HAIRSPRAY – the original, big-hearted, multi award-winning Broadway hit musical has arrived at the Sydney Lyric.

Starring much-loved stage and screen performer Shane Jacobson as Edna Turnblad, Todd McKenney as Wilbur Turnblad, Rhonda Burchmore as Velma Von Tussle, Bobby Fox as Corny Collins, Asabi Goodman as Motormouth Maybelle, and introducing Carmel Rodrigues as Tracy Turnblad.

Joining them will be Javon King as Seaweed J Stubbs, Donna Lee, Ayanda Dlada as Little InezBrianna Bishop as Amber von Tussle, Mackenzie Dunn as Penny Pingleton, Sean Johnston as Link Larkin and Todd Goddard.

HAIRSPRAY is the romantic comedy of a dance-loving teenage Tracy Turnblad who has one dream: to dance on The Corny Collins Show.  When her dream becomes reality, big-haired Tracy falls in love and finds friends in unexpected ways.

Winner of eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Hairspray’s story is more effective and pertinent than ever; and with the brilliant original creative team at the helm – director Jack O’Brien (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) and choreographer Jerry Mitchell (Kinky Boots) – this joyous new Australian production of Hairspray features the irrepressible feel-good songs “Good Morning, Baltimore”, “Big, Blonde and Beautiful” and “You Can’t Stop the Beat”.

Welcome to the Sixties, Sydney!  Don’t miss the fabulous, funny and fantastic musical sensation – HAIRSPRAY.

  • Running Time: Approximately 2 hours & 30 minutes (includes one 20 minute intermission).
  • Age Recommendation: 8+.
  • Show Notice: This production contains strobe effects, haze and theatrical smoke.
  • Audio Described Performance: Vision Australia will facilitate an Audio Described performance of Hairspray on Sunday 26 March at 1pm. To book, you must call the Ticketmaster Accessibility Line 1300 446 925 to ensure that a head set is reserved for you as part of your account. Headsets will be provided by Vision Australia at the Sydney Lyric Box Office prior to the performance.

  • Authorised Tickets: Purchase your tickets via Ticketmaster Australia (via the BUY TICKETS at the top of this page). Beware, we have no obligation to honour tickets purchased via unauthorised re-sellers, such as Viagogo, eBay, Gumtree or otherwise, as these may be invalid tickets and you may be refused entry. In NSW it is illegal to resell a ticket for more than 110% of the face value of the ticket, as regulated by NSW Fair Trading

CAN I GET A REFUND OR EXCHANGE MY TICKETS FOR ANOTHER DATE ONCE I PURCHASE MY TICKETS? As with all ticket purchases, we recommend that you check/confirm dates and times of the performance you intend to purchase before completing the checkout on Ticketmaster as we cannot exchange or refund tickets once they are confirmed. There are no refunds or exchanges on tickets once they are purchased if you change your mind or for personal reasons. For any questions regarding an existing booking you have made with Ticketmaster, please click here and follow the instructions on the “How To Contact Us” page.

MAKE YOUR EVENING TRULY MEMORABLE WITH A LYRIC DELUXE PACKAGE!

When you purchase two Lyric Deluxe tickets you will receive: 

  • Two show tickets (Premium or A Reserve as chosen) 
  • A souvenir show program 
  • Two glasses of  French Champagne (or other bar selection) 
  • Two of our famous Choc Top Ice Creams 
  • A handmade Australian chocolate bar.

Please note, you must select two Lyric Deluxe seats when purchasing a Lyric Deluxe Package as this package is designed to be shared between two people. 

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