With Hairspray Live !, more was never more enough.īut the first half of Hairspray dragged a bit. Coincidentally, during one commercial break, there was a perfume ad with three Ariana Grandes.

Technically, there were three Tracy Turnblads: Ricki Lake (from the original film) and Marissa Jaret Winokur (from the original Broadway show) swung by for a cameo. The cast featured Tony winners, plural, and Disney stars, plural. Several major numbers followed Maddie Baillio’s Tracy Turnblad through “Baltimore,” played by the Universal backlot and a small civilization of dancing extras. Hairspray brought the Wiz band back together - directed by Kenny Leon, adapted into teleplay from Harvey Fierstein - and it upped the ambition further. Peter Pan Live! had the garish production value. Credit them for magical thinking - and for their steady improvements. Meanwhile, Zadan and Meron have made the NBC musical an annual tradition. There’s too much good TV for the average human to love - and too much real hate for the average human to watch. Then, she takes up a campaign to integrate the TV show.Three years later, I’m not quite sure people hatewatch anymore.

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 5 years ago Follow Tweet

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