Television may be entering a place of diminishing returns for live televised musicals. NBC’s “Hairspray Live!” pulled in a 2.3 rating in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and 8.92 million total viewers according to Nielsen’s preliminary ratings for Wednesday night. Here’s how that stacks up against the live-same-day ratings for other televised live musicals: “The Sound […]
Two weeks before NBC officially lifts the curtain on Hairspray Live!, the cast is giving eager fans a peek behind the scenes. NBC released a new promo for the Dec. 7 event, featuring the first footage of the cast — which includes newcomer Maddie Baillio as dancing queen Tracy Turnblad — performing some of the musical’s biggest numbers The […]
“Hairspray Live!” doesn’t debut until this December, but the first footage is already here. “Hairspray Live!” features newcomer Maddie Baillio in the star-making role of Tracy Turnblad, plus a star-studded cast including Jennifer Hudson, Ariana Grande, Kristin Chenoweth, Martin Short, Derek Hough, Dove Cameron, Garrett Clayton, Sean Hayes, Andrea Martin and Rosie O’Donnell. “Hairspray” vet […]
Emmy winners Sean Hayes and Rosie O’Donnell have been added to the cast of NBC’s Hairspray Live! musical, airing Wednesday, Dec. 7 at 8/7c. Will & Grace alum Hayes will suit up as dress shop owner Mr. Pinky (played in the 2007 film by Jerry Stiller), while Rosie will fill the role of gym teacher […]
Ariana Grande has just landed her dream role in the TV remake of Hairspray.The singer will swap her signature ponytail for curly pigtails to play Penny Pingleton, in NBC’s upcoming Hairspray Live! The pop star couldn’t contain her excitement as she took to Twitter on Thursday writing: https://twitter.com/ArianaGrande/status/751128842459156481 Her fellow co-stars tweeted to the singing […]
Jennifer Hudson and Harvey Fierstein have signed on to NBC’s “Hairspray Live!,” the network’s next live Broadway musical. Hudson will play Motormouth Maybelle, while Fierstein will star as Edna Turnblad, the role he won a Tony for in the stage version. He will also write the teleplay. “We are beyond thrilled with this incredibly talented […]
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