Capital Radio 7-29-24: Praising Paris, Etc.
The Olympic Games and especially its way out opening ceremonies last got us panting for Paris with a set of French stars and songs about the City of Light (nothing…
Review: Awa Sal Secka Sings ‘Summertime’
Signature Theatre is serving up a refreshing tonic for this summer’s unbearable heat in the form of a swinging cabaret show, “Summertime: Awa Sal Secka Sings Ladies of Jazz.” The…
Monday TV: Michael Chang’s Immigrant Roots
Michael Chang, who became the youngest man in history to win a singles major in tennis, winning the 1989 French Open at 17, tells how he was shaped by his…
Sunday TV: K-Pop Invades Prime Time
Still trying to figure out what K-Pop is all about? The first K-pop broadcast in the U.S. in prime time, KCON 2024 (CW, 8 p.m.), will feature a pre-recorded set…
Saturday TV: Let the Olympic Games Begin
Olympics begin in earnest with competitions in dozens of events, from swimming and fencing to skateboarding and surfing to table tennis and shooting. It happens on a variety of networks,…
Friday TV: Olympic Opening Ceremonies
Lady Gaga will team with Celine Dion to sing Edith Piaf’s “La Vie en Rose” as part of the gala Paris Olympic Opening Ceremony (NBC, 1:30 p.m.). More than 10,000…
Theatre Review: Faction of Fools’ ‘The Moors’
The Faction of Fools Theatre Company specializes in the arcane form of the Italian Renaissance, commedia dell’arte, with elaborate masks, exaggerated movements and a kind of extreme reading of what…
Thursday TV: Black Death on ‘The Decameron’
The new limited series “The Decameron” (Netflix, streaming) is set in 1348 when the “wine-soaked sex romp” in Italian countryside has suddenly been hit by the Black Death. Based on…
Wednesday TV: Reconsidering Charlie Hustle
At a time when there are betting parlors in most major league ballparks it may be time to reconsider the legacy of baseball’s all-time hit leader, currently shut out of…
Tuesday TV: Two Families Through the Years
More than 30 years in the making, a special report on “Frontline” (PBS, 10 p.m., check local listings) follows the progress, or lack of it, of two struggling families in…