Hairspray Live! Hopefuls Line Up To Audition!

HAIRSPRAY LIVE! -- "Open Casting Call for Tracy Turnblad in New York City on Sunday, April 24 -- Pictured: Hopefuls line up for the Hairspray Live! casting call on April 24th in New York City -- (Photo by: Charles Sykes/NBC)

HAIRSPRAY LIVE! — “Open Casting Call for Tracy Turnblad in New York City on Sunday, April 24 — Pictured: Hopefuls line up for the Hairspray Live! casting call on April 24th in New York City — (Photo by: Charles Sykes/NBC)

More than 1,000 young women from around the globe (as far away as Australia) braved a chilly New York spring morning to line up for the chance to audition for the role of Tracy Turnblad in NBC’s Hairspray Live! which will air on December 7th.

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HAIRSPRAY LIVE! -- "Open Casting Call for Tracy Turnblad in New York City on Sunday, April 24 -- Pictured: Hopefuls wait to audition for Hairspray Live! on Sunday, April 24th in New York City -- (Photo by: Charles Sykes/NBC)

HAIRSPRAY LIVE! — “Open Casting Call for Tracy Turnblad in New York City on Sunday, April 24 — Pictured: Hopefuls wait to audition for Hairspray Live! on Sunday, April 24th in New York City — (Photo by: Charles Sykes/NBC)

HAIRSPRAY LIVE! -- "Open Casting Call for Tracy Turnblad in New York City on Sunday, April 24" -- Pictured: A hopeful Tracy fixes her hair at the Hairspray Live! open casting call on Sunday, April 24th in New York City -- (Photo by: Charles Sykes/NBC)

HAIRSPRAY LIVE! — “Open Casting Call for Tracy Turnblad in New York City on Sunday, April 24” — Pictured: A hopeful Tracy fixes her hair at the Hairspray Live! open casting call on Sunday, April 24th in New York City — (Photo by: Charles Sykes/NBC)

HAIRSPRAY LIVE! -- "Open Casting Call for Tracy Turnblad in New York City on Sunday, April 24" -- Pictured: A hopeful auditions for Hairspray Live! on Sunday, April 24th in New York City -- (Photo by: Charles Sykes/NBC)

HAIRSPRAY LIVE! — “Open Casting Call for Tracy Turnblad in New York City on Sunday, April 24” — Pictured: A hopeful auditions for Hairspray Live! on Sunday, April 24th in New York City — (Photo by: Charles Sykes/NBC)