Theatre Review: ‘The Book of Mormon’
"The Book of Mormon" is the musical that ate the Kennedy Center. Demand for tickets was so large in March it crashed the computer system. Traffic snarled as people stood…
Friday TV: Whimper for ‘Comedy Bang! Bang!’
The host is an acquired taste on "Comedy Bang! Bang!" (IFC, 10 p.m.), a comedy talk show where Scott Auckerman's arch approach constantly gets in the way of potential mirth.…
When the Stars Play Games
It’s not just drugs and wild parties for Hollywood celebrities after dark. Some of them like to play charades, too. Such was the premise of at least a couple of…
Arresting ‘Orange is the New Black’
The new Netflix drama set at a women's prison, "Orange is the New Black," starts immediately with a flash of breasts, probably making the people at Cinemax flinch: Why didn't…
Thursday TV: Another Singing Competition
Gee, it's been a few weeks without a network singing competition. So here's "The Winner Is..." (NBC, 9 p.m.), a competition among six acts, who also compete in skill competition…
On Tonight: Get On Board ‘The Bridge’
One of the best new series this year comes in the dead of summer, where it may initially be mistaken for another cable drama shows. "The Bridge" (AMC, FX, 10…
Also on Wednesday: ‘Camp,’ ‘Secret America,’ ‘R&B Divas: Los Angeles’
Seems fitting to sneak in a new summer series set in the seasonal world of sleepaway camps. Even a bad one. Rachel Griffiths stars as the head of "Camp" (NBC,…
Tuesday TV: History with Alcohol on Its Breath
An amusing bit on the "Funny or Die" website has been parlayed into the newest series on Comedy Central. "Drunk History" (Comedy Central, 10 p.m.) has a series of comedians…
Monday TV: More ‘Gasland,’ More Chilling
Josh Fox's first "Gasland" film set the tone for the fight against fracking for natural gas with its indelible images of contaminated tap water going up in flames. It also…
Toasting the ‘Family Tree’ Finale
Christopher Guest's sweet TV series "Family Tree" ended its first season Sunday in Los Angeles, where half of the eight episodes were set. It had followed a character played by…