Wednesday, March 14, 2012

'Nicholas Brothers' weathers a few missteps at BET

THEATER REVIEW

'MY BROTHER'S KEEPER (THE STORY OF THE NICHOLAS BROTHERS)'

SOMEWHAT RECOMMENDED

- Through May 16

- Black Ensemble Theater, 4520 N. Beacon

- Tickets, $45

- (773) 769-4451; www.blackensembletheater.org

The staircase is there, with daredevil ramps on either side. And there are a couple of brief eye-popping moments when split jumps and other high-flying antics worthy of the Nicholas Brothers -- those innovative, acrobatic dancers who electrified stage and film audiences from the 1930s on into the 1990s -- are re-enacted.

But for the most part, the Black Ensemble Theater's new show, "My Brother's Keeper (The Story …

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