Hairspray Live! (2016)

Hairspray Live! is a television special that aired live on NBC on December 7, 2016. It is a performance of a new adaptation of the 2002 Broadway musical Hairspray, an American musical based on the 1988 John Waters film of the same name.

Hairspray Live! was produced by Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, and hosted by Darren Criss.

The soundtrack was released 5 days prior to the live event and included tracks from the 2007 film remake's performers.

Cast

ROLE	ACTOR		ROLE	ACTOR
Tracy Turnblad	Maddie Baillio		Velma Von Tussle	Kristin Chenoweth
Edna Turnblad	Harvey Fierstein		Amber Von Tussle	Dove Cameron
Wilbur Turnblad	Martin Short		Motormouth Maybelle	Jennifer Hudson
Link Larkin	Garrett Clayton		Seaweed J. Stubbs	Ephraim Sykes
Penny Pingleton	Ariana Grande		Inez Stubbs	Shahadi Wright Joseph
Prudy Pingleton	Andrea Martin		Corny Collins	Derek Hough
Peaches / Dynamite	Kamilah Marshall		Brad	Riley Costello
Pearl / Dynamite	Shayna Steele		Tammy	Marissa Heart
Cindy Watkins / Dynamite	Judine Roberts		Fender	Mason Trueblood
Harriman F. Spritzer	Paul Vogt		Shelley	Helene Britany
Mr. Pinky	Sean Hayes		Sketch	Ricky A. Schroeder
Duane	Will B. Bell		Brenda	Jacque LeWarne
Gilbert	Rhon Saunders		I.Q.	Sam Faulkner
James	Joshua Alexander		Lou Ann	Kelli Erdmann
Thad	Amos Oliver III		Jon	Karl Skyler Urban
Jackie	Re'Sean Pates		Kooks	Katherine Roarty
Lorraine	Tiana Okoye		Corey	Tommy Martinez
Genie Mae	Joanna Jones		Belle	Heather Tepe
Rob Barker	Billy Eichner		Gym Teacher	Rosie O'Donnell
Pinkette	Marissa Jaret Winokur		Bum	Greg Graham
Pinkette	Ricki Lake		Student	A.J. Danna
Ensemble/Dancers	Keenan D. Washington Andrew Pirozzi Jason Williams Adriel Lara-cea Joanna Jones		Ensemble/Dancers	Drew Hoffman Amanda Layne Miller Joy Marie Thomas Annie Gratton Zack Everhart Jr. Unissa Cruse-Ferguson
Corny Collins Teen	Alexa Vellanoweth		Corny Collins Teen	Mike Rose
Corny Collins Teen	Hunter Goligoski		Corny Collins Director	Roger Groh
Corny Collins Crew	Brian Cogley		Self	David Dustin Kenyon
Audience Warm-Up	Jay Flats		Audience Warm-Up	Kevin Anthony Brooks

Trivia

• Ricki Lake and Marissa Jaret Winokur make cameos as Pinkettes. Lake and Winokur originated the role of Tracy Turnblad on film and stage respectively.
• Ricki Lake has appeared in every filmed version of Hairspray since her role in Hairspray (1988).
• Harvey Fierstein originated the role of Edna Turnblad on stage as part of the original Broadway cast. He reprises this role in Hairspray Live!
• Kamilah Marshall, Shayna Steele, and Judine Roberts originated The Dynamites on Broadway. They reprise these roles in Hairspray Live! This time, however, their characters are given names: Peaches, Pearl, and Cindy Watkins respectively.