Beethoven and Fonda: Broadway Soul Mates I’m willing to forgive a fair amount in a production that returns Jane Fonda with such gallantry to the Broadway stage after an absence of 46 years.

CNBC Thrives as Hosts Deliver News With Attitude At CNBC journalists have been encouraged to speak their minds, making the line between reporter and commentator almost indistinguishable at times.

A Tradition for 20 Years: Allman Band at the Beacon Michael Springer’s vacation starts on Monday. As usual, though, he won’t be traveling far from his home in Valley Stream, Long Island. For most of the next three weeks, he and his wife will be spending their evenings in Manhattan, taking part in one of the city’s most curious rites of spring: the Allman Brothers Band’s annual run of shows at the Beacon Theatre.

For a Cold War, a Blue Superhero (and Friends) The only character in “Watchmen” who possesses actual superpowers — resulting from an accident at a top-secret government research lab — is Dr. Manhattan, a blue, bald, naked dude with blank eyes and the voice of Billy Crudup. Dr. Manhattan’s existence is busy and fairly melancholy, but I do envy him his ability to perceive every moment of past and future time as a part of a continuous present.

Michael Maltzan’s housing projects for the homeless and an arts complex for underprivileged children are remarkable for their architectural sophistication and their spirit of public service.