Hairspray Live!
Hairspray Live! | |
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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 |
Composer(s) |
Marc Shaiman Scott Wittman |
Country of origin | United States |
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Original network | NBC |
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Preceded by | The Wiz Live! |
Followed by | Bye Bye Birdie Live! |
Hairspray Live! is an upcoming live musical adaptation of the 2002 Broadway musical Hairspray, which in turn is based on the 1988 film of the same name. It is scheduled to be broadcast on NBC television on December 7, 2016. Craig Zadan and Neil Meron are producers of the project.[1]
In Baltimore in the 1960s, 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.[2]
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."[3]
The show will air 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[4] and 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".[5]
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?”[6] 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!"[7]
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.[8]
Cast
Main Characters
- Maddie Baillio as Tracy Turnblad[9]
- Harvey Fierstein as Edna Turnblad[10]
- Kristin Chenoweth as Velma Von Tussle[11]
- Martin Short as Wilbur Turnblad[12]
- Ariana Grande as Penny Lou Pingleton[13]
- Jennifer Hudson as Motormouth Maybelle[10]
- Derek Hough as Corny Collins[12]
- Dove Cameron as Amber Von Tussle[14]
- Garrett Clayton as Link Larkin[14]
- Ephraim Sykes as Seaweed J. Stubbs[15]
- Shahadi Wright Joseph as Little Inez[15]
Minor Roles
Council Members[19]
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The Dynamites[19]
Motormouth Kids[19]
Various Ensemble[19]
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Cameos
- Ricki Lake (Tracy Turnblad in the original film) and Marissa Jaret Winokur (original Tracy Turnblad on Broadway) as Mr. Pinky's Assistants [7]
Musical numbers
The musical numbers from the track list of the soundtrack.[20][8]
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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)
References
- ↑ Abrams, Natalie (January 13, 2016). "Hairspray live musical coming to NBC in December". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
- ↑ " Hairspray Live! ' nbc.com, accessed November 23, 2016
- ↑ Gans, Andrew. "Kenny Leon, Jerry Mitchell and Harvey Fierstein Will Bring 'Hairspray' to Life for NBC; Broadcast Date Set ", Playbill, February 18, 2016
- ↑ Knox, David. " 'Hairspray Live!' coming to SBS" tvtonight.com.au, November 22, 2016
- ↑ Clement, Olivia. "Exclusive: 'Hairspray Live! 'to Feature Live Audience and New Songs", Playbill, April 26, 2016
- ↑ Gioia, Michael. "Ariana Grande and Jennifer Hudson Will Duet on 'Hairspray Live!' Finale" Playbill, November 16, 2016
- 1 2 " 'Hairspray Live' Marissa Jaret Winokur Ricki Lake Maddie Baillio Cast Cameo Quotes#.WDiiIKIrIy4 perezhilton.com, November 12, 2016
- 1 2 Gioia, Michael. "Musical Numbers for 'Hairspray Live!' Revealed", Playbill, November 4, 2016
- ↑ King, Brittany. "Maddie Baillio Cast as Tracy Turnblad in 'Hairspray Live!'" People, June 6, 2016
- 1 2 Nilles, Billy. "Jennifer Hudson, Harvey Fierstein Join 'Hairspray Live!'" eonline.com, April 25, 2016
- ↑ Nolfi, Joey. "Kristin Chenoweth joins 'Hairspray Live!' as Velma Von Tussle" ew.com, June 21, 2016
- 1 2 Gomez, Patrick. "Derek Hough and Martin Short Join NBC's 'Hairspray Live!'" People, April 27, 2016
- ↑ Holloway, Daniel (7 July 2016). "Ariana Grande Joins ‘Hairspray Live’ Cast on NBC". Variety
- 1 2 Pederson, Erik. " 'Hairspray Live' Dove Cameron Garrett Clayton" deadline.com, August 1, 2016
- 1 2 Petski, Denise. " 'Hairspray Live' Cast Ephraim Sykes Shahdi Wright Joseph" deadline.com, September 7, 2016
- ↑ Snetiker, Marc. "Billy Eichner Joins 'Hairspray Live' " ew.com, September 21, 2016
- 1 2 Holloway, Stanley. "Rosie O'Donnell Sean Hayes Join 'Hairspray Live' Cast" Variety, August 2, 2016
- ↑ Kennedy,Mark. "Comedian Andrea Martin joins ‘Hairspray Live!’ cast" The Washington Post, August 18, 2016
- 1 2 3 4 5 Hetrick, Adam. "Billy Eichner Added to 'Hairspray Live!' — Full Cast Revealed" Playbill, September 21, 2016
- ↑ "Hairspray LIVE! Original Soundtrack of the NBC Television Event" Amazon, Retrieved October 24, 2016
- ↑ Gioia, Michael. "Ariana Grande and Jennifer Hudson Will Duet on 'Hairspray Live!' Finale" Playbill, November 16, 2016