Oscar, Golden Globe, SAG and Grammy Award-winner Jennifer Hudson and multiple Tony Award-winner Harvey Fierstein will headline the cast of NBC’s “Hairspray Live!,” the network’s next live Broadway ...

“Hairspray Live!” may be set in 1962, at the height of the Civil Rights Movement, but the TV musical’s producers and stars stress it’s just as relevant today. What promises to be NBC’s most exuberant ...

When Fierstein started quilting in 2009, it was a hobby. He’d long been a fan of HGTV’s Simply Quilts, hosted by Alex ...

In this interview from March 6, 2004, actor and playwright Harvey Fierstein talks to director Michael Kantor backstage at the Neil Simone Theatre during the Broadway production of "Hairspray," for ...

In a corner of the NBC backlot in Universal City, a generic city street set has been transformed into 1960's Baltimore for the upcoming production of Hairspray Live!, which airs on December 7. Signs ...

Jennifer Hudson is currently starring on Broadway in The Color Purple, but this winter she’s bringing her acting and vocal talents to NBC’s production of Hairspray Live! Hudson will play Motormouth ...

Jennifer Hudson and Harvey Fierstein have signed on to NBC’s “Hairspray Live!,” the network’s next live Broadway musical. Hudson will play Motormouth Maybelle, while Fierstein will star as Edna ...