Will Snider‘s raucous How To Use A Knife (Mixed Blood, through Oct 15) niftily captures the cascading chaos of a modern American restaurant kitchen. Chef George rides herd – well, tries to – on his crazed Guatamalan line chefs, Miguel…
Month: September 2017
Hoopla Train: goofy, beery fun
In order to enjoy the appealing Hoopla Train (Sod House Theater, various venues, through Oct 15; visit sodhousetheater.com for specific info), it helps to make a commitment: to beer. Avoid hard liquor. You don’t wanna get snaky drunk. You want…
Man of La Mancha: a timely, joyful lament
The promise of a better life motivates us all—as we seek to improve our circumstances and sense of personal meaning. Dale Wasserman‘s classic musical Man of La Mancha tells the timeless tale of Don Quixote, a man who heroically seeks…
[almo$t equal to]: fun and confusing
My computer is unable to make the double squiggly line mathematical symbol that goes in front of this play’s title. ~, only two, one atop the other. Also, I’m unsure about the dollar sign. But the program has one, so…
The Nether: a challenging look into a virtual future
Great science fiction envisions and anticipates an uncertain future with equal amounts of enthusiasm and fear. While new technologies solve problems and bring great gains to quality of life, they also have a dangerous capacity to alter lives in fundamental…
In The Heights: beautifully overdone
In The Heights (at the Ordway through September 24) – despite its glitziness, its over-the-top-ness, its (extreme) loudness – beautifully invokes the heat, the funk, the grit of a New York City summer. Better than anything I can think of…