Cry If You Want To: Leslie Gore, 1946-2015
One of the strong female voices in rock ’n’ roll came out of a teenager in Tenafly, N.J., whose very first hit was the anthem “It’s My Party.” “I was…
‘Book of Negroes’ By Any Other Name
A big six-part miniseries said to be in the tradition of “Roots” begins tonight on BET. The epic “The Book of Negroes” (BET, 8 p.m.), from a best seller by…
Also on Monday: Singing Stevie’s Songs
The latest Grammy practice seems to be: Once you have all those stars gathered for your overlong annual event, why not make them stick around another night for a second…
Assessing the ‘SNL’ 40th Special
The very start of the overlong "SNL 40th Anniversary" special Sunday night -- a corny duet between Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake, as they spit out four decades of catchphrases…
Sunday TV: ‘SNL’s 40th Anniversary
Jumping the gun on the anniversary date for the sake of February sweeps (or the schedule of its guests) the “SNL 40th Anniversary Special” (NBC, 8 p.m.) promises all manner…
Stage Review: ‘Last of the Whyos’
Back in the 1980s, playwright Barbara Wiechmann used to marvel at the bombed out surroundings of New York’s Coney Island. Caught between the ruins of the past and promise of…
Saturday TV: Carlin, O’Donnell Both Back
Tonight's "Saturday Night Live" (NBC, 11:30 p.m.) is about as old a rerun as they could give you -- a replay of the first show from October 1975 (which means the show's…
Playlist 2-13-15
Nothing unlucky about tonight's Friday the 13th show. It was a cold one, but began with a big set of New Orleans music for Mardi Gras weekend, played some Lauryn…
Friday TV: Titus Welliver as ‘Bosch’ Online
It’s been more than a year since Titus Welliver shot the taut pilot for the new crime series “Bosch” (Amazon Prime, starting today) that has just unleashed its entire 10-episode…
Also on Friday: Charlie Brown’s Valentines
A lesser known holiday gets a couple of lesser known "Peanuts" specials. In the 40-year-old "Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown" (ABC, 8 p.m.), Linus has a crush on his teacher and Charlie…