Mid-Life, The Crisis Musical Book, Music and Lyrics by Bob Walton and Jim Walton Directed by Shawn Kettering Produced by Toby’s Dinner Theatre, Columbia Reviewed by Ted Ying You’ve heard the one about a person who spends the day trying to do some chores but, getting distracted at each step of the way, ends the […]
Isn’t It Romantic?
Isn’t it Romantic? Written and directed by David Hunter Koch Music Direction by William Knowles Produced by MetroStage Reviewed by Debbie Minter Jackson No one this side of the Blue Note or the Algonquin Hotel delivers a silver-plated lyric like Jimi Ray Malary. Just as in prior MetroStage hits, Ellington: The Life and Music of […]
Forbidden Broadway and The Seagull
by Richard Seff Gerard Alessandrini, creator, writer and director of the Forbidden Broadway series of small revues designed to skewer the Broadway of its current season, has announced that the series will end. The latest, called Forbidden Broadway Goes to Rehab, will be the last. If this turns out to be true, it’s good to […]
Pearl Bailey .. By Request
If you enjoy live R&B/jazz and are looking for an entertaining musical evening out, the MetroStage world premiere production of Pearl Bailey . . . By Request admirably fills the bill.
A Night at the Dew Drop Inn
A Nite at the Dew Drop Inn Conceived and Directed by James Foster Jr. Produced by Theater Alliance Reviewed by Debbie Minter Jackson We may as well face it. The cabaret musical isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. It’s an entertaining crowd pleaser that fills seats, so if the genre is not for you, that’s fine. […]
Ella
Ella By Jeffrey Hatcher Conceived by Rob Ruggiero and Dyke Garrison Presented by Arena Stage Reviewed by Debbie Minter Jackson A Tisket, a Tasket– only the marvelous vocals of Ella Fitzgerald could turn a children’s play song about losing a yellow basket into a scat-wielding marvel and only the unassumingly delightful Tina Fabrique could make […]
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