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What's less defensible is the number of shows that are being brought back prematurely or without much point. Nine, despite winning five Tonys in 1982, was a dull show then, and it's a dull show now. The main achievement of Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, a revival of Terrence McNally's sentimental two-hander starring Stanley Tucci and Edie Falco, seems to have been to break up Tucci's marriage. (The show is closed, but he and Falco, who played a nude scene together, are now tabloid fodder.) Ma Rainey's Black Bottom...
...When you’re starved, a potato has no peel,” says a Creole proverb. In keeping with the abundance of the island’s produce, servings are hardly scarce. At Nouvelle Lune, Mondesir serves meals that are twice blessed with surprising blends and generous portions...
...first visit to Nouvelle Lune, a plate of Poisson Gotcel ($8.50) piqued my interest in Haitian cuisine: I was greeted with an entire red snapper—head and tail intact—doused in the signature red sauce with onions and green peppers. A gracious serving of red beans, rice and two thick, crisp, fried plantains accompanied the meal. The fish was cooked to a tender perfection, while the sauce, mild yet zesty, complemented the meat wonderfully. The fried plantains, infinitely more textured than the thin, supermarket, potato-chip variety, boasted alternating layers of crispiness, saltiness and tender plantain...
...selection of new and unfamiliar dishes is so vast that the eyes tend to focus on the menu’s main courses. But the list of beverages is equally intriguing. Nouvelle Lune serves a variety of fresh juices, including papaya, orange, grapefruit, strawberry and many others. I ordered a papaya juice ($1.50), a delightful blend that used a fresh papaya puree. My companion selected a Cola Lakay ($1.00) from the freezer, a carbonated drink that tastes rather like a punch-flavored Jolly Rancher...
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