Hairspray Live! was originally broadcast by NBC on December 7, 2016, and was hosted by Darren Criss. Kenny Leon directed the production, with choreography by Jerry Mitchell. The musical features songs by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, including 'You Can't Stop the Beat', 'Good Morning Baltimore' and 'I Can Hear the Bells'. The Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Ariana Grande stars as Penny Pingleton, joined by Harvey Fierstein as Edna Turnblad, Dove Cameron as Amber Von Tussle and Kristin Chenoweth as Velma Von Tussle, Ephraim Sykes as Seaweed Stubbs, Derek Hough as Corny Collins and Jennifer Hudson as Maybelle 'Motormouth' Stubbs. The Hairspray Live! cast includes Maddie Baillio as Tracy Turnblad, who made her television debut in the role. But, as she settles into a life of newly-found fame, she leads a campaign to integrate the all-white television show, changing the community forevermore. Performed live on television in 2016, the star-studded musical event features Jennifer Hudson, Dove Cameron, Harvey Fierstein and Ariana Grande.īased on the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical of the same name, Hairspray Live! follows Tracy Turnblad, a plucky teenager who wins a coveted spot on 'The Corny Collins Show'. Then, she takes up a campaign to integrate the TV show.The televised production of Hairspray Live! is the latest show to be streamed as part of The Show Must Go On series. Hairspray Live tells the story of Tracy Turnblad, a teenager in 1960s Baltimore who wins a role on a local TV show.

However, that doesn’t mean that the uninitiated among us (or the ones who just care about Link Larkin) wouldn’t also appreciate knowing a bit about the show before diving in tonight.

When does it start, and where can you find NBC’s live stream?ĭoes “You Can’t Stop the Beat” bring memories of singing about shaking it on a Saturday night? Can you rattle off the entire cast of The Corny Collins Show as given in “The Nicest Kids in Town?” Then you may very well already know everything about Hairspray Live!, which NBC will air tonight to continue its series of live Broadway musicals. Hairspray! Live will dominate NBC’s Wednesday night block as a special holiday event. By Cheryl Wassenaar 6 years ago Follow Tweet

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