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Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick's return to Broadway has resuscitated the hit musical The Producers. Audiences have eagerly welcomed the actors back to the roles they played in 2001. The pair's return comes as they prepare for a re-make of the 1968 movie. NPR's Melissa Block talks with Ben Brantley, theater critic for The New York Times.

As music director of Weekend Edition Sunday, NPR's Ned Wharton supervises music continuity for the show and keeps tabs on what's new and noteworthy in the music world. He looks at a pair of CDs designed to be appreciated with visual components.

Insurgent violence in Iraq has escalated again, with more than 100 deaths last week -- most recently, a pair of bombings in Iraq that killed at least 20 people. Also, Iraqi officials reportedly move closer to forming a government. The BBC's Baghdad bureau chief Carolina Hawley details the latest attacks and political developments.

Composer John Harbison and soprano Dawn Upshaw recently paired four singers with four composers, giving them the chance to collaborate from scratch. Jeff Lunden follows the process, from rehearsals to a recital at Carnegie Hall.

India's ruling Congress Party is led by an unlikely pair. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is a former finance minister and a reclusive workaholic, while Italian-born Sonia Gandhi, widow of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, is considered the real power. Despite skepticism when they took office, Singh and Gandhi have proven effective leaders.

For the first time in 20 years of music-making, the duo known as They Might Be Giants, John Flansburgh and John Linnell, has put out a CD for children. The musicians tell NPR's Robert Siegel about the CD No!, which pairs computer animation with tunes such as "Where Do They Make Balloons?" and "I Am a Grocery Bag." (8:00) See http://www.giantkid.net/indexKill.html.

Journalists Peter Baker and Susan Glasser are with The Washington Post. From 2001 to 2004, the pair, who are married, served as the Moscow bureau chiefs for the Post. The two have collaborated on a new book, Kremlin Rising: Vladimir Putin's Russia and the End of Revolution.

A pair of car bombings in Iraq kills more than 45 people and wounds some 200. Among the dead were 35 children, killed during a ceremony for the inauguration of a new sewage facility. U.S. troops were handing out candy at the opening. NPR's Peter Kenyon reports.

Prosecutors making their closing arguments in the trial of two Tyco executives accused of stealing $170 million from the company emphasize what they call the pair's opulent lifestyles. Jurors are expected to begin deliberating Thursday in the case of former chief executive L. Dennis Kozlowski and former financial head Mark H. Swartz. Hear NPR's Michele Norris and reporter Nancy Solomon.

This is the fifth pair of brothers to play together as starters in the All Stars since 1942