Hairspray might be set in the ’60s, but the stars of NBC’s upcoming live version of the film and Broadway show think it has a lot to say about modern times, too.
“The subject of Hairspray is very current to today,” Jennifer Hudson, who plays Motormouth Maybelle, says in a new featurette. She later explains, “To me, the power in Hairspray is no matter your size, your color, where you’re from, what type of lifestyle you live, it celebrates everyone.”
Hairspray got its start in 1988 as a film, written and directed by John Waters. That version starred a...
“The subject of Hairspray is very current to today,” Jennifer Hudson, who plays Motormouth Maybelle, says in a new featurette. She later explains, “To me, the power in Hairspray is no matter your size, your color, where you’re from, what type of lifestyle you live, it celebrates everyone.”
Hairspray got its start in 1988 as a film, written and directed by John Waters. That version starred a...
- 12/2/2016
- by brittanyking22
- PEOPLE.com
Fresh off his performance in the critically abhorred Carter: The Musical, Billy Eichner is making tracks for 1960s Baltimore.
VideosHairspray Live! Promo: Watch First Footage of NBC’s Next Big Musical
The Difficult People star has joined the cast of NBC’s Hairspray Live! as Rob Barker, the TV newsman who relays the story of Tracy Turnblad’s escape from prison in order to integrate a popular dance program. (Yeah, if you’re not familiar with Hairspray, this show goes in all kinds of awesome directions.)
And here’s a fun little note: Eichner’s Difficult People co-star Andrea Martin...
VideosHairspray Live! Promo: Watch First Footage of NBC’s Next Big Musical
The Difficult People star has joined the cast of NBC’s Hairspray Live! as Rob Barker, the TV newsman who relays the story of Tracy Turnblad’s escape from prison in order to integrate a popular dance program. (Yeah, if you’re not familiar with Hairspray, this show goes in all kinds of awesome directions.)
And here’s a fun little note: Eichner’s Difficult People co-star Andrea Martin...
- 9/21/2016
- TVLine.com
One of TV's Difficult People will soon be among "The Nicest Kids in Town." Billy Eichner will join Hairspray Live! as Rob Barker, a local Baltimore newscaster who reports on hair-hopping heroine Tracy Turnblad (Maddie Baillio) when she faces legal trouble for trying to integrate The Corny Collins Show. Entertainment Weekly first exclusively reported that Eichner, 38, is joining the NBC live musical event's star-studded ensemble, which includes Harvey Fierstein reprising the role of Edna Turnblad that won him a Tony award, as well as Jennifer Hudson, Ariana Grande, Kristin Chenoweth, Martin Short, Derek Hough, Dove Cameron, Garrett Clayton, Ephraim Sykes,...
- 9/21/2016
- by Lanford Beard, @lanfordbeard
- PEOPLE.com
One of TV's Difficult People will soon be among "The Nicest Kids in Town."
Billy Eichner will join Hairspray Live! as Rob Barker, a local Baltimore newscaster who reports on hair-hopping heroine Tracy Turnblad (Maddie Baillio) when she faces legal trouble for trying to integrate The Corny Collins Show.
Entertainment Weekly first exclusively reported that Eichner, 38, is joining the NBC live musical event's star-studded ensemble, which includes Harvey Fierstein reprising the role of Edna Turnblad that won him a Tony award, as well as Jennifer Hudson, Ariana Grande, Kristin Chenoweth, Martin Short, Derek Hough, Dove Cameron, Garrett Clayton, Ephraim Sykes,...
Billy Eichner will join Hairspray Live! as Rob Barker, a local Baltimore newscaster who reports on hair-hopping heroine Tracy Turnblad (Maddie Baillio) when she faces legal trouble for trying to integrate The Corny Collins Show.
Entertainment Weekly first exclusively reported that Eichner, 38, is joining the NBC live musical event's star-studded ensemble, which includes Harvey Fierstein reprising the role of Edna Turnblad that won him a Tony award, as well as Jennifer Hudson, Ariana Grande, Kristin Chenoweth, Martin Short, Derek Hough, Dove Cameron, Garrett Clayton, Ephraim Sykes,...
- 9/21/2016
- by Lanford Beard, @lanfordbeard
- People.com - TV Watch
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