The production is based on the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical “Hairspray Live!” set in 1962 Baltimore. It will air at 7 p.m. Dec. 7 on NBC, channel 2, cable 1002.

The cast includes: Tracy’s mother, the indomitable Edna Turnblad; the resident dreamboat, Link; the ambitious mean girl, Amber; an African-American boy, Seaweed; and his mother, Motormouth Maybelle.

On Wednesday, Toyota will air a live commercial that s styled after the 1960s setting of the musical, featuring the 2017 Corolla alongside a 50-year-old model of the car. During another break, Reddi ...