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[5] Reviewing a 90 minute intermissionless version performed in Las Vegas, TheaterMania wrote "The only other two numbers to be cut completely, "(The Legend of) Miss Baltimore Crabs" and "Cooties," aren't missed at all; the first is the closest thing to a clinker in the show, an uninspired attempt to musicalize the comic villainess Velma Von ...
Reviewing the film, Dominica Life wrote "It took me a while to warm up to Hairspray. But, when Tracy, Edna and a host of others take to the streets in the great dance number, “Welcome to the 60’s,” I was hooked". [8] Chicago Critic described it as "MoTown revisited". [9]
Hairspray was a live musical produced by NBC and broadcast on December 7, 2016. [59] Maddie Baillio played Tracy. [60] Jennifer Hudson and Harvey Fierstein starred as Motormouth Maybelle and Edna, respectively. [61] Martin Short portrayed Wilbur and Derek Hough played Corny. [62] Kristin Chenoweth starred as Velma, and Ariana Grande played Penny.
Hairspray Live! takes place in 1962 Baltimore.Teenager Tracy Turnblad's dream is to dance on The Corny Collins Show, a local TV program.When, against all odds, Tracy wins a role on the show, she becomes a celebrity overnight and meets a colorful array of characters, including Link, the resident dreamboat; Amber, the ambitious mean girl; Seaweed, an African-American boy she meets in detention ...
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"You Can't Stop The Beat" is the finale number in the 2002 musical Hairspray. It is sung by Tracy, Link, Penny, Seaweed, Edna, Motor Mouth, Velma, and Amber with Corny and Wilbur as backing singers. Although the lyrics touch on sizeism and racism, the song also references broader themes of change and progression.
Bruce Glikas/WireImage. Matthew Morrison and Marissa Jaret Winokur pose backstage at 'Mama, I'm a Big Girl Now!' at New World Stages on Dec. 8, 2024 in New York City
The musical marks the fourth live production for executive producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, following Sound of Music, Peter Pan and The Wiz. Jennifer Hudson, Harvey Fierstein to star in NBC's ...