Hairspray ended there, but Hairspray Live! couldn’t stop.Harvey Fierstein was predictably great, reprising his role from Broadway as Edna.Ī: Hairspray Live!: Dove Cameron, Kristin Chenoweth, Garrett Clayton, Harvey Fierstein, Ariana Grande, Derek Hough, Jennifer Hudson, Shahadi Wright Joseph. Jennifer Hudson stole the show, once Motormouth Maybelle got to the screen Ariana Grande, certifiable pop star, came away as the show’s MVP, acting as both reliably overlook- able sidekick and, once the situation required it, showstopping diva. It’s hard to imagine better casting for the production. But once it did (the energy seemed to kick in with “Welcome to the ‘6.

The energy was a little low, a line got dropped, and the production - the most complex, it appeared, that NBC has attempted in this current spate of live musicals - took a few musical numbers to settle into a rhythm. TV Review: NBC’s ‘Hairspray Live!’It took about an hour for “Hairspray Live!” to find its sweet spot.

“Hairspray Live!” and its musical predecessors have shown us what works in these TV productions.

Produced By Craig Zadan And Neil Meron, And Hosted By Darren Criss, It Is A Performance Of A New Adaptation Of The 2002 Broadway Musical Hairspray.

hairspray Live! Is A Television Special That Aired Live On Nbc On December 7, 2016.

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