<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>The DC Traveler &#187; Broadway musical</title> <atom:link href="http://www.thedctraveler.com/tag/broadway-musical/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>http://www.thedctraveler.com</link> <description>A Washington DC insider&#039;s travel guide that&#039;s full of area information for both tourists and residents. 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She daydreams all day at school about becoming a dancer on her favorite after-school teen dance TV program, &#8220;The Corny Collins Show&#8221;.  After auditioning and winning a spot as a dancer on the show, she is catapulted from a nobody to A-list celebrity overnight.  In no time, Tracy becomes one of shows most likable kids, threatening the status of the station manager&#8217;s [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://www.thedctraveler.com">The DC Traveler</a></p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://b5media_b4.s3.amazonaws.com/28/files/2008/03/hairspray.jpg"><img border="0" align="right" width="210" src="http://b5media_b4.s3.amazonaws.com/28/files/2008/03/hairspray-thumb.jpg" alt="Hairspray" height="141" style="border: 0px" /></a> The story of big hair and winner of 8 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, <strong><em>Hairspray,</em> is coming to Washington, DC.</strong>  It&#8217;s the 1962 story of curvy Baltimore teen Tracy, a teen girl with big dreams and even bigger hair.</p> <p>She daydreams all day at school about becoming a dancer on her favorite after-school teen dance TV program, &#8220;The Corny Collins Show&#8221;.  After auditioning and winning a spot as a dancer on the show, she is catapulted from a nobody to A-list celebrity overnight. </p> <p><a href="http://b5media_b4.s3.amazonaws.com/28/files/2008/03/hairspray-can.jpg"><img border="0" align="left" width="161" src="http://b5media_b4.s3.amazonaws.com/28/files/2008/03/hairspray-can-thumb.jpg" alt="Hairspray can" height="244" style="border: 0px" /></a>In no time, Tracy becomes one of shows most likable kids, threatening the status of the station manager&#8217;s snobby and rich daughter. More importantly, jeopardizing the probability of her winning the &#8220;Miss Teenage Hairspray&#8221; pageant. </p> <p>Along the way she stand up for what she thinks is right amid a backdrop of the civil rights movement, teen crushes and interloping parents.</p> <p><strong><a target="_blank" href="http://www.hairsprayontour.com" title="Hairspray homepage">Hairspray</a>  </strong><br /> <a href="http://www.warnertheatre.com/">Warner Theatre</a><br /> 513 13th Street, NW, between E &amp; F St.<br /> Washington, D.C., 20004 (<a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=513+13th+Street,+NW,+dc&amp;sll=38.912703,-77.07896&amp;sspn=0.010819,0.018303&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;z=16&amp;iwloc=addr&amp;om=1">map it</a>) <a href="http://b5media_b4.s3.amazonaws.com/28/files/2008/03/sign1.jpg"><img border="0" align="right" width="218" src="http://b5media_b4.s3.amazonaws.com/28/files/2008/03/sign-thumb1.jpg" alt="Hairspray sign in Times Square" height="289" style="border: 0px" /></a></p> <p><strong>Dates and Times</strong> &#8211; Tuesday &#8211; Sunday, April 15-20, 2008</p> <p><strong>Tickets</strong> &#8211; $38.50 &#8211; $75.00 and are available <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ticketmaster.com/venue/172129" title="Hairspray Tickets link - Ticketmaster">online</a> or call 202-397-SEAT.</p> <p><strong>Nearest </strong><strong><a target="_blank" href="http://www.wmata.com/metrorail/systemmap.cfm" title="Washington DC - Metro Subway System Map link">Metro</a></strong><strong> Subway Station</strong> &#8211; Metro Center &#8211; Red, Orange and Blue lines, then a one-block walk or use the DC <strong><a target="_blank" href="http://www.thedctraveler.com/getting-around-dc-%e2%80%93-part-7-%e2%80%93-the-dc-circulator/">Circulator</a></strong>.</p> <p><strong>Parking</strong> &#8211; Paid garage parking and very limited metered street parking is available.</p> <p><iframe scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=thedctravele-20&amp;o=1&amp;p=8&amp;l=as1&amp;asins=B000W4HJ44&amp;fc1=000000&amp;IS2=1&amp;lt1=_blank&amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;bc1=000000&amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;f=ifr" marginHeight="0" marginWidth="0" style="width: 131px; height: 240px"></iframe><iframe scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=thedctravele-20&amp;o=1&amp;p=8&amp;l=as1&amp;asins=B00006AALQ&amp;fc1=000000&amp;IS2=1&amp;lt1=_blank&amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;bc1=000000&amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;f=ifr" marginHeight="0" marginWidth="0" style="width: 129px; height: 240px"></iframe></p> <p><font size="1">Images &#8211; <a target="_blank" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gubbeh/1202132418/">sign</a>, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nathangibbs/810070327/">can</a>, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/saaby/21397064/">Times Sq.</a></font></p> <p>___________________________________________________</p> <p>Post from: <a href="http://www.thedctraveler.com">The DC Traveler</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.thedctraveler.com/2008/04/hairspray-april-15-20/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
