The Skylight's production of "Hairspray," running through Dec. 30 ... of a youth ensemble of 16 high school students from across Milwaukee – a good idea for this production for a lot of reasons.

About the Album: Original Soundtrack of the NBC Television Event by Original Television Cast of Hairspray LIVE! Hairspray LIVE! stars exciting newcomer Maddie Baillio, Dove Cameron, Kristin ...

It took about an hour for “Hairspray Live!” to find its sweet spot. The energy was a little low, a line got dropped, and the production — the most complex, it appeared, that NBC has ...

NBC’s “Hairspray Live!” lacked the extra-strength hold of its predecessors, but didn’t fall completely flat thanks to outstanding performances by some of its more seasoned stars. “ ...

Hairspray: Live!' marked NBC's fourth venture into holiday event live musicals, but their first go at a broadcast with an audience and studio sets as opposed to a more traditional proscenium-style ...

We’re not the only ones feeling a little winded after Hairspray Live!‘s final number, right? (And we were only watching.) NBC wrapped up its latest live musical on Wednesday night with a high- ...

Though preliminary ratings suggest that it wasn’t a hit on par with last year’s “The Wiz Live!,” Wednesday night’s “Hairspray Live!” was a boisterous, technically dazzling ...

Before Wednesday night, my feelings about the live-TV-musical trend echoed the chorus from an infectious song from “Hairspray” called “Mama, I’m A Big Girl Now” — “Stop! Don’t!

He came to Vox in 2014. Prior to that, he worked at The Atlantic. NBC’s Hairspray Live showed that perfection isn’t everything. There were moments during Hairspray Live where the cast’s ...

But the first half of Hairspray dragged a bit ... when Jennifer Hudson arrived as Motormouth. The live musical format feels like the right venue for Hudson — if I’m Zadan and Meron, I ...