Friday, September 16, 2016

Hairspray Live!: What We Know So Far Part 5

Anything with an * marks new information that has been added.
  • Cast
    • Maddie Baillio as Tracy Turnblad
    • Harvey Fierstein as Edna Turnblad
    • Martin Short as Wilbur Turnblad
    • Jennifer Hudson as Motormouth Maybelle
    • Kristin Chenoweth as Velma Von Tussle
    • Dove Cameron as Amber Von Tussle
    • Ariana Grande as Penny Pingleton
    • Garrett Clayton as Link Larkin
    • Derek Hough as Corny Collins
    • Andrea Martin as Prudy Pingleton
    • Rosie O'Donnell as Gym Teacher
    • Sean Hayes as Mr. Pinky
    • Ephraim Sykes as Seaweed J. Stubbs*
    • Shahadi Wright Joseph as Little Inez*
  • Creative Team
    • Kenny Leon will return as director
    • Harvey Fierstein will return to write the teleplay
    • Jerry Mitchell will recreate his choreography for the event
    • Alex Rudzinski will be the live TV director
  • Location
    • They will switch from filming in New York to filming in Los Angeles
    • They will have multiple filming locations
    • They will have indoor and outdoor locations
  • Other
    • Hairspray Live! will air on December 7, 2016
    • There will have a live studio audience
    • The studio audience will be a part of the story and share dialogue with the characters
      • People from Baltimore
      • The Corney Collins Show
      • A pre-auditioned audience member will have a dance solo during the telecast*
    • New songs will be written
    • Cut songs will be added
    Maddie Baillio and Harvey Fierstein

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