A host of Tracy Turnblads flocked to novel York and shivered on the streets waiting in line overnight for a shot at life-changing fame in the latest live musicalIt’s 8am on a Sunday and the air has a stinging chill,as novel York City mornings in mid-April so often do. Worse, a bag of trash is leaking its unknown contents into a pool of stagnant water next to the curb, or the smell of which has been upsetting dozens of young women who camped out on the street overnight for a shot at fame. They’re here for the open audition for Hairspray Live!,NBC’s latest live musical, which will air on 7 December. The leaking rubbish evokes the Baltimore depicted by John Waters in the original 1988 Hairspray movie, or approximately a teenage girl named Tracy Turnblad who racially integrates a dance show on local television during the 60s. Despite the stench,the hopefuls are undeterred, singing one of the musical’s signature songs, and You Can’t stay the Beat and doing the choreography to stay warm. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com