Broadway's HAIRSPRAY heads to Bartlesville; tickets go on sale Monday

Tickets for the Broadway in Bartlesville! showing of HAIRSPRAY, Broadway’s Tony Award®-winning musical comedy phenomenon, will go on sale at 9 a.m. Monday.

Helmed by original director Jack O’Brien and original choreographer Jerry Mitchell, the new North American tour will play on Feb. 20 in Bartlesville at The Center.

HAIRSPRAY is the story of 16-year-old Tracy Turnblad in 1960s Baltimore as she sets out to dance her way onto TV’s most popular show. Can a girl with big dreams (and even bigger hair) change the world?

Featuring the beloved score of hit songs including “Welcome to the ’60s,” “Good Morning Baltimore,” and “You Can’t Stop the Beat,” the New York Times said HAIRSPRAY is “fresh, winning, and deliriously tuneful!”

In the first two seasons of touring, HAIRSPRAY played in 118 cities, reaching 44 states and the District of Columbia. More than 886,000 audience members have experienced what the Boston Globe called the show “as buoyant as its bouffants.”

“It’s a brand-new world we find ourselves in today, and HAIRSPRAY is even more relevant than twenty years ago when it first burst onto the scene. With a whole new generation of wildly talented kids across the board, we cannot wait to raise the various roofs once more with dance, joy, music, and that glorious, famous, energy-packed score,” said Director Jack O’Brien.

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 and lyrics by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman.

HAIRSPRAY premiered at Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theater in June 2002. The show was a smash hit when it transferred to Broadway, winning eight 2003 Tony Awards including Best Musical, and became the longest-running musical to play at the Neil Simon Theater, running 2,642 performances from July 18, 2002, until January 4, 2009. It is the 22nd longest-running show in Broadway history.

To purchase tickets, visit bartlesvillecenter.com, call 918-337-2787 or visit 300 SE Adams Boulevard. Student ticket prices start at $30.

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