"Our musical episode is back on!," Vanessa Williams tells me exclusively. "I think it's going to be our 16th episode of the season."
Vanessa, who was just nominated for an Emmy for her role as Wilhelmina Slater, says
Hairspray composer Marc Shaiman, who was attached to compose the songs for a scrapped 2007 musical episode, may no longer be involved.
"The man who does our original scoring will be writing some of the music. I think it's going to be a combination of original material and some really popular pop tunes—similar to
Moulin Rouge, pop tunes integrated into a musical show. We're all really excited about. I'm sure Wilhelmina's material will be really biting!"