"Hairspray" - by Thomas Meehan, Mark O’Donnell, Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman - The Cape Playhouse (Dennis, MA.)
The Cape Playhouse
Presents the Tony Award-Winning Musical
"HAIRSPRAY"
Book by Thomas Meehan, Mark O’Donnell
Music by Marc Shaiman
Lyrics by Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman
Based on the New Line Cinema film written and Directed by John Waters
Orchestrations by Harold Wheeler
Arrangements by Marc Shaiman
Directed by Bill Fennelly
Music Director Tom Vendafreddo
Choreographed by Felicity Stiverson
Cast Includes: Grace Carroll* as “Tracy Turnblad,” Taylor Colleton* as “Dynamite, Ensemble,” Talia Cutulle* as “u/s Tracy Turnblad,” Zeth Dixon as “Ensemble,” Michael Brian Dunn* as “Wilbur Turnblad,” Adena Ershow* as “Ensemble, u/s Amber Von Tussle & Prudy Pingleton/Gym Teacher/Matron,” Keisha Gilles* as “Motormouth Maybelle,” Madeline Glave as “Ensemble, u/s Penny Pingleton,” Ben Jackson Walker* as “Link Larkin,” Jordyn Jones as “Ensemble, u/s Dynamites,” Laura Jordan* as “Prudy Pingleton/Gym Teacher/Matron,” Natalie Lacy as “Ensemble,” Maddy Le as “Little Inez,” Meaghan Maher* as “Penny Pingleton,” Kate Marilley* as “Velma Von Tussle,” Jack Mastrianni* as “Ensemble, u/s Corny Collins & Harriman F. Spitzer/Principal/ Mr. Pinky/Guard/Newscaster,” Kevin B. McGlynn* as “Harriman F. Spitzer/Principal/Mr. Pinky/Guard/Newscaster u/s Edna Turnblad & Wilbur Turnblad,” Alex Michaels* as “Edna Turnblad,” Elexis Morton* as “Dynamite, Ensemble, u/s Motormouth Maybelle,” Maya Musial* as “Amber Von Tussle, u/s Velma Von Tussle,” Ryan Norton as “Ensemble, u/s Link Larkin,” Lukas Poost* as “Corny Collins,” Isaiah Reynolds* as “Ensemble, Dance Captain, u/s Seaweed J. Stubbs,” Alanna Rishaan Porter* as “Dynamite, Ensemble u/s Little Inez,” Drew Tremblay as “Ensemble,” Jalen Xavier* as “Seaweed J. Stubbs.”
Additional Creative Team:
Scenic Designer - Daniel Zimmerman ; Costume Designer - Annie J. Le ; Lighting Designer - Kat C. Zhou; Sound Designer - Lawrence Schober; Projections Designer - Michael Salvatore Commendatore; Wig & Hair Designer - Bobbie Zlotnik; Production Stage Manager - Merrick A.B. Williams*; Assistant Stage Managers - Sarah Adams*, Mary Kate Baughman*; Assistant Director - Alex Chernenko; Associate Music Director - Evan Trotter-Wright; Associate Scenic Designer - Logan Greenwell; Assistant Costume Designer - Angie Le; Assistant Projections Designer - Eli Green; Assistant Wig Designer - Joan Harlow; Casting - Stephanie Klapper, CSA; Publicity - Aperture Public Relations; Marketing & Creative – Situation; Company Manager - Taylor Bray; Production Manager - Ali Farina; General Manager - Brynn Grambow; Technical Director - Vega Hernandez.
Performances:
July 15, 2026 through August 8, 2026
(Contact Box Office for Exact Times)
Performances to be held at THE CAPE COD CENTER FOR THE ARTS, INC. 820 Main Street, Route 6A, Dennis, MA. 02638
TICKETS:
For tickets or additional information contact THE CAPE PLAYHOUSE at # 508-385-3911 or # 508-385-3838, email info@capeplayhouse.com or visit capeplayhouse.com
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ABOUT THE SHOW
It’s 1962 in Baltimore, Maryland, and quirky, plus-sized, teenage Tracy Turnblad has one dream: to dance on "The Corny Collins Show."
When she gets put in detention with the African-American students in the school, they teach her some of their dance moves, and her newfound groove wins her a spot on Corny’s show.
Overnight, Tracy transforms from a nobody into a star, and uses her newfound influence to advocate for racial integration on the television show.
Tracy faces scrutiny and bullying from the network producer, Velma, and her popular, but vicious, daughter, Amber.
With the help of the teenage heartthrob Link, host Corny Collins, and Motormouth Maybelle (the host of "Negro Day" on Corny's show), Tracy overcomes the odds and succeeds in her mission to integrate "The Corny Collins Show."
Tony Award-winning "HAIRSPRAY" continues to be one of the most widely produced musicals today, not only because of its wit and charm, but also because of the beautiful message of acceptance and progress that it portrays.
The bright, energetic story of Tracy Turnblad teaches us all to look past the color of one’s skin and fight for every human being’s equal rights (STAGEAGENT).
ABOUT THE CAPE PLAYHOUSE
THE CAPE PLAYHOUSE, being named one of the 50 Best Small Stage Theatres in America, has a special place in American theatre history as the longest-running professional summer theater in the country. Referred to as the “Place Where Broadway Goes to Summer” by The New York Times, THE CAPE PLAYHOUSE has attracted a long litany of famous actors since its inception in 1927 including Julie Andrews, Bernadette Peters, Olympia Dukakis, Bette Davis, Henry Fonda, Betty White, Gertrude Lawrence and Ginger Rogers to name a few. THE CAPE PLAYHOUSE aims to inspire, entertain, and educate through exceptional cultural and artistic experiences involving live theatre, cinematic arts, and horticulture within a vital and historic arts community that honors its past and embraces the present. CAPE COD CENTER FOR THE ARTS, INC. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation.
CAPE COD CENTER FOR THE ARTS, INC.
820 Main Street
Route 6A
Dennis, MA. 02638
# 508-385-3911 or # 508-385-3838
