Hairspray Live!
You can't stop the beat!
RomanceComedyDramaTV MovieMusicdancedreamsbaltimore, usamusicalracial segregationequalitylive broadcastlive performanceracismhistorical fictionracebroadway
A vibrant, energetic musical celebration of dreams, acceptance, and breaking down racial barriers through dance and joy in 1960s Baltimore.
A teenage girl living in Baltimore in the early 1960s dreams of appearing on a popular TV dance show.
Essence
Ensemble
Maddie Baillio
Tracy Turnblad
Dove Cameron
Amber Von Tussle
Kristin Chenoweth
Velma Von Tussle
Ariana Grande
Penny Pingleton
Garrett Clayton
Link Larkin
Harvey Fierstein
Edna Turnblad
Derek Hough
Corny Collins
Jennifer Hudson
Motormouth Maybelle
Martin Short
Wilbur Turnblad
Ephraim Sykes
Seaweed J. Stubbs
Paul Vogt
Mr. Harriman F. Spritzer
Shahadi Wright Joseph
Little Inez
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