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Andrea Bocelli sings songs from the cinema on Great Performances

November 25, 2015 Lori Acken

Andrea Bocelli: Cinema premieres Friday, November 27 at 9 p.m. on PBS If you need a boost after Black Friday shopping — or are just a fan of the sounds of the cinema — the PBS arts series Great Performances invites you to celebrate some of filmdom’s best-loved songs with Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli in a soaring special filmed Sept. 18 at Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre. Andrea Bocelli: Cinema reunites Bocelli with legendary music producer David Foster, who arranged the concert, and features actors John Travolta, Ryan O’Neal, Ali MacGraw, and Andy Garcia joining Bocelli onstage to speak about the films from which the songs are culled. Bocelli will […]

Latifah and Ne-Yo And Grier, oh my! Newcomer Shanice Williams stars in NBC’s star-studded The Wiz Live!

November 24, 2015 Lori Acken

The Wiz Live! premieres Thursday, Dec. 3 at 8/7CT on NBC. Get a special preview of the star-studded production on The Making of The Wiz Live! Wednesday, Nov. 25 at 8/7CT. Somewhere over the Rainbow Room marquee that marks the eatery’s shared entrance with NBC Studios at New York City’s legendary 30 Rockefeller Plaza, a brand-new Dorothy prepares to make the “Wizard of Oz” story her own. During an intense, nationwide audition process this past June, 19-year-old, apple-cheeked charmer Shanice Williams — a local-theater standout from Rahway, N.J. — warbled her way into the lead role in NBC’s The Wiz Live!, […]

RFD-TV honors Joey Feek with special Thanksgiving Day programming

November 24, 2015 Lori Acken

Country and gospel music fans were stunned by the news that Joey Feek, half of the husband and wife bluegrass duo Joey + Rory was diagnosed with cervical cancer shortly after the birth of the couple’s youngest daughter 16 months ago. At the end of October, the couple announced that the beautiful singer’s disease had progressed beyond the point of effective medical intervention and she began hospice care soon after. On Thanksgiving Day, RFD-TV and Rural Radio (SiriusXM Channel 147) will honor the Feeks with a special day of programming called “To Joey + Rory with Love.” Beginning at 9am ET, the network […]

Empire Season 2 Episode 8 Recap: Born a Lyon

November 18, 2015 StayTuned Staff

This week’s episode of Empire is starting off with a bang. Lucious wants to make sure Hakeem knows what he’s missing out on. He calls Hakeem out by having Freda perform the new song she made with Lucious. It’s right there in the lyrics: Lucious has some serious beef with Hakeem. Daddy’s little favorite is no longer Hakeem; she’s Freda. Ouch! That has to hurt on so many levels. In order to prove himself to the world, Hakeem announces that he’ll be battling Freda for his last name. Nobody can just “become” a Lyon. You have to be born one. Things aren’t […]

Empire Season 2 Episode 7 Recap: Making History

November 12, 2015 StayTuned Staff

On the last episode of Empire, Cookie got frisky with her new head of security, Laz. Now it looks like she decided to do her work from Laz’s bed instead of actually showing up in the office. In fact, she hasn’t left his bed in three days. I don’t know if that’s romantic or creepy. I’m also still confused as to how she hasn’t seen this huge longhorn on his back — or be OK with it, if she has. After all, they did kidnap her son. At least Cookie comes up with the idea to host a summer jam […]

Empire Season 2 Episode 6 Recap: Longhorns

November 4, 2015 StayTuned Staff

Empire fans, rejoice! Now that the World Series is over, Empire is back on its usual Wednesday nights. • Empire Season 2 recaps: Episode 1 | Episode 2 | Episode 3 | Episode 4 | Episode 5 | Episode 6 We saw Hakeem get kidnapped and thrown into a van in the last episode, and Cookie can’t get ahold of him because of the predicament he’s currently in. Since this wouldn’t be the first time Hakeem has blown off responsibilities, Cookie thinks he’s not answering her calls on purpose so he doesn’t have to work with his group. When she gets […]

Empire Season 2 Episode 5 Recap: You’ve Been Marked

October 21, 2015 StayTuned Staff

If you’ll recall on last week’s episode of Empire, Lucious and his sly dog of an attorney, Thirsty, placed Vernon’s rotting corpse in Roxanne Ford’s car. As horrifying as that may sound, it worked out in Lucious’ favor. • Empire Season 2 recaps: Episode 1 | Episode 2 | Episode 3 | Episode 4 | Episode 5 | Episode 6 All the charges against Lucious were dropped and Vernon’s death was made out to be a suicide. I’m beginning to worry about the life lessons that this show is teaching. Be smart, kiddos! Following through with what he said for […]

Great Performances brings ‘Billy Elliot the Musical Live’ to PBS

October 21, 2015 Lori Acken

That’s me musical! Billy Elliot fans, get out your dresses — or your jammies, if you’re so inclined — and prepare to enjoy the rollicking, inspiring tale of a boy who wants to boogie instead of box from the comfort of your sofa. • Purchase Billy Elliot the Musical Live! at the PBS online store here! On Friday, Oct. 23, the ten-time Tony winner Billy Elliot the Musical comes to the PBS staple Great Performances as Billy Elliot the Musical Live, part of the PBS Arts Fall Festival. (Check local listings to confirm channel number and air time in your area.) Based on […]

Arrow Season 3 and The Flash Season 1 soundtracks available soon

October 16, 2015 Jeff Pfeiffer

La-La Land Records has announced that the soundtracks to Arrow Season 3 and The Flash Season 1 will be released in two-CD limited edition sets (3,000 units). The CW hit series are scored by Blake Neely, who, as if he’s not busy enough, also composes the music for new series Blindspot and Supergirl. As a special bonus, both the Arrow and The Flash albums will contain music from The Flash vs. Arrow crossover episodes, with Part 1 appearing on The Flash album and Part 2 appearing on the Arrow recording. Both sets will be available at lalalandrecords.com on Oct. 20, and at major music retail outlets on Oct. 27. “Season 3 of ARROW started with a bang,” […]

Empire Season 2 Episode 4 Recap: Alas, poor Vernon …

October 14, 2015 StayTuned Staff

Empire fans know here’s no doubt that Lucious has had his share of trouble with the law. • Empire Season 2 recaps: Episode 1 | Episode 2 | Episode 3 | Episode 4 | Episode 5 | Episode 6 But since he was able to get out of jail, thanks to his new crooked lawyer, Thirsty, I guess you could say that I was just a bit surprised to see an FBI squad rush into Empire and demolish Lucious’ office. Jamal tried stopping them but hey, they’re the FBI and when they have a search warrant, they can do whatever makes them happy. […]