Hairspray Live!

Paul Vogt as Mr. Harriman F. Spritzer Sean Hayes as Mr. Pinky Rosie O'Donnell as Gym Teacher Billy Eichner as Rob Barker Mary Faber as Understudy Velma / Prudy / Health Ed Teacher A.J. Danna as Student Martin Short as Wilbur Turnblad Sam Faulkner as I.Q. Andrew Pirozzi as Dancer Harvey Fierstein as Edna Turnblad Ephraim Sykes as Seaweed J. Stubbs Sophia Grace Brownlee as Self - Audience Member (uncredited) Kristin Chenoweth as Velma Von Tussle Jennifer Hudson as Motormouth Maybelle Mason Trueblood as Fender Annie Gratton as Dancer Ricky A. Schroeder as Sketch Ariana Grande as Penny Pingleton Shahadi Wright Joseph as Little Inez Marissa Heart as Tammy Thomasina Gross as Dancer Tyler Parks as Dancer Maddie Baillio as Tracy Turnblad Garrett Clayton as Link Larkin Derek Hough as Corny Collins Tiana Okoye as Lorraine Andrea Martin as Prudy Pingleton Rebecca Zamolo as Self - Audience Member (uncredited) Kamilah Marshall as Dynamite / Peaches Adriel Lara-Cea as Ensemble Marissa Jaret Winokur as Pinkette Riley Costello as Brad Kelli Erdmann as Lou Ann Hunter Goligoski as Corny Collins Teen (uncredited) Joy Marie Thomas as Dancer Matt Yoakum as Self - Audience Member (uncredited) Dove Cameron as Amber Von Tussle Ricki Lake as Pinkette Shayna Steele as Dynamite / Pearl Eliotte Woodford as Dancer Joanna Jones as Ensemble

Mary E. Vogt Costume Design Alex Rudzinski Co-Executive Producer, Director Andrew Waruszewski Camera Operator Thomas Meehan Musical Clay Cullen Stunt Coordinator Jennifer Hudson Songs Jeff Atmajian Orchestrator John Waters Associate Producer, Original Story Ariana Grande Songs Kenny Leon Producer, Director Neil Meron Executive Producer Jerry Mitchell Associate Producer, Choreographer Bernard Telsey Casting Harvey Fierstein Teleplay Marc Shaiman Associate Producer, Orchestrator, Musical