Mark Morris’ Non-Spicy ‘Pepperland’
“Pepperland” is the name of a suite that longtime Beatles producer George Martin wrote for their animated “Yellow Submarine” in 1968. Martin, who had devised the stirring string arrangements behind…
Friday TV: Kat Dennings Looks for Friends
Kat Dennings gets to show some of her comic prowess in the new series “Dollface” (Hulu, streaming), about a young woman who has to rediscover her girlfriends once her boyfriend…
Thursday TV: Latin Grammys from Vegas
Nineteen years after performing at the inaugural event, Ricky Martin hosts The 20th Latin Grammys (Univision, 8 p.m.) from Las Vegas with Roselyn Sánchez and Paz Vega. Performers include Paula…
Wednesday TV: The Impeachment Hearings
The first public hearings in the House Impeachment Inquiry (ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, CSPAN, 10 a.m.) looking into actions of the Trump administration are by their…
The New Streaming Disney+ Adds a Lot
The streaming world cracks open with the debut of a new service, and it’s a big one. Disney+ not only has all the rich holdings of the Disney company, which…
Also on Tuesday: All About Dolly Parton
The country star gets a profile on the special “Dolly Parton: Here She Comes Again!” (ABC, 10 p.m.) in which she sits down with Robin Roberts and talks about her…
Kinky Friedman: A Resurrection at 75
He’s been a popular detective novelist, a singer, a columnist, Peace Corps volunteer, animal rescuer, and a politician. He played at the Grand Ole Opry, “Saturday Night Live” and the…
Monday TV: Leaving Interpreters Hanging
More than 50,000 Afghan and Iraqi people risked their lives by serving as interpreters for U.S. troops during missions in their countries. “The Interpreters”, a documentary by Andrés Caballero and…
The New Pornographers Rise to Challenge
From the big sound that comes from The New Pornographers you’d almost expect more people on stage. But just seven were there Wednesday at the Lincoln Theatre in Washington D.C.,…
Sunday TV: Back from Prison, Readjusting
Best known in the states for an unforgettable sour face (and sound) she made on “Episodes,” the U.K.’s Daisy Haggard stars in a new series of her own devising, about…