Hairspray Live! is directed by The Wiz Live! director, Kenny Leon, together with Alex Rudzinski of Grease Live! The original choreographer from the Broadway production of Hairspray, Jerry Mitchell, will also join the project, together with the composer-lyricists Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman.įirst previewed in 2002, Hairspray chronicles the story of Tracy Turnblad, the pleasantly plump teenager from 60s Baltimore determined to be a part of the TV dance show “The Corny Collins Show.” What follows is a lighthearted story peppered with brilliantly-timed comedic wisecracks, which under the surface examines the society as it was during when racism and other forms of prejudice were rampant, and challenges the norms dictated by the same society that has the proclivity to exclusivity. Derek Hough, who is following the footsteps of his sister Julianne Hough (Sandra in Grease Live!) also stars in the show, as Corny Collins. Others in cast are Jennifer Hudson, who will be taking on the role of Motormouth Maybelle, and another acting veteran, Martin Short as Wilbur Turnblad. Newcomer Maddie Baillio will play the main role of Tracy Turnblad, the kind-hearted, a-bit-pudgy ingenue who dreams of nothing but to be a part of a TV dance show. Joining Chenoweth is the Original Broadway Hairspray’s Edna Turnblad, the veteran Harvey Fierstein.
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