HAIRSPRAY, Broadway’s Big Fat Musical Comedy Hit, Dances its way to Walton Arts Center
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For more information contact:
Natasha Burroughs
479-571-2747
For Immediate Release
HAIRSPRAY, Broadway’s Big Fat Musical Comedy Hit, Dances its way to Walton Arts Center
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS, November 5, 2007- It’s time to let your hair down and dance the night away! HAIRSPRAY, Broadway’s musical comedy phenomenon that inspired a major motion picture, dances its way to Walton Arts Center’s Baum Walker Hall for eight performances starting Tuesday, November 13 and running through Sunday, November 18. Ticket prices range from $25 - $62, and performance times are Tuesday, Nov. 13 at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 14 at 7 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 15 at 7 p.m., Friday, Nov. 16 at 8 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 17 at 2p.m. and 8 p.m. and Sunday, Nov 18, at 2 p.m. and 7p.m. Tickets are available by calling the Walton Arts Center box office at 443-5600 or purchase tickets online at www.waltonartscenter.org.
This fantastically fun musical, winner of eight 2003 Tony Awards including Best Musical, is currently enjoying its 5th record-breaking year on Broadway. And now, the people of Northwest Arkansas will be swept away to 1960s Baltimore in this smash hit musical, piled bouffant-high with laughter and romance – and enough deliriously tuneful songs to fill a nonstop platter party. It’s HAIRSPRAY, live on stage in living color!
Everyone is raving about this delightful musical, including the critics. “A great big fat gorgeous hit,” claims Clive Barnes of the New York Post. “Completely irresistible! Get those tickets now!” declares syndicated columnist, Liz Smith. “So many numbers bring down the house, it’s a wonder the theater is still standing,” says Jeremy Gerard of New York Magazine.
In HAIRSPRAY it's 1962—the '50s are out and change is in the air. Baltimore's Tracy Turnblad, a big girl with big hair and an even bigger heart, has only one passion—to dance. She wins a spot on the local TV dance program, "The Corny Collins Show" and, overnight, is transformed from outsider to irrepressible teen celebrity. But can a plus-size trendsetter in dance and fashion vanquish the program's reigning princess, win the heart of heartthrob Link Larkin, and integrate a television show without denting her 'do? Only in HAIRSPRAY! Welcome to the '60s!
HAIRSPRAY is based on the New Line Cinema film written and directed by John Waters, who served as a creative consultant on the musical comedy. It features a book by Mark O’Donnell and Thomas Meehan. HAIRSPRAY features an original score by Academy Award-nominated Marc Shaiman (who co-wrote the music and lyrics for the acclaimed animated musical, South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut) and lyrics by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman. This production of HAIRSPRAY is based on Jack O’Brien’s original direction and Jerry Mitchell’s original choreography, recreated by Matt Lenz and Danny James Austin, respectively. Scenic design is by David Rockwell; the set coordinator is Michael Allen; costume design is by William Ivey Long; lighting design is by Kenneth Posner and Paul Miller; the sound is by Shannon Slaton; wig and hair design is by Paul Huntley; and the musical supervisor is Lon Hoyt. HAIRSPRAY is produced by NETworks Presentations.
The New York Times says, "If life were everything it should be, it would be more like HAIRSPRAY! It's irresistible!" For more information about the musical visit www.hairsprayontour.com.
Media support for Hairspray is provided by 40/29 News and The Morning News. Hairspray is part of the Procter & Gamble Broadway Series. The Season sponsor for Walton Arts Center’ 2007-08 Series is Wal-Mart/SAM’S CLUB.
Walton Arts Center is Arkansas' largest and busiest center for the performing arts and entertainment. Each year more than 140,000 people from Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma and beyond attend over 350 public events at Walton Arts Center, including performances, rehearsals, community gatherings, receptions, graduations and more. Approximately 25,000 students and teachers from 30 school districts participate annually in arts learning programs at Walton Arts Center, and over 300 volunteers donate more than 15,000 hours of time each year to its operations. Walton Arts Center presents entertainers and artists from around the world including Broadway musicals, renowned dance companies, international artists, up-and-coming jazz musicians and more. As a non-profit organization, Walton Arts Center enjoys the generous support of individual arts patrons, foundations and corporations. Ticket sales cover less than 50% of the annual operating budget of the center, and generous donors help keep ticket prices reasonable and arts learning programs accessible in Northwest Arkansas. To learn more about Walton Arts Center, visit www.waltonartscenter.org.
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Natasha Burroughs
Community & Media Relations Officer
Walton Arts Center
PO Box 3547
Fayetteville, AR 72703
479-571-2747 / 479-443-6461 (fax)
www.waltonartscenter.org
Walton Arts Center...Life is Sweet!
For more information contact:
Natasha Burroughs
479-571-2747
For Immediate Release
HAIRSPRAY, Broadway’s Big Fat Musical Comedy Hit, Dances its way to Walton Arts Center
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS, November 5, 2007- It’s time to let your hair down and dance the night away! HAIRSPRAY, Broadway’s musical comedy phenomenon that inspired a major motion picture, dances its way to Walton Arts Center’s Baum Walker Hall for eight performances starting Tuesday, November 13 and running through Sunday, November 18. Ticket prices range from $25 - $62, and performance times are Tuesday, Nov. 13 at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 14 at 7 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 15 at 7 p.m., Friday, Nov. 16 at 8 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 17 at 2p.m. and 8 p.m. and Sunday, Nov 18, at 2 p.m. and 7p.m. Tickets are available by calling the Walton Arts Center box office at 443-5600 or purchase tickets online at www.waltonartscenter.org.
This fantastically fun musical, winner of eight 2003 Tony Awards including Best Musical, is currently enjoying its 5th record-breaking year on Broadway. And now, the people of Northwest Arkansas will be swept away to 1960s Baltimore in this smash hit musical, piled bouffant-high with laughter and romance – and enough deliriously tuneful songs to fill a nonstop platter party. It’s HAIRSPRAY, live on stage in living color!
Everyone is raving about this delightful musical, including the critics. “A great big fat gorgeous hit,” claims Clive Barnes of the New York Post. “Completely irresistible! Get those tickets now!” declares syndicated columnist, Liz Smith. “So many numbers bring down the house, it’s a wonder the theater is still standing,” says Jeremy Gerard of New York Magazine.
In HAIRSPRAY it's 1962—the '50s are out and change is in the air. Baltimore's Tracy Turnblad, a big girl with big hair and an even bigger heart, has only one passion—to dance. She wins a spot on the local TV dance program, "The Corny Collins Show" and, overnight, is transformed from outsider to irrepressible teen celebrity. But can a plus-size trendsetter in dance and fashion vanquish the program's reigning princess, win the heart of heartthrob Link Larkin, and integrate a television show without denting her 'do? Only in HAIRSPRAY! Welcome to the '60s!
HAIRSPRAY is based on the New Line Cinema film written and directed by John Waters, who served as a creative consultant on the musical comedy. It features a book by Mark O’Donnell and Thomas Meehan. HAIRSPRAY features an original score by Academy Award-nominated Marc Shaiman (who co-wrote the music and lyrics for the acclaimed animated musical, South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut) and lyrics by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman. This production of HAIRSPRAY is based on Jack O’Brien’s original direction and Jerry Mitchell’s original choreography, recreated by Matt Lenz and Danny James Austin, respectively. Scenic design is by David Rockwell; the set coordinator is Michael Allen; costume design is by William Ivey Long; lighting design is by Kenneth Posner and Paul Miller; the sound is by Shannon Slaton; wig and hair design is by Paul Huntley; and the musical supervisor is Lon Hoyt. HAIRSPRAY is produced by NETworks Presentations.
The New York Times says, "If life were everything it should be, it would be more like HAIRSPRAY! It's irresistible!" For more information about the musical visit www.hairsprayontour.com.
Media support for Hairspray is provided by 40/29 News and The Morning News. Hairspray is part of the Procter & Gamble Broadway Series. The Season sponsor for Walton Arts Center’ 2007-08 Series is Wal-Mart/SAM’S CLUB.
Walton Arts Center is Arkansas' largest and busiest center for the performing arts and entertainment. Each year more than 140,000 people from Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma and beyond attend over 350 public events at Walton Arts Center, including performances, rehearsals, community gatherings, receptions, graduations and more. Approximately 25,000 students and teachers from 30 school districts participate annually in arts learning programs at Walton Arts Center, and over 300 volunteers donate more than 15,000 hours of time each year to its operations. Walton Arts Center presents entertainers and artists from around the world including Broadway musicals, renowned dance companies, international artists, up-and-coming jazz musicians and more. As a non-profit organization, Walton Arts Center enjoys the generous support of individual arts patrons, foundations and corporations. Ticket sales cover less than 50% of the annual operating budget of the center, and generous donors help keep ticket prices reasonable and arts learning programs accessible in Northwest Arkansas. To learn more about Walton Arts Center, visit www.waltonartscenter.org.
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Natasha Burroughs
Community & Media Relations Officer
Walton Arts Center
PO Box 3547
Fayetteville, AR 72703
479-571-2747 / 479-443-6461 (fax)
www.waltonartscenter.org
Walton Arts Center...Life is Sweet!
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