The largest-ever production of the hit musical will take place in Australia, and you could be involved.

The largest production ever mounted of the Broadway blockbuster Hairspray will open in Brisbane this April and you could be part of it. Over 950 performers will take to the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre stage for Hairspray – The Big Fat Arena Spectacular, and Harvest Rain Theatre Company, the producers behind the epic staging, are inviting prospective performers to apply to be part of this record-breaking cast.

Winner of 8 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Hairspray journeys back to the 60’s where Baltimore teen Tracy Turnblad is chasing her dream to dance on the popular Corny Collins TV Show. She manages to make it onto the stage and becomes an overnight celebrity, meeting a colourful array of characters and on-stage personas. But the life of showbiz isn’t easy, and Tracy launches a campaign to integrate the TV show after witnessing the social injustices of 1960s America. Meanwhile, will she unseat the reigning Teen Queen and win the affections of smooth-talking Link Larkin? The popular show, based on the 1988 film by cult artist John Waters, captured the attentions of...