At first, that just means making space for plus-size gals like herself eventually it extends to integrating the program for her African-American friends. Set in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1962, 'Hairspray' is the tale of the irrepressible Tracy Turnblad, who is committed to breaking down barriers on 'The Corny Collins Show', a local TV platform for dancing teens. And this version, broadcast live on NBC in December 2016, is among the most enjoyable live-TV musicals in recent memory. Here’s what you need to know.įor sheer bubblegum musical-theater joy, it's hard to beat 'Hairspray', one of the best film-to-musical adaptations in Broadway history. “It’s amazing to be able to be out here and choreograph in 360 degrees as opposed to one proscenium,” choreographer Jerry Mitchell said.The Shows Must Go On! – the run of free musicals on YouTube that began as an Andrew Lloyd Webber marathon – continues tonight, and this week’s production is ‘Hairspray Live!’ – with a cast featuring none other than pop superstar Ariana Grande. The cast will be shuttled around in golf carts and passenger vans to get to their next scenes, according to our sister site Variety. Hairspray Live! is going to be a musical production unlike anything you’ve ever seen. “We’re jumping in between interior spaces and exteriors on a scale that no other live musical has done before,” director Alex Rudzinski told our sister site Gold Derby.Īlmost half of the show will take place outside on the faux Baltimore streets. They’ll be performing the hits we know so well from the Broadway musical and 2007 movie. The show is live, so to get the full impact of the musical event, you need to watch it live! Watch as Maddie Baillio, 20, Ariana Grande, 23, Jennifer Hudson, 35, Dove Cameron, 20, and more stars hit the Hairspray Live! stage to perform what they’ve been rehearsing for months.
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