Starting at 7:30 PM ET, Criss will join Chenoweth and Hayes for the 30-minute NBC special The Countdown to Hairspray Live! Criss will also appear throughout the broadcast to give at-home viewers updates on backstage action from the Universal Studios lot in Los Angeles. The live event, which airs at 8 PM ET, is packed with stars, including Broadway original lead Harvey Fierstein, Kristin Chenoweth, Ariana Grande, Martin Short, Sean Hayes, and Jennifer Hudson. Hairspray Live! will remind us all that we can achieve great things without bowing to anyone else's unrealistic standards of what we should be.Glee and Hedwig star Darren Criss will host a multimedia companion viewing experience that will take at-home viewers behind the scenes of NBC’s December 7 broadcast of Hairspray Live! This is so important, particularly as pop culture often seems so obsessed with looking or acting a certain way. As Tracy Turnblad receives a lot of negativity for her appearance, Hairspray is a body-confident story, in which an individual's talent is celebrated, no matter her size.
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Newcomer Baillio is perfectly cast in the lead role, and it's exciting to see a story presented on TV that breaks boundaries, and focuses on a character who refuses to give up on their dreams just because of other people's criticism.
Martin Short is quick to emphasize one of the central themes of Hairspray, that being the "acceptance of people that are a little bit different." Now, more than ever, this is a message the world needs to hear, and the live performance can hopefully influence viewers in a positive way. Dancer and performer Derek Hough follows Clayton by saying, "And it's about positive change." In a currently tumultuous political era, nothing seems more prescient than a musical about people overcoming obstacles to achieve their dreams, and events shifting people's lives in a more positive direction.
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Garrett Clayton, who plays love interest Link Larkin, said in the video, " Hairspray is about love." Clayton has quite an act follow, as Zac Efron was completely dreamy in the 2007 movie version of the musical. The musical is also very political, as it's set in Baltimore in the '60s, and a civil rights campaign is central to the story. In the video, she said, “To me, the power in Hairspray is no matter your size, your race, where you’re from, what type of lifestyle you live, it celebrates everyone.” The plot of Hairspray Live! focuses on Tracy, a plus-size teenager who is determined to dance on a television show, regardless of the hate she garners, often being criticized for her weight. Oscar winner Hudson is particularly excited about the message that the musical delivers.
And as the latest video attests, Hairspray Live! is body-confident and diverse, making it the inclusive musical we need right now.
With uplifting music and a super talented cast, the latest version of the 1988 John Waters film looks to be a lot of fun. Starring Jennifer Hudson, Derek Hough, Ariana Grande, Sean Hayes, and Maddie Baillio as Tracy Turnblad, Hairspray Live! is certain to be the pre-Christmas event we all need to help get everybody in the festive spirit. 7 on NBC, the latest sneak peek video of Hairspray Live! is packed with incredible dancing and positive messages galore that will have you tuning in. As if there weren't already enough reasons to watch the musical when it airs on Dec.