NBC has shared an exclusive first look at Harvey Fierstein and newcomer Maddie Baillio in costume in their iconic roles as Edna and Tracy Turnblad in NBC's upcoming HAIRSPRAY LIVE!. Check it out at below:
Later in the day, HAIRSPRAY LIVE! executive producer Craig Zadan turned to Twitter to share a fun image from the photo shoot:
Mother & son?Star & producer? It's the joy of @HarveyFierstein. Dancing begins Dec 7 @ 8 pm NBC. #HairsprayLive pic.twitter.com/dxEt7RUzQI
- Craig Zadan (@craigzadan) August 17, 2016
In the newest issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands this Friday, Baillio shares that she hopes to inspire girls of all shapes and sizes. "I think this is a good time for Hairspray to be a thing," she says. "I want to be an inspiration to girls just like me. I want them to know: Don't let anybody stop you from following your dreams. Don't let anybody tell you you're something that you're not. Go for your dreams, and if you work hard enough, you can achieve them."
Based on the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, "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 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 Turnblad, and she eventually encourages Tracy on her campaign to integrate the all-white "Corny Collins Show."
Photo by: Brian Bowen Smith/NBC
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