.au/
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 167907