On stage & CD, send in the crowns by Joe Dziemianowicz

Being a princess isn't easy, and a new kids musical and the debut album by a Broadway star explore that idea.

Howard Kissel: The Cultural Tourist<br> Philosophical Aspects of "No, No, Nanette"

Remembering Paul Robeson by Howard Kissel

Broadway musical 'Glory Days' closes on opening night By Joe Dziemianowicz

Make that Glory Day.

These '80s characters are 'Top Girls' by Joe dziemianowicz

Though the play is overly talky and circuitous, incisive performances by seven actresses in the Manhattan Theatre Club production make it a fine final entry to the 2007-08 Broadway season.

Hopefuls kick it for the Rockettes By BROOKE NAYLOR

It's hard to care about 'Glory Days' by Joe Dziemianowicz (*)

Clay's latest is Aiken-ly bland by Jim Farber (*)

Howard Kissel: The Cultural Tourist<br> Boeing Boeing

'Boeing-Boeing' a jet-set romp with attendant hilarity by Joe Dziemianowicz (***)

Jo Piazza: All set for 'Louse-wives of New York'

Rush & Molloy: What's short for sex? Leslie Jordan

'Endgame' in Brooklyn: Cryptic and canny by Joe Dziemianowicz

Laura Linney finds sexcess with 'Les Liaisons Dangereuses' by Joe Dziemianowicz (***)

Laurence's Fishburne's 'Thurgood' does justice by Joe Dziemianowicz (***)

"Thurgood" doesn't break a lot of new ground, but it is a worthwhile story rich in history, humanity and humor.

Laura Linney's French tryst in 'Les Liaisons Dangereuses' BY GINA SALAMONE

In stage roles, stars have it maid BY JOE DZIEMIANOWICZ

Christine Baranski and Rosie O'Donnell are the latest comic cutups to mix feather dusters and funny business.

Students learn the ropes behind the scenes as interns BY TANYANIKA SAMUELS

Ben Widdicombe: John Waters' 'Cry Baby'

Nuyorican Poets Cafe celebrates 35 years of odes by Rebecca Louie

Before he appeared in the Tony Award-winning "Russell Simmons' Def Poetry Jam," before he starred in films, plays and music groups, Flaco Navaja was a Bronx teenager struggling to express hi…

Laurence Fishburne states his case By HOWARD KISSEL

David Mamet's film inspirations for 'Redbelt' By MARSHALL FINE

A man-to-man chat with David Mamet by Marshall Fine

'Country Girl' is backstage drama with few sparks by Joe Dziemianowicz (**)

The story poses two big questions - Will Frank revive his career? and Will Georgie stay with him? By the time the curtain falls, you've already stopped caring.

'The Country Girl' hits close to home by Marshall Fine

Clifford Odets may have been one of the hottest playwrights of the 1940s and '50s, but to Peter Gallagher the crucial fact is that Odets was originally an actor - which is reflected in Galla…