46 stories by "Margaret Lyons"
"Mad Max" gets a prequel, "The Wiz" returns to Broadway and Larry David gets another crack at a series finale.
The Apple TV+ series both mocks and embraces the glories of classic musicals like "Brigadoon," "Oklahoma!" and "Carousel."
The sophisticated composer and his snappy songs have migrated from stage to screens. Give us more to see? Here's how.
Swinging lights. Broadway beefs. Words of wisdom. And a restroom serenade. If only some of the highlights were on TV.
With a reality TV star in the White House and '90s nostalgia in full flower, the controversial 2003 musical about the famed talk show host arrives.
The president is spending 17 days in New Jersey and New York. A few of our critics weigh in with recommendations of shows to watch (besides the news).
The mother and daughter actresses are shown in close quarters in this compelling documentary, which debuts Saturday on HBO.
The first live stream of a Broadway musical, "She Loves You," went smoothly, but not without artistic and technological complications.
From the Watching team, expert TV and movie recommendations for the next few days.
Well, these live musicals have certainly turned things around. After the lifeless and bizarre Sound of Music came the truly baffling Peter Pan, and it seemed like society was hurtling faster…
Do you love Hamilton? No, no; do you love it? Sure, some people have tattoos inspired by the show, and some people have devoted huge swaths of their lives to winning the ticket lottery, but …
Should I listen to the cast recording before I see the show? It's a question one wonders before seeing any musical, and just like everything else in this world, it depends. Some people alway…
After last year's curiosity, NBC rebounded with a live event that was hard to find fault with " we were too busy feeling every damn moment of the The Wiz. Shanice Williams's debut! Mary J.'s…
NBC's live version of The Wiz managed to do what The Sound of Music and Peter Pan certainly did not: It was fantastic. Where the others felt unintentionally campy and ridiculous, or downrigh…
Since the earliest days of television, narrative shows have drawn from the frenetic, over-the-top energy of Broadway and vaudeville for episodes in which characters sing, dance, and chew sce…
Today's Emmy nominations had a few snubs and a few high points, too. To round it out your Emmys analysis diet, here are some lesser-heralded nominations and trivia items that may have escape…
Welcome back to Stay Tuned, Vulture's TV advice column. Each Wednesday, Margaret Lyons answers your questions about your various TV triumphs and woes. Need help? Have a theory? Want a recomm…
It's hard to top the overwhelming prestige of Wolf Hall. It's based on Hilary Mantel's revered, Booker Prize"winning books, Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies; it stars Tony- and Olivier-winn…
Behold: Adam Brody has a new show. It's about two stepsiblings who fall for each other, and it's called Billy & Billie, and it'll be on DirecTV in March, and its creator is Neil LaBute. …
Neil Patrick Harris doing a megamusical number at the Oscars was pretty much a foregone conclusion, and now it's a done deal: Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, the Oscar-winning husba…
Emma Watson is going to play Belle in the upcoming live-action version of Beauty and the Beast. That seems lovely, no? She seems extremely capable of playing Belle, since she was great as He…
Idina Menzel will sing the national anthem at this year's Super Bowl, she announced on Twitter. Last year opera star Renée Fleming sang it, but in general, the spot goes to a pop star: …
NBC will air an eight-hour miniseries about the Underground Railroad called Freedom Run, the network announced today. The series is based on Betty DeRamus's book Forbidden Fruit: Love Storie…
As promised, Neil Patrick Harris will be on American Horror Story: Freak Show this season, as a spooky magician with an even spookier dummy. AHS comes back January 7, at which point NPH will…
John Cameron Mitchell will be donning a bouncy blond wig and mega go-go boots once again to reprise his role in Hedwig and the Angry Inch, producers for the current revival announced today. …
