The Tony Award-winning and multi-movie-spawning musical Hairspray is set to sashay and shimmy through a limited two-day run in San Antonio.
centers around the adventures of Tracy Turnblad , a feisty teenage girl living in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1960. Emerging from the straight-laced '50s, Tracy wants nothing more than to cut loose and unleash her passion for dance., puts out an open casting call. Tracy races to the studio the following morning, coming face-to-face with its intimidating executive, Velma von Tussle .
Velma's immoral leadership methods — from pulling strings to put her daughter center stage to vehemently opposing racial integration — catch Tracy off guard. Even more surprising: no one seems to want to stand up for what's right.$37.12-$124.50, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 30 and Wednesday, May 1, H-E-B Performance Hall, Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, 100 Auditorium Circle, 223-8624,
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