“I think Hairspray is needed now more today, with the recent turnout of our election, than ever before,” Mitchell said. The show will touch on current political issues. You know, that sort of avows to the new movie.”ģ. “Because we had Derek Hough, Jerry wanted to use.… ‘Ladies’ Choice’ because it’s more of a dance song,” Fierstein explained of the Dancing With the Stars pro. When choosing which songs from the film would make the cut for the live production, the team used one cast member’s talent as a deciding factor. But otherwise we’re sticking close to the Broadway version.”

“We have included the song ‘Ladies’ Choice.’ And we have ‘Come So Far,’ which is our curtain call number. “The Hollywood movie really didn’t play very much into this because it changed the story and did things that I personally would never have done.”Ĭhoreographer Jerry Mitchell added that while the live show will stick “very, very close to the Broadway production,” there are a few fan favorites from the film that will make their way to the live production. “When we were writing the show in the first place, we sort of digested the movie and decided…what we wanted from that movie and what we didn’t,” Harvey Fierstein, who stars as Edna Turnblad and wrote the teleplay, said November 21. The live production will be more similar to the Broadway play than the movie adaptation.įans looking to see a live version of either the 1988 or 2007 film versions should be prepared for something slightly different.

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