The Characters

Denise and her panel of experts will be scouring the school to find hidden talent.

No classroom or football pitch will be left unturned as we search for our cast of Hairspray: The School Musical.

Meet some of the School Musical hopefuls below!

The Cast of Hairspray: The School Musical

Alex

ALEXANDER:
Wilbur Turnblad

First-year Alex is the youngest pupil at Kingsmead to audition for 'Hairspray the School Musical'. MORE
Bethany

BETHANY:
Council Member

Bethany is new to performing and was really happy to get a part in 'Hairspray: The School Musical'. MORE
Billy

BILLY:
Detention Kid

A guitarist and singer with his own band, Billy sees his future in music as a performer or producer. MORE
Bobby

BOBBY:
Council Member

Bobby is a song writer and has spent time in recording his songs. MORE
Bronte

BRONTE:
Motormouth Maybelle

A fantastic dancer with an amazing voice (even if she doesn't think so!). MORE
Camden

CAMDEN:
Council Member

Rhythmic gymnast Camden loves running, swimming and of course dancing! MORE
Drew

DREW:
Detention Kid

"Doing 'Hairspray: The School Musical' is a big step up for me." MORE
Emma

EMMA:
Council Member

Emma loves performing and she has a secret admirer within the cast of 'Hairspray: The School Musical'! MORE
Francessco

FRANCESSCO:
Link Larkin

15 year old Francesco is a confident, sport loving guy but rarely gets involved in school productions. MORE
Geraldine

GERALDINE:
Dynamite

Geraldine is having lots of fun playing one of the Dynamites. MORE
Jermaine

JERMAINE:
Gilbert/Detention Kid

The talented Jermaine is a dancer and is also into Slam poetry. MORE
Kaydn

KAYDN:
Seaweed J.Stubbs

Basketball loving Kayden is part of the cool crowd in yr 11. He is good friends with Kyle. MORE
Kayleigh

KAYLEIGH:
Amber Von Tussle

Kayleigh is definetley a member of the drama group and a real pro on stage. MORE
Kyle

KYLE:
Detention Kid

Kyle is a great dancer, with lots of dance experience. He has performed in public and even has a troupe out of school. MORE
Lily

LILY:
Penny Pingleton

Lily has a lovely soprano voice and has appeared in many school productions. MORE
Lois

LOIS:
Council Member

Lois still finds being in 'Hairspray: The School Musical' surreal and can't believe she's going to perform in the West End. MORE
Louize

LOUIZE:
Council Member

Louize is loving being a part of 'Hairspray: The School Musical' and working with the cast. MORE
Maame

MAAME:
Detention Kid

Mamme is no stranger to the stage and performed at the Hackney Empire. MORE
Megan

MEGAN:
Lorraine/Detention Kid

Megan is both the a detention kid AND the understudy for the role of Motorouth! MORE
Saadet

SAADET:
Tracy Turnblad

A real mummy's girl with a great big voice! Saadet sees many similarities between herself and Tracy Turnblad. MORE
Sam

SAM:
Council Member

Year 9 student Sam likes singing and dancing (but not too much!). He's got a reputation for being a little bit cheeky. MORE
Samara

SAMARA:
Detention Kid

Samara loves to dance and teaches her friends outside of School. MORE
Sana

SANA:
Detention Kid

Sian is a high achiever who is focused and works hard. MORE
Sean

SEAN:
Edna Turnblad

A true actor, and one of the few boys who want the part of Edna Turnblad. MORE
Sian

SIAN:
Dynamite

Sian is a high achiever academically as well as loving to dance and sing. MORE
Sophia

SOPHIA:
Prudy Pingleton/ Council Member

Sophia describes being in 'Hairspray: The School Musical' as a whirlwind! MORE
Stephen

STEPHEN:
Detention Kid

Stephen was so excited when he got the part of Detention kid that he nearly lost his trousers! MORE
Whitney

WHITNEY:
Dynamite

Whitney feels that she has a lot in common with her character Dynamite. MORE
Will

WILL:
Corny Collins

Will is a typical teenager who loves rapping and has a great American accent. MORE

The Teachers

Francis

Francis

Francis is the music teacher at Kingsmead. Read his audition week blog here! MORE
Chloe

Chloe

Head of Drama Chloe is a dark horse - she used to be a singer with a band in Norfolk! MORE
Lindsay

Lindsay

Lindsay absolutely ADORES musicals. Maria from the Sound of Music is her favourite person in the world. MORE
Rachel

Rachel

Rachel claims she cannot sing a note and therefore thinks the kids who are auditioning are incredibly brave. MORE

The Experts

Denise Van Outen

Denise Van Outen

Denise Van Outen knows what it takes to make it on stage and screen. Can she turn the teenagers of Kingsmead into theatre stars? MORE
Stacey Haines

Stacey Haines

'Strictly Dance Fever' panelist Stacey Haines has an eye for talent and will be on hand to help Denise spot undiscovered talent at Kingsmead School. MORE
Zoe Tyler

Zoe Tyler

Zoe Tyler has a wealth of experience in musical theatre, but can she get the cast of 'Hairspray: The School Musical' to hit the right notes? MORE
Ben Klein

Ben Klein

Broadway Veteran Ben Klein knows 'Hairspray' inside and out. The kids of Kingsmead will have to work hard to make the grade. MORE
Danny Austin

Danny Austin

Most recently Danny has been working with HAIRSPRAY's original creative team (Tony Winners Jerry Mitchell and Jack O'Brien) on productions of their smash hit musical in the U.S., Canada and Europe MORE