Big Hair - Big Dreams: Jazmin Fox plays Motormouth Maybelle in HAIRSPRAY

Photo by Jordan Spears

Tracy Turnblad’s quest to dance on TV becomes a movement for equality, proving that one voice can spark a chorus for justice. Filled with show-stopping songs, Hairspray reminds us all that you really can’t stop the beat.

With a mix of early 1960s dance music and "downtown" rhythm and blues, the energetic musical HAIRSPRAY dances into the Jeffers Theatre September 5th and continues through September 20th.

Jazmin Fox, a microbiologist from Hudson, has always loved Hairspray. Now she’s stepping into the larger-than-life shoes of Motormouth Maybelle, a character known for being unapologetically loud and fearless. "I have always loved the movie and wanted to do the musical," Fox said. "Plus I get to be loud."

Jazmin’s theatre credits span from Sister Act at The Green Room to Memphis and The Color Purple at HCT, among others. When she’s not on stage or in the lab, you might find her singing, swimming, or at the piano. She received her Bachelor of Science degree from Pfeiffer University.

Her castmates know her as the one most likely to bring snacks — and with Motormouth Maybelle’s warmth and fire, she’ll be serving up plenty of food for thought, too.

Hairspray runs September 5-20 in the Jeffers Theatre, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm, Sundays at 2:30pm and Thursday, September 18 at 7:30pm. Tickets are $18 for adults and $12 for students and youth 18 & under. Visit hickorytheatre.org/hairspray or call 828-328-2283 to get yours today. Hairspray is produced in association with MoreRon Productions.

HIckory Community Theatre is a Funded Affiliate of Arts Culture Catawba and receives Sustaining Support from the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. HCT's 77th season is supported by the City of Hickory, A Cleaner World, Shurtape Technologies, Acuña & Acuña Dentistry and BelleAge.