“Hairspray Live!”, the latest holiday musical production on NBC, achieves a high note in the network with its musical direction and choreography.
Last Wednesday, Jennifer Hudson and Ariana Grande delivered a dynamic ending performance for the viewers. Audiences all over the internet went crazy on Jennifer Hudson and Ariana Grande’s performance. Twitter, Facebook and other social media accounts were on fire about the two powerhouse vocalist’s rendition of the song "Come So Far (Got So Far to go)".
Despite the audio glitches, scenes and some lighting hitches, the three-hour telecast still never failed to achieve the audience’s expectation of their performance. This 1962-set musical inspired by John Waters’ 1988 movie still astounded every viewer on television.
In the musical, Jennifer Hudson plays Motormouth Maybelle, and Ariana Grande, who portrays Penny Pingleton, joined forces to sing "Come So Far (Got So Far to Go)" in the live musical's encore, was one of the highlights of the show.
Hudson said of the song as "two powerhouse vocalists just singing together" as she chatted with E! News about "Hairspray Live." She added, "It's exciting, it's fun. I'm a fan of [Ariana], so it's like, we get to sing together—when I found that out I was like, ‘Oh yes, let's get into it.' It's another cool thing I get to add to my list, that's for sure."
Grande praised the message of the song. "The message in the song is exactly what we need right now," Grande told us. "Because the hook says, 'We've come so far, but we've got so far to go,' which is exactly where we're at right now. It's exactly why we're supposed to be doing this show right now, cosmically. The world needs to hear it in a fun musical way, it's a message that we need to get out there."
The "Hairspray Live!" performance of Ariana Grande and Jennifer Hudson received positive feedback on social media, including the following, via Twitter. "The best Christmas gift I could have asked for is an Ariana Grande and Jennifer Hudson duet. Thank you, #HairsprayLive," one fan wrote."I never thought that in my wildest dreams I would get a Jennifer Hudson and Ariana Grande duet. #HairsprayLive gave that to me," another one commented.
"ARIANA GRANDE AND JENIFER HUDSON ON DUO, DON'T KNOW WHY IM STILL LIVING UGHH #hairspraylive," said one commenter, while another wrote, "This @ArianaGrande and @IAMJHUD duet is everything we've ever wanted in life. #HairsprayLive." Some still don't have enough after the show, with one saying, "UPDATE: I'm still listening to the #HairsprayLive album on repeat. @ArianaGrande & @IAMJHUD's #ComeSoFar duet is still PERFECTION."
“Hairspray Live!” touched the hearts of people that has watched the musical. Through the timeless passion, joy and happiness that they bring in a normal American night.
“Hairspray Live” will re-run on Monday, Dec. 26 at 8 p.m. on NBC.
