The Arts on TV: Jean-Michel Basquiat bio; Jim Belushi and Colin Quinn talk Broadway
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A weekly look at arts and music programming on television from Thursday to Wednesday:
“Live With Regis and Kelly” 9 a.m. Thursday ABC; Jim Belushi discusses his Broadway debut in “Born Yesterday.”
“The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway” 7:30 p.m. Friday and 8 p.m. Wednesday HBO; The comic brings “Pee-wee’s Playhouse” to life at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre in New York City.
“Ballet High” 8 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. Tuesday LOGO; Students from the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School have their final year to prove they can become a professional dancer.
“Colin Quinn Long Story Short” 10 p.m. Saturday HBO; The comic discusses world history in a one-man Broadway show.
“Great Performances at the Met” 1 a.m. Sat./Sun. and 11:30 a.m. Sunday KVCR; ‘Don Carlo’: Nicholas Hytner directs Verdi’s epic set during the Spanish Inquisition.
“Independent Lens” 10 p.m. Tuesday KLCS; ‘Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child’ -- Discovered through his graffiti art in the late 1970s, Jean-Michel Basquiat sold his first painting to Deborah Harry and became best friends with Andy Warhol.
-- Compiled by Ed Stockly