Hairspray: The School Musical is an eight-part series following presenter Denise Van Outen and her team as they face an extraordinary challenge - staging Hairspray musical of West End quality using only the children from Kingsmead School in Enfield.
Together with Choreographer and Stage Director, Stacey Haynes, and Singing Coach, Zoe Tyler, Denise takes on the quest to search the 1,400 pupils Kingsmead School for the strongest singers, actors and dancers to put on their own version of Hairspray.
Packed with drama and dropouts, crushes and competition, the series follows the pupils throughout the audition process and the rehearsals through to the final days as the whole cast comes together to polish off their performances for the finale spectacular.
It's a massive task, an exhaustive and emotional journey for everyone involved - and a unique opportunity. With their friends and family watching from the audience the pressure is intense - can they pull it off and give the performance of a lifetime?