Ditto, her dancing is mediocre at best, so when everyone in the cast keeps harping on what a great dancer she is, they come off a tad delusional. Baillio's singing seems to take on a breathy air when notes become too strenuous for her - which is a bit too often. Maddie Baillio is an energetic Tracy and holds the center of the show together, but she is probably the least impressive singer/dancer of the Tracys that I have. If there are any stumbles it comes in some quibbles in the casting. Although I am uncertain why they chose to omit the very funny production number The Big Dollhouse. NBC does a creditable job of mounting a mammoth and rousing production. The story is fun, the music by and large is bright and lively, and the production numbers veer between both personal and lavish. By now most people know the story of the hit stage play and film focusing on chubby 1960s Baltimore-based teen Tracy Turnblad, whose dream of dancing on The Corny Collins Show, winning the heart of hottie Link Larkin, and championing the cause of integration for African-Americans, while taking on white Barbie nemesis Amber von Tussel and her monstrous mama Velma, producer of the very show that Tracy hopes to conquer. Mercifully, Hairspray barely edges out The Wiz as a prime example of when things come together nicely.
Shortly prior to the broadcast of Hairspray Live!, Fox completely stumbled with a dunderheaded effort of The Rocky Horror Show. For every success like The Wiz, there is a misfire like The Sound of Music (is there any way to remove the horrid miscasting of Carrie Underwood in that debacle from our collective memories?). NBC and Fox seem to be leading the way with broadcasting live musical events and the results can be hit or miss.
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