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Nielsen: 11 million viewers for ‘The Wiz’
There was much online discussion about “The Wiz” having an all-black cast from people who may have been unaware that the ’70s-era musical had a black cast, too.
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‘The Wiz’ blasted as racist for its all-black cast
As is so often the case, the internet needs to better utilize its Googling powers.
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‘Will and Grace’ memorabilia joins Smithsonian LGBT history collection
WASHINGTON — Hundreds of photographs, papers and historical objects documenting the history of LGBT people are being added to the Smithsonian Institution’s collection Tuesday, including items from the popular TV show “Will and Grace.” Show creators David Kohan and Max Mutchnick along with NBC are donating objects to the National Museum of American History…
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‘One Big Happy’ cast credits executive producer Ellen DeGeneres for ‘warm up’
NEW YORK — When Ellen DeGeneres decided to executive produce a new comedy for NBC, she clearly didn’t take the job lightly. In fact, the cast said Monday at NBC’s presentation to advertisers that she warmed up the audience before the taping of the pilot.
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Here’s Johnny! Clothes make the man and vice versa
SOCHI, Russia — He promised himself something the first time he ever laced up a pair of skates. It’s the same thing Johnny Weir returns to in those quiet moments most evenings, just before the TV camera’s “on-air” light flashes red. “I’m wearing makeup, a double necklace and a cream sweater,” he said. “I don’t feel an obligation to tone myself down.
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Olympic viewing: Off-ice issues, terror threats, LGBT rights jump to forefront
A day before athletes begin filing in to Sochi’s Fisht Stadium for Friday’s opening ceremony, NBC is already being tested on how it will cover the two biggest non-sports issues of the Winter Olympics.
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NBC stops production on gay dad sitcom ‘Sean Saves the World’
LOS ANGELES — NBC has stopped production on “Sean Saves the World,” effectively canceling the freshman sitcom starring out actor Sean Hayes as a divorced gay father juggling a career, a 14-year-old daughter and an overbearing mother.
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Weir caught in a crossfire of ‘hate and scrutiny’ for not boycotting Olympics
LYNDHURST, N.J. – Champion figure skater Johnny Weir said Thursday he has been caught up “in a crossfire” for not supporting a boycott of the 2014 Sochi Olympic games in the wake of Russia’s anti-gay laws.
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Activist group protests outside ‘Today’ show over NBC Olympic coverage
NEW YORK — A dozen members of the gay rights activist group Queer Nation demonstrated outside the broadcast of NBC’s Today Show on Thursday, demanding that NBC report on the Russian government’s ongoing attacks on LGBT people and its and other human rights violations.
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Johnny Weir apologizes after calling gay activists ‘idiots’ for anti-Russian protests
NEW YORK — Former Olympic figure skater Johnny Weir apologized Tuesday after lashing out at gay rights activists during a speech at Barnard College, calling them “idiots” for their anti-Russian protests, which he labeled “useless.”