The “Dangerous Woman” singer played Penny Pingleton in “Hairspray Live” while Hudson took on the role of Motormouth Maybelle. The two stars did the duet “Come So Far (Got So Far to Go).”
Motormouth Maybelle was played by Queen Latifah in the 2007 film of “Hairspray Live.”
Hudson also provided a glimpse of the behind-the-scenes vocal work she was doing with her vocal coach Michael Orland, who was also a vocal coach of the singing reality competition show “American Idol.”
For her part, Ariana Grande also got weird with another cast member Kristin Chenoweth and also had fun with newcomer Maddie Baillio, which she shared on her Instagram account.
Ariana Grande stunned everybody who attended the press junket for the NBC musical “Hairspray Live!” last month when she came wearing insanely wide-legged denim overalls.
It was a throwback outfit for the ages that one of those who has seen the “Focus” singer said that Ariana looked like the lost member of TLC as she had exposed seams that were distressed, frayed, and in some locations, literally sporting foot-long undone threads.
The loose-fitting pants were wide enough to look like a maxi skirt, but Ariana did some moves on the carpet that proved there were, in fact, two legs to the garment.