We are totally loving every moment of Hairspray Live so far and we are so excited to watch Maddie Baillio become a star in this production!
The 20-year-old actress, who is making her professional debut in the show, opened the show with “Good Morning Baltimore” and even though there were some technical errors, she still rocked it. Several times throughout the performance, Maddie‘s mic went out and we couldn’t hear the lyrics.
Many of Dove‘s co-stars from past projects like Descendants and Liv and Maddie sent her so many well wishes for tonight’s show.
“On a flight watching #HairsprayLive. I cannot wait to see @dovecameron shine? I’m cheering for you Chlo, this is your night. Beyond proud,” Sofia Carsonwrote.
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JJJ is getting all nostalgic right now ahead of the premiere of Hairspray Live!
Who all remembers when we all swooned and capped and replayed and just became obsessed with Zac Efron‘s performance of “Ladie’s Choice” for the 2007 movie? We definitely do!
Corny Collins was based on a real person � Buddy Deane, and his show was actually cancelled because he was all for integration in the 1960s!
“That integration really changed not just culture and humanity, but dance,” he shared with NKD mag. “Me being a dancer and learning the history of it, and seeing where all these moves and trends came from, it’s pretty cool…It’s about that time and what it meant. To do The Twist was considered vulgar.”
Can’t wait to watch Derek tonight!
If you missed it, Derek also teamed up with Tia Girl’s Club for a holiday Treasure Box.
The boxes are filled with inspirational messaging and cool activities to encourage kids to follow their dreams.
Marissa Heart stars as one of the “Nicest Kids in Town” Tammy and you have to meet her!
“Working on Hairspray Live! has been a dream come true!” Marissa tells us. “The entire experience has been unlike anything else that I’ve ever done!”
She adds about the family atmosphere: “Every single person in the cast genuinely loves each other and has become one big family! We all know that we’re going to cry like little babies today when the finale song comes on.”
Hairspray Live! premieres in just a few hours and JJJ is so excited!
We’re now expecting a live special like this every year and have some suggestions on future shows.
Since we know Bye Bye, Birdieis next (side note: YAY! This is one of our faves), we put together five of our favorite movie musicals that we have to see get a live TV adaption.
Click inside to see which musicals are on JJJ‘s wish list…
While regular JJJ readers know her insanely well from her Disney Channel days (Cloud 9, Descendants, and Liv and Maddie), some might not know anything besides her first name.
JJJ gathered up five major facts that you should probably know about Dove before you watch tonight.
We mean, did you know that she’ll sing songs with you if she pulls up next to you while driving anywhere. Love her!
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