Smash hit musical Hairspray will return to Sunderland Empire for a week of performances in 2021.
Mark Goucher and Matthew Gale's production will tour around the UK, following on from its successful runs in 2015/16 and 2017/18.
Hairspray will run at Sunderland Empire between Monday, March 1 and Saturday, March 6 next year.
It features the iconic music and lyrics by Academy Award, Tony and Emmy winning duo Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman.
Set in Baltimore in 1962, Hairspray follows Tracy Turnblad, a big girl with big hair and an even bigger heart, who is on a mission to follow her dreams and dance her way onto national TV.
Tracy’s audition makes her a local star and soon she is using her fame to fight for equality, bagging local heartthrob Link Larkin along the way.
Hairspray is a musical based on the 1988 film of the same name which starred Divine and Ricki Lake, by cult filmmaker John Waters.
With music and lyrics by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman and book by Mark O’Donnell and Thomas Meehan, Hairspray originally opened to rave reviews on Broadway in 2002 and subsequently won eight Tony Awards.
The production opened in London at the Shaftesbury Theatre in 2007 and won four Laurence Olivier Awards including Best New Musical.
Proving to be an international success, Hairspray has also opened in South Africa, Japan, South Korea, China and Dubai.
Following the musical’s phenomenal success on stage, a film of the musical was released in 2007 which starred John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer and James Marsden.
Tickets are available at the Box Office on High Street West, by calling 0844 871 3022 or online at www.ATGtickets.com/Sunderland .
