DIVA TALK: Chatting with Piazza's Christine Andreas PLUS News of Minnelli and Rivera

Big names come out singing BY HEDY WEISS

Follow Spot By: Michael Portantiere

Jay Rogers is always good for a laugh! Plus: Jonathan Tunick looks forward to the Encores! presentation of Follies.

Shaw business By Adam Feldman

David Staller's Project Shaw offers GBS from A to Z.

Free musical for children by MICHAEL SOMMERS

FRESH FACE: Soap Star Jacob Young Moonlights in Beauty and the Beast

Stages: 'Red Light Winter' creator Adam Rapp talks about love, sex, and friendship By Catherine Foster

PHOTO OP: All Aboard the Altar Van!

PHOTO OP: Irish Eyes Smile on Druid Theatre's Synge Marathon

Hearing voices? Must be Johnson By Terry Byrne

Johnson's skill is undeniable, but it's his love of his creations and his joy in performing that make "The Two an Only" an evening not to be missed.

Jay Johnson is still finding a voice for show By Louise Kennedy

A Game of Confession Shows How Secrets Are No Fun By JASON ZINOMAN

What we have in Gerald Zipper's relationship drama are confessions in search of a plot.

Secrets
Review by Matthew Murray

Deception has long been essentially a guaranteed route to juicy suspense in written works. If Secrets, which just opened at the Theatre at St. Luke's, defies no other expectations, it certai…

REVIEW: Some Secrets Are Not Worth Hearing, Says Our Critic

THE SIEGEL COLUMN: Toni Collette, School of the Americas, and Secrets

'Jersey' battles power surge, tickles audience BY HEDY WEISS

A Fiery, Flawed Civil Rights Pioneer By FRANK RIZZO

Aruba
Review By STEVEN ZEITCHIK

Overpriced, overplayed 'Big Bang' fizzles out By Chris Jones

The long and short of a great life's work BY LINDA WINER

It is hard to imagine a more passionate, knowledgeable, heroic overview than "DruidSynge," the epic marathon that kicked off the Lincoln Center Festival on Monday.

Lincoln Center's Synge Marathon, 'Susan and God': John Simon

Stirring 'Galileo' Pits Science Against Religion: Matt Wolf

In 'Zero,' a legend incarnate By F. Kathleen Foley

Jim Brochu's striking resemblance to Zero Mostel enhances his portrayal of the late actor in "Zero Hour."

In 'Edmond,' William H. Macy Is Desperate and Frustrated, and He Won't Take It Anymore By STEPHEN HOLDEN

In this screen adaptation of David Mamet's play, William H. Macy is perfectly cast as a prim Manhattan businessman who heeds his inner demons and plummets into free fall.

No saving all this raving by Jack Mathews

William H. Macy gives an award-worthy performance in "Edmond," Stuart Gordon's filmed version of David Mamet's 1982 one-act play about racism and urban dislocation, and viewers who survive d…

Cynthia Nixon to Host Benefit Performance of Trouble in Paradise July 20

Cynthia Nixon to Host Benefit Performance of Trouble in Paradise

Casting Complete for Cynthia Nixon Miss Jean Brodie

Coster, Emery, Gross, Lagerfelt, Pankow, Rauch, et al. Set for The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

Richard Easton Joins Cast of Bay Street's Darwin in Malibu

Richard Easton and Neal Huff Join Cast of Bay Street's Darwin in Malibu

A feast of NYC fests by Joe Dziemianowicz

July is busting out all over with play festivals in which you might just spot the theater's hot new voice.

Family Fare
From Ridiculous Royals to Regal Women by LAUREL GRAEBER

Arts, Briefly
Compiled by LAWRENCE VAN GELDER

Reggae concert canceled at Webster Hall, Shakespeare's first folio fetches millions, surgery for Gandolfini delays "Sopranos" finale and more culture news.

Evita Announces West End Extension

Wicked's Bean Replaces Noll as New Voices Host

Heather Mac Rae to Celebrate New CD During July Concerts

Segregationist Michigan Mayor Is Subject of Developing Musical in Henry Ford's Dearborn

Judith Blazer and Friends Bring "Artist's Crossing" Performance Workshop to Manhattan

Lawrence, Gets, Fowler and More Featured in Williamstown Cabaret July 13-15

New Staffers Make Entrances at New Dramatists

Return to Sender: Festival Submission Musical [title of show] Comes Back to Off-Broadway July 14

Today in Theatre History: JULY 14

Leigh Silverman Directs New Play Bob at New York Stage and Film, July 14-16

New Pippin Finds Corner of the Sky in CT, With Mickey Dolenz

Kevin Kline Replaces Christopher Walken in Mother Courage in Central Park

Kevin Kline Replaces Christopher Walken in Mother Courage

KLINE FINDS 'COURAGE' By BARBARA HOFFMAN

OBITUARY: Red Buttons, 87; Long Career No Joke By Dennis McLellan

"Red was one of the few comedians who was a great actor, and he opened the doors to a lot of us," comedian Jack Carter, a longtime friend, told The Times on Thursday.

I remember Red by Army Archerd

Appreciation
The Bright Appeal of Red Buttons By Tom Shales

Comedian Red Buttons Dies at 87 By MERVYN ROTHSTEIN

Actor Red Buttons Dies at 87

Oscar-Winner and Stage Vet Red Buttons Dead at 87

A Life in the Theatre: King Displays President Wayne Sapper

Location! Location! Attitude!

The wildly inventive team that brought Urinetown to Broadway is back to show us that life down on the Pig Farm ain't what it used to be.

VIDEO: Behind the Scenes: Recording Bernarda Alba

B'way-Bound The Two and Only! Faces Boston Critics

Answer To The Question: What's Ex-NYT H'wooder Bernie Weinraub Been Doing? by Nikki Finke

Donna Lynne Champlin Will Fly with The Lawnchair Man at NYMF

Neil Patrick Harris Is Mozart in Hollywood Bowl's Amadeus Live

Harris, Williams-Paisley, York, et al. Set for Hollywood Bowl's Amadeus Live

PLAYBILL.COM'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, July 8-14: House of Usher

Red Buttons, Comedian Employed in Many Media, Is Dead at 87

Kim Cattrall, Rhys Ifans and Penelope Wilton to Star in Donmar Season

Cattrall, Ifans, McDiarmid, Wilton to Be Part of Donmar Warehouse Season

B'WAY USHER TO TAKE STAGE By MICHAEL RIEDEL

R&B Superstar Usher to Play Legal Eagle Billy Flynn in Chicago

Grammy Winner Usher to Join Broadway's Chicago

Grammy Winner Usher to Join Broadway's Chicago

Young Tarzan's mom not so vine, court hears in beastly divorce BY JOSE MARTINEZ

The mother of Broadway's teenage "Tarzan" star was cast as an unfit parent yesterday in her bitter custody battle in Manhattan Supreme Court.

APE-$NIT: 'TARZAN' MAIN RENT FLAP By JENNIFER FERMINO

The mother of the child co-star of Broadway's "Tarzan" owes a whopping $60,000 in back rent, it was revealed yesterday in Manhattan Supreme Court.

Inside Move: Scribe's in the 'Pink'
King show the creation of performers Everett, Mellman

Michael Patrick King ("Sex and the City," "The Comeback") is dabbling in legit, co-writing and directing "At Least It's Pink," a collection of dirty songs and stories.

Cattrall will meet Mamet
Thesp will headline Donmar's revival of 'Cryptogram'

Peter Filichia's Diary: Ask Yourself Why

Festival reflects South Asian emergence BY PETER FILICHIA

Full weekend of productions at George Street Playhouse

Audio Slide Show: Confessions of a Theater Dork

Hunter Bell, the co-creator of the musical "[title of show]," talks about his "theater nerd" credentials.

The Quest: All Culture, All the Time By RICK LYMAN

A reporter sets out to fill an entire three-day weekend with nonstop, top-grade, wall-to-wall culture at the height of the summer doldrums.