HAIRSPRAY at the Erie Playhouse

You can't stop the beat! HAIRSPRAY takes the Erie Playhouse stage: July 24 – August 9, 2026.
Subscriber Day: June 23, 2026*
On sale: June 30, 2026
Get ready to dance the night away with Hairspray! This irresistible, feel-good musical is set in Baltimore in 1962 and tells the story of Tracy Turnblad, a big girl with big hair and an even bigger dream: to dance her way onto TV and into the heart of teen idol Link Larkin.
Tracy’s audition makes her a local star, and she quickly uses her newfound fame to fight for integration. But can she win equality — and Link’s heart — without denting her “do”? Hairspray is a winner of eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical!
HAIRSPRAY Cast:
*indicates Mainstage Debut
TRACY TURNBLAD – MELINA WALTER
CORNY COLLINS – MATTHEW SOMMERS*
EDNA TURNBLAD – JERRY GILL
PENNY PINGLETON – MEGHAN BUCHERAL*
VELMA VON TUSSLE – NICOLE LOSSIE
AMBER VON TUSSLE – AVA ROSENTHAL
LINK LARKIN – ROBERT STEPNOWSKI
SEAWEED J. STUBBS – DYLAN BOULDER
LITTLE INEZ – TAMIYAH GOODWIN*
MOTORMOUTH MAYBELLE – KIM OVERTON
WILBUR TURNBLAD – ED MOSS
PRUDY PINGLETON – RHONDA BERLIN*
GYM TEACHER/MATRON – SARA WARNSHUIS
MR. SPRITZER/MR. PINKY/PRINCIPAL/GUARD – ZACHARY YEAGER
CORNY COLLINS COUNCIL
TAMMY – MADDIE PENPEK
BRAD – OWEN GILROY
BRENDA – MAEVE WAKEFIELD*
FENDER – JOSH HERRERA
SHELLEY – KATHLEEN REDDINGER
SKETCH – ADAM REAGLE
LOUANN – JENNA BAKER
IQ – STEVEN HARTLEB
KOOKS – TOBEIGH INGRAM
COREY – DAKOTA MILLER
BECKY – LEAH HABURSKY
JOEY – JACK MCBRIDE*
DYNAMITE/JUDINE – GRACE ANN MAY
DYNAMITE/KAMILAH – ALYSSA BAKER
DYNAMITE/SHAYNA – JAXON SMITH
CINDY WATKINS – MIKAELA COYLE
GILBERT – ZEKE WALKER
STOOIE – DERRIAN ULMER
DUANE – RODSHMIER EDDY*