Hairspray Live!

Hairspray Live! is a live musical 2016 Full Show

Hairspray Live!
Based on	Hairspray by Mark O'Donnell Thomas Meehan
Written by	Harvey Fierstein
Directed by	Kenny Leon Alex Rudzinski
Starring	Maddie Baillio Harvey Fierstein Kristin Chenoweth Martin Short Ariana Grande Derek Hough Jennifer Hudson Dove Cameron Garrett Clayton Ephraim Sykes Shahadi Wright Joseph Billy Eichner Sean Hayes Andrea Martin Rosie O'Donnell
Composers	Marc Shaiman Scott Wittman
Country of origin	United States
Production
Producers	Craig Zadan Neil Meron
Original release
Network	NBC

Hairspray Live! is a live musical adaptation of the 2002 Broadway musical Hairspray, which in turn is based on the 1988 film of the same name. It was broadcast on NBC television on December 7, 2016. Craig Zadan and Neil Meron are producers of the project.

In 1960s Baltimore, Tracy Turnblad's dream is to dance on The Corny Collins Show. Her dream becomes a reality when she earns a place on the show and becomes a celebrity over night. Tracy's mother Edna encourages Tracy along with her friends to introduce her campaign to integrate the all white Corny Collins Show.

Production

Kenny Leon and Alex Rudzinski are co-directors with choreography by Jerry Mitchell and Harvey Fierstein is the script adapter. Robert Greenblatt, the chairman of NBC Entertainment, said: "In keeping with our desire to bring the best of Broadway to our live musicals, we've assembled the Broadway dream team of Tony Award winners for Hairspray Live."

The show aired on NBC on December 7, 2016 in the US. Canada will air it the same night on City. Australia will broadcast it on December 10, 2016 on SBS and it will be broadcast in the UK on ITV2 on Friday 9th December.

Concept

Robert Greenblatt said that the musical will be filmed on the "Universal [studio] back lot in Hollywood, so we’re going to spend a fair amount of the show outdoors, which we haven’t done previously. The sun will be going down just as we start ‘Good Morning Baltimore,’ ” He further said that the broadcast would feature a live audience, portraying people from Baltimore and as part of "The Corny Collins Show".

The appearance of Ricki Lake and Marissa Jaret Winokur in the show was announced in November 2016, but with no additional details. Jerry Mitchell noted: “Don’t we want to surprise you?” On November 16, 2016 Winokur discussed their roles, and it was revealed that she and Lake will work "at the racially integrated clothing boutique run by Sean Hayes' character!"

Music

Two musical numbers that were written for the 2007 film will be included in Hairspray Live!: “Ladies’ Choice” and “Come So Far (Got So Far to Go).” The songs "The Big Dollhouse" and "The New Girl in Town" from the stage production are not in the television version.

Cast

Main Characters

• Maddie Baillio as Tracy Turnblad
• Harvey Fierstein as Edna Turnblad
• Kristin Chenoweth as Velma Von Tussle
• Dove Cameron as Amber Von Tussle
• Jennifer Hudson as Motormouth Maybelle
• Garrett Clayton as Link Larkin
• Ariana Grande as Penny Pingleton
• Derek Hough as Corny Collins
• Martin Short as Wilbur Turnblad
• Ephraim Sykes as Seaweed J. Stubbs
• Shahadi Wright Joseph as Little Inez

Minor Roles

• Billy Eichner as Rob Barker
• Sean Hayes as Mr. Pinky
• Andrea Martin as Prudy Pingleton
• Rosie O'Donnell as The Gym Teacher
• Paul Vogt as Harriman F. Spritzer

Council Members

• Riley Costello as Brad
• Marissa Heart as Tammy
• Mason Trueblood as Fender
• Jacque Lewarne as Brenda
• Ricky Schroeder as Sketch
• Helene Britany as Shelley
• Sam Faulkner as I.Q.
• Kelli Ann Erdmann as Lou Ann
• Katherine Roarty as Kooks
• Heather Tepe as Belle
• Tommy Martinez as Corey
• Karl Skyler Urban as Jon

The Dynamites

• Kamilah Marshall
• Judine Somerville
• Shayna Steele

Motormouth Kids

• Josh Alexander
• William Bell as Duane
• Joanna Jones as Genie
• Tiana Okoye as Lorraine
• Amos Oliver III as Thad
• Re'sean Pates as Jackie
• Rhon Saunders as Gilbert

Various Ensemble

• Zack Everhart, Annie Gratton, Thomasina Gross, Allie Meixner, Eliotte Nicole, Tyler Parks, Andrew Pirozzi, Joy Marie Thomas, Keenan Washington, and Jason Williams

Cameos

• Ricki Lake (Tracy Turnblad in the original 1988 film) and Marissa Jaret Winokur (original Tracy Turnblad on Broadway) as Mr. Pinky's Girls

Musical numbers

The musical numbers from the track list of the soundtrack.

Act I

• "Good Morning Baltimore" – Tracy
• "The Nicest Kids in Town" – Corny and Council Members
• "Mama, I’m a Big Girl Now" – Edna, Tracy, Prudy, Penny, Velma and Amber
• "I Can Hear the Bells" – Tracy
• "(The Legend of) Miss Baltimore Crabs" – Velma
• "Ladies' Choice" - Corny
• "It Takes Two" – Link and Tracy
• "Velma's Revenge" - Velma
• "Welcome to the 60's" – Tracy, Edna, The Dynamites and Mr. Pinky
• "Run and Tell That!" – Seaweed and Little Inez
• "Big, Blonde and Beautiful" – Motormouth

Act II

• "(You’re) Timeless to Me" – Edna and Wilbur
• "Good Morning Baltimore (Reprise)" – Tracy
• "Without Love" – Tracy, Link, Penny and Seaweed
• "I Know Where I've Been" – Motormouth
• "(It’s) Hairspray" – Corny
• "Cooties" – Amber
• "You Can't Stop the Beat" – Tracy, Link, Penny, Seaweed, Edna, Wilbur, Motormouth, Velma, Amber, and Ensemble
• "Come So Far (Got So Far To Go)" - Penny and Motormouth

See also

• 2016 in American television
• The Sound of Music Live! (2013)
• Peter Pan Live! (2014)
• The Wiz Live! (2015)
• Grease: Live (2016)
• Bye Bye Birdie Live! (2017)

External links

• Hairspray Live! Official NBC Site
• Hairspray Live! at IMDb