MIAMI (AP) — Every city has its own unique pulse of life. That’s what Jeff Freilich, executive producer of the USA network series “Burn Notice,” believes.
By setting the show in Miami — and actually filming it here — producers have been able to make the city itself a character.
“Burn Notice,” whose third season begins Thursday, [...]
I firmly believe that the best TV on TV right now is on cable. TNT, USA, tbs, FX, AMC, (my goodness all those acronyms!), if you compare their offerings to NBC, CBS, ABC, Fox and CW, well, let’s just say it’s apples and oranges.
On Thursday, one of the best shows on any channel returns for [...]
Bedroom farce has been in vogue in Chicago lately, a trend enjoyed by potentially Broadway-bound visitor Don’t Dress for Dinner. TV and film star Jeffrey Donovan, remarkably commanding onstage, heads up the cast of this trial balloon, written by latter-day French master Camoletti. Hawdon’s adaptation translates the play into this-very-second contemporaneity, and the rest of [...]
Read moreEvery year, certain stars just stand out on television. There the ones that people talk about a lot, the ones that have the most impact, or the ones that make you say “that guy is going to be a star.” These are the eight TV stars that shined bright in 2008 (and probably will in [...]
Read more“Don’t Dress for Dinner”: Recession-busting laughs on the menu
The good times are back at the Royal George Theatre. Just as they appear to be collapsing everywhere else.
I wouldn’t claim that the terrific new commercial production of the Marc Camoletti farce “Don’t Dress for Dinner” qualifies as an economic stimulus package, unless you happen to own [...]