';Hairspray'; closing Sunday June 11th

This is the official announcement. I thought I would pass along the information.

Vegas Hairspray Cast Gets Its Notice; Show Will Close June 11

Producers of Hairspray in Las Vegas stunned the company June 5 by announcing the production would close prematurely June 11.

The 90-minute Vegas version of the Tony Award-winning Broadway hit began performances Feb. 6 at Luxor Las Vegas, starring Harvey Fierstein.

The hope of some company members was that the bright pop musical — trimmed to a digestible 90 minutes for gambling/tourist crowds — would provide desert-city work for at least a year. New York-based company members who had sublet their apartments back east and moved to Vegas for the run are now scrambling to pack their lives and find homes and jobs. Such is the actor%26#39;s life.

Co-producers Michael Gill and Myron Martin announced the closing date to the cast and crew at ';half-hour'; — 30 minutes before the curtain went up — on Monday.

A source close to the production said there were assurances by producers in recent weeks that the show was doing enough business to keep it afloat through the summer.

';We make this decision with regret and disappointment, but with the reality that the show did not find the audience it needed for us to continue,'; said producer Michael Gill, in a statement June 6. ';We want to share our deep appreciation for Luxor President Felix Rappaport, the entire Luxor team and MGM MIRAGE for the tremendous support they gave the show. Their commitment never wavered and we couldn%26#39;t have had a better partner.';

';We have nothing but the greatest admiration for this remarkable cast and crew who never failed to deliver a wonderful performance every time they took the stage,'; said producer Myron Martin. ';We will truly miss their incredible talent.';

Rappaport said, ';We are proud to have been the home for Hairspray in Las Vegas. Each performance was met by a standing ovation from audiences who overwhelmingly responded to what is a delightfully fun show.';

Ticket holders for performances past June 11 will be refunded in full. Tickets for the remaining five performances are available by calling (800) 557-7428 or visiting www.luxor.com.

';Hairspray'; closing Sunday June 11th

Staying at Luxor in July. Ended up choosing Mamma Mia over Hairspray so I am glad I don%26#39;t have to mess with getting refunds.

I wonder what show they will offer in place of it?

';Hairspray'; closing Sunday June 11th

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooo, i SO wanted to see this show

I am surprised that it still shows up as available on Luxor website and also on Gold Star events.com.

Apparently they haven%26#39;t been updated?

I hope they replace it with something more interesting. Blue Man Group was great at luxor...

';New York-based company members who had sublet their apartments back east and moved to Vegas for the run are now scrambling to pack their lives and find homes and jobs. Such is the actor%26#39;s life.';

Susan Anton if you%26#39;re reading this you are more than welcome to stay at my place %26#39;til you find another gig. ;)

Dam man

We was so looking forward to this show, guess we gotta go east now.

It was a very cute show-saw it in NYC. Blue Man Group is strictly music as is Mamma Mia (just an excuse to hear ABBA songs). Avenue Q and Hairspray were in another category. I can%26#39;t help wondering how Phantom and Spamalot are going to do in Vegas( saw both).

I%26#39;ve never seen Phantom but just watched the DVD and it was great!

I was hoping to go see it in Vegas but since we already are going to Mama Mia my hubby thought 2 shows would be more than he could handle! He wants to gamble and see the casinos, etc!

I%26#39;m making him go with me to see Big Elvis though and probably dueling pianos at NYNY!

Do you think Luxor will quickly fill this show with something else or not?