Hit musical Hairspray is on a UK tour in 2024 – here’s all you need to know.
From Hairspray tour tickets on sale now to all the upcoming dates and venues, this is your guide to the show on the road.
Based on the 1980s movie of the same name, Hairspray is set in 1960s Baltimore, Maryland and follows Tracy Turnblad as her dream to dance on The Corny Collins Show turns into a campaign for racial integration.
Hairspray UK tour dates and tickets
20 January 2024 - 25 January 2024
6 August 2024 - 10 August 2024
11 November 2024 - 16 November 2024
18 November 2024 - 23 November 2024
25 November 2024 - 30 November 2024
6 January 2025 - 11 January 2025
MORE DATES AND VENUES TO BE ANNOUNCED
Welcome to the 60s, where everyone’s grooving to a brand-new sound! Enter our vivacious heroine Tracy Turnblad, who has big hair, a big heart, and big dreams to dance her way onto national TV, and into the heart of teen idol Link Larkin.
When Tracy becomes a local star, she is able to use her newfound fame to fight for liberation, tolerance, and interracial unity in Baltimore. But can she win equality – and Link’s heart – without denting her ‘do?
Brenda Edwards, who has previously played ‘Motormouth’ Maybelle in three tours of Hairspray, will co-direct the new production alongside Paul Kerryson (Chicago, Sweeney Todd; Curve Theatre) with choreography by Drew McOnie.
Casting for the new Hairspray tour is to be announced.
The musical made its debut on Broadway in 2002 and features a book by Mark O’Donnell and Thomas Meehan with music by Marc Shaiman and lyrics by Shaiman and Scott Wittman.