Hairspray: Live!

Hairspray Live! is a television special that aired live on NBC on December 7, 2016. It was produced by Craig Zadan and Neil Meron. The host was Darren Criss.

Hairspray: Live!
Based on	Hairspray (film) by John Waters Hairspray by Mark O'Donnell & Thomas Meehan
Written by	Harvey Fierstein
Directed by	Kenny Leon Alex Rudzinski
Presented by	Darren Criss
Starring	Maddie Baillio Harvey Fierstein Kristin Chenoweth Garrett Clayton Ariana Grande Jennifer Hudson Dove Cameron Ephraim Sykes Derek Hough Martin Short Shahadi Wright Joseph
Composers	Marc Shaiman Scott Wittman
Country of origin	United States
Production
Producers	Craig Zadan Neil Meron Richard Bakewell
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Production companies	New Line Television Warner Bros. Television Storyline Entertainment Sony Pictures Television Universal Television
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	December 7, 2016 (2016-12-07)

Cast and characters

• Maddie Baillio as Tracy Turnblad
• Harvey Fierstein as Edna Turnblad
• Dove Cameron as Amber Von Tussle
• Ariana Grande as Penny Pingleton
• Kristin Chenoweth as Velma Von Tussle
• Garrett Clayton as Link Larkin
• Ephraim Sykes as Seaweed J. Stubbs
• Jennifer Hudson as Motormouth Maybelle
• Martin Short as Wilbur Turnblad
• Derek Hough as Corny Collins
• Shahadi Wright Joseph as Inez Stubbs
• Andrea Martin as Prudy Pingleton
• Billy Eichner as Rob Barker
• Sean Hayes as Mr. Pinky
• Rosie O'Donnell as Gym teacher