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Hairspray Live CD
On December 7 2016 NBC embarks on its latest musical holiday tradition: Hairspray LIVE! A 3-hour live event production based on the Grammy Award® and Tony Award®-winning Best Musical broadway show (2002) and the Golden Globe® nominated movie musical (2007).
Hairspray LIVE! takes place in 1962 Baltimore. Plump teenager Tracy Turnblad’s dream is to dance on The Corny Collins Show a local TV program. When against all odds Tracy wins a role on the show she becomes a celebrity overnight and meets a colorful array of characters including the resident dreamboat Link; the ambitious mean girl Amber; an African American boy she meets in detention Seaweed; and his mother Motormouth Maybelle the owner of a local record store. Tracy’s mother is the indomitable Edna and she eventually encourages Tracy on her campaign to integrate the all-white Corny Collins Show.
Hairspray LIVE! stars exciting newcomer Maddie Baillio Dove Cameron Kristin Chenoweth Garrett Clayton Harvey Fierstein (recreating his Tony Award®-winning performance) Ariana Grande Derek Hough Jennifer Hudson Martin Short Ephraim Sykes and Shahadi Wright Joseph with special appearances by Billy Eichner Sean Hayes Andrea Martin and Rosie O’Donnell.
Craig Zadan and Neil Meron (producers of all of NBC’s live musicals and the upcoming A Few Good Men Live) serve as executive producers of Hairspray LIVE! Live television director Alex Rudzinski will join director Kenny Leon (The Wiz Live!) for Hairspray LIVE! Harvey Fierstein will provide a new teleplay and Jerry Mitchell (Kinky Boots On Your Feet) will serve as choreographer for the live production with music and lyrics by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman (Smash and Broadway’s upcoming Charlie and the Chocolate Factory)
This is a must have for true Hairspray fans! Listen to all your favorite Hairspray songs as many times as you want.