Feb 06 2012
Broadway musicals don’t bring me joy.
In fact, the very sound of “five, six, seven, eight,” makes me physically ill, and dance numbers that include top hats or flying witches can send me into a clinical depression.
Because of my predisposition to musicals (although I loved “Glee” that first...
Comments Off
Feb 06 2012
Broadway legend and former "Eight is Enough" star Betty Buckley launched a Twitter tirade against "American Idol" judge Randy Jackson Thursday night, for his habit of dismissing the show’s failed singers as "too Broadway."
"With respect, ‘Dog,’ your opinion is whack & uninformed!" Buckley tweeted, calling Jackson’s characterizations "beneath...
Comments Off
Feb 05 2012
MONDAYDEBRA MESSING, JENNA BUSH HAGER, DR. NANCY SNYDERMAN - Today, 7 a.m., Ch. 4BETH BEHRS, TRACI LORDS - The Rosie Show, 9 a.m., (OWN)DEBRA MESSING, ATTICUS SHAFFER - LIVE! with Kelly, 9 a.m., Ch. 7MARIO L--PEZ - The Wendy Williams Show, 10 a.m., Ch. 5...
Comments Off
Feb 05 2012
Stage presence
The fame and fortunes of two ingenues are very much at the heart of the new NBC musical drama “Smash.” Karen Cartwright (Katharine McPhee) is a neophyte, a waitress with big dreams of singing on Broadway. Ivy Lynn (Megan Hilty) is a Broadway chorus girl who wants to...
Comments Off
Feb 05 2012
The other networks might just as well not exist on Super Bowl Sunday, but a few are brave enough to offer original programming. Turner Classic Movies will show two films during the game. “The Ladykillers” (1955) comes on at 6:15 p.m. and is followed by “The Entertainer” (1960...
Comments Off
Feb 05 2012
Kelly Ripa
9 a.m., Ch. 7
Monday: Derek Hough; Debra Messing; Atticus Shaffer.
Tuesday: Michael Strahan; Michael Weatherly.
Wednesday: Michael Strahan; Denzel Washington; Vanessa Hudgens.
Thursday: Jerry O’Connell; Ryan Reynolds.
Friday: Jerry O’Connell; Rebecca Romijn; Dwayne Johnson.
David Letterman
11:35 p.m., Ch. 2
Monday: Sarah...
Comments Off
Feb 05 2012
E.T. The Extra-terrestrial, 1982
Sunday, 8 p.m., AMC
One of the best of the incredibly charming, exciting sci-fi adventures that were so popular in the 1980s, is Steven Spielberg’s story of a little boy (Henry Thomas) who finds and befriends an extraterrestrial and decides to hide him...
Comments Off
Feb 05 2012
The mock gridiron game “Puppy Bowl” on Animal Planet enters its eighth year and I can’t deny that this is my Super Bowl. The 59 canines battle it out for touchdowns, treats and unnecessary cuteness starting at 3 p.m. This year, they’ve added a piggy pep squad...
Comments Off
Feb 05 2012
What do you do for exhaustion?
I do one of two things. I either go to sleep, or, if I don’t make it that far, I simply fall asleep. And I’ve always found that a good night’s sleep cures exhaustion, well, overnight.
Yet TV and movie stars...
Comments Off
