NBC’s 2016 production of Hairspray Live! is in the books! We know you’re still processing all that went down, so we assembled some of night’s best memes and Twitter takes to help you take it in.
Who gave the best performance? How did Ariana Grande hold up amongst all the Broadway stars? How much life did Jennifer Hudson give you? How much did you wish that Darren Criss was actually starring in this one? And what about all the cameos and sneaky references?
Here are some of our favorite social media reactions from the show.
Hairspray Live! began today (Dec. 7) by wishing itself a happy birthday on Twitter.
I loooove how the official @HairsprayLive account has today as its #birthday so it gets all the #balloons ———— #HairsprayLive pic.twitter.com/nGwESeIxb9
— Laura Heywood (@BroadwayGirlNYC) December 8, 2016
What was it they said about that beat?
YOU CANT STOP THE BEA- #HairsprayLive pic.twitter.com/Ka7CUcj48P
— adam (@cookieballinger) December 8, 2016
JoJo Siwa from Dance Moms gave us a behind-the-scenes look:
Broadway shows got some extra televised shine!
My fave part of the live tv musicals are all the Broadway commercials —— #HairsprayLive
— Humans Of Broadway (@BroadwayHumans) December 8, 2016
Ariana’s look produced some solid memes:
me on facebook vs me on twitter #hairspraylive pic.twitter.com/qio6sACXcI
— dangerous cameron (@GrandesDevotion) December 8, 2016
Anna Kendrick felt for Ariana, right along with the #Arianators:
Knowing that @ArianaGrande is gonna BRING IT in the 2nd act but has to be mousy for an hour is already giving me blue balls #HairsprayLive
— Anna Kendrick (@AnnaKendrick47) December 8, 2016
Of course, Team Zac Efron showed itself.
Zac Efron right now #HairsprayLive pic.twitter.com/2ZiWmabTyH
— Team_ZacEfron? (@Team_ZacEfron) December 8, 2016
Mark Ballas had one of the biggest Instagram posts of the evening, shouting out his pal Derek Hough, playing Corny Collins.
Fans caught a Hamilton reference!
Link said “Not throwing Away My Shot!” #HairsprayLive nod to @HamiltonMusical pic.twitter.com/ICiFWv906i
— BroadwaystedPodcast (@Broadwaysted) December 8, 2016
Introducing @HamiltonMusical original cast member and #HairsprayLive Seaweed, @ephsykes. If you don’t know, now you know! pic.twitter.com/sz6DYfIx6I
— Hamilton (@HamiltonMusical) December 8, 2016
Andy Cohen cheered on a cameo from original Tracy, Ricki Lake:
Go @RickiLake !!!!! THE ORIGINAL TRACY!!! —————- #HairsprayLive
— Andy Cohen (@Andy) December 8, 2016
And the finale gave us everything we wanted from Ariana and J-Hud:
This @ArianaGrande and @IAMJHUD duet is everything we’ve ever wanted in life. #HairsprayLive pic.twitter.com/3g8Vz3wmcV
— Access Hollywood (@accesshollywood) December 8, 2016
PURE JOY! Thank you #HairsprayLive ! We needed that —-
— Andy Cohen (@Andy) December 8, 2016