Hairspray!

At Modesto Junior College I served as the Assistant Director and Music Assistant, and eventually was added to the cast playing the role of Corny Collins. It wasn’t a combination I planned, but I was happy to rise to the occasion. I joined the production early on, the creative team had a new music director who had never worked on a musical before, especially one as complicated as Hairspray. I had the right experience under my belt to be asked to join efforts, and together we got the complex score taught and memorized among the various members of the cast.

Playing Corny was an experience of its own, made especially memorable by acting opposite my wife, playing Tracy Turnblad, but I’m happy to have had the opportunity to work on a production that demands so much diligence from it’s cast, crew, and creative team.