The next musical announced to stream online is a star-studded version of Hairspray Live!
Filmed live for television in 2016 with Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson and many more big names, the musical will be available to watch this weekend on YouTube channel The Shows Must Go On.
Following Andrew Lloyd Webber’s series of six shows, the scope is widening to feature even more classic musicals – last week The Sound of Music Live was also screened.
New shows will be announced each week, but for now, here’s everything you need to know about watching Hairspray.
How to watch Hairspray Live! online free:
The musical will be available to watch from 7pm on Friday May 29 on YouTube. It will be available to viewers in the UK for 48 hours afterwards.
You can tune in here or set a reminder:
While it is free to watch, the channel is encouraging viewers to donate to a number of charities to support theatremakers – Acting for Others, Broadway Cares and Actors Benevolent Fund – as well as the NHS fundraiser.
Who is in the cast?
The cast is led by Maddie Baillio as Tracy Turnblad, with Ariana Grande playing her best friend Penny Pingleton and Martin Short and Harvey Fierstein as her father and mother.
Jennifer Hudson, Billy Eichner, Kristin Chenoweth, Dove Cameron, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Ephraim Sykes, Garrett Clayton and Derek Hough are also among the stars.
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What is Hairspray about?
Hairspray takes place in 1962 Baltimore and follows Tracy Turnblad, a teenager who dreams of dancing on local TV programme, The Corny Collins Show. The musical is set during a time of racial segregation, and when she gets a spot on the show, she joins her friends’ fight to put an end to it.
It is based on the 1988 film, originally opening in 2002 with songs such as Good Morning Baltimore, Welcome To The Sixties and You Can’t Stop The Beat.
