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Dove Cameron and Kristin Chenoweth are playing a mother-daughter duo for the second time in Hairspray Live! and they share a cute moment in the new promo for the NBC production!

The actresses previously starred together in Disney Channel’s Descendants.

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Some of the other new things that we get to see and hear in the promo include Derek Hough singing “Nicest Kids in Town” as Corny Collins and a preview of Jennifer Hudson and her amazing vocals.

We can hardly wait for the official premiere of Hairspray Live! and it looks like we’ll luckily be getting a sneak peek!

The stars of the show – Ariana Grande, Dove Cameron, Garrett Clayton, Jennifer Hudson, Ephraim Sykes, Derek Hough, Kristin Chenoweth, Maddie Baillio, Martin Short and Shahadi Wright Joseph – are set to perform in the Thanksgiving Day Parade!

Even though the cast is working hard, it looks like they’ve been having a blast getting ready for the show.

“fam fam fam fam fam,” newcomer Maddie wrote on her Instagram, along with a photo with Dove, Jennifer and some more of the cast.

The Thanksgiving Day Parade airs on November 24th at 9 AM while Hairspray Live! will officially premiere on December 7th at 8 PM on NBC!

Ariana Grande celebrated her Artist of the Year win at the 2016 American Music Awards with the cast of NBC’s Hairspray Live!

The 23-year-old singer was surprised with a cake while on set rehearsing for the show.

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“my hairspray family surprised me and i had no idea what to do,” Ari captioned a cute Instagram video, which you can watch below. “i’m so lucky to be a part of this beautiful loving family and I want to smother you all. please always be a part of my life @nbchairspraylive thank you @neilmeron for the cake.”

Hairspray Live! premieres on December 7 @ 8 p.m. on NBC!

Dove Cameron just opened up about how stressful it was to land the role of Amber Von Tussle in the upcoming production of Hairspray Live!

It turns out, Dove wanted the role of Amber bad. Really bad.

But it almost didn’t happen.

In a phone call this morning with JustJaredJr.com, Dove explains why.

“I was in talks to play Amber for three months,” the 20-year-old star shares. “I got the call they offered me the role half an hour before we went on and did the final curtain call for the last season of Liv and Maddie, so it was a very emotional moment for me. And then they took it back!

Dove continues, “They said they couldn’t offer me the role because I was going off to do Descendants 2, and I was going to miss too much rehearsal time. They didn’t feel safe letting me do something live with that little rehearsal time.

We fought and fought and went back and forth. Then I went to go see Hamilton in New York while I was promoting my EP. The night I saw Hamilton, I had five missed calls from my reps. And they said, ‘Alright, they want to see you one more time for a dance audition, and then they are prepared to really offer you the role.’

I walked out of Hamilton and flew back to L.A. the next morning. I got three hours of sleep, and then I went in to audition for choreographer Jerry Mitchell. I was so nervous because I’m not a dancer, I’m much an actor and singer. After the audition, Jerry said, ‘Alright, I’ll see you at the table read on Monday.’ So that was one of the most scary moments of my life.”

See Dove as Amber Von Tussle — and the rest of the cast in character — here!

We can hardly wait for Hairspray Live! to premiere next month and it looks like the cast is getting excited too!

The musical’s stars, including Ariana Grande, Derek Hough, Dove Cameron, Ephraim Sykes, Garrett Clayton, Jennifer Hudson, Kristin Chenoweth, Maddie Baillio, Martin Short and Shahadi Wright Joseph, helped to host a press junket about the upcoming show.

After the event, newcomer Maddie took to her Instagram to share a cute selfie with Kristin and Ariana, writing, “my sweet kristin is here!”

The musical takes place in Baltimore in the early ’60s, when teenager Tracy Turnblad lands her dream role on the popular Corny Collins Show and becomes a dancing sensation overnight, crossing paths with a colorful array of characters along the way.

Don’t miss Hairspray Live! when it premieres December 7 at 8 p.m. on NBC!

FYI: Jennifer is wearing a Theory dress, Manolo Blahnik sandals and jewelry from Yossi Harari, Ileana Makri and Randall Scott Fine Jewelry. Ariana is wearing Hannah Jinkins overalls, a Vanessa Mooney choker, Irit Design earrings and Richard Braqo shoes. Dove is wearing a Guess jumpsuit and BCBG shoes.

Now that Hairspray Live! rehearsals have begun, the cast is sharing a ton of behind-the-scenes photos!

In fact, Dove Cameron just shared the cutest selfie with Ariana Grande.

“just the smallest humans #pennyandamber #penber,” she captioned the pic.

Ariana also posted some photos with the cast, including Maddie Baillio, Garrett Clayton, Ephraim Sykes, Shahadi Wright Joseph, and Derek Hough.

The musical takes place in Baltimore in the early ’60s, when teenager Tracy Turnblad lands her dream role on the popular Corny Collins Show and becomes a dancing sensation overnight, crossing paths with a colorful array of characters along the way.

Hairspray Live! premieres on December 7 @ 8 p.m. on NBC!

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Ahhhh! We can’t believe how much we love Maddie Baillio‘s voice in “You Can’t Stop The Beat”!

Maddie and her Hairspray Live! cast, including Dove Cameron, Garrett Clayton, and more — took on the Mannequin Challenge and you can hear the first listen of the closing song in the video now!

“Our #HairsprayLive cast slayed the #MannequinChallenge!” the TV special’s Twitter writes — and we couldn’t agree more!

Hairspray Live! is in rehearsals right now and gearing up for the live airing on December 7th. Get ready!