Review

Dining: Highlands Café Is Easy to Love
Dining

Highlands Café Is Easy to Love

Neighborhood cafe in Tosa serves lovely lunches and breakfasts made with local ingredients.

Theater: ‘The Mountaintop’ Offers Very Human Martin Luther King Jr.
Theater

‘The Mountaintop’ Offers Very Human Martin Luther King Jr.

Uneven MCT production offers commanding performance by Bryant Bentley as King.

Theater: ‘The Chosen’ Is Subtly Powerful Drama
Theater

‘The Chosen’ Is Subtly Powerful Drama

Strong production by The Rep captures the warmth and philosophy of Chaim Potok’s 1967 best selling novel.

Theater: ‘Spring Awakening’ Is a Powerful Show
Theater

‘Spring Awakening’ Is a Powerful Show

It actually shut down Skylight's electrical system Friday night. It's a must-see musical about teen angst beautifully performed by hearing and deaf actors.

Dining: Sticky Rice Boasts Authentic Thai and Laotian Food
Dining

Sticky Rice Boasts Authentic Thai and Laotian Food

Brady Street restaurant offers tasty fare in a cheerful interior.

MKE Music: Jorge Vallentine & The Honest Love’s Debut EP Offers Emotional Journey
MKE Music

Jorge Vallentine & The Honest Love’s Debut EP Offers Emotional Journey

'Grace, For Those Who Need It' is acoustic guitar-centered tale of broken relationship.

Theater: ‘Scarecrow’ Is All About Wisconsin
Theater

‘Scarecrow’ Is All About Wisconsin

Heidi Armbruster's skilled writing and performance of one-woman play offers humor, drama and an uneven ending.

Dining: Hot Dish Pantry Is All About Comfort Food
Dining

Hot Dish Pantry Is All About Comfort Food

Howell Avenue restaurant is retro and reliable, with tasty, scratch-made fare.

Theater: Florentine’s ‘Songbird’ Successfully Mixes Opera, Jazz
Theater

Florentine’s ‘Songbird’ Successfully Mixes Opera, Jazz

Show's short but imaginative run concludes Sunday.

Theater: A Funny Feminist Look at U.S. Constitution
Theater

A Funny Feminist Look at U.S. Constitution

Rep offers solid staging of Heidi Schreck's much discussed play, 'What the Constitution Means to Me'.

Theater: Skylight Camps Up ‘Xanadu’
Theater

Skylight Camps Up ‘Xanadu’

Stage version of 1980 film sends up the movie and Broadway musical mannerisms.

Theater: Rep’s ‘Little Women’ Modernizes Story
Theater

Rep’s ‘Little Women’ Modernizes Story

Results are uneven, with characters speechifying and Three Stooges-like comic moments.