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Hairspray posts closing notices in London
Hairspray is to make its last curtain call in London in two months.
Thursday, 28 January 2010
Anyone who has not yet seen the hit musical Hairspray needs to get their hands on theatre tickets before the end of March.
It has been announced that its last performance in London is to take place on March 28th following a hugely successful two-year run.
Hairspray first opened at the Shaftesbury Theatre on October 30th 2007 and went on to win a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Musical in 2008.
It also became the longest-running show in the theatre's history last year.
Explaining Hairspray's departure, Bill Taylor, chief executive of the company which produces the musical, said: "Every show, even a big, glorious hit show like this one, has a natural life and for now it's time for Hairspray to leave London."
Back in August last year, Michael Ball, who previously appeared in Hairspray as Edna Turnblad, told the Liverpool Post that he thoroughly enjoyed playing the part as "it never went sour".
