NBC’s “Hairspray Live” has cast Sean Hayes and Rosie O’Donnell in the upcoming live musical, it was announced on Tuesday at the Television Critics Association summer press tour.
Hayes will play Mr. Pinky, the dress shop owner, while O’Donnell has been cast as the sadistic, creepy gym teacher who torments Tracy Turnblad.
Hayes is best known for his role on the hit sitcom “Will & Grace” as well as in the 2016 stage show “An Act of God.” O’Donnell is known for her stand up comedy, roles in films like “A League of Their Own,” and for her time as a panelist on “The View.”