Theatre Review: ‘Hand to God’ at Studio
The long ride up the elevator to Studio Theater’s Stage 4 is certainly rewarded in the regional premiere of Robert Askins' Broadway hit “Hand to God.” Here, the lift of…
Tuesday TV: Inside the White House
Here’s something that might calm fence jumpers — a televised look into “The White House: Inside Story” (PBS, 8 p.m., check local listings) examining the historic home and its place…
Monday TV: Saluting Hip-Hop Women
In a kind of mash-up between the BET Hip Hop Awards and the old VH1 Divas, here’s the “VH1 Hip-Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens” (VH1, 9 p.m.) in which…
Other Things I’ve Written Lately
Here are some other things I've published elsewhere recently: A chat with Ringo Starr about his summer tour, for The Washington Post. Disentangling the complicated family tree of gospel's prolific…
Tonight’s ‘The Night Of’ on HBO
I had been hearing about the mysterious HBO pilot for years. A friend who had seen the work, shot in 2012, described one of the most fascinating crime tales he’d…
Also on Sunday: ‘The Circus’ Returns
The political season never stopped its intensity, but “The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth” (Showtime, 8 p.m.) took a break anyway. But now they’re back, in time…
Saturday TV: Pops Stars and Wildlife
Christina Aguilera sings “Light Up the Sky” about protective animal mothers and Usher sings “Strong” about a sea turtle in the first two episodes of “Hello World!” (Discover, 8 and…
Playlist 7-8-16
Seeing Mavis Staples this weekend made me want to play a lot of her dad's group, but it also spoke to the conditions in the country this week. Followed with…
Friday TV: U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Trials
Way better than watching would-be ninjas on jerry-rigged courses, the best in women’s gymnastics compete for a spot in the five person team that will go to the Rio games…
Bob Dylan, Mavis Staples at Wolf Trap
I went to the second of two stops by Bob Dylan and his band at Wolf Trap in Virginia Wednesday, thinking maybe that he’d change up the set a bit…