You Can't Stop the Beat - Hairspray Finale Spectacular

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HAIRSPRAY alumni from numerous productions, along with other professional theater, film and television performers come together for a joyous celebration of song and dance in You Can’t Stop The Beat!
The creative team includes David O (co-conceiver, co-director, musical director), Janet Roston (co-conceiver, co-director, choreographer), Marc Shaiman (music and lyrics), Scott Wittman (lyrics), Ally Rice (video editor), Michael Donovan (casting) and Scott M. Riesett (music mixer). The video is produced by Christopher Sepulveda with associate producers Rebecca Eisenberg and Daniel Henning.
Support provided by Apples and Oranges Arts, The Foundation for New American Musicals and Boneau/Bryan-Brown.
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[@j.d.e.7416]

"You can't stop my knife and fork when I see a Christmas ham..." *holds up menorah*

[@angelabolivar3010]

Thank you!! I was looking for this comment

[@cinnamorolI.]

WAIT I THINK THATS PENNY'S MOM

[@nbearj]

That is Jackie Hoffman who was in the original cast playing a few roles .. She is notorious for ad libbing

[@fluffyhales]

@@nbearj I saw a video of her as Mrs Teavee in CatCF and she was so funny. Is she like that in most roles?

[@lisac9522]

Yeh, that was pretty awesome. Sometimes you just gotta make it your own!

[@JeremyCabalona]

NIKKI BLONSKY 🥰 so happy to finally see her included! She was a wonderful Tracy!

[@CanadaOhCanada]

Wait, What? I thought Ricki lakes Version was not the musical, why wouldn’t Nikki come if she was in a musical version?

[@CanadaOhCanada]

Ohh, Thank you

[@ShonWilsonOfficial]

My favorite!

[@mintefresh6608]

Todd Meisner you’re making some brutal accusations. Evidence? Receipts? Or just gossip & hate?

[@footyfan101ful]

When was she? I missed her?

[@chickennugget9254]

Everyone: where's Zac? Me: Latifah, Travolta, Marsden, etc

[@devyl1516]

I think these are mostly the actors from the musical theater, instead of the movie.

[@Anathica]

Travolta is in the thank yous and I don't know why!

[@nathaniellee5277]

Devy Larasati Nikki Blonsky’s here though

[@layalfirdaws]

Travolta's wife was battling cancer at that time I think, so he was probably busy spending time with her and the kids. Sadly she passed away in July...

[@broadwaybrat1986]

I was waiting patiently for Kristin Chenoweth XD

[@jlth6]

the editor of this deserves a goddamn raise

[@G712I9i1a]

Amen, sister!!!

[@alethiarodrigues478]

So true.. Spectacular

[@sirgimps]

you spelled "oscar" wrong lol

[@natassiarodriguez7420]

Amen 🙏

[@scottnichols3685]

Amen!

[@meganrainford4322]

Will Schuester shaved his head I’m slightly uncomfortable

[@kaylafernandes2499]

LMFOAOOQ

[@joanna4655]

😆 time stamp?

[@angelicadiaz150]

Joanna 3:36

[@soulsnackbecauseidonteatmu4341]

It's finally time he stopped using low fat butter sticks in his hair to distract from his baby butt chin.

[@meganrainford4322]

Soul Snack because I don't eat much MADE MY DAY OMG

[@helenaraven5784]

This just added 15 years to my lifespan

[@footyfan101ful]

Mine too! 😂

[@dameceosprings2023]

Seriously ❗️🤣

[@supermamamonster]

Same

[@mattj929]

It's took me that long to learn and keep up with the words 👌🙏

[@mattj929]

Tried to get my mum to learn it 😊

[@christophercervantes5753]

I’m impressed with how many Hairspray veterans they were able to get for this!!

[@HatsuneMikuSakiMiyu]

So are we just all gonna ignore cutting Penny and Seaweeds part 💅

[@KingChocoo]

FAX IT BLEW MY SHIT I WAS WAITING FOR IT

[@bandicootmania4599]

was just wondering that now, but guess it didnt fit with an ensemble

[@miriamwrightnesbitt5412]

elijah kelley (movie seaweed) was in the last shot, how could they not include him with his amazing voice!???!!!

[@kaeleighsworld5977]

Ikr?? Ugh rude its the best part 😭😭😭😭😡🤨🤔❤

[@kaeleighsworld5977]

@@KingChocoo samee😡😡😡😡

[@tubedogg]

Obviously, it's spectacular musically. But I cannot even imagine the effort involved in editing this together. Dozens and dozens of clips to keep track of, arrange on-screen, sync... It's just mind-blowing.

[@ExvangelicalJess]

I was thinking the very same thing as I was watching it both times!!!! Someone is an amazingly talented editor!!!!

[@JohnfromBath]

I agree - the editing is simply amazing ! :)

[@johnslater8998]

Props to the sound mixer too.

[@davidomusic]

thanks! it was indeed quite a bit of work - but a joy every step along the way.

[@saraleanne3610]

This was actually really good. With everything moving pretty quickly and many people on-screen at once several times, it made it hard to see everyone, but I still enjoyed it. I noticed some faces from the 1988 and 2007 movies and a couple from the live TV version from a few years ago, but there were three in particular that I didn't or couldn't see close up so I don't know if they were included. John Travolta and Zac Efron(2007 movie)and Dove Cameron(live TV production). Can anyone tell if they were involved in this video?

[@travis_brown202]

The only thing missing is Queen Latifah 🙏❤️

[@mrabbeymkay6961]

Yes and zac efron and John Travolta and amber from 2007

[@james-covers2452]

Abbey Millsom John travolta is there :)

[@Father_of_Death]

@@james-covers2452 where???? 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@james-covers2452]

@@Father_of_Death 1:11

[@JadenYukifan28]

@@james-covers2452 are you sure? I didn't see him

[@tmann7064]

Been 3 years since this debuted and I'm still coming back to this, love it!

[@scottnichols3685]

I’m crying tears of JOY. Even though I’ve owned Hairspray 2007 for years, I’ve only ever watched the 1988 version. I stumbled across this song about an hour ago in Glee clip, BUT THIS video is making cry tears of PURE JOY. Absolutely BRILLIANT.

[@darreylhenderson702]

"You can't stop the beat" is such a fitting song for all of us right now. Because the beat has not and won't be stopped! We need a hairspray revival!

[@xlaginger5098]

YES I will be first in line for tickets

[@rjjg14]

SO TRUEE!!! I cried on the “coz tomorrow is a brand new day and it don’t know white from black” 😭😭😭😭 This song had a whole new meaning for me. Still crying as I’m typing this.

[@charlo_bert6682]

ahahahah the west end is getting a revival sucks 2 be American oh wait I'm from London ajdkshenen

[@kieferharmon8094]

Hairspray is touring in America next year!! Look it up if you don’t believe me!

[@darreylhenderson702]

@@kieferharmon8094 yes, but it's going to be a cheap non-equity version. I want a big budget Broadway revival

[@chloeharris5010]

Is it only me that gets goosebumps when it says “tomorrow is a brand new day and we don’t know white from black”? Or is that just me? Edited: Ive just saw this in February 2021, and I want to thank everyone for the likes and comments❤️x

[@upclose22]

Chloe Harris Loved that part🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

[@jerryqueer]

I ALWAYS GET IT BRUH

[@_avahoward_]

that’s my fav part!!!

[@hellow4130]

My favorite line is “if they try to stop us, Seaweed, we’ll call the NAACP!!” Unfortunately they didn’t sing that part. Lol

[@crybaby_claire]

yess! 👏👏

[@dul1980]

I love actors. They kept us mentally grounded during COVID 😂

[@baluotheblueberry9265]

I love Martin Short just kinda fanboying briefly and Jackie Hoffman just singing from the shower! So many cameos!

[@MLOB96]

I love how they just snuck Kristin Chenoweth in there lol

[@burtihal]

She was Velma in the live TV version

[@miacooke657]

It was kinda obvious, she has such a presence, so I'm not sure 'sneak' is the right word.

[@hoverton]

@@idekman6926 Comes across the bottom of the screen from right to left at the 3:13 mark. She is pointing at the camera and her square has sort of a rainbow shimmer on the right side.

[@courtneyandros9129]

It wasn’t random she was Velma in the Hairspray Live show

[@thegamerunicorn697]

Nobody: The cast: Makes random objects microphones and props to do choreography with

[@AmyHollinger1]

TheGamer Unicorn coordinated choreography too! Super cute ❤️

[@AmyHollinger1]

TheGamer Unicorn coordinated choreography too! Super cute ❤️

[@sc2341]

I do that all the time js

[@dingbat1966able]

Like most of us have done in the bedroom mirror with a hair brush and the radio blasting.

[@chiarafermorr_]

Like for example a menorah for Christmas ham

[@ShedMontgomery]

I think this is the best Broadway finale song. So much fun and energy. I love the harmonies in the later choruses.

[@epscproductions1373]

This was 4 minutes and 46 seconds of pure amazement

[@oliviaasp]

matthew morrison, kristin chenoweth and alex newell?? this looks like another glee reunion 😂😂

[@JadenYukifan28]

I couldn't even tell which one Alex was!!

[@mariagordon9991]

@@JadenYukifan28 2:10

[@JadenYukifan28]

@@mariagordon9991 I realized that now, Alex was the one in the pink dress and wig

[@raidenei2477]

ALEX IS SUCH A KWUEEN I LOVE HIM SO MUCH HE IS SUCH A GORGEOUS HUMAN😭💜

[@burtihal]

@@raidenei2477 Have you seen this? kzbin.info/www/bejne/iafOqX1titGJiMU

[@ryanfabian7231]

NIKKI BLONSKY, MARISSA, KERRY BUTLER, AND HARVEYYYYYY. I AM CRYINGGGGGGG

[@ieatlinguiniii]

AND MO FROM ZOEYS EXTROARDINARY PLAYLIST OMG YAY

[@TheMarapasa]

You didnt mention the OG ricki lake!

[@sophiamullard]

AND Kristin Chenoweth!!!!!!

[@sophiamullard]

Omg wait Zac Efron too!!!!

[@ryanfabian7231]

@@TheMarapasa I know! She's the OG. Shame on me lol!

[@minitrundle]

Full credit goes to the people who edited this and got it all in sync! That's the spectacular part of this!

[@patrickmacdonald5539]

Geeze, I remember this in our generation's darkest times and I am watching this again with a new perspective on how much happiness this brought so many people who just needed a little bit of a smile... that's what performers do, even though the arts were struggling the most. It's a happy song but I still get emotional about this one.

[@kytyngurl2]

I’m so happy to meet someone else still here, feeling similar. This was super meaningful for me then, and remains so. Thank you, cast of Hairspray!

[@frenchcowmoolala]

thank you for including Deaf actors in this!!!!

[@Marcel_Audubon]

what?

[@davidomusic]

Thanks for noticing, Taylor! Deaf and hearing-impaired actors are a huge part of the performing arts, and we were thrilled to be able to include some of our friends from this community in the video!

[@joanna4655]

Marcel Audubon 2:39

[@skycubbie2010]

Yes!! I was delighted to see they were included in this incredible work!!

[@jazzy_10266]

I cried a little when I saw that. pregnancy hormones. but you don't see people doing something like this so it was wonderful to see

[@2gredvisions8560]

Oh my god, they have Kristen Chenoweth in this. I'm literally dying over here. This is amazing! :D

[@phil2u48]

Giovanni... Thank you ! I rewatched it because I missed her the first time.

[@2gredvisions8560]

@phil2u48 No problem! :) I know what you mean too. I only noticed her by the end of the video and I was like "Wait....that looked like Kristen Chenoweth." And it wouldn't be until I rewound the video to the point when I noticed her I was then like "OH MY GOD IT IS HER!!!" XD

[@chrishouston968]

I know I was like HI KRISTIN!!!!! When she appeared

[@Alexa-os9qf]

and ms shue from glee

[@CountryCowboy008]

Well she's Mrs. Von Tussel in the Live TV version.

[@macaro28]

These people absolutely love what they do.

[@ella9120]

Yeah you can tell that’s what makes it so great they look like there having so much fun!

[@andresgc770]

I love that Ricki Lake didn't play Tracy in a musical version of Hairspray and yet she's constantly included in these sorts of things. Makes me wish Divine were still around so she could've also enjoyed the perks of her 'Hairspray' association (imagine her in this video sharing the screen with Harvey Fierstein!).

[@kaybee6183]

So the movie with Ricki Lake wasn't a musical?

[@tralfaz]

@@kaybee6183 It was just a movie (with dancing of course). But maybe more people have seen the musical version.

[@cruisematt8585]

Divine would have loved all this

[@lorencappelson6475]

@@kaybee6183 no it was a movie turned into a musical turned into a movie musical :) turned into a live tv musical I guess too!

[@tami8458]

She did have a cameo in the 2007 version though. But I prefer the original.

[@chrisfields4945]

I'm gonna give it a little nod to John Waters who invented the damn show

[@simonmoyer1239]

This. And to Divine, without whom the original just wouldn’t have been the same.

[@Danidiva21]

Simon Moyer Yup

[@debbiedoodiedandi]

It's pretty impressive that he took this really quirky movie, turned it into a Broadway hit, then turned THAT version of it back into a movie! I know there's plans to turn the musical version of Mean Girls into a movie, but other examples of this escape me right now.

[@bengalbaby6118]

Thank the Lord for John Waters!! and all of his work.

[@dodgerfan2472]

@@debbiedoodiedandi Little Shop of Horrors- orig movie in the early 60s. off Broadway musical in the 80s which was adapted into film musical in the 80s

[@missezramay]

I’m so overwhelmed there’s too much to process

[@TheMarapasa]

too

[@iieviexx1108]

Then slow it down by adjusting the setting xD

[@redsablay4994]

Hands. Down. To. The. Editor. Of. This. Video.

[@ger5565]

For some reason, I always get choked up listening to this song. This is now my absolute favorite version.

[@JeffCaldwell1969]

The video is so full of joy that it makes you want to cry. I totally get it.

[@scottfurrow577]

I cry every time; live, movie..doesn't matter

[@scottnichols3685]

I’m listening in 2024 and am getting choked up, watching it over and over and over. So much joy.

[@elladrew4045]

2:38 I literally screamed “THEY DID NOT” this video is beautiful thank you for including ASL❤️❤️

[@joanna4655]

Ikr! I loved that! Go ASL! ❤️

[@sharoncaldwell4320]

What's asl

[@joanna4655]

Sharon Caldwell, ASL stands for American Sign Language. 👍👍

[@gabriellascimeca4206]

Yess!! I was screaming out "THE DIVERSITYYYY!!!!!!"

[@lucar9873]

I wish they'd put up a video with one of the interpreters always on the screen.

[@markh110]

"Video editor - Ally Rice" There's so much talent in this video, but MY GOD this would've taken so much time and effort to assemble. Kudos!

[@undead.rising]

I can't believe that it was edited by just a single person!!!

[@soyitaliana78]

Oh my god I know what you mean. I couldn’t agree with you more

[@startsubasa7134]

The most beautiful video is very fun A strange animal dancing 😂 kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKPUXnV_nJaXbMU

[@handsomeguy2993]

I’m not going to single out any one performer because the sum of their talents just add up to something wonderful.

[@trinityreichling134]

I love how they have the original people and the people from over they years from the movies

[@talcantadd]

I cant be the only one who died when Matty Fresh (Matthew Morrison) showed up

[@delaneymelrose1326]

i went silent when he came on

[@karina00143]

i still can't get over that he chose that name for himself

[@EvenStevenSays]

Aka Link Larkin 😍

[@sazfretz1945]

I was lucky enough to see him in "South Pacific" with Kelli O'Hara in 2008.

[@julief9524]

I watched it just because he was in it 😂

[@OkieGal2]

Who else is ugly crying? (But in a good way.)

[@ronkaufman1738]

Oh seriously don't even get me started. Lol

[@mariabt0558]

in a cool way like harry styles

[@imlouavril]

me. bawling!!!

[@lilithoms8191]

ME

[@mayaracoele]

Meeee!

[@aysada]

This song just gets it right. If I wanted to show somebody why I love musical theater and I have only one song to do it, this is the one I would pick.

[@roadcamstories6427]

Keep the "light" shining. 3 thumbs up. Thank You!!!!!!

[@maryannc2784]

I've watched this 10 times and my favorite part is that they included ASL

[@JadenYukifan28]

They skipped one verse, but the song was really good though.

[@chiarafermorr_]

Who is asl

[@vanilla_aster]

Chiara Fermor im pretty sure asl means american sign language...

[@tepmurt76]

I know! Now I want to see a full production of Hairspray in ASL

[@stephenrboyer2148]

I'm with you. After watching ASL in rhythm, I finally understand that you can sing in sign-language.

[@MikeMcNamara]

I don't understand how this only has 200K views when it feels like I've watched it 100,000 times already

[@bman342a]

Well you and five others like you have now pushed it over 700,000.

[@birdloverus]

same here!!

[@themadlibrarian2933]

A lot of the views went to the Washington Post, which is where I heard of it first.

[@PeanutsAssorted]

I love that, no matter how far you push him back in the mix, you can't miss Harvey's voice. Iconic.

[@go__ra__iii__as9]

日本人です！ヘアスプレー大好きでここまで来ました。コロナウィルスで辛い日々はいつまで続くかもわからないけど、少しでもポジティブな瞬間を！今ここにみんなと一つになれる音楽があって、嬉しい。

[@dylanmajor100]

So Amazing. I'm already thinking now that someone should do "Welcome to the 60's" because it would be a great tribute to our 2007 Mr.Pinky Jerry Stiller who died a few days ago and a great time to shine for our main Broadway Dynamites or "Mama I'm a big girl now"

[@paulrearts]

Agree with you, and let me add a fact in here. He was the Original Wilbur Turnblad in the 1988 John Waters Hairspray movie. He'll be remembered forever!

[@taliagmail.com2005]

Yeah

[@dylanmajor100]

nicolasbarraza9 Yeah...

[@toddmeisner6151]

Ricki Lake the “OG Tracy” 💯 Marissa Winoker “The Broadway Tracy” 💃🏻 Nikki Blonsky “The Movie Musical Tracy” 🍿 Maddie Baillio “The Pop Tracy” 🎤 ⭐️ Where’s Shoshana Bean “The Riffing Tracy”?

[@toddmeisner6151]

Who am I missing?

[@06s091]

Todd Meisner You’re missing the west end Tracy Leanne Jones and Lizzie Bea who is playing Tracy this year in the revival (it would have been playing now, but was postponed because of COVID)

[@billygonzales4446]

i also saw leslie kritzer in there who was an understudy on bway

[@emeliaroberts3756]

Billy Gonzales what time ?

[@burtihal]

Which Tracy is that @.35? she's great!

[@lovelygirl18]

I'm always gonna love how in part this looks like they just went to the artists and said 'Sing this song' and they did.. and then there's the whole choreo going on in the back who clearly went "We are making this a show!"

[@ezra_lambs_ritalin]

ok but i can’t stop staring at andy randy at the end, he’s vibing, it’s so cUTE

[@beyney2274]

3:36 can we just look at that baby kicking to the beat there?

[@axellander95]

"TOMORROW IS A BRAND NEW DAY AND IT DON'T KNOW WHITE FROM BLACK" Now more than ever. #BLM

[@sarahcorbishley2483]

Its supposed to be a fun video with all the cast. We can help if there's more white than black people in the production. Just don't comment this. Again it's supposed to be enjoyable so let us enjoy it.

[@mimigillies5805]

@@sarahcorbishley2483 i dont think that was the point? theres literally a lyric that says "tomorrow is a brand new day and it dont know white from black" and i think oc's point was that that line is now more pertinent than ever

[@sarahcorbishley2483]

@@mimigillies5805 yeah but you are just depressing a feel good song and I just wanted to say my point. I agree with what he said but just not on this video. Was only saying.

[@starb0rn]

But no one cares about colour except you lot. You're always banging on about how we shouldn't judge anyone by colour, but you do exactly that lmao.

[@Igivegdparent]

@axellander thats also one of my favorite lines as well and a ton of others in this comment section

[@TheStephrules]

Alex Newell has to play Motormouth Maybelle in the future. Such a great voice and Alex would be amazing in that role

[@jboyer6169]

Am I the only one addicted to those Zoom-musicals? I love them all... Shout out to the sign language. And I feel related to those kitchen backup dancers XD

[@coreyd3865]

“StEp AsIde MiSs DoOm AnD GlOoM I’m HaViNg A PaRtY In My RoOm!”

[@RLSTUD1OS]

LOL 😂

[@michaelrea2485]

This just added 15 years to my lifespan

[@coreydocherty2808]

i got locked out of this account :(

[@elizakiperman1634]

unique adams everyone

[@hotdamndan9892]

"Step aside Ms. Doom and Gloom, I'm havin' a party in my room!" The world badly needs that mood now.

[@MsSteelphoenix]

This always makes me smile.

[@credenzabelladonna-fatale2487]

I love this. Having been on stages for 30 years, I want to yell that theater is FOR YOU.

[@jrny10011]

Props to the kitchen and bed dancing and choreography! Jackie Hoffman made me laugh as always, and MISS DARLENE LOVE!!

[@jroston1]

Thanks. I had so much fun choreographing it!

[@owenperk]

@@jroston1 The more I watch it, the more it reminds of one of those old Busby Berkeley musicals seen from way up above. I love the patterns of dancing, bed kicks, kitchen dance, etc. That's a good thing -- taking choreography to a new level.

[@jrny10011]

@@jroston1 So far there are a million views (I think I put in about 50,000) and while everyone is in top form, I find myself continually looking at the dancers' squares--the mattress dancing (I see what you did there), the kitchen utensil props, the attention paid to camera angles, the joy emanating from the dancers making the most of their small spaces. Makes me so happy. Thank you!!

[@itsNickStitch]

Anyone else cried or is it just me? 😭💕🙌

[@reginab9802]

It wasn't just you. I wonder if we'll ever have theater again...and I am not optimistic about it.

[@davidbarnett504]

@@reginab9802 I fear it will be a long time until I sit in a crowded auditorium and experience a musical again. This was amazing but I started crying halfway through because I realized all of these folks are out of work as well as all the set designers, lighting people, costumers, stage managers, directors, etc. How many will abandon entertainment to survive? Who will be left to be on stage when this is all over? That said, I LOVED every second of this! Thank you to everyone that was involved.

[@corvusdelicti8853]

Cried my eyes out, yes sir no shame.

[@Chaos.seven7]

why is no one talking about alex newell and the fact that we NEED her on Hairspray in the future?

[@mcurt9]

wow was she on bway or the tour?

[@elisejackson2854]

Him?

[@Chaos.seven7]

@@elisejackson2854 they accept all pronouns

[@islandeatssand684]

Alex’s I Know Where I’ve Been is an absolute religious experience and I ain’t even religious. I don’t think Alex has done it on Broadway sadly. Pretty sure they’ve only been in the Broadway revival of Once On This Island so far and they might be a bit busy for a while since they have the Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist movie and maybe even the Once On This Island movie to work on

[@JadenYukifan28]

Alex Newell was perfect in this video.

[@lyndakorner2383]

This was such a great idea. Marc Shaiman is a genius. The way that the musical built on John Waters' film was so creative and smart. The movie version of that stage musical is one of the best such adaptations ever done. And, this cleverly produced KZbin video bringing the performers from the various stage productions together with Ricki Lake just expands on that wonderful legacy further. Everyone involved deserves congratulations.

[@aaronbode1355]

Whoever edited this deserves a Tony

[@JadenYukifan28]

I have to wonder why they skipped one verse...but it's alright with me

[@kennykleck]

Damn straight Ricki Lake was in this.

[@wlewis610]

Smile factory. Pure joy.

[@jungsfragen]

I was literally dancing in front of my computer. won-der-ful.

[@JH-kw8zy]

This is an anthem for my interracial marriage and the greatest blessing that is my mixed daughter. You can’t stop the paradise we’re dreaming of. What an amazing world we live in.

[@Rumkugel]

I'm smiling right now :D I'm so happy for you and your family

[@sylviabanks7700]

I got so excited when I saw Tisha Campbell-Martin. What a queen! 🙌🏾

[@mlbrooks4066]

The best pump up performance of the best pump up song ever.

[@unagi4767]

こんなに幸せな動画が見られる何て信じられない😭❣️ ヘアスプレーは1番好きな映画です😊 幸せ過ぎて笑いながら泣いた❣️

[@undplulucf]

I am only sad for two things: a) I don't know all the individual stars in the video, and b) I can only like this video once.

[@derkbaartman5112]

The editor of this piece was amazing! They told the story better than most - Thank You!

[@shainarobb5473]

This is what makes me so inspired to see everyone on zoom

[@corvusdelicti8853]

I've returned to this several times, and each time I cry. It's beautiful to see the various casts of the various versions of "Hairspray" coming together for a great cause and because they just simply make us happy.

[@lisevannaerssen4537]

Did no one else notice how there is a real choreography in this! 🤣 🤣

[@waikma]

When I get too blue throughout the day I'll replay this video and my mood is lifted up a little bit every time, and I've lost track of how many times I played this video. Thank you all.

[@nathaliedionne4256]

1.) love this. 2.) knowing I just watched only murders in the building then this on KZbin and Martin short is in both I’m like ahhh, lol 😂. But can never get enough of Martin short 😊❤️.

[@AcbTyson]

I actually screamed out loud when Harvey Fierstein came on screen. By the end I was dancing around my living room. This made me so happy.

[@aagold76]

LOVE that it starts with THE Tracey- Ricki Lake!

[@mouhsineomar4383]

And this is what we call positive energy

[@mbmmp]

IM NEVER BEEN MORE PROUD OF WHAT WE, AS HUMANS, CAN DO, WHEN EVERYTHING IS SO DARK. "LETS BE HUMAN AGAIN ".

[@orishoval7305]

2:29 is the moment I started crying

[@smichelle65]

Aw, Ricki Lake, the OG Tracy! And I got goosebumps when the Motormouth Mabels showed up!

[@acbutler42]

Me watching this: The inclusion of the instrumentalists is my favorite! No wait, the guy with the baby carrier is my favorite! No wait, the people dancing with kitchen tools are my favorite! No wait, the guy in the shower is my favorite! No wait, the ASL is my favorite! No wait, the synchronized bed-kicks are my favorite! No wait...

[@mikeinsf]

It's 2021 and I've watched this so many times . . . totally uplifting. I never get tired of it!

[@jessicaturner8825]

How can you not feel good listening to this.

[@denastern2091]

Donated to a very worthy cause to those in the industry who bring us joy during these troubled times

[@D3z1n3r]

Bruce Villanch in a bullet bra was something I never knew I needed until now!! This made my day!!! 😊

[@greisydavila5854]

Me encanta hairspray y este vídeo es oro puro

[@scottnichols3685]

“Because tomorrow is a brand new day, and it don’t know white from black” LOVE LOVE LOVE I type this with tears in my eyes.

[@WheresWalterTravel]

Hats off Editor Ally Rice. There's zoom editing and then there's THIS. Just wow, amazing work with the timing, the screen changes, just everything about how this was edited is perfection.

[@gracesuane]

you don’t know how happy I was when I saw jennifer lewis😭 I love her

[@asfaeth5865]

Two years ago I watch this video when things seemed so crazy and it gave me goosebumps and made me smile. Two years later I came back and I still have goosebumps and can not help but smile!! Such an amazing thing they did for everything by doing this! Thank you! Thank you and thank you again!

[@e.c.pieterse89]

One of the best things ever to come from Covid. Fantastic editing! It must have taken days. I couldn't have done it.

[@SoapDish5280]

It really is just 100%. I watched when they first released it and was lifted WAY up. I rewatch for the music AND for every single thing that went into making it. Kitchen and bedroom choreography!!! come on. so great.

[@elgatobajolalluvia]

I'm pretty sure we’re witnessing one of the seven wonders of video editing & sound mixing right now

[@carolinebasso9048]

RANDY RAINBOW!!!

[@joanna4655]

I know! Love him! And everyone else in this! ❤️

[@tomsparks6099]

I watch this when I'm feeling off. I saw the tour company in Philadelphia at The Academy of Music years ago and was floored. My husband, who I wanted so badly to see this show on stage, died last month and we never got to see it together. Tryng to keep the beat going in my sorrow.

[@ghostfrequencies]

i'm so sorry for your loss. i hope you know how many people see your comment and are holding a candle in their heart for the two of you

[@ascotberks2018]

This needs to win awards. Simply fantastic. Especially after four years of hate.

[@frederickseltzerjr2170]

This has literally made 2020 worth living!! If you are down and need a pick me up, listen to this and it will do the trick! Thank you for putting this together!

[@moniel33]

This is pure happiness. PURE. HAPPINESS. I can't wait to see every one of you back on stage!!! Update: JUST DONATED.

[@kristinelee8588]

So, a few weeks ago, I danced to this at a fundraiser. When I heard this song...I just had to go and dance. It was beautiful, even if I didn’t remember all the steps. Thank you! Thank you for making me remember that wonderful time!

[@chelsboo]

I'M OBSESSED

[@emmanicholson3731]

Why is no one talking about the person literally like in the shower?

[@lisac9522]

It’s pretty funny. I think I saw Steven Weber in the bathtub. Maybe that was the spot in his house where he got the best acoustics?

[@Father_of_Death]

@@lisac9522 possibly.

[@JadenYukifan28]

@@lisac9522 I think that was Steven Weber!!

[@julesbr]

Steven Webber is in his bathtub and Jackie Hoffman is in her shower

[@drag1017]

Jackie Hoffman played Penny’s mother in the original cast