Aaron Pennington Performs in Hairspray

                On March 25 at 8 p.m. and March 26 at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m., Aaron Pennington will be performing in the musical Hairspray at the Paramount Arts Center. Tickets will be 10 dollars for adults and 8 dollars for kids. Aaron plays the part of Brad, which is one of the nicest kids in town on the Corny Collins Show. Aaron is really excited about performing. He said Hairspray was the first Broadway show he saw, and just being a part of the show is amazing. Aaron goes to rehearsal evenings at 6 p.m. and leaves at 9 p.m., but rehearsal will be extending to 5 p.m. - 10 p.m. Rehearsal is hard, but Aaron loves it. No matter how Aaron feels, going to rehearsal always peps him up. Aaron’s favorite song in Hairspray is “You Can’t Stop the Beat,” but his favorite scene is the dodge ball scene. The show will be having an orchestra playing each of the musical numbers.

                Hairspray is not the only play Aaron has performed in. On Saturday February 12, Aaron performed a play called Blind Date. His character in Blind Date was Felix Robertson (the lead male role), a huge dork who is in love with a girl named Sarah Nancy. Aaron said he enjoyed this play, and made his voice for Felix sound like the voice of Neil from Family Guy. Aaron has a great love for acting. ” Theatre is like life: it’s constantly changing. No matter how many times you do a performance, there’s always going to be something different and at the end of it all, all you have is the memory of the experience that everyone’s loved so much, and in that way just simply the experience is my favorite.”
-Glenna and Jordan