Watch Hairspray and Make wishes come true!

Dear Volunteers and Friends of Make A Wish Philippines,

The Broadway Musical HAIRSPRAY is playing in Manila!

On November 28, Friday, catch Hairspray and help Make A Wish Philippines grant wishes! Through one of our volunteers, a portion of every ticket sold through Make A Wish will be going to the foundation and its efforts to grant the wishes of children with life-threatening illnesses. Great musical and a great way to help MAW-P!

If you're interested or have friends who'd like to watch, please email Aina Lim at ains_wish@yahoo.com and she'll coordinate with Ria Go, our volunteer who's handling ticket sales for Hairspray's Nov.28 show. Details are below:

Show date: November 28, 2008 (Friday)
Show time: 8:00 p.m.
Venue: Star Theater, CCP Complex
Ticket prices: P600, P800, P1000, P1200
Directed by Bobby Garcia
You can view the seat plan at this link: www.tinyurl.com/hairspray118

Hope to see you there! And once again, thank you for Sharing the Power of a Wish!

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Hairspray is about Tracy who wins a spot on the local TV dance program The Corny Collins Show. The big girl with big hair and big dreams becomes a teen celebrity overnight. Soon Tracy finds herself pitted against the show's reigning princess for the title Miss Teenage Hairspray 1962. Based on the John Waters film, Hairspray is the winner of 8 Tony awards including Best Musical. It was recently made into a hit film starring John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer and Queen Latifah.

Hairspray is directed by Bobby Garcia, choreography by Cecile Martinez, sets and costumes by Gino Gonzales, and lighting design by Shoko Matsumoto... (from Philstar.com)

Cast includes:

* Madel Ching as Tracy Turnblad - The cute, "pleasantly plump" teenager, who dreams of fame and fights to racially integrate The Corny Collins Show

* Tim Espinosa as Link Larkin - A teen heartthrob and one of The Corny Collins Show Council Members

* Noel Rayos as Corny Collins - The eccentric and cocky host of The Corny Collins Show

* Michael de Mesa as Edna Turnblad - Tracy's mother, an asocial shut-in ashamed of her plus-sized figure

* Menchu Lauchengco-Yulo as Velma Von Tussle - the racist former beauty queen/manager of TV station WYZT

* Dulce as "Motormouth" Maybelle - an R&B radio DJ who hosts "Negro Day" on The Corny Collins Show

* Nyoy Volante as Seaweed J. Stubbs - Maybelle's son, an expert dancer who teaches Tracy some moves

* Leo Rialp as Wilbur Turnblad - Tracy's father, the easy-going proprietor of the town's joke shop

Another article published in the Philippine Star: http://ph.news.yahoo.com/star/20081026/tel-2002-hairspray-broadway-first-time-dd408b0.html