Take Your First Look at Harvey Fierstein and Maddie Baillio in NBC’s Hairspray Live
NBC has released the first promo image for their upcoming musical, Hairspray Live! The still features Harvey Fierstein as Edna Turnblad and newcomer Maddie Baillio as Tracy Turnblad.
In Hairspray Live!, 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 the resident dreamboat, Link; the ambitious mean girl, Amber; an African-American boy she meets in detention, Seaweed; and his mother, Motormouth Maybelle, the owner of a local record store. Tracy’s mother is the indomitable Edna, and she eventually encourages Tracy on her campaign to integrate the all-white “Corny Collins Show.”
The duo is joined in the musical by Ariana Grande, Dove Cameron, Derek Hough, Garrett Clayton, Jennifer Hudson, Martin Short and Kristen Chenoweth. Hairspray Live will go live on NBC on Wednesday, December 11.
Photo by: Brian Bowen Smith/NBC