Minneapolis Public Schools

Join the Pit Orchestra of Minneapolis Community Education's production of Hairspray - The Musical! 

Adults of all ages and youth entering grades 11th grade or older with advanced music skills are welcome to be in the pit pending a conversation and possible audition with the pit director. Seeking keys, guitar, bass, strings, reeds, horns, drums and percussion players! 

Performances July 18-27. We will contact you in mid-May, and you may be asked to audition. If selected for the pit, a participation fee of $49 will be collected. Scholarships available. 

The 1950s are out, and change is in the air! Hairspray, winner of eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical, is a family-friendly musical, piled bouffant-high with laughter, romance and deliriously tuneful songs.

It's 1962 in Baltimore, and the lovable plus-size teen, Tracy Turnblad, has only one desire – to dance on the popular "Corny Collins Show." When her dream comes true, Tracy is transformed from social outcast to sudden star. She must use her newfound power to dethrone the reigning Teen Queen, win the affections of heartthrob, Link Larkin, and integrate a TV network... all without denting her 'do!