Rehearsals for Atlantis Productions’ highly anticipated staging of the Tony Award Winning Musical HAIRSPRAY are in full swing and I can’t wait to catch one of the rehearsals before the big opening soon!  You can also get tickets from Our Awesome Planet for the Nov. 22 show at 2pm. 

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It’s been a couple of months since I last watched a play and I’m itching to watch one soon.  I really enjoyed watching the movie version of Hairspray and it would be great to watch it up close and in flesh!

HAIRSPRAY is about Tracy who wins a spot on the local TV dance program The Corny Collins Show. The big girl with big hair and big dreams becomes a teen celebrity overnight. Soon Tracy finds herself pitted against the show’s reigning princess for the title Miss Teenage Hairspray 1962. Based on the John Waters film, Hairspray is the winner of eight Tony awards including Best Musical. It was recently made into a hit film starring John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer and Queen Latifah.

Like most Tracy Turnblads before her, Madel will be making her professional stage debut in Hairspray. She is a junior at Ateneo de Manila majoring in AB Political Science. Having performed in school productions including High School Musical. Madel is thrilled to take on her first major role. She says, “Girls like me don’t get opportunities like this! Honestly, I feel like I’m the modern-day Filipina version of Tracy. A big girl with big dreams. It’s a little scary to take on a role this big, but I’m really looking forward to taking on the challenge of playing a character with this much spirit and energy!”

HAIRSPRAY is directed by Bobby Garcia, Choreography by Cecille Martinez, Production Design by Gino Gonzales, Lighting Design by Shoko Matsumoto and Musical Director Archie Castillo conducts FILharmoniKA, who will perform the original Tony Award nominated Broadway orchestrations.

For tickets call Atlantis Productions at 892-7078, 840-1187 or Ticketworld at 891-9999.

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