Stage 62 Has ‘Hairspray’; ‘Clue: On Stage’ at Lincoln Park Arts; Stage Right GB Staging ‘Newsies the Musical’ (11/24/19/19)

November 22, 2019/Rick Handler

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Stage 62 Has \'Hairspray\'; \'Clue: On Stage\' at Lincoln Park Arts; Stage Right GB Staging \'Newsies the Musical\' (11/24/19/19)

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HAIRSPRAY (musical) by Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman, Thomas Meehan, and Mark O’Donnell, from the John Waters film. Through Nov. 24, Stage 62.

1) Hairspray took home the 2003 Tony Award for Best Musical. Adapted from the John Waters movie, it has become a global crowd favorite by mixing strong music and serious social themes into a sugary-sweet plot about a 1960s teenager turned hometown celebrity. Stage 62 performs Hairspray in the Music Hall at the Andrew Carnegie Free Library. 2 p.m. Last day. 300 Beechwood Ave., Carnegie. (MV)

NEWSIES THE MUSICAL by Alan Menken, Jack Feldman, and Harvey Fierstein, from the Disney film. Nov. 22 – 24, Stage Right of Greensburg.

2) Now comes a musical about a real-life labor dispute that was won by the workers. Stage Right of Greensburg performs Newsies the Musical, adapted from the Disney movie and based on the New York Newsboys’ Strike of 1899. The Palace Theatre. 2 p.m. Ends today. 21 W. Otterman St., Greensburg. (MV)

CLUE: ON STAGE by David Abbinanti, from the film and board game. Through Nov. 24, Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center.

3) Video games are recognized as art, and at least one board game has made the journey. The ever-popular mystery game Clue inspired a 1985 cult film, which then was adapted as Clue: On Stage, which you can see at Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center. 2 p.m. Last day. 1 Lincoln Place, Midland. (MV)