Sony Masterworks will release a soundtrack album for the NBC television event Hairspray LIVE!. The album features the songs from the musical written by Marc Shaiman (A Few Good Men, Misery, Sister Act, City Slickers) and Scott Wittman (Smash, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) performed by the show’s cast. The soundtrack will be released digitally on December 2, 2016 and physically on December 9 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Hairspray LIVE! is based on the Tony and Grammy Award-winning Broadway musical and stars Maddie Baillio, Dove Cameron, Kristin Chenoweth, Garrett Clayton, Harvey Fierstein, Ariana Grande, Derek Hough, Jennifer Hudson, Martin Short, Ephraim Sykes and Shahadi Wright Joseph, with special appearances by Billy Eichner, Sean Hayes, Andrea Martin and Rosie O’Donnell. The TV special produced by Craig Zadan & Neil Meron (Chicago) and directed by Alex Rudzinski and Kenny Leon (The Wiz Live!) will premiere on December 7 on NBC and will be released on DVD on December 20. Visit the official show website for more information.
Here’s the album track list:
1. Good Morning Baltimore – Maddie Baillio
2. The Nicest Kids in Town – Derek Hough
3. Mama, I’m a Big Girl Now – Maddie Baillio
4. I Can Hear the Bells – Maddie Baillio
5. (The Legend of) Miss Baltimore Crabs – Kristin Chenoweth
6. Ladies’ Choice – Derek Hough
7. It Takes Two – Maddie Baillio
8. Velma’s Revenge – Kristin Chenoweth
9. Welcome to the 60’s – Sean Hayes
10. Run and Tell That – Ephraim Sykes
11. Big, Blonde and Beautiful – Martin Short
12. (You’re) Timeless to Me – Martin Short
13. Good Morning Baltimore (Reprise) – Maddie Baillio
14. Without Love – Maddie Baillio
15. I Know Where I’ve Been – Jennifer Hudson
16. (It’s) Hairspray – Derek Hough
17. Cooties – Dove Cameron
18. You Can’t Stop the Beat – Original Television Cast of Hairspray LIVE!
19. Come So Far (Got So Far to Go) – Jennifer Hudson