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Dove Cameron tabbed for ‘Hairspray Live’ role

Bainbridge Island product Dove Cameron has sung and danced her way onto NBC’s December live broadcast of the Tony Award-winning hit musical “Hairspray.”

Cameron, currently playing identical twin sisters on the Disney Channel series “Liv and Ma0429_KSFE_Doveddie” (which begins airing its fourth season this fall), has been tapped to star as mean girl Amber Von Tussle.

Another Disney Channel alum, Garrett Clayton (the “Teen Beach Movie” franchise) was announced to play teen heartthrob Link Larkin. The casting of Cameron — who turned 20 in January — and Clayton is thought to be a move by NBC to attract a younger audience to the network’s ongoing series of small-screen live musical adaptations.

Previously, NBC announced that Harvey Fierstein will recreate his Tony Award-winning Broadway role as Edna Turnblad; Kristin Chenoweth is on board as Velma Von Tussle; Martin Short will play Wilbur Turnblad; pop star Ariana Grande is cast as Penny Pingleton; Derek Hough will be TV host Corny Collins; Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson will play Motormouth Maybelle. Newcomer Maddie Baillio, a New York high school sophomore, won the role of Tracy Turnblad.

Chenoweth, one of the biggest stars in musical theater, was Cameron’s castmate in the 2015 Disney Channel movie “Descendants,” and voiced her support for Cameron to be cast in Disney’s upcoming big-screen version of “Wicked,” in the role of Glinda — which Chenoweth played on Broadway.

“Descendants 2” is set to air on Disney Channel in 2017. Cameron also has participated in other Disney Channel products, including a lead role in the film “Cloud 9.” Outside of the Disney Channel, she earned thumbs-up reviews for her part in the 2015 film “Barely Lethal.” She made her first marks on Hollywood in 2012 with guest spots on the TV series “Shameless” and “The Mentalist.”

“Hairspray Live” will air December 7 at 8 p.m. on NBC.

— MM

 

Chenoweth picks Dove Cameron for ‘Wicked’ film role

Kristin Chenoweth, who played Glinda during the Broadway run of “Wicked,” has an opinion about who should play the part in the upcoming Disney live-action film version: Bainbridge Island native Dove Cameron.

Chenoweth was asked during an interview with VH1 who she would cast in the film, and her answer was:

“For some0429_KSFE_Doveone in their 20s, I would go for Dove Cameron (pictured at left, as Glinda) and Lea Michelle (from “Glee,” as Elphaba),” Chenoweth told VH1, as reported by justjared.com. “Someone in their 30s, I would go with Beth Behrs (from “Two Broke Girls,” as Glinda) and maybe Zooey Deschanel (from “The New Girl,” as Elphaba).”
Michelle’s name has been connected to the Elphaba role in the “Wicked” film, which is still in the development stage, several times, along with Anna Kendrick, who was Cinderella in Disney’s recent film reboot of “Into the Woods.”
Chenoweth and Cameron worked together on last year’s “Disney’s Descendants,” a Disney Channel original movie that cast Chenoweth as Maleficent of “Sleeping Beauty” fame and Cameron as her daughter, Mal.
Cameron currently stars in “Liv and Maddie,” prepping for its fourth season on the Disney Channel. The 20-year-old plays both title characters in the situation comedy.
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— MM