This week’s, then, is a production of the musical Hairspray that will be made available entirely free of charge on YouTube for 48 hours. Not so: it’s just it’s a broader mix of musicals going forward. Over the course of eight weeks, that’s what happened too, but following the release of Cats a week or two back, it looked like things were coming to an end. It all started when lockdown around the UK was first announced (with the exception of castles in Durham, obviously), when Lloyd Webber announced that full versions of his musicals and concerts were set to stream for free on YouTube. The production had musical direction by Lon Hoyt, sets by Derek McLane, costumes by Mary Vogt, sound by Tom Davis, and lighting by Allen Branton.What started as Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Shows Must Go On programme has now been taken on by Universal. Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman are the songwriters.

Fierstein penned the screenplay from Thomas Meehan and Mark O'Donnell's book (based on the New Line Cinema film written and directed by John Waters).

Spritzer).ĭirected by Kenny Leon with Alex Rudzinski directing for television, the live telecast was produced by Craig Zadan and Neil Meron with Jerry Mitchell reprising his Broadway choreography. Pinky), Andrea Martin (Prudy Pingleton), Rosie O'Donnell (Gym Teacher), Ephraim Sykes (Seaweed), Shahadi Wright Joseph (Little Inez), Billy Eichner (Rob Barker), and Paul Vogt (Mr.

Newcomer Maddie Baillio and Tony winner Harvey Fierstein lead the cast as Tracy Turnblad and Edna Turnblad, along with Garrett Clayton (Link Larkin), Ariana Grande (Penny Pingleton), Dove Cameron (Amber Von Tussle), Jennifer Hudson (Motormouth Maybelle), Martin Short (Wilbur Turnblad), Derek Hough (Corny Collins), Kristin Chenoweth (Velma Von Tussle), Sean Hayes (Mr. It will stream for 48 hours beginning at 2pm ET on Friday, May 29. NBC's 2016 broadcast of Hairspray Live! will stream for free this weekend via the Shows Must Go On YouTube channel.

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