HAIRSPRAY with KidCare at The Umbrella Arts Center

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Dates:	Friday, April 24, 2026 - Sunday, May 17, 2026
Hours:	Hours Vary see below
Ages:	Kids, Teens, Adults
In/Outdoor:	Indoor
Cost:	$$ see below
Category:	Theater & Shows

The Umbrella Stage Company proudly presents HAIRSPRAY, directed and choreographed by Najee Brown.

With big hair, big laughs, and even bigger heart, this joyous, high-energy musical proves that when we dance together, anything is possible.

Previews: Friday, April 24 & Saturday, April 25, 2026.

Playing: Sunday, April 26, 2026 through Sunday, May 17, 2026 in Theater 144 at 40 Stow Street | Concord, MA

Special KidCare Shows on May 3 and May 17 will allow parents an opportunity to attend a matinee performance while their child(ren) ages 5-12 engage in art activities inspired by the show in one of The Umbrella's classrooms with an experienced teacher.

Hairspray, the Tony award winner based on the John Waters film, is a 1960s musical piled bouffant-high with revolutionary joy.

Tracy Turnblad’s dream to dance on the Corny Collins Show has come true, but this determined teen won’t just do the twist and the mashed potato: she’ll use her star power to integrate Baltimore’s TV network to a swingin’ soundtrack!

The Color Purple choreographer Najee Brown makes his Umbrella directing debut with this big-hearted celebration of what happens when everyone gets a chance to dance.

Shows run Sunday at 3:00 PM, Thursday & Friday at 7:30 PM, and Saturday at 8:00 PM (with an exception for a 6:30 PM performance Sunday, May 3).

Dinner & A Show packages are available for all Thursday night performances.

Book by Mark O’Donnell & Thomas Meehan.

Music by Marc Shaiman.

Lyrics by Scott Wittman & Marc Shaiman.

Based on the New Line Cinema film, written and directed by John Waters.

HAIRSPRAY is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International.

All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.

www.MTIshows.org.

The Umbrella facilities are wheelchair-accessible, with ground-level access in the main entrance and gallery; ramp access to the atrium and offices from the gallery and two side entrances; accessible restrooms on all floors; and elevator access to all floors, galleries, and theater spaces.

Reserved parking spaces requiring disability plates or placards are available in the three surrounding parking lots, including three spaces in the adjacent municipal lot; one space in the rear of the building; and one space in the half public lot across Stow Street.

The Umbrella Performing Arts program provides wheelchair seating and assistive listening technology for productions upon request.

See the map of ADA parking and entrances around The Umbrella here.

HOURS

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Shows run Sunday at 3:00 PM, Thursday & Friday at 7:30 PM, and Saturday at 8:00 PM (with an exception for a 6:30 PM performance Sunday, May 3).

COST

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Adult: $53 - 63 | Senior: $49 - 57 | Student: $25 | KidCare: $30 | Group discounts available

WEBSITE

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theumbrellaarts.org/production/hairspray

LOCATION

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40 Stow st, Concord, MA, 01742 map
Phone: 978-371-0820