Of the top contenders for Best Limited Series Actress, British star Cynthia Erivo faced the greatest technical challenges in playing Aretha Franklin in Nat Geo's "Genius: Aretha." The catego…
Will Anthony Ramos' star-making turn in the new film "In The Heights" help land him a spot in the Best Drama Supporting Actor Emmy line-up for "In Treatment"? His role as Eladio in the HBO s…
Fosse/Verdon | Tuesday, 10 p.m., FX The remaining episodes of "Fosse/Verdon" focus on the backstage drama while the show "Chicago" was in rehearsal. While Gwen Verdon (Michelle Williams) che…
Fosse/Verdon | Tuesday, 10 p.m., FX The bleaker side of the Broadway footlights has been one of the ongoing themes of the FX miniseries "Fosse/Verdon," now at the midpoint of its eight-week …
The band is getting back together Ryan Murphy announced Wednesday on Instagram that he is bringing his recent Broadway revival of the incendiary Mart Crowley play "The Boys in the Band" to N…
The backstage debauchery of choreographer and director Bob Fosse " and subsequent heartbreak of his wife Gwen Verdon " gets a through going over in "Fosse/Verdon," a new FX limited series ab…
31 Days of Oscar | Daily, Turner Classic Movies For its annual "31 Days of Oscar" festival, Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz is introducing "Double Features." Two films connected by…
THE love story of mercurial Broadway choreographer and Oscar winning director Bob Fosse and his wife, four-time Tony winner Gwen Verdon, will dance onto TV screens April 9. Their romance, to…
Fox's not-so-live broadcast of "Rent" Sunday night made a good case for calling it quits when it comes to the age of the live television musical. Nielsen reports that just 3.42 million viewe…
Brandon Victor Dixon was known primarily as a Broadway actor with a couple of Tony nominations ("Shuffle Along," "The Color Purple") to his credit when he was cast as Judas in NBC's producti…
Alan Ball, the creator of "Six Feet Under" and "True Blood," revealed over the weekend that the long-rumored musical version of his vampire series is "pretty good." Ten years have passed sin…
With 11 of his novels having been made into films " the latest, "The Children Act," is in theaters Friday and on demand now " Ian McEwan is somewhat skeptical about the screenwriter's art, a…
10 Streets That Changed America Tuesday, 8 p.m., PBS The evolution of Broadway from a Native American trail to Manhattan main artery is only one of the fascinating stories in "10 Streets Tha…
Al Pacino has played several prominent-yet-enigmatic men in his TV career: Roy Cohn ("Angels in America"), Jack Kevorkian ("You Don't Know Jack") and Phil Spector ("Phil Spector"). But Penn …
NBC’s live production of the Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice concert “Jesus Christ Superstar” was stolen, hands down, by “Hamilton” star Brandon Victor Dixon. Marq…
John Legend has won an Oscar, a Tony and 10 Grammy Awards. But his greatest challenge awaits him Sunday night at the Marcy Avenue Armory in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. He's playing Jesus. Legend…
Alex, Inc. Wednesday, 8:30 p.m., ABC Alex Schuman (Zach Braff) quits his job as a journalist to start his own podcast company in the new ABC comedy "Alex, Inc." Based on the popular podcast …
The long run of "Elementary" has given CBS a taste for another light crime drama featuring an unlikely pairing of an inspired rule breaker and a stickler for procedure/second banana. The lat…
The inspirational teacher has been a staple in movies and television for decades " winning over students (and viewers) through sheer charisma. Think sheer charm (Sidney Poitier in "To Sir Wi…
The Good Fight Sunday, 9 p.m., CBS All Access Season 2 of "The Good Fight" welcomes a new character to the legal drama. Liz Reddick-Lawrence (Audra McDonald) is a Department of Justice lawye…
The Looming Tower Wednesday, 3 a.m., Hulu Longtime theater actor Bill Camp impressed viewers with his quietly intense portrayal of Dennis Box in the 2016 summer series "The Night Of" on HBO.…
Only a few days remain until Fox's production of "A Christmas Story Live!" premieres Sunday night and star Matthew Broderick, who plays the adult Ralphie Parker, hero of the beloved 1983 fil…
After five seasons on Netflix, no one has managed to topple political mastermind Frank Underwood of "House of Cards." But the same can no longer be said for the actor who plays him, Kevin Sp…
American Masters: Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive Monday, 9 p.m., PBS On series such as "True Blood" and "American Horror Story," actor Denis O'Hare has proven his affinity for roles with a Go…
When Maggie Gyllenhaal was 7 years old, she rode with her Aunt Frieda and Uncle Maury in a taxi to Times Square. They were going to see a Broadway show and Gyllenhaal remembers them speaking…