The Arts on TV: ‘The Book of Mormon,’ American Ballet Theatre, Thomas Hart Benton
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A weekly look at arts and music programming on television:
“The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” 11 p.m., Thursday; 9:30 a.m.; 1 and 7 p.m., Friday, Comedy Central. Trey Parker and Matt Stone, creators of ‘South Park’ and the Broadway show “The Book of Mormon.”
“The View” 10 a.m., Friday, ABC. Director Glenn Lowry of the Museum of Modern Art.
“Movie: My Fair Lady” (1964) 2 p.m., Sunday, TCM. Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison. Oscar-winning adaptation of the Broadway hit about an English professor who teaches a cockney merchant to be a lady.
“Smart Travels: Pacific Rim With Rudy Maxa” 2:30 p.m., Sunday, KCET. San Francisco: Chinatown and the Asian Art Museum.
“The Artist Toolbox” 9 p.m., Sunday, KLCS. American Ballet Theatre principal dancers Irina Dvorovenko and Maxim Beloserkovsky discuss the rigors of being a professional dancer.
“Ken Burns American Stories” 3 a.m., Sun/Mon, KVCR . Ken Burns looks at the life of artist Thomas Hart Benton, leader of the Regionalist movement of the mid-20th century, which stressed the portrayal of America in works of art.
-- Compiled by Ed Stockly
