Day: June 2, 2026

It’s time for Tonys … and for Schmiga-streaming

For the geographically disadvantaged (that’s most of us), the annual Tony telecast is important.
It shows us the joy of Broadway. It shows what we’d savor if we had the time … and the money … and a proximity to New York.
We don’t, of course, so we catch the Tonys, at 8 p.m. ET Sunday (June 7) on CBS. In a three-hour stretch, we’ll see lots of awards, get a few laughs … and see production numbers from at least nine musicals.
And this year, there’s a bonus: We can stream (via Apple) “Schmigadoon” (shown here)m which a front-runner is based on, Read more…

Best-bets for June 4: hockey, soccer and Americas

1) “The Americas” return, 8 and 9 p.m. NBC. Next week, NBC starts filling Thursdays with big, British-American documentaries — the new “Surviving Earth” at 8 p.m. and reruns of the splendid “Americas” at 9. Filling those spots this week are “fun facts” variations of two hours: We visit the warmth of Mexico (shown here), then reach the frozen Arctic. Read more…