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Slate contributor Ben Williams reports on what film critics are saying about this weekend's major new movie releases: The Chronicles of Riddick, Garfield: The Movie and The Stepford Wives.

One of their most beloved musicals -- Fiddler on the Roof -- is back on Broadway. The production, at the Minskoff Theatre, stars Alfred Molina as Tevye and includes a new song they wrote. There's a new cast recording of the show. Bock and Harnick collaborated on Fiorello (which won a Pulitzer Prize), She Loves Me and The Rothschilds.

Day to Day television critic Andrew Wallenstein reviews The 4400, a new science-fiction series airing on the USA Network. The premise of the series is that a large group of missing persons -- possibly victims of alien abduction -- suddenly return to Earth all at once.

Howlin' Wolf electrified the blues of the Mississippi Delta and laid a foundation for rock 'n' roll in the early 1950s. His lyrics, delivered in a gruff, haunting voice, evoked his hard-life experiences.

Friends, family and fans of musician Ray Charles, who died last week after a long battle with liver disease, gather in Los Angeles Friday to remember his life and music with testimonies, sermons and performances by B.B. King, Stevie Wonder and other music legends. Hear NPR coverage.

NPR's Alex Chadwick guides listeners through the funeral of Ray Charles. The late R&B pioneer was saluted by musicians, actors and political luminaries at services at the First AME Church in Los Angeles.

A day before the much-heralded arrival of former President Clinton's new memoir, NPR's Tavis Smiley speaks about the Clinton factor in American politics with John Podesta of the Center for American Progress and Rich Lowry of National Review magazine.

NPR's Noah Adams interviews playwright Ann Randolph about her new work, Squeeze Box. Randolph worked the graveyard shift at a homeless shelter for years while also pursuing a career as a comedienne. She has combined both passions in a one-woman play that will be showing next month in New York.

Thousands of musicians in 37 countries perform on Daniel Pearl Music Day to honor the journalist kidnapped and killed by terrorists in Pakistan. His mother, commentator Ruth Pearl, recalls her son's love of music and shares family recordings of Daniel playing the violin.

Some of the biggest names in music joined Ray Charles for the late musician's final CD, Genius Loves Company. Hear longtime friend and keyboardist Billy Preston and album co-producer Phil Ramone talk about Ray Charles the man, his music and his lasting legacy.