Hairspray

Frankston Arts Centre

July 2012

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 new found 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’), Tracy overcomes the odds and succeeds in her mission to integrate The Corny Collins Show

PRODUCTION TEAM

Director

Danny Ginsberg

Musical Director

Sue Fletcher

Choreographer

Steve Rostron

 

 

Production Co-ordinator

Brett Wingfield

 

 

Stage Manager

Arn Maree Jenkins

 

 

Costume Design

Brett Wingfield

Set and Scenic Design

Mike Fletcher

Lighting Design

Brad Alcock

Sound Design

Marcello LoRicco

 

 

 

 

Assistant Stage Manager

Craig Symons

Assistant to the Choreographer

Sarah Fortnam

Funk Kids Dance Captain

Jess Pratt

Costume Co-ordinators

Brett Wingfield

Costume Assistants

Cathy Conway

 

Maria Sabbatucci

 

Jo Corbel

 

Jemma Edwards

 

Gina Goss

 

June Harbour

 

Millie Lewis

 

Mainna Mancini

 

Katrina Manser

 

Brenda Trickey

 

Lorraine Turner

 

Jacinta Wilson

Dressers

Cathy Conway

 

Jacinta Wilson

 

Brett Wingfield

Set Construction

Mike Fletcher

 

Daniel Murtagh

Scenic Animations

Paul Congdon

Scenic Illustrations

Heath McKenzie

Set Construction Assistants

Chris Brown

 

Angela Ginsberg

Lighting Operator

Josh lacey

Projection Designer

Andrei Chlebnikowski

Lighting System

Matt Silk

Sound Operator

Steve Cooke

Sound Assistant

Johnny Lo Ricco

Radio Mic Technicians

Gina Goss

 

Lucy Stayner

Make Up Co-ordinators

Alexis Collier

 

Kylie McMillan

Make Up Assistants

Emily Stafford

 

Emily Ibrahim

 

Hannah Rule

 

Jenny ySmit

Wig Co-ordinator

Trent Whitmore

Head Flyman

Michael Bates

Fly Assistant

Karen Garaway

Staging

Annika Brooker

 

Craig Dixon

 

Lachie Fletcher

 

Zac Groenveld

 

Scott Jeffrey

 

Niklas Kreher

 

Jez Lylak

 

Nicole Lylak

 

Bianca Milewski

 

Nick Rees

 

Lucy Stayner

 

Andrew Tunks

Props Co-ordinator

Peter Bates

Props Assistant

Jane Lacey

Marketing

Brett Wingfield

 

Kylie McMillan

Program Design

Kylie McMillan

Photography

Mike Fletcher

Stage Photos

Mike Fletcher

Company Tickets

Fran Boyd

Green Room Manager

Jan Lavender

Green Room Assistants

Fran Boyd

 

Shirley Bowen

 

Helen Brown

 

Carole Cuthberson

 

Chris Congdon

Front of House

Chris Congdon

 

Judi McCormack

Front of House Display

Chris Brown

Rehearsal Pianist

Krystal Tunncliffe

Audition Secretary

Brett Wingfield

 

 

Keyboard 1

Krystal Tuncliffe

Keyboard 2

Martine Wengrow

Keyboard 3

Anthony Bingham

Guitar 1

Jeff Box

Guitar 2

Dave Banen

Bass

Paul Congdon

Drums

Bryn Bowen

Percussion

Carly Jennings

Reed 1

Glenn Taylor

Reed 2

Andrew Corbel

Trumpet

Dean Pratt

Trombone

John Beckley

Violin 1

Prue Glenn

Violin 2

Anne Beruldsen

Cello

Debbie McLeod

CAST

Tracy Turnblad

Ashlee Zaharin

Corny Collins

Kieran McGrath

Edna Turnblad

Cameron Thomas

Penny Pingleton

Emily Hall

Velma Von Tussle

Jodie Symes

Amber Von Tussle

Tara Kabalan

Link Larkin

Matthew Clayton

Seaweed J. Stubbs

Ashley Roussety

Little Inez

Tess Sabbatucci

Motormouth Maybelle

Lidia Mancini

Wilbur Turnblad

Chris Tunks

Prudy Pingleton

Marissa Tunks

Dynamite:

Sarah Charlesworth

 

Lauren DeSilva

 

Sarah Watson

Council Members:

Nick Chilton

 

James Davies

 

Sarah Fortnam

 

Serenity Harbour

 

Cara Johnston

 

Joshua Mulcahy

 

Tailem Tynan

 

Robbie Wilton

Funk Kids:

Isabelle Bangard

 

Courtney Beeren

 

Josh Cinco

 

Jessica Crea

 

Zara Fernandes

 

Davis Kim Lim

 

Pete Nicklen

 

Karissa Robertson

 

Monica Sabbatucci