Category Archives: TV

A Capitol Fourth 2021

Posted on July 6, 2021 by boz

Tony nominee Vanessa Williams hosted the 41st annual PBS broadcast of A Capitol Fourth, celebrating America’s 245th Independence Day. In lieu of the traditional live concert on the Capitol’s West Lawn, this year’s performances were recorded, but the fireworks were live. In … Continue reading →

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Side by Side

Posted on June 24, 2021 by boz

Last night, a week after returning to live audiences since the pandemic began, Stephen Colbert welcomed two-time Tony winner Christine Baranski to The Late Show at the Ed Sullivan Theater. “We are the first show back up on Broadway,” Colbert … Continue reading →

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No Lockdowns Anymore

Posted on June 16, 2021 by boz

Last night, The Late Late Show host James Corden premiered the musical parody “No Lockdowns Anymore,” based on the opening number “Good Morning Baltimore” from the Tony-winning musical Hairspray, in celebration of the end of pandemic lockdowns in California and … Continue reading →

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Broadway’s Back

Posted on June 9, 2021 by boz

Last night, The Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon and Lin-Manuel Miranda premiered the original song “Broadway’s Back!,” a tribute to the return of live theater in New York City this fall, accompanied by performers representing more than a dozen current … Continue reading →

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Rare Sondheim footage

Posted on May 10, 2021 by boz

On Sunday, May 16, at 3 p.m. ET, the digital broadcast TV network Buzzr will air a rare episode of the Goodson-Todman game show Password that features Stephen Sondheim. In the episode, which originally aired over CBS on Dec. 11, … Continue reading →

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Opening Night America

Posted on April 28, 2021 by boz

The upcoming TV series Opening Night America, created by producer Charles Jones II, will showcase four creative teams as they compete for a live stage premiere of their new musicals, under the direction and guidance of celebrity mentors such as … Continue reading →

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SNL Choreographers Sketch

Posted on March 29, 2021 by boz

Former Saturday Night Live repertory cast member (and current recurring Kamala Harris impersonator) Maya Rudolph returned for the second time as host on the March 27 episode of the long-running variety series. The evening included a nod to the reopening of … Continue reading →

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A Year Without Broadway

Posted on March 16, 2021 by boz

It’s been a year since the lights went dark on Broadway, leaving some 97,000 actors, stagehands, designers, ushers, and more out of work. Last night, A Late Show with Stephen Colbert presented Broadway Legend Laura Benanti and Hamilton alum Christopher … Continue reading →

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Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist Preview

Posted on January 5, 2021 by boz

The second season of Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist debuts tonight at 8 p.m. (ET) with the appropriately titled episode “Zoey’s Extraordinary Return.” The story picks up a few weeks after the end of the final season one episode, “Zoey’s Extraordinary Dad,” … Continue reading →

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The Grinch Review Roundup

Posted on December 10, 2020 by boz

The NBC adaptation of the Grinch stage musical, based on the children’s book How the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. Seuss, has received mostly negative reviews from critics. The 1957 story was first adapted for TV in 1966 with Boris Karloff … Continue reading →

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