From press release

FORT ATKINSON, Wis.—It’s time to let your hair down, and dance the night away!

Fireside Dinner Theatre announced it will be the first professional theater in Wisconsin to present the recent Broadway musical comedy hit, Hairspray, Sept. 2-Oct. 31. This fantastically fun musical, winner of eight 2003 Tony Awards including Best Musical, just recently ended its run on Broadway.

Audiences will be swept away to 1960s Baltimore in this international smash-hit musical, piled bouffant-high with laughter and romance—and enough deliriously tuneful songs to fill a nonstop platter party.

Every show comes with a fine dining experience, access to several boutique shops right at The Fireside, and free and convenient parking, providing a family entertainment value that is hard to beat. For information about showtimes, menus and tickets, or to reserve seats, call 800-477-9505 or visit www.firesidetheatre.com ^[1].

In Hairspray, it’s 1962—the ’50s are out and change is in the air. Baltimore’s Tracy Turnblad, a big girl with big hair and an even bigger heart, has only one passion—to dance. She wins a spot on the local TV dance program, The Corny Collins Show, and, overnight, is transformed from outsider to irrepressible teen celebrity. But can a plus-size trendsetter in dance and fashion vanquish the program’s reigning princess, win the heart of heartthrob Link Larkin, and integrate a television show without denting her ’do? Only in Hairspray! Welcome to the ’60s!

Hairspray is based on the New Line Cinema film written and directed by John Waters, who served as a creative consultant on the musical comedy. It features a book by Mark O’Donnell and Thomas Meehan. Hairspray features an original score by Academy Award-nominated Marc Shaiman and lyrics by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman.

Remaining shows in the Fireside Theatre 2010 season include the following: Hairspray, Sept. 2-Oct. 311, and A Fireside Christmas featuring “The Child,” Nov. 4-Dec. 23.

Since 1964, The Fireside Dinner Theatre in Fort Atkinson, Wis., has been the premiere entertainment destination in the Midwest for superb musicals featuring Broadway performers, fine dining and boutique shops in a one-of-a-kind setting. Consistently named as a top destination for travel tours across the United States, The Fireside is owned by the Klopcic family, who were awarded the distinction of “America’s Best Restaurant Family” by Jones Dairy Farm and the Culinary Institute of America in 2006. For more information about The Fireside, visit firesidetheatre.com ^[1], or call 1-800-477-9505.