59 stories by "Robert Rorke"
The most interesting rivalry at next month's Emmy awards is not between the actors nominated for the same show ("This Is Us," "Feud: Bette and Joan," "The Night Of" or " Big Little Lies"). I…
Daytime Divas Monday, 10 p.m., VH1 When she wasn't singing Sondheim in concert or starring on Broadway, Vanessa Williams made a career out of playing formidable women on television, most mem…
Competing with the legacy of Patrick Swayze is no easy feat, especially when it comes to "Dirty Dancing." But Broadway actor Colt Prattes holds his own as Johnny Castle in the good-natured A…
Before his late-life success in the Amazon original series "Transparent," Jeffrey Tambor paid his dues. In his new memoir, "Are You Anybody?," the Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning actor takes …
“Superior Donuts" has the nostalgic feel of a 1970s sitcom " particularly since it's anchored by old pros such as Judd Hirsch and Katey Sagal. Hirsch plays Arthur, the jaded owner of a…
One of the nice surprises about the Netflix "reimagining" of "One Day at a Time" was the writers' decision to define the show's main character, Penelope Alvarez (Justina Machado), beyond the…
The combative relationship between Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher was most famously captured in the roman a clef (and 1990 movie) "Postcards From the Edge," but that story was told from F…
The live television musical has evolved into a bicoastal enterprise. What started out, with 2013's "The Sound of Music Live!," in a lower Broadway rehearsal space in New York, has evolved in…
Bull Tuesday, 9 p.m., CBS Geneva Carr is one of two New York theater actors on "Bull" (Christopher Jackson, the "Hamilton" star who plays stylist Chunk Palmer, is the other). Encouraged by C…
“Dr. Phil" McGraw pioneered the field of trial science " of using a mix of psychological data and technology to influence jury selection and shape courtroom narratives. And that's the …
Series premiere. Two young men who need to grow up real fast are the subject of FX's new drama "Atlanta." Earnest Marks (Donald Glover) and his cousin, Alfred Miles (Brian Tyree Henry), have…
Television's search for the first great musical drama has been a fraught journey, with a few expensive dead-ends. Either the music was there and the story wasn't ("Smash") or the story and t…
They came to prominence in Hollywood films in the early 1980s and were rivals for the Best Actress Oscar in 1983. Meryl Streep won, for "Sophie's Choice," and Jessica Lange, who was nominate…
Aaron Tveit kicked off 2016 with a widely praised performance as Danny Zuko in Fox's "Grease: Live," considered the most successful of the four live TV musicals that have aired so far. The s…
In late April, Marymount Manhattan sophomore Maddie Baillio answered an open casting call to play Tracy Turnblad in NBC's early December production of "Hairspray Live!" The theater performan…
The legendary pop group ABBA gave an impromptu performance at a hotel in Stockholm. According to the Expressen, Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad were…
Bryan Cranston was a child living in California when he and his mother and brother visited family in Texas. It was 1962, and segregation was rampant throughout the South. Cranston tells The …
There is nothing "real" about "The Real O'Neals." Or anything funny. A witless collection of offensive anti-Catholic cliches, the new ABC series takes a talented cast and saddles it with som…
American Masters: Carole King Friday, 9 p.m., PBS Carole King has been on an amazing winning streak. "Beautiful," the Broadway show based on her hits, won two Tonys. King received a Kennedy …
The hyperbole is flying on the set of "The Wiz Live!" at Grumman Studios in Bethpage, where the backstage personnel and the cast have come to talk to the press. To a person, this production …
1. The Making of The Wiz Live! Wednesday, 8 p.m., NBC Talk about a sneak preview. The cast of "The Wiz Live" takes you backstage for a look at rehearsals, from music arrangement and choreogr…
1. Chicago Med Tuesday, 9 p.m., NBC Fans of "The Affair" know Colin Donnell as Scotty Lockhart, the felonious younger brother of Cole Lockhart (Joshua Jackson), whose murder is still unsolve…
Edie Falco is done with Nurse Jackie. After nearly back-to back runs on two cable dramas " the landmark "Sopranos" and the edgy "Nurse Jackie," the Emmy-winning actress has returned...
“American Crime” Thursday, 10 p.m., ABC While police investigate the home-invasion death of Matt Skokie, his mother (Felicity Huffman) works with victims' rights activist Nancy S…
Scott Bakula is having the best year of his career. His new CBS drama "NCIS: New Orleans" is one of the few bona fide hits of the season, and Bakula...
