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Michelle Rodriguez runs 'Wild' this week
Bear takes Hollywood bad girl Michelle Rodriguez to one of the red deserts of Nevada for a rigorous adventure
Hit the water for Shark Week and more this week
1. Shark Week The annual celebration of all things shark kicks off Sunday night. Actor Eli Roth will review highlights of the week on “Shark After Dark” at 11 p.m....
Summer TV: Where 10 of your favorite returning dramas left off
Nearly nine months have passed since we last saw some of our favorite summer TV series — ample time to forget all that finale drama that kept us so riveted...
'Castle,' 'Penny Dreadful' and TV's other under-appreciated shows
Enough already with “Game of Thrones,” “Empire,” “True Detective” and all those attention-grabbing shows! It’s time to give props to the sturdy series that don’t pretend to revolutionize TV. They’re...
‘An American in Paris’ looks strongest in Tony race
Broadway is as restless as a backer at an opening. It’s as jumpy as Bill Nighy on a stage. Oscar Hammerstein II would say it has Tony fever, and that’s...
Backstage duel at ‘Hamilton’ — to Broadway now or later?
It's pistols at dawn in Weehawken for the producers, investors and the creative team behind “Hamilton,” the rap musical about Alexander Hamilton everyone’s buzzing about down at the Public. The...
‘Hamilton’ in a duel to reach Broadway
"Hamilton," the much-buzzed-about rap musical from Lin-Manuel Miranda (“In the Heights”), allegedly has extended its run at the Public Theater until April 5. I say “allegedly,” because I hear the...
New musicals are dying off on B’way, to the tune of $37 million and counting
Now that the joyous holiday season is behind us, let’s be mean. This Broadway season is shaping up to be a disaster for new musicals. The latest casualty is Sting’s...
Brave captain takes the helm: Sting joins the cast of his Broadway musical
When “The Last Ship” opened on Broadway a few months ago, many people were confused: Wait a minute — where’s Sting? Though he wrote the score, Sting hasn’t been onstage...
'Rizzoli & Isles' renewed for sixth season
TNT’s “Rizzoli & Isles” has been renewed for a sixth season, with stars Angie Harmon and Sasha Alexander set to return for another 18 episodes of the crime drama. The...
Sting takes my advice, steps into his own show, ‘The Last Ship’
I'm flattered that Sting’s taken my advice, dispensed here a couple of weeks ago: He’ll be joining the cast of “The Last Ship” from Dec. 9 to Jan. 10, playing...
New TV commercials shill for the latest crop of Broadway shows
Broadway has a spotty history when it comes to TV commercials — remember the howler for “The Bridges of Madison County”? It doesn’t help that live theater can look awkward...
Sting’s ‘The Last Ship’ needs to sell more tickets
Of this I’m certain: Sting will receive a Tony nomination for his score for “The Last Ship.” The critics praised his lyrics and music, using nearly identical words and phrases...
8 things to watch this week
1. The Last Ship Sunday, 9 p.m. — TNT With Chandler (Eric Dane) and Tex (John Pyper-Ferguson) in jeopardy, Slattery (Adam Baldwin) has an Alexander Haig moment and steps into...
8 things to watch this week
1. Ray Donovan Sunday, 9 p.m., Showtime Ray (Liev Schreiber) forces Mickey (Jon Voight) to return to LA and brings him to FBI agent Ed Cochran (Hank Azaria), who puts...
8 shows to watch this week
24: Live Another Day (Monday, 9 p.m., Fox) Jack (Kiefer Sutherland) and Chloe (Mary Lynn Rajskub) have a plan in place to eliminate the terrorist threat before any more attacks...
'The Last Ship' points TNT in a bold direction
TNT, known in Hollywood circles as the network of the “ampersand” shows, takes a bold step with Michael Bay’s “The Last Ship” to make a drama with cinematic qualities. This...