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NPR's Ed Gordon speaks with Denzel Washington about his return to theater acting, this time as Brutus in the new Broadway performance of Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar.

Day to Day TV critic Andrew Wallenstein speaks with actress Glenn Close about her choice to join the cast of the FX police drama, The Shield.

A new exhibit in Washington, D.C., features portraits by Gilbert Stuart, best known for creating the painting of George Washington from which the image on the dollar is taken. Historian Gordon Wood and other experts talk about how Washington was depicted.

Director Marilyn Agrelo talks about Mad Hot Ballroom, her documentary about New York youngsters taking part in an intense dance competition featuring the meringue, rumba, tango, foxtrot and swing. Agrelo, who also produced the film, has described it as a love poem to New York.

"An excursion into Renaissance Italy." That is how jazz critic Murray Horwitz describes The Comedy, which tells the story of several fictional denizens of the 1500s. The album also has a surprise appearance by Diahann Carroll, of Dynasty fame.

Members of the Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra were often called the "Trained Seals" for their well-rehearsed precision and tight unison playing. This album's "Sleepy Time Gal" and "My Blue Heaven" exemplify the creative style of one the greatest bands of the 1930s.

A movie adaptation of Douglas Adams' science-fiction spoof The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy arrives in theaters this weekend. Bob Mondello says it's a mildly amusing movie.

Day to Day music critic Christian Bordal reviews Some Cities, the latest recording from the rock trio Doves, who follow in the melancholy tradition of fellow Manchester bands such as Joy Division (later New Order) and the Smiths.

The "thumbs up" maven discusses the films he tends to watch over and over, from The Searchers to Planes, Trains and Automobiles. Many of those favorites are included in Ebert's new book, The Great Movies II.

Singer-songwriter John Hiatt has played in bar bands, backup bands and fronted his own groups. His songs turn into hits for other performers. He tells Liane Hansen about his music and his 21st album, Master of Disaster.