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Hairspray

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June 15–21 You Can’t Stop the Beat.

Performance time 8:15 p.m. nightly

Tracy Turnblad is back at The Muny and ready to move to the beat of a changing world! It’s 1962 in Baltimore, and the lovable plus-size teen dreams of dancing on The Corny Collins Show. When her wish comes true, Tracy rockets from social outcast to sudden star. But she’ll need more than great moves to dethrone the teen queen, win the affections of heartthrob Link Larkin, and integrate the popular TV show once and for all. Based on John Waters’ cult classic 1988 film and winner of eight Tony Awards, Hairspray is a rockin’ dance-filled, joyous musical with big hair, big heart and big fun.

Book by Mark O’Donnell and Thomas Meehan • Music by Marc Shaiman • Lyrics by Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman • Based on the New Line Cinema film written and directed by John Waters

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  • Seth Sklar-Heyn

    Director

  • Jesse Robb

    Choreographer

  • Evan Roider

    Music Director/Conductor

  • Paige Parkhill

    Associate Choreographer

  • Jennifer Florentino

    Assistant Choreographer

  • Derek Shorter

    Associate Music Director

  • Christine Peters

    Scenic Designer

  • Tristan Raines

    Costume Designer

  • Rob Denton

    Lighting Designer

  • Joshua Hummel

    Sound Designer

  • Nathan Scheuer

    Video Designer

  • Ashley Rae Callahan

    Wig Designer

  • Bonnie Panson

    Production Stage Manager

  • The Telsey Office, Rashad Naylor, CSA

    Casting

Cast

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KATY GERAGHTY

Tracy Turnblad

returns to The Muny after appearing in Bring It On (Bridget) last summer and Sister Act (Sister Mary Patrick) in 2023. Broadway: Into the Woods (Little Red, Broadway replacement and national tour), Groundhog Day (original Broadway cast). Favorite theatre credits: Oklahoma! (Gertie Cummings, Carnegie Hall), & Juliet (pre-Broadway Toronto run), Bliss (world premiere at 5th Avenue Theatre), Hairspray (Tracy Turnblad, Oregon Shakespeare Festival) and Shrek The Musical (Gingy, North Shore Music Theatre).

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RICHARD KIND

Edna Turnblad

Broadway: The Big Knife (Drama Desk Award, supporting actor; Tony nomination, featured actor in a play); The Producers (Broadway, Hollywood Bowl, West End); Dirty Rotten Scoundrels; Sly Fox; The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife; Kiss Me, Kate; All In. Regional: Sondheim’s Bounce (Goodman Theatre, Kennedy Center); Candide (New York City Opera at Lincoln Center); Once in a Lifetime (Guthrie Theatre); Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead, The Front Page (Williamstown Theatre Festival); Power Failure (Actors Studio Free Theatre Co.); The Seagull (Matrix Theatre); The Second City in Chicago, New York and Los Angeles; 12 Angry Men; Enemy of the People. Film: Argo, Inside Out, Hereafter, Beau Is Afraid, Bombshell, A Serious Man, The Visitor, Cars, The Station Agent, A Bug’s Life, Mr. Saturday Night, Clifford, Stargate. TV (series regular): East New York, The Watcher, Red Oaks, Luck, Spin City, Mad About You, Big Mouth, Young Sheldon, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Goldbergs, Brockmire, The Other Two, Everybody’s Live With John Mulaney, Only Murders in the Building.

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JOHN BOLTON

Wilbur Turnblad

returns to The Muny after playing Nick last season in Come From Away. He starred on Broadway in Anastasia, Dames at Sea, A Christmas Story, Curtains and How to Succeed and was in the original Broadway companies of Spamalot, Contact and Titanic, all of which won the Tony Award for best musical. He made his Broadway debut alongside Jerry Lewis in Damn Yankees. Mr. Bolton toured the US as The Wizard in Wicked and as Horace Vandergelder in Hello, Dolly! Nominated for Drama Desk, Outer Critics, Astaire, Chita Rivera and Lortel awards, Mr. Bolton headlined several NY Pops concerts at Carnegie Hall and was a soloist with the NY Philharmonic at Lincoln Center. TV: The Equalizer, FBI, Girls5Eva, The Blacklist, Madam Secretary, Evil, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Elementary, Gossip Girl, Blue Bloods, The Good Wife, Boardwalk Empire and more.

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SARA GETTELFINGER

Velma Von Tussle

most recently starred as Robyn in The Roommate at ATC (directed by Marsha Mason) and as Mother! in the critically acclaimed world premiere of The Last Bimbo of the Apocalypse at The New Group NYC. Other Broadway/national tours: Water for Elephants (Barbara), The Addams Family (Morticia), A Free Man of Color (Dona Athene), The 101 Dalmatians Musical (Cruella de Vil), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Jolene Oakes), Nine (Carla), The Boys From Syracuse, Seussical, Fosse. Other NYC/regional: High Society, The Cher Show, Carnival!, Tenderloin, Chicago, Grey Gardens, Anything Goes, Pippin. TV/film: Guiding Light, Ed, Without a Trace, Georgetown, The Big C, Forbidden Love, Sex and the City: The Movie and The Man With the Bag (coming to theatres and streaming later this year).

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CHARITY ANGÉL DAWSON

Motormouth Maybelle

Broadway credits include & Juliet (Nurse/Angelique), Chicago (Mama Morton), Mrs. Doubtfire (Wanda Sellner), Waitress (Nurse Norma/Becky, including the filmed production streaming on HBO), Side Show (Fortune Teller). Off-Broadway: Disaster (Lavora). Tours: Dreamgirls (Effie White), The Color Purple (Darlene). Regional: Hercules at Paper Mill Playhouse (Muse/Clio); Ain’t Misbehavin’ at Portland Center Stage; Kiss Me, Kate at Hartford Stage Company (Hattie); The Wiz (Evillene).

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PAUL SCHWENSEN

Corny Collins

returns to The Muny after performing as Dean in All Shook Up in 2017. Originally from Vermilion, Ohio, Paul began his acting career at age 6, performing in Bye Bye Birdie with his parents. Most recently, Paul was seen on Broadway as Elder Price in The Book of Mormon. He performed in the national tours of Wicked (u/s Fiyero), Miss Saigon (u/s Chris) and the Atlanta tryout of Becoming Nancy. Paul appeared as Luke in the Starz series Three Women. Favorite regional credits include Houston Broadway Theatre, ACT of Connecticut, The Arvada Center and Quisisana.

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MADISON THOMPSON

Amber Von Tussle

is a SAG Award-nominated actress best known for her role as Erin Pierce in Netflix’s Emmy Award-winning series Ozark and can currently be seen in HBO’s hit drama Euphoria. Her previous credits include the Emmy-nominated musical series Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies, a prequel to the beloved classic Grease; Lasse Hallström’s The Map That Leads to You for Prime Video, which immediately hit No. 1 on the streamer upon release; and Prime Video’s Emergency, an official selection at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, among others. Outside of acting, Thompson is a producer on the hit Tubi Sidelined franchise, the off-Broadway play Pretty Perfect Lives and the upcoming musical Like Father, premiering at Atlanta’s Alliance Theatre.

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BEN JACKSON WALKER

BEN JACKSON WALKER

originated the role of Romeo in the Toronto and Broadway productions of & Juliet and reprised the role on the UK tour. On screen, he made his film debut as Gary in the Paramount+ comedy Honor Society and can next be seen in the Netflix feature Just Picture It starring Millie Bobby Brown. Television credits include guest starring roles in the series finale of Orange Is the New Black and Evil. A native of Wilmington, Del., he is a graduate of the prestigious musical theatre program at the University of Michigan. His original music is streaming on all major platforms.

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ASHLYN MADDOX

Penny Pingleton

makes her Muny debut. Select theatre credits: Parade (Broadway/NYCC), A Christmas Carol (PAC NYC), Bull Durham (Paper Mill Playhouse), Bye Bye Birdie (Kennedy Center), Ride the Cyclone (Arena/McCarter). TV: Rabbit, Rabbit (Netflix); The Four Seasons (Netflix); Law & Order (NBC).

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NICHOLAS A. WILKINSON

Seaweed J. Stubbs

Regional: 42nd Street (Ensemble, Broadway At Music Circus), Disney’s Frozen (Kristoff, Encore Musical Theatre Company), Irving Berlin’s White Christmas (Mike Nulty, Weston Theater Company), Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus: The Musical (Teenager/City Worker, Weston Theater Company). BFA in musical theatre, University of Michigan.

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HANNAH SOLOW

Female Authority Figure

is currently understudy to Mary Todd Lincoln in Oh, Mary!, written by Cole Escola and directed by Sam Pinkleton, at The Lyceum Theatre on Broadway. Off-Broadway: Oh, Mary! National tour: Oklahoma!, directed by Daniel Fish. As a comedian, her original characters and songs have been performed in every basement in New York City. Former house performer at Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. BFA: NYU Tisch School of the Arts.

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KEVIN ZAK

Male Authority Figure

returns to The Muny after performing in The Little Mermaid (Flotsam) in 2017 and Mamma Mia! in 2016. Kevin is the writer and director of the off-Broadway comedies Ginger Twinsies and A Kidman Carol. He has been involved as an actor or creative on such productions as Rob Lake Magic With Special Guests The Muppets, Death Becomes Her, Waitress, Clinton the Musical (Lucille Lortel nomination) and Silence! The Musical (off-Broadway, UK).

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JOY ELIZABETH RHODES

Little Inez

is 11 years old and returning for her second season as a member of the Muny Kids troupe. She made her Muny debut last summer in the Youth Ensemble for Disney’s Frozen. Joy trains in voice, acting and dance at the Center of Creative Arts. She is a member of the Allegro Vocal Company, under the direction of Dr. Philip A. Woodmore and Mr. Tre’von Griffith. She has danced since age 3 and is a company dancer at Expressions Academy of Dance and a convention assistant with Activate Your Artistry.

Creative Team

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SETH SKLAR-HEYN

Director

Muny: Come From Away, Les Misérables. Seth is executive producer for Cameron Mackintosh Inc. across all Broadway and North American CMI productions, including The Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables, Miss Saigon and Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends. Seth directed the current North American touring and London productions of Phantom (both based on Harold Prince’s original staging), the Australian premiere of Cameron Mackintosh’s new production of Phantom at the Sydney Opera House and at the Raimund Theatre in Vienna (both based on Laurence Connor’s original staging), and US tours of Frost/Nixon and Evita (both based on Michael Grandage’s original staging). Additional Broadway: Phantom, Evita, A Little Night Music, Finian’s Rainbow, Mary Stuart, Rock ’n’ Roll, Frost/Nixon, The Coast of Utopia, Good Vibrations. Tour: Billy Elliot. Graduate of Vassar College.

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JESSE ROBB

Choreographer

Muny: Come From Away, Les Misérables. Broadway: Co-choreographer of Water for Elephants (Tony, Drama Desk, OCC nominations and the Chita Rivera Award), Miss Saigon (associate choreographer). Off-Broadway: Choreographer of Ginger Twinsies. Jesse is the movement director/associate choreographer of Les Misérables globally. Regional: Alliance Theatre, Theatre Calgary, Stratford Festival of Canada, Ogunquit Playhouse, The Ordway and others.

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EVAN ROIDER

Music Director/Conductor

Muny: Come From Away, associate music supervisor (2025-2026). New York: The Great Gatsby, Old Friends, Wicked, Candide at Carnegie Hall, Encores! National tour: Wicked (music director), Les Misérables, Cats. Regional: Barrington Stage, The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, Tulane Summer Lyric. Evan is principal pops conductor of the Tucson Symphony and an active guest conductor across the US. He has collaborated with artists such as Michael Feinstein, The Manhattan Transfer, Pink Martini, Storm Large, The von Trapps, Big Freedia and more. Recent engagements include the National Symphony, Detroit Symphony, Houston Symphony, Oregon Symphony, San Diego Symphony, Utah Symphony, Fort Worth Symphony, Pacific Symphony, Louisiana Philharmonic, Sarasota Orchestra and Philly Pops. MM in orchestral conducting from University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.

Hairspray is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. mtishows.com