![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Marissa Jaret Winokur, who originated the role of Hairspray’s Tracy Turnblad on Broadway and won a Tony Award for her performance, and Ricki Lake, who first brought that character to life in the 1988 John Waters film, make cameo appearances. The special also featured appearances by Billy Eichner, Sean Hayes, Andrea Martin, and Rosie O’Donnell. Joining Baillio and Fierstein in the cast were Dove Cameron as Amber Von Tussle, Emmy and Tony winner Kristin Chenoweth as Velma Von Tussle, Garrett Clayton as Link Larkin, Ariana Grande as Penny Pingleton, Derek Hough as Corny Collins, Oscar and Grammy winner Jennifer Hudson as Motormouth Maybelle, Shahadi Wright Joseph as Little Inez, Emmy and Tony winner Martin Short as Wilbur Turnblad, and Tony nominee Ephraim Sykes as Seaweed Stubbs. ![]() This special program was created using PLAYBILLder, the online build-your-own Playbill program platform. To flip through our online Playbill program-including full song and cast lists, production photos, and more- click here. Hairspray Live! streams in the video above or on YouTube May 29 beginning at 2 PM ET, with the video available for 48 hours. The television adaptation starred newcomer Maddie Baillio as Tracy Turnblad with Harvey Fierstein as Edna Turnblad, the role for which he won a Tony Award in the original Broadway production. The show’s stellar cast also includes playwright and voice actor, Harvey Fierstein, as Edna Turnblad, Tony-winning actress and singer, Kristin Chenoweth (Velma Von Tussle), Disney actress Dove Cameron (Amber Von Tussle) and comedian Martin Short (Wilbur Turnblad).The YouTube channel The Shows Must Go On!, which has aired several free, full-length recordings of Andrew Lloyd Webber musicals and tributes, continues with the 2016 NBC broadcast of Hairspray Live!. She’s also a Broadway baby at heart, having debuted on Broadway when she was 15.” Robert Greenblatt, NBC chairman, told Hollywood Reporter: “We’re absolutely thrilled to round out our all-star Hairspray Live! cast with Ariana Grande, one of the biggest recording artists in the world. Meanwhile, pop icon Ariana Grande, named by Time as one of the most influential people in the world in 2019, plays pigtail-wearing Penny Pingleton. She is joined by Academy Award-winning singer and actress, Jennifer Hudson (as Maybelle “Motormouth” Stubbs), who rose to fame as a finalist on the third season of TV talent contest, American Idol, and made her Broadway debut in the role of Shug Avery in The Color Purple. Friday’s livestream stars American actress Maddie Baillio, best known for her appearance in the 2018 comedy film, Dumplin’, in the lead role of Tracy Turnblad. ![]()
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