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One More Productions will present HAIRSPRAY at the GEM Theatre from February 19 through March 29, 2026. The production will be directed and musically directed by Damien Lorton.<\/p>\n
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Set in 1960s Baltimore, HAIRSPRAY follows Tracy Turnblad, a teenager whose love of dance leads her to unexpected fame on a local television show. As Tracy\u2019s visibility grows, she uses her platform to challenge social norms and advocate for racial integration, highlighting themes of inclusion, perseverance, and self-belief.<\/p>\n
The cast includes Evie Becerra as Tracy Turnblad, Hayden Mangum as Link Larkin, Peter Crisafulli as Edna Turnblad<\/a>, and Debbi Ebert as Motormouth Maybelle.<\/p>\n The creative team also features choreography by Ryan Perry<\/a> Marks, scenic and prop design by Victor Crisafulli, sound design by Shannon Callahan, lighting design by Aria Roach, and costume coordination by Alayna Riley. Nick Bravo will serve as piano\/conductor, leading a five-piece band.<\/p>\n Opening night for media will take place Saturday, February 21, 2026, with a pre-show gala beginning at 6:30 p.m., followed by an 8:00 p.m. performance. The gala ticket includes a pre-show reception.<\/p>\n Tickets are on sale now and may be purchased at the box office, by phone at 714-741-9550, or online. Ticket prices range from $35 to $50, with student rush tickets available for select performances. Opening night gala tickets are priced separately. The GEM Theatre is located at 12852 Main Street in Garden Grove.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\ud83c\udfad NEW! Costa Mesa Theatre Newsletter Get all the top news & discounts for Costa Mesa & beyond.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":145753,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[163,165,164],"class_list":["post-145752","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-anaheim","tag-anaheim","tag-anaheim-headlines","tag-anaheim-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145752","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=145752"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145752\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/145753"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=145752"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=145752"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=145752"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}