Review
Prometheus Trio Plays “Hardest Program Ever”?
Tough music handled with technical dispatch, but it needed a little more spirit and fun.
Apr 24th, 2019 by Brendan Fox
Momo Mee Offers Flavors of Asia
Nearly everything at Walker’s Point restaurant was exceptional.
Apr 23rd, 2019 by Cari Taylor-Carlson
‘Two Trains Running’ Is a Powerful Ride
Rep production captures August Wilson’s great characters and social poetry.
Apr 22nd, 2019 by Dominique Paul Noth
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.
Apr 16th, 2019 by Dominique Paul Noth
Celesta Is a Vegan Revelation
All plant based food, all delicious and quite inventive at Lower East Side cafe.
Apr 15th, 2019 by Cari Taylor-Carlson
Suicide, Depression and… Comedy
Rep’s ‘Every Brilliant Thing’ engages and amuses audience on some dark subjects.
Apr 15th, 2019 by Dominique Paul Noth
“The King And I,” 68 Years Later
Touring show is strong, smart revival, but still raises issues about changing cultural attitudes.
Apr 10th, 2019 by Dominique Paul Noth
Brooklyn Rider Plays With Punch
Even Beethoven sounded contemporary when this New York-based string quartet played him.
Apr 9th, 2019 by Brendan Fox
It’s All Fresh at Vientiane
No-frills restaurant on National Ave. offers tasty Thai, Laotian, and Vietnamese fare.
Apr 3rd, 2019 by Cari Taylor-Carlson
“Annie Jump” Is a Technical Triumph
New play premiered by Renaissance has great atmosphere, but mawkish scenarios.
Apr 1st, 2019 by Dominique Paul Noth
Crawdaddy’s Is Real Cajun
West Allis restaurant has plenty of tasty dishes flavored with holy trinity.
Mar 29th, 2019 by Cari Taylor-Carlson
Sex in the Roman Empire, Well Sung
Florentine’s ‘Poppea’ offers lust and neuroses, well staged with big juicy voices.
Mar 25th, 2019 by Dominique Paul Noth
