The night started off with a slightly rocky start, as newcomer Maddie Baillio, playing Tracy, suffered from a few audio glitches.
Definitely not as good as “Grease: Live,” but probably more important because of its (unfortunate) relevance, “Hairspray Live!” was still a fun, star-studded event with only a few low points. NBC’s “Hairspray Live!” is the network’s latest musical and latest attempt to remedy its nose-diving ratings. “The Wiz Live!” (2015) and “Grease: Live” (2016) showed that these musicals did have the potential for actual quality. They have come a long way since 2013, when country singer Carrie Underwood appalled audiences with her astoundingly poor acting capabilities in the first live televised musical special in almost 50 years on NBC, “The Sound of Music Live!” (2013). Gone are the days of hate-watching live television adaptations of musicals.
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