Susan Boyle shines with raw talent in 'I Dreamed a Dream' special BY David Hinckley

'Addams Family' could be Broadway's next hit after tickets go on sale four months before opening BY Mark Lebetkin and Oren Yaniv

Close to 150 Broadway theater workers may stage New Year's strike BY Stephanie Gaskell

<cite>A Little Night Music</cite> revival falls flat, even with elegant Catherine Zeta-Jones, by Joe Dziemianowicz

Catherine Zeta-Jones' name over the title and on the marquee at the Walter Kerr Theatre helps goose ticket sales for A Little Night Music. But her glamorous presence can't cover the shortfalls in Trevor Nunn's dim and downsized production from London's Menier Chocolate Factory. It doesn't do justice to Stephen Sondheim's most elegant musical.

'God of Carnage': replacement cast no 'God' almighty, but pretty good by Joe Dziemianowicz (***)

Tyler Perry's mother Willie Maxine Perry, who inspired producer's Madea character, dies

'Brief Encounter,' based on Noel Coward one-act, makes a very special affair by Joe Dziemianowicz (****)

Gatecrasher: Julia Roberts, mother of three, drops F-bomb after losing on 'Celebrity Charades'

John Stamos teams with FBI to bust alleged blackmailers who wanted cash for 'harmful' photos BY Bill Hutchinson

Hot-button? 'Race' is more like the snooze button by Joe Dziemianowicz (** 1/2)

'The Heart is a Lonely Hunter': Carson McCullers adaptation lacks 'Heart' by Joe Dziemianowicz (**)

Liam Clancy, last of the famous Clancy Brothers, has died at 74 by David Hinckley

'12 Men of Christmas': Lifetime rom com is in holiday rush, despite star Kristin Chenoweth by David Hinckley (**)

Cate Blanchett shines in stellar 'Streetcar' by Joe Dziemianowicz (****)

Gatecrasher: 'Chicago' cast not Ashlee Simpson's kind of crowd

'The Starry Messenger': Matthew Broderick needs to get the message he's stuck in a rut by Joe Dziemianowicz (**)

'Fela!': African pop ignites helluva 'Fela' on Broadway, in show inspired by life of Fela Kuti by Joe Dziemianowicz (****)

A Supreme <cite>Dream</cite> at the Apollo Theater, by Joe Dziemianowicz

It's showtime at the Apollo for Dreamgirls. The new touring version of the Broadway classic launched yesterday in Harlem, and although the show could use more scenic pizazz, it's lively and packed with talent.

Gatecrasher: Jude Law, Sienna Miller get cozy in the lower East Side at The Box with friends

Sweet tone aside, Susan Boyle's is not the voice of experience by Jim Farber (** 1/2)

Fela Kuti: as Broadway musical 'Fela!' set to open, everything you need to know of Afrobeat legend By Jim Farber

'Fela!' and fate reunite Broadway show's stars stars, who were friends as teens By Jacob E. Osterhout

Gatecrasher: Meg Ryan giggles at a Broadway play that's reminiscent of 'Sally' days

Good buzz loses its charge, by Joe Dziemianowicz

After seeing Ruhl's previous works Dead Man's Cell Phone, Eurydice, and The Clean House, one expects an element of fantasy. She ends with one as she suggests an answer to the show's central question: To be seen, you have to really see what's around you. Sweet. But it's too lite to be illuminating.

Must-'Glee' TV: Why we sing its praises by David Hinckley