Hairspray Live! promises retro fun with little risk
by Daniel D’Addario
Dec 03, 2016
2 minutes
IN AN ERA OF DEEPLY DIVIDED ATTENTIONS, every formerly reliable ratings bonanza—from this year’s Oscars and Emmy broadcasts to the NFL— has lost luster. No wonder networks are leaning so heavily on retro staples. For the fourth consecutive year, NBC will revive one of TV’s hoariest genres, the on-air musical, with
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