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Hairspray Live!

Hairspray Live!

You can't stop the beat!

20167.32h 0m

Overview

A teenage girl living in Baltimore in the early 1960s dreams of appearing on a popular TV dance show.

Directed by Alex Rudzinski
Written by Thomas Meehan, Mark O'Donnell, Scott Wittman
Produced by Robert Norris Catto, Kenny Leon
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Top Cast

Maddie Baillio

Maddie Baillio

Tracy Turnblad

Dove Cameron

Dove Cameron

Amber Von Tussle

Kristin Chenoweth

Kristin Chenoweth

Velma Von Tussle

Ariana Grande

Ariana Grande

Penny Pingleton

Garrett Clayton

Garrett Clayton

Link Larkin

Harvey Fierstein

Harvey Fierstein

Edna Turnblad

Derek Hough

Derek Hough

Corny Collins

Jennifer Hudson

Jennifer Hudson

Motormouth Maybelle

Martin Short

Martin Short

Wilbur Turnblad

Ephraim Sykes

Ephraim Sykes

Seaweed J. Stubbs

Themes & Keywords

dancedreamsbaltimore, usamusicalracial segregationequalitylive broadcastlive performanceracismhistorical fictionracebroadway1960sfilmed theater

About Hairspray Live!

Hairspray Live! is a romance, comedy, drama, tv movie, music film released in 2016 exploring themes of dance, dreams, baltimore, usa, musical, racial segregation, equality. Directed by Alex Rudzinski, it stars Maddie Baillio, Dove Cameron, Kristin Chenoweth. A teenage girl living in Baltimore in the early 1960s dreams of appearing on a popular TV dance show.

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