Review

Theater: So There Was This Barbershop Quartet
Theater

So There Was This Barbershop Quartet

Whose lead singer died, provoking jokes and songs in In Tandem’s ‘The Fabulous Lipitones’.

Classical: Worshipping At the Altar of Mahler
Classical

Worshipping At the Altar of Mahler

De Waart and the MSO take on Mahler’s 9th, leaving some players with tears in their eyes.

Classical: Prometheus Trio Plays “Hardest Program Ever”?
Classical

Prometheus Trio Plays “Hardest Program Ever”?

Tough music handled with technical dispatch, but it needed a little more spirit and fun.

Dining: Momo Mee Offers Flavors of Asia
Dining

Momo Mee Offers Flavors of Asia

Nearly everything at Walker’s Point restaurant was exceptional.

Theater: ‘Two Trains Running’ Is a Powerful Ride
Theater

‘Two Trains Running’ Is a Powerful Ride

Rep production captures August Wilson’s great characters and social poetry.

Theater: Chamber Theatre’s Comic War on Slavery
Theater

Chamber Theatre’s Comic War on Slavery

‘Ben Butler’ is set in Civil War with lessons for today, but the message and buffoonery are over-played.

Dining: Celesta Is a Vegan Revelation
Dining

Celesta Is a Vegan Revelation

All plant based food, all delicious and quite inventive at Lower East Side cafe.

Theater: Suicide, Depression and… Comedy
Theater

Suicide, Depression and… Comedy

Rep’s ‘Every Brilliant Thing’ engages and amuses audience on some dark subjects.

Theater: “The King And I,” 68 Years Later
Theater

“The King And I,” 68 Years Later

Touring show is strong, smart revival, but still raises issues about changing cultural attitudes.

Classical: Brooklyn Rider Plays With Punch
Classical

Brooklyn Rider Plays With Punch

Even Beethoven sounded contemporary when this New York-based string quartet played him.

Dining: It’s All Fresh at Vientiane
Dining

It’s All Fresh at Vientiane

No-frills restaurant on National Ave. offers tasty Thai, Laotian, and Vietnamese fare.

Theater: “Annie Jump” Is a Technical Triumph
Theater

“Annie Jump” Is a Technical Triumph

New play premiered by Renaissance has great atmosphere, but mawkish scenarios.