NBC Shares New “Hairspray Live” Promotional Photos; Key Cast Members Featured
HAIRSPRAY LIVE! -- Season: 2016 -- Pictured: (l-r) Ephraim Skyes as Seaweed J. Stubbs, Ariana Grande as Penny Pingleton, Maddie Baillio as Tracy Turnblad, Kristin Chenoweth as Velma Von Tussle, Garrett,Clayton as Link Larson, Dove Cameron as Amber Von Tussle, Harvey Weinstein as Edna Turnblad, Shahadi Wright Joseph as Little Inez, Paul Vogt as Mr. Harriman F. Spritzer, Derek Hough as Corny Collins-- (Photo by: Trae Patton/NBC)
“Hairspray Live!,” the fourth installment in NBC’s “Live!” musical series, airs on December 7.
In advance of the eagerly anticipated broadcast, the cast and crew are working hard to perfect the show. NBC’s promotional team, meanwhile, is working to generate buzz over the live musical.
NBC provided the media with four new cast photos this week. Two are professional, promotional photos. The other two, meanwhile, first appeared on star Maddie Baillio’s Instagram.
The newest “Hairspray Live!” promotional photos follow:
HAIRSPRAY LIVE! — Season: 2016 — Pictured: (l-r) Derek Hough as Corny Collins, Garrett Clayton as Link Larson, Maddie Baillio as Tracy Turnblad, Harvey Feinstein as Edna Turnblad, Jennifer Hudson as Motormouth Maybelle, Ariana Grande as Penny Pingleton — (Photo by: Trae Patton/NBC)HAIRSPRAY LIVE! — Season: 2016 — Pictured: (l-r) Ephraim Skyes as Seaweed J. Stubbs, Ariana Grande as Penny Pingleton, Maddie Baillio as Tracy Turnblad, Kristin Chenoweth as Velma Von Tussle, Garrett,Clayton as Link Larson, Dove Cameron as Amber Von Tussle, Harvey Weinstein as Edna Turnblad, Shahadi Wright Joseph as Little Inez, Paul Vogt as Mr. Harriman F. Spritzer, Derek Hough as Corny Collins– (Photo by: Trae Patton/NBC)HAIRSPRAY LIVE! — Pictured: (l-r) Shahadi Wright Joseph as Little Inez, Garrett Clayton as Link Larkin, Dove Cameron as Amber Von Tussle, Maddie Baillio as Tracy Turnblad, Ariana Grande as Penny Pingleton, Ephraim Skyes as Seaweed J. Stubbs, Derek Hough as Corny Collins — (Photo by: Maddie Baillio/NBC)HAIRSPRAY LIVE! — Pictured: (l-r) Shahadi Wright Joseph as Little Inez, Garrett Clayton as Link Larkin, Dove Cameron as Amber Von Tussle, Maddie Baillio as Tracy Turnblad, Ariana Grande as Penny Pingleton, Ephraim Skyes as Seaweed J. Stubbs, Derek Hough as Corny Collins — (Photo by: Maddie Baillio/NBC)
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