Review: Spooky Action’s ‘The River’
The theater space at the Spooky Action Theatre is so intimate you immediately feel you’re in the tiny cabin where all its action in Jez Butterworth’s play “The River” takes…
A Best Bet for Militia Group Movie Night
Got a chilling feeling at the PBS portion of the TV Critics Association winter press tour last month. Of course it was happening just before the inauguration, but it was…
Keeping You Up to Midnight: A New ’24’
Those digital clock beeps, the still remarkable real-time format, the relentless action, the petty office politics -- the makers of "24: Legacy" (Fox, 10:30 p.m. or whenever the Super Bowl…
From Russia, Ballet’s Humpbacked Horse
If the current state of U.S. relations with Russia seems dark and murky, it's opposite that in the Mariinsky Ballet's current offering at the Kennedy Center. "The Little Humpbacked Horse" is…
Mos Def: Yasiin Bey’s Final Performance
It’s been a tough year for Yasiin Bey, the rapper formerly known as Mos Def, who now wants to be known as a former rapper. He was arrested in South…
The Old 97’s Ring in Another New Year
In the 2014 song “Longer Than You’ve Been Alive,” The Old 97s note “most of our shows were a triumph of rock, although some nights I might have been checkin’…
Review: Hayes Carll, Allison Moorer
Hayes Carll was stomping his way into country music success when he decided to dial it back for his most recent album, return to a quieter solo acoustic approach, and…
Review: ‘The Second Shepherds’ Play’
Falstaff had the girth and beard to make for a decent Santa, but Shakespeare never wrote anything close to a Christmas play. Which might pose a problem for Folger Shakespeare…
Stage Review: New Austen Holiday Sequel
When every theater company feels compelled to do something Christmas-themed come December, it can lead to either overusing certain titles or creating fluffy trifles. One great addition to regional theaters,…
Cincinnati Ballet Brings its ‘Nutcracker’
As expected this time of year as TV ads, wreaths and shopping center crowds, “The Nutcracker” has by now gone beyond being merely a beloved holiday tradition to possibly being…