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Hairspray Live!, the NBC musical event that will air live December 7, has released its first trailer, featuring newcomer Maddie Baillio and original Tony Award-winning star Harvey Fierstein. Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2020. i absolutely hate this production of hairspray live. takes place in 1962 Baltimore. not having seen either of the films or the Broadway musical! So happy that the audio is fixed on the DVD! Glad to see Bye Bye Birdie is coming December 2017 with Jennifer Lopez (good choice). Teenager Tracy Turnblad's dream is to dance on The Corny Collins Show, a local TV program. Shahadi Wright Joseph was cute; wish she had more to do. Wish this has been available on Blu-ray with extras, but definitely worth buying it on DVD. Harvey Fierstein, continuing the tradition of a man playing Tracy's mom (Divine, Travolta), is fun to watch; and as writer on the teleplay tightens the script (except the ending, which felt padded like his breasts) and adds a few funny lines, like the Kruschev comment, that I don't remember in the movie musical. Quickly browse titles in our catalog based on the ones you have picked. Bought this as a present. Unfortunately, many of the lyrics are difficult to hear clearly (what with the live sound not always the best) and the DVD is barebones, so it does not have subtitles. Nor do the credits list who plays what part. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. The cast was first rate. Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2019. His deep, croaking voice, however, made some of his lyrics hard to understand. This version does some things better than the Hollywood version. It's the state show, which I've seen, captured "live". In the past, I have been a little unsure about this musical; but HAIRSPRAY LIVE made me a believer. A half-hour before the December 7 live broadcast of, cast members (and Promises, Promises co-stars) Kristin Chenoweth and Sean Hayes will host a half-hour pre-show. Fierstein has written the teleplay for the new adaptation, and original choreographer Jerry Mitchell serves as choreographer for the live production with music and lyrics by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman. Plump teenager Tracy Turnblad's dream is to dance on "The Corny Collins Show," a local TV program. The cast works hard and with precision; you can see the sweat and what I assume are real tears from Link, Tracy, Seaweed, and other cast members when the dynamite Jennifer Hudson belts out her emotional "I Know Where I've Been." Plump teenager Tracy Turnblad's dream is to dance on "The Corny Collins Show," a local TV program. Movie. Musical-star-dream-team version of Hairspray the Musical, Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2017. Several new songs were added not seen in the movie, such as "It Takes Two" sung by standout Garrett Clayton strutting his considerable stuff, Elvis-like; and a finale sung by the outstanding Jennifer and Ariana Grande. With John Travolta, Queen Latifah, Nikki Blonsky, Michelle Pfeiffer. Based on the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, "Hairspray Live!" The musical event will be filmed live at the Universal Studios lots in Los Angeles, CA. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Based on the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, "Hairspray Live!" Pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad teaches 1962 Baltimore a thing or two about integration after landing a spot on a local TV dance show.