Tag: Hairspray
'NBC Drafts ‘Hairspray’ Vet Harvey Fierstein to Write Live Event Musical
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'NBC Officially Announces Performance Date for ‘Hairspray Live’
We officially have a performance date for NBC’s next musical event, 'Hairspray Live.' Recently, NBC boss Robert Greenblatt announced that the holiday special will air on Dec 7 starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern. Greenblatt also announced a dream team of creative talent involved in the production. Check the report below for all the details. -
'NBC Boss Talks Fox’s ‘Grease’ and Possible Live Audience for 'Hairspray' [FALL 2016]
There is no doubt about it. Fox’s 'Grease: Live' was a knockout success. Even NBC liked the production. Using multiple studios stretching acres of lot and a live audience, Fox managed to take the live musical trend in a whole direction. Now, NBC’s Rob Greenblatt is opening up about Fox’s impressive production, including why they didn’t chose to not use a live audience for their past productions ('Wiz,' 'Peter Pan,' 'Sound of Music') and how that all might change with till fall’s 'Hairspray.'