This amateur production is presented

by arrangement with JOSEF WEINBERGER LIMITED

on behalf of MUSIC THEATRE INTERNATIONAL of New York

THE BROADWAY MUSICAL

Based on the New Line Cinema film written and directed by JOHN WATERS

Book by
MARK ODONNELL
THOMAS MEEHAN

Music by Lyrics by
MARC SHAIMAN

Lyrics by
SCOTT WITTMAN
MARC SHAIMAN

September 23rd to 26th

7.30pm &
Saturday Matinee - 2.30pm
at The Hexagon, Reading
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Reading Operatic Society are excited to have

been given the opportunity to stage Hairspray,
the ultimate feel-good show that appeals to all
ages because of its wit, charm and the beautiful
message of acceptance and progress that it
portrays.

not just the audience who loves the new girl in

town. Ambers sweetheart Link Larkin, seems
to be smitten with Tracys charms as well.
This dance party gets personal as a bitter feud
erupts between the girls as they compete for the
coveted Miss Teenage Hairspray crown.

It is 1962 in Baltimore, Maryland and the quirky

teenager Tracey Turnblad, a big girl with big hair
and an even bigger heart has only one passion
dancing. Her dream is to appear on The Corny
Collins Show, Baltimores hippiest dance party
on TV.

At school however, a short stint in detention

and raised eyebrows caused by the budding
relationship between her friend Penny Pingleton
and Seaweed opens Tracys eyes to a bigger
issue than the latest dance craze or the coolest
hairdo racial inequality. Throwing caution to
the wind she leads a march with Motormouth
Maybelle to fight for integration and winds up
with an arrest warrant instead. Tracy is on the
run now and goes underground literally - to
her best friend Pennys basement. Has Tracys
luck finally run out? Will she miss the final
dance-off against Amber and forfeit the title of
Miss Hairspray or will she sing and dance her
way out of trouble again?

Tracy seems a natural fit for the show except

for one not-so-little problem she does not fit
in. Her plus size figure has always set her apart
from the cool crowd, which she is reminded of
by her loving but overly protective plus-sized
mother, Edna. That doesnt stop Tracy because
if there is one thing that this girl knows it is that
she was born to dance. Tracy wins a spot on his
show and becomes an instant on-air sensation,
much to the chagrin of the shows reigning
princess, Amber von Tussel and her scheming
mother Velma, who runs television station
WYZT. Even worse for Amber, is the fact that its

Directed by Alex McWilliam, Musical Director

Anton Gwilt and Choreographed by Emma- Jane
Taylor this is a show you cannot afford to miss.

at The Hexagon Reading

Tickets 22 - Concessions 20
(includes 2 booking fee)

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CALL: 0118 926 7135 OR VISIT WWW.READINGOPS.CO.UK