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BRUCE R. MILLER When Oscar winner Marlee Matlin accepted her first directing job – on the new anthology series “Accused” – she didn’t realize how busy she’d be.“As an actor, I show up on set. I go to…

BRUCE R. MILLER When Dania Ramirez ended a text with “namaste,” the show’s creator knew he had the right person for “Alert: Missing Persons Unit.”Ramirez, he said, had the compassion necessary to play a…

BRUCE R. MILLER You can see glimpses of Steven Bochco’s best work in parts of the new drama, “Will Trent.”Largely visible in Ramon Rodriguez’s lead performance, they suggest there’s more here than just…

BRUCE R. MILLER In 2022, we talked with everyone from first-time Emmy winner Sheryl Lee Ralph to multiple Grammy winner Sheryl Crow. They had interesting views on their characters, their business, their…

BRUCE R. MILLER How can you tell a television program is good? You binge it right away.With dozens of series dropping their entire seasons on one day, you could easily spend a weekend hunkered in with…

BRUCE R. MILLER The key to “Spoiler Alert” isn’t the ending, but the details.Sprinkled liberally throughout the drama, pop culture references help us understand the characters and their places in the…

BRUCE R. MILLER Actor Connor Barr talks about what its like to play Charlie Brown in “A Charlie Brown Christmas” which is coming to the Orpheum Theater. Jesse…

BRUCE R. MILLER Ever wonder what kind of career Charlie Brown might have?Connor Barr, who plays him in “A Charlie Brown Christmas: Live on Stage,” says he might make a great actor.“Everything doesn’t…

BRUCE R. MILLER Actor Tony Hale tell the Journal’s Bruce Miller about playing two characters in “The Mysterious Benedict Society” premiering on Disney+ on Wednesday, October…

BRUCE R. MILLER Mayan Lopez remembers being 7 or 8 on the set of her father’s sitcom, “The George Lopez Show.” To earn extra money, she did odd jobs as an assistant director, wore a headset and made…