Hairspray - The Broadway Musical
Milton Keynes Theatre 4th April - 9th April 2016
The story finds a plus-size, beehived white girl, Tracy Turnblad, played by Freya Sutton, leading a local black civil resistance campaign.
This show lumps together all differences – race, sexuality and size. A straight laced TV producer Velma von Tussle (Claire Sweeney) won't let Tracy dance on the Corney Collins Show. The producer von Tussle is determinedly respectable, her hair neatly curled in an oh so perfect way, as is her squeaky clean daughter Amber.
On the flip side, Tracy's mum, Edna, who has been played by the likes of John Travolta and Michael Ball, is such a panto dame! Matt Rixon as Edna has a voice is like a foghorn and looks like Fred Flintstone in a frock! Rixon was hilarious, as was her loving husband Wilbur (Blue Peter's Peter Duncan) The two of them on stage singing "You're Timeless to Me" was truly fantastic and received rapturous applause.
A mention has to go to Brenda Edwards (X Factor contestant 2005) as Motormouth Maybelle, Edwards was simply superb, to quote a fellow member of the audience "Wow...Wow...Wow!!"
The live band on stage were fantastic in their own right, musical director Liam Dunachie lead the way!
If you’re not on your feet and dancing at the end of this feel good musical, then I suggest you check your pulse! It's infectious, just watching the audience around me enjoying the show made me smile!
The Milton Keynes Theatre audience needed little encouragement to be on their feet and clapping along to "Can’t Stop the Beat" and after that, a standing ovation for a brilliant show and a very talented cast.
Brighten up your day with a theatre visit to catch this brilliant show!
Enjoy!
Lily B x
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