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YOU CAN’T STOP THE BEAT – HAIRSPRAY REVIEW

Musical Theatre 24 Jun, 2011

Last night was Sydney’s turn to be taken back to the 60’s with the premiere Sydney performance of Hairspray the musical which had delighted Melbourne audiences since last year. Hairspray is a musical with music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Scott Wittman and Shaiman and a book by Mark O̵… Read Article

INTERVIEW WITH JACK CHAMBERS – LINK LARKIN IN HAIRSPRAY

Latest News 15 Feb, 2011

By Maryann Wright Most people would recognise his friendly face from the inaugural So You Think You Can Dance Australia- which he won in 2008- but Jack Chambers is ready to get your feet moving to a brand new beat in the Australian revival of the musical Hairspray. Jack is no stranger to musi… Read Article

SEAWEED ANNOUNCED AND HE'S FROM THE USA

Musical Theatre 6 Sep, 2010

The producers of HAIRSPRAY THE MUSICAL are thrilled to announce that US born singing and acting sensation, TEVIN CAMPBELL has arrived in Melbourne to play the role of Seaweed. Tevin comes to the Australia with a wealth of experience, having played the role of Seaweed in the Tony Award win… Read Article

HAIRSPRAY – YOUR FIRST LOOK

Latest News 11 Aug, 2010

Hairspray has began rehearsals and here is your first look at the cast doing their thing! You can also check out a video from rehearsals HERE.… Read Article

HAIRSPRAY CAST ANNOUNCED

Musical Theatre 29 Jun, 2010

Paul Dainty has announced the cast for the Australian production of Hairspray The Musical. Newcomer Jaz Flowers will play the role of Tracy Turnblad, the big-haired star of the show. This is the first lead role for Jaz, after previously performing in Shane Warne the Musical and Fame the M… Read Article

HAIRSPRAY 2 SCRAPPED

Musical Theatre 4 Jun, 2010

Sorry, Musical Fans: Hairspray 2 has been pronounced dead. Choreographer Adam Shankman – who directed the 2007 revival of John Waters’ campy movie musical – has confirmed that plans for a sequel to the warmly-received flick have been dropped by executives at New Li… Read Article

HAIRSPRAY OPEN AUDTIONS SYDNEY, PERTH, ADELAIDE, MELBOURNE, ADELAIDE, AUCKLAND AND WELLINGTON

Auditions 17 Apr, 2010

Finally we have the OPEN AUDITION information for Hairspray the musical! Open auditions will be held for the characters of Tracy Turnblad, Link Larkin, Motormouth Maybelle, Seaweed, Little Inez and The Dynamites. They will be travelling around to Perth, Adelaide, Auckland, Welling… Read Article

PRESENCE – THE ‘REMEMBER MY NAME’ GAME

Workshops 23 Mar, 2010

By Tia Jordan Last month a young aspiring triple threat actress asked me this question at a NIDA Musical Theatre intensive: “If I go for a role in a film, TV show, or musical, and hundreds of others are going for the same role, how do I make the casting team remember me?” Wanna kno… Read Article

HAIRSPRAY MANIA

Musical Theatre 16 Mar, 2010

DanceLife was lucky enough last week to be able to put forward our members for roles in Hairspray. Thanks to the casting agents of the new musical hitting our shores this year for allowing us to do this. We received a whopping response receiving over 200 submissions. Submissions to the cas… Read Article

HAIRSPRAY AUDITION INFO

Musical Theatre 9 Mar, 2010

We have just posted the audition information for Hairspray!! Click on Classifieds – Auditions – Musical Theatre. You must be a member of DanceLife to see the details. Please don’t follow up. You will be contacted by the casting agents if they are interested in seeing… Read Article