Television and theater
Joanne Ostrow
Joanne Ostrow was a television and theater writer and critic for The Denver Post until 2016.
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2016 Bobby G Awards honor Charlotte Movizzo, Curtis Salinger
Charlotte Movizzo and Curtis Salinger, the 2016 Bobby G Award recipients of the Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role and Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a...

KUSA dominates May sweeps; KCNC solidly at No. 2, KDVR strong at 10 p.m.
While KUSA-Channel 9 remains dominant in all newscasts, KCNC-Channel 4 has established itself as No. 2 and KDVR-Channel 31 successfully introduced two newscasts, wee hours and mid-morning (4:30 a.m. and...

Amazon sets pilots for its next season with Lauren Ambrose, Matt Bomer
Amazon today announced pilots for its next development season. The pilots will be available June 17 on Amazon Video and, once again, viewers will be invited to vote on which...

Fake travel show “Hidden America” does Denver
In the crowded universe of TV travel shows and cable reality TV parodies, there’s one potential genre thatap been overlooked: The travel show parody. Jonah Ray (“Mystery Science Theater 3k”...

New “Roots” TV miniseries is better-made, more accurate, never more relevant
The reimagined "Roots" miniseries premiering Monday seems a case of whiplash, looking both backward and forward in time, reminding us of the long-ago history of slavery while echoing current headlines...

New radio station The Cloud covers Denver
Denver-Boulder radio property KKCL, licensed to Golden, is now on the air as 96.9 FM and 1550 AM The Cloud ("Modern Music for Modern Times").

“Once” the musical is a low-key charmer
"Once," the musical, is not a big and splashy Broadway hit. Like the low-budget Irish film on which it's based, the play doesn't need mind-blowing theatrics to work its charm.

Bill Cosby to stand trial: the TV patriarch stands accused
Bill Cosby will be tried on sexual assault charges. It was a mere year and a half ago when plans were underway for a Netflix Cosby comedy special and an...

Weekend anchor Vicente Arenas is an anomaly on KUSA and in his extended family
At 9News, “there is an emphasis on being yourself,” said Vicente Arenas, a KUSA anchor-reporter. The challenge for him now is to “shed layers.”

Summer 2016 TV, cable, streaming highlights
Television has been unleashed from the calendar — who cares about time slots or premiere dates when you can binge entire seasons anytime, anywhere? Still, there’s anticipation of cool diversions...