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08-03-2016, 05:30 AM
Sean Hayes, Rosie O’Donnell added to cast of NBC's 'Hairspray Live'
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BEVERLY HILLS, California — NBC's Hairspray Live continues to cast more A-list stars.*
At the network's Television Critics Association, the show's producers revealed that Sean Hayes will play Mr. Pinkie and Rosie O’Donnell will play the gym teacher in the upcoming live telecast.
The uplifting musical comedy delves into the issues of racial segregation in Baltimore in the 1960s, a storyline which director Kenny Leon (The Wiz Live) feels is especially relevant today.
"I'm just happy to do this story at this particular time," he said during the panel.
SEE ALSO: Musical theatre geek Ariana Grande joins NBC's 'Hairspray Live' (http://mashable.com/2016/07/07/ariana-grande-nbc-hairspray-live/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial) Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/02/hairspray-live-nbc-tca/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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BEVERLY HILLS, California — NBC's Hairspray Live continues to cast more A-list stars.*
At the network's Television Critics Association, the show's producers revealed that Sean Hayes will play Mr. Pinkie and Rosie O’Donnell will play the gym teacher in the upcoming live telecast.
The uplifting musical comedy delves into the issues of racial segregation in Baltimore in the 1960s, a storyline which director Kenny Leon (The Wiz Live) feels is especially relevant today.
"I'm just happy to do this story at this particular time," he said during the panel.
SEE ALSO: Musical theatre geek Ariana Grande joins NBC's 'Hairspray Live' (http://mashable.com/2016/07/07/ariana-grande-nbc-hairspray-live/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial) Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/02/hairspray-live-nbc-tca/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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