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Thursday, August 19, 2010

PAPER MILL PLAYHOUSE EXTENDS "HAIRSPRAY" RUN

Popular Show Adds Five Performances

Your teenager (or preteen) may have seen the film umpteen times, but there is nothing like a live theatrical performance. The electricity in the air is palpable! And the Paper Mill Playhouse is just the place to introduce your kids to American Musical Theater (I know...that's where I got my first dose of professional theater!). Millburn is a great restaurant town and parking is nominal. That, coupled with NO TOLLS, makes Paper Mill Playhouse an attractive venue to feed your theater addiction (that's a good kind of addiction to have).

Now, Paper Mill Playhouse has announced that the 2010-2011 season opening production, Hairspray has extended its performance schedule. Originally scheduled to run through October 17, Hairspray will now run from September 22 through October 24, 2010. Hairspray is proudly sponsored by American Airlines, the official airline of Paper Mill Playhouse.

Hairspray will play the following performance schedule:
  • Wednesdays at 7:00 PM
  • Thursdays at 1:30 PM & 7:00 PM
  • Fridays at 7:00 PM
  • Saturdays at 1:30 PM & 7:00 PM 
  • Sundays at 1:30 PM & 7:00 PM
Single tickets are now on sale and range in price from $25 to $92.

  • Family week is September 22 through September 26, during which children's tickets are half off.
  • Student rush tickets are $20 and are available the day of performance in person with current student ID.
Tickets may be purchased by calling 973.376.4343, or at the Paper Mill Box Office on Brookside Drive in Millburn, or online at their brand-new website: http://www.papermill.org/.

Paper Mill Playhouse gift cards, available in any denomination, can be purchased at the Paper Mill Playhouse Box Office. Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express are accepted. Groups of 10or more can receive up to a 25% discount on tickets and should call 973.379.3636, ext. 2438.

Winner of eight Tony Awards including "Best Musical" and "Best Original Score," the show Variety described as an "infinitely spirited, bubblegum-flavored confection," Hairspray launches Paper Mill Playhouse's 2010-2011 season, aerosol-style. You'll tap your feet to the beat as Tracy Turnblad and friends triumph over high school bullies, racism and enemies everywhere of big girls with big hair. Music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman, and book by Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan, viewers young and old will be shimmying in their seats as they enjoy hit favorites such as "I Can Hear The Bells," and "You Can't Stop The Beat." It's hair-hopping family fun in dazzling color and style.

Celebrate the opening of the 2010-2011 season at The Hairspray Blowout Bash held in Taylor Park and Main Street in Downtown Millburn on Sunday, September 19, from 1:00 PM until 5:00 PM. This is a free, fun-filled event for the entire family featuring games, rides, contests, music and more.

PAPER MILL PLAYHOUSE, a not-for-profit arts organization, is one of the country's leading regional theatres. Paper Mill Playhouse programs are made possible, in part, by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, A Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, and by funds from the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional support is provided by generous contributions from numerous corporations, foundations, and individuals. Paper Mill Playhouse is a member of Theatre Communications Group, the National Alliance for Musical Theatre, the Council of Stock Theatres, and the New Jersey Theatre Alliance.