Donald Trump was clearly fired up to do some firing, saying sayonara to three contestants, and setting the final two off on their final task to determine ultimate Celebrity Apprentice dominance. My full recap will be up at 2am [UPDATE: Dalton's full Celebrity Apprentice recap is now live!], but if you already watched and can’t wait to sound off, then read on after the jump for more. [SPOILER ALERT: Read on only if you have already watched Sunday's episode of Celebrity Apprentice.] READ FULL STORY »
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Weekend Doc Jensen: The Redemption Gospel According To Jacob
Image Credit: Mario Perez/ABC For an episode that many fans allegedly disliked, “Across The Sea” has inspired some of the most spirited and thought-provoking commentary I’ve ever seen from Lost fandom. I’m not the first to make this observation. Myles McNutt has posted a directory of “Across The Sea” blogging on his (highly recommended) Cultural Learnings website, and I encourage you to click over there and check it out after I’m done talking your ear off about all things Jacob. (To the mix of voices, I would also add our own Ken Tucker, who deemed “Across The Sea” a “stinker.”) One of the more contentious reviews I read came from Maureen Ryan of the Chicago Tribune. She was troubled by the depiction of Mother and how Lost in her view has become “the epic, heroic or anti-heroic journeys of a bunch of white men.” As a white, anti-heroic man myself, I can’t quite relate to her critique — which I confess might be something of a problem on my part. Regardless, Maureen is a smart critic and has been a fan of Lost and her review is a credible, challenging (in a good way) read.
'Doctor Who' recap: All in all it's just another crack in the wall
I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t slightly underwhelmed by “Flesh and Stone,” last night’s conclusion to the superior (and scarier) “The Time of Angels.” As is often the case with Doctor Who, I preferred the intimate storyline of last week’s episode — which focused more narrowly on the pure stone-faced terror of the Weeping Angels — to the Big Mythological Sweep (TM) of the conclusion, in which said Angels became secondary players to the overarching “crack in time” arc being plotted this season by Steven Moffat. To put it another way, something’s not quite working when you’ve got the Angels fleeing en masse from an eerie light source, but I’m not feeling remotely scared.
Things kicked off with the Doctor temporarily fending off the Angels with a little shift in gravity, until, of course, that tense standoff in a narrow passageway where he had to (gulp) turn off the lights in order to release the airlock and get back into the main deck of the crashed spacecraft. READ FULL STORY »
Jane Lynch on 'Newsweek'/'Glee' controversy: Murphy and Chenoweth 'heroic'
Image Credit: Michael Yarish/FOXGlee creator Ryan Murphy and occasional guest-star Kristin Chenoweth both released statements last week condemning the Newsweek article “Straight Jacket,” which claimed gay actors could not convincingly play straight characters. Murphy then announced that the article’s writer, Ramin Setoodeh, had agreed to visit with Murphy and his Glee writers.
EW spoke with Glee star (and out lesbian) Jane Lynch, who applauded Murphy and Chenoweth’s statements but also believes that Setoodeh is allowed to have his own opinions. “The thing is, actors are actors: You can’t play gay anymore than you can play somebody who’s Catholic,” says Lynch. “Aaron Sorkin wrote a wonderful thing in the Huffington Post. I don’t think you have to slap somebody down for making an opinion that you don’t agree with. But I do think what Kristin and Ryan did was so important, and I’m glad that they said it. It doesn’t mean, ‘Off with [Setoodeh's] head.’ But I’m very glad, and I thought it was very heroic what the two of them did.”
What do you think of Lynch’s take, PopWatchers? Is Setoodeh entitled to his opinion?
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This Week on Stage: Theater world abuzz over 'Newsweek' piece on gay actors in straight roles
Image Credit: Andrew H. Walker/Getty ImagesWith Tony nominations doled out last week and relatively few new productions opening, this week the theater world was dominated by discussion of a controversial Newsweek article titled “Straight Jacket,” penned by Ramin Setoodeh, who used Promises, Promises star Sean Hayes as an example of gay actors whom he found to be unconvincing playing straight characters. The commentary led to a storm of responses from Hayes’ Promises costar Kristen Chenoweth and Glee creator Ryan Murphy, who was enraged since the article also criticized Jonathan Groff, the former Spring Awakening star who plays Jesse on his show. Both demanded an apology, as did EW’s Jeff Labrecque, in a post here on PopWatch.
Outside of the Newsweek controversy, a couple shows did open Off Broadway. First, sex columnist Dan Savage’s The Kid—a musical based off his 2000 memoir The Kid: What Happened After My Boyfriend and I Decided to Go Get Pregnant—opened to a middling review from EW’s Adam Markovitz, who noted that the production’s “easy punchlines and bland songs…cling to the cheesy, cymbal-riding vernacular of the modern soft-rock show tune.” He gave it a B–. The Passion Play, a three-act, three-and-a-half-hour religious-themed drama from Tony-nominated playwright Sarah Ruhl, fared better with reviewer Melissa Rose Bernardo, who gave the production a B and concluded, “Sarah Ruhl continues her streak as one of the most surprising, enigmatic, and curiously fascinating playwrights working today.” Additionally, I reviewed the new cast of Broadway’s Tony-winning musical revival Hair, which now features American Idol alums Diana DeGarmo and Ace Young, as well as Canadian pop star Kyle Riabko. The cast easily stepped into their roles, I wrote, which is a testament to a strong production that handily earns a B+.
If you’re looking for some live theater, check out the EW.com Stage hub for up-to-date news and reviews; or consult EW’s handy theater listings, which includes links to all of our stage reviews of current shows as well as ticket information. (Note: The reviews are typically of performances with the show’s original cast.)
More Stage coverage from EW.com:
‘Spider-Man’ musical might see the light of day after all
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‘Newsweek’ and Sean Hayes: You say too gay? No frickin’ way!
‘Newsweek’ travels back to 1952 to argue against gay actors in straight roles; Kristin Chenoweth is not happy
‘Milk’ screenwriter Dustin Lance Black criticizes ‘Newsweek’
Lena Horne dies at 92
‘La Cage aux Folles’ to hit the road
The argument against waiting for a ‘Gay George Clooney’
‘Glee’ creator Ryan Murphy pens another open letter; says he’s spoken to the author of ‘Newsweek’ article
‘Glee’ creator Ryan Murphy pushes for ‘Newsweek’ boycott
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