Review: ‘Let’s Misbehave! True Confessions of GMCW’ at The Gay Men’s...
I can't vouch for the truth of the confessions, at Let's Misbehave! True Confessions of GMCW (The Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, DC), but having each...
An Interview with The Performers of the ‘Aunt Sally Sideshow Reunion’...
I’ve said it before, for someone with a lot of friends who perform sideshow I’m kind of squeamish. I see, maybe, half of their...
Review: Laura Benanti’s ‘Tales from Soprano Isle’ at The Barns at...
From the moment Laura Benanti stepped onto the stage at The Barns at Wolf Trap to perform Tales from Soprano Isle she set the buoyant...
Review: The Romantics III: ‘Schumann & Heine’ at The In series...
Close your eyes for just a moment. Imagine that you are comfortably seated in an elegant, yet commodious room, filled with people who have...
Review: ‘The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat’ at...
Oliver Sacks' non-fiction book, The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat, consists of a series of neurological case studies. Each study examines...
Review: The Arden Cabaret Series: Michael Ogborn at The Arden Theatre...
The Studio Theatre of the Arden Theatre Company’s Hamilton Family Arts Center was transformed into a nightclub/cabaret for Michael Ogborn’s Night at the Blue...
Fringe Encore Series Review: ‘Piaf and Brel (The Impossible Concert)’ at...
Though they never met or performed together, Édith Piaf (1915-63) and Jacques Brel (1929-78), nearly fifteen years apart in age, both became legends of...
Review: ‘Tappin’ Thru Life’ at the Penn’s Landing Playhouse in Philadelphia,...
About half the audience was standing and moving to the rhythm of the music. A few patrons remained in their seats and clapped while...
An Interview with Frankie Sin and Donny Vomit on ‘Shocked...
One of the things I love most about the burlesque and sideshow community is the sheer love for the craft and joy of performing...
Review: ‘Political Cabaret’ at Cohesion Theatre, Baltimore Improv Group, and Spotlighters...
As a welcome election-year treat, Cohesion Theatre Company (“Cohesion”), Audrey Herman Spotlighters Theatre (“Spotlighters”), and the Baltimore Improv Group (“BIG”) have collaborated to create...
Review: ‘On the Road Again’ at Act II Playhouse in Ambler,...
“Why, oh, why do the wrong people travel
When the right people stay at home.”
From Sail Away by Noel Coward
This opening lyric sets the tone...
Review: ‘Unforgettable Hits’ at Steel River Playhouse, in Pottstown, PA.
Atlantic City came to the Philadelphia area last night and it was a rare treat. Those who primarily know Rebecca Shoemaker and Michael McGeehan...
Review: ‘The Marcy and Zina Show’ at Signature Theatre
Amidst the sweltering summer humidity, Signature Theater’s “Sizzlin’ Summer Nights” cabaret series more than lived up to its name with songwriters Marcy Heisler and...
Review: ‘The Summer Club’ at the Arden Theatre Company in Philadelphia
Until now, The Summer Club has been a swinging, snappy treat enjoyed almost exclusively by Cape May and other Jersey Shore towns. After two...
Review: ‘Rob McClure: Smile’ at Feinstein’s/54 Below in NYC
Talent, showmanship, and charm—Rob McClure has it all, and he brings it all to Feinstein’s/54 Below with Rob McClure: Smile, his premiere solo...
2016 Capital Fringe Preview #25: An Interview with Chè Monique on...
I think everyone who’s ever popped a pastie or twirled a tassel has thought about jumping out of a cake. When one actually considers the...
Review: The Arden Cabaret Series with Tony Braithwaite at Arden Theatre...
At one point on opening night of his latest show, Tony Braithwaite asked if any of his fellow Georgetown University graduates were in the...
Kelli O’Hara in ‘Seth Rudetsky’s Broadway Concert Series’ at the Merriam...
Closing out their Concert Series Season on Tuesday, the Kimmel Center welcomed Kelli O’Hara, one of Broadway’s brightest stars, to the Merriam stage along...
Review: ‘Make ’em Laugh’ at Signature Theatre
Signature Theatre finishes out their 2015-2016 cabaret series with the uproarious and uplifting Make ‘em Laugh Cabaret, featuring Happy McPartlin and Tracy Lynn Olivera. The...
Review: ‘The New Old Time Music Hall Celebrating Queen and Country’...
It’s a gathering of music, humor, and tradition with The British Players in The New Old Time Music Hall Celebrating Queen and Country. The...