Hairspray Live!

Hairspray Live!
Directed by	Kenny Leon
Starring	Jennifer Hudson Harvey Fierstein Martin Short Derek Hough
Country of origin	United States
Production
Producer(s)	Craig Zadan Neil Meron

Hairspray Live! is an upcoming live musical, based on the 2002 Broadway musical of the same, scheduled to air on NBC on December 7, 2016. Craig Zadan and Neil Meron are producers of the project.^[1]

The creatives involved are Kenny Leon, director, Jerry Mitchell, choreographer, and Harvey Fierstein as script adaptor. 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."^[2]

Cast

• Jennifer Hudson as Motormouth Maybelle^[3]
• Harvey Fierstein as Edna Turnblad^[3]
• Martin Short as Wilbur Turnblad^[4]
• Derek Hough as Corny Collins^[4]

Musical numbers

The musical numbers are from the original Broadway production. Further changes may be made and this list is not final.

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

Act II "The Big Dollhouse" – Matron, Edna, Velma, Tracy, Amber, Penny, Motormouth, Little Inez, and Female Ensemble "Good Morning Baltimore (Reprise)" – Tracy "You’re Timeless to Me" – Edna and Wilbur "You're Timeless to Me (Reprise)" - Edna and Wilbur "Without Love" – Tracy, Link, Penny, Seaweed, and Ensemble "I Know Where I've Been" – Motormouth and Ensemble "(It’s) Hairspray" – Corny and Council Members "Cooties" – Amber and Council Members "You Can't Stop the Beat" – Tracy, Link, Penny, Seaweed, Edna, Wilbur, Motormouth, Velma, Amber, and Ensemble

See also

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

References

1. Abrams, Natalie (January 13, 2016). "Hairspray live musical coming to NBC in December". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
2. Gans, Andrew. "Kenny Leon, Jerry Mitchell and Harvey Fierstein Will Bring 'Hairspray' to Life for NBC; Broadcast Date Set " playbill.com, February 18, 2016
3. Hairspray Live!: Jennifer Hudson and Harvey Fierstein join NBC's next live musical Entertainment Weekly, Retrieved April 25, 2016
4. Martin Short, Derek Hough Join NBC's 'Hairspray Live!' Hollywood Reporter, Retrieved April 27, 2016