Directed by Kenny Leon   Alex Rudzinski   Written by Harvey Fierstein   Mark O'Donnell   Thomas Meehan   John Waters   Zack Bernstein   Cast Dove Cameron ... Amber Von Tussle Kristin Chenoweth ... Velma Von Tussle Jennifer Hudson ... Motormouth Maybelle Martin Short ... Wilbur Turnblad Ariana Grande ... Penny Pingleton Andrea Martin ... Prudy Pingleton Sean Hayes ... Mr. Pinky Billy Eichner ... Rob Barker Harvey Fierstein ... Edna Turnblad Rosie O'Donnell ... Gym Teacher Maddie Baillio ... Tracy Turnblad Ricki Lake ... Pinkette Marissa Jaret Winokur ... Pinkette Garrett Clayton ... Link Larkin Shahadi Wright Joseph ... Little Inez Derek Hough ... Corny Collins Kelli Erdmann ... Lou Ann Mary Faber ... Understudy Velma / Prudy / Health Ed Teacher Paul Vogt ... Mr. Harriman F. Spritzer A.J. Danna ... Student Mason Trueblood ... Fender Ricky A. Schroeder ... Sketch (as Ricky Schroeder) Ephraim Sykes ... Seaweed J. Stubbs Tiana Okoye ... Lorraine Marissa Heart ... Tammy Thomasina Gross ... Dancer Joanna Jones ... Ensemble Tyler Parks ... Dancer Katherine Roarty ... Kooks Adriel Lara-cea ... Ensemble Keenan D. Washington ... Dancer (as Keenan Washington) Riley Costello ... Brad Allie Meixner ... Dancer Andrew Pirozzi ... Dancer Joy Marie Thomas ... Dancer Zack Everhart Jr. ... Dancer David Dustin Kenyon ... Self Kevin Brooks ... Audience Warm-Up Helene Britany ... Shelley Roger Groh ... Corny Collins Director Joshua Alexander ... James Kamilah Marshall ... Dynamite / Peaches Brian Cogley ... Corny Collins Crew Megan Duquette ... Student Shayna Steele ... Dynamite / Pearl Annie Gratton ... Dancer Eliotte Nicole ... Dancer Sam Faulkner ... I.Q. Tommy Martinez ... Corey Jacque LeWarne ... Brenda Judine Somerville ... Dynamite / Cindy Watkins Karl Skyler Urban ... Jon Greg Graham ... Bum Will B. Bell ... Duane Heather Tepe ... Belle Amos Oliver III ... Thad Unissa Cruse-Ferguson ... Dancer Jay Flats ... Audience Warm-Up Jason Williams   Drew Hoffman ... Dancer Rhon Saunders ... Gilbert Re'Sean Pates ... Jackie Uncredited Cast Hunter Goligoski ... Corny Collins Teen Amanda Layne Miller ... Background Dancer Mike Rose ... Corny Collins Teen Alexa Vellanoweth ... Corny Collins Teen Produced by Richard Bakewell   Robert Norris Catto   Barclay DeVeau   Ashley Shea Landers   Kenny Leon   Neil Meron   Jerry Mitchell   Alex Rudzinski   Marc Shaiman   John Waters   Javier Winnik   Scott Wittman   Craig Zadan   Lizz Zanin   Original Music by Marc Shaiman

Additional Info Premiere: December 07, 2016 DVD Release: December 20, 2016 Country: Distributor: Universal Studios Websites: Production Companies Warner Bros. Television New Line Cinema Sony Pictures Television Storyline Entertainment Universal Television Distributors National Broadcasting Company (NBC)   (2016) (USA) (TV) Rating Stats Overall Rating 7.0 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #6,271 / 20,968 Site Ranking #6,267 National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure (2003) #6,268 The Silencers (1966) #6,269 Vixen: Season 1 (2015) #6,270 Vixen: Season 2 (2016) #6,271 Hairspray Live! (2016) #6,272 Baby Geniuses And The Space Baby (2016) #6,273 Blood From The Mummy's Tomb (1971) #6,274 Meet Wally Sparks (1997) #6,275 The Voyeur (1994)