The family that flays together stays together. That's the message Richard Strauss wanted to get across when, as a gift for his contentious wife, he wrote the music and libretto to Intermezzo .

When people insist the Holocaust isn't a fit subject for any artist's undertaking, Kiefer, who attended the opening after refusing to come to this country while George W. Bush was in office, unequivocally gives the lie to the contention.

If you've been having trouble getting in touch with your inner child, why not live vicariously by going to Broadway's The Pee-wee Herman Show or Elf or both? There, you'll witness a pair of alive-and-kicking inner tots.

David Campbell is back and anyone interested in what a singer can do to energize a crowd has to hope he sticks around this time. In other words, catch him if you can.