Forever Theater Kid Ariana Grande Does Hairspray Parody With James Corden

Ariana Grande stopped by The Late Late Show last night to do a Hairspray parody (titled “No Lockdowns Anymore,� to the tune of “Good Morning Baltimore�) alongside James Corden and original Tracy Turnblad Marissa Jaret Winokur, and if no part of that sentence interests you, that’s understandable, but Grande’s vocals here are flawless and worth a listen. Grande, who previously starred as Penny in NBC’s Hairspray Live, brings a Disney-princess-meets-senior-showcase energy to “No Lockdowns Anymore,� which is an otherwise unremarkable display of quarantine-era comedy. There are the requisite Zoom jokes, a Bridgerton reference, and a very quick exchange between Grande and Corden regarding NFTs — but more important than all that is the run Grande pulls off while singing “once you’ve got the vaccine.�