Entertainment Reviews - AP

In some not too far-fetched parallel universe, Jeff Bridges really might be living the life of a boozy country singer. Full Story »

NEW YORK - In the opening scene of his meandering one-man play "Juan and John," Roger Guenveur Smith plays himself as a boy in 1965. He is frozen in horror while witnessing a startling incident that, one day, would provide the inspiration for his new show at off-Broadway's Public Theater. Full Story »

Various Artists, "Cantors, Klezmorim and Crooners 1905-1953: Classic Yiddish 78s from the Mayrent Collection" (JSP Records) Full Story »

Alicia Keys, "The Element of Freedom" (J Records) Full Story »

"The Morning Show Murders" (Delacorte Press, 312 pages, $26): Al Roker sticks to what he knows — morning TV_ in his first murder mystery, "The Morning Show Murders." He begins by introducing a protagonist named Billy Blessing, a cooler version of Roker himself. Full Story »

"Too Much Money" (Crown Publishing, 288 pages, $26), by Dominick Dunne: You didn't think the grave could possibly silence one of the most famous chroniclers of the rich and famous, did you? Full Story »

"Nanny Returns" (Atria Books, 305 pages, $25), by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus: Seven years ago, the best-selling novel "The Nanny Diaries" introduced us to Nan Hutchinson, an intelligent and compassionate nanny. Through her eyes, readers watched wealthy New Yorkers focus on their social lives and neglect the emotional needs of their children — including little Grayer, the son of Nan's employers, Mr. and Mrs. X. Full Story »

"Why Architecture Matters" (Yale University Press, 273 pages, $26) by Paul Goldberger: Not long after completing his iconoclastic Glass House in 1949, architect Philip Johnson traded barbs as revealing as the see-through walls. Full Story »

NEW YORK - Call it half a smile. Full Story »

VIENNA - A word of warning. If you hate operatic cliches, give Verdi's "Simon Boccanegra" a pass. Full Story »