Hairspray Live! college sophomore Maddie Baillio, as her first professional role. In November 2016, it was announced that Ricki Lake and Marissa Jaret Winokur (who portrayed Tracy Turnblad in the 1988 film and the Broadway version respectively) would make cameo appearances; Winokur and Lake appeared as employees of Mr. Pinky's boutique. Darren Criss served as an on-air host, hosting a half-hour "Countdown to Hairspray Live!" show on NBC with Kristin Chenoweth and Sean Hayes, as well as behind-the-scenes reports throughout the live broadcast. Oreo, Reddi-wip, and Toyota broadcast live, themed commercials during "Hairspray Live!"; Oreo's ad featured the character of Corny Collins,
Dick Tracy (1990 film) the film as part of her Blond Ambition World Tour. Prior to the June 1990 theatrical release, Disney had already featured "Dick Tracy" in musical theatre stage shows in both Disneyland and the Walt Disney World Resort, using Stephen Sondheim and Danny Elfman's music. "The New York Times" also wrote in June 1990 of Disney Stores "selling nothing but "Tracy"-related merchandise." Max Allan Collins lobbied to write the film's novelization long before Disney had even greenlighted "Dick Tracy" in 1988. "I hated the idea that anyone else would write a "Tracy" novel," Collins explained. After much conflict with Disney, leading