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House of Ghostly Haunts—Unnerving, Intriguing and Fun
Thursday, September 13th, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
The ominous music, spooky lighting, eerie haze and black and white House of Terror film trailer that opens House of Ghostly Haunts will delight any
Devil in a Blue Dress
Monday, January 9th, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Shopping Around
Blues/Twentieth Century Blues… Noel Coward Everybody gets the winter blues a bit, so why not own them, live in them, wear them? An extremely popular
Cabaret’s Up-and-Coming: The “Metrostar” Competition
Saturday, September 3rd, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
Being in The Metropolitan Room on Monday the 29th was like attending a massive reunion, or actually five of them simultaneously. Five contingents of friends
Hey Hey the Magic Bus
Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
“When did the 60s begin? That might seem obvious…but really it was a very black and white world…” Thus begins Magic Trip: Ken Kesey’s Search
What Makes Me Tick: Marc Kudisch Plays—Marc Kudisch!
Thursday, July 21st, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
Marc Kudisch will appear in Arlington, Virginia’s Signature Theatre’s Sizzlin’ Summer Cabaret on August 1 and 2. Something exceedingly rare happened at Feinstein’s Sunday night.
Peter Quaife: Veritas, Volume One
Monday, July 18th, 2011
by Alex DiBlasi on Reading Around
After a couple of shaky albums littered with pop tunes and blues covers, The Kinks truly established themselves in the mid-60′s with songs that told
Bottle That Brio: Mark Nadler’s Crazy 1961
Wednesday, June 1st, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
When Mark Nadler takes a stage, the word becomes possessive. His natural authority, urbane charisma and complete focus is magnetic. Voices still, heads rivet, people
Master Class: Chuck Berry
Sunday, February 20th, 2011
by Alex DiBlasi on Playing Around
“If you tried to give Rock and Roll another name, you might call it Chuck Berry.” The above quote from John Lennon sums up Chuck
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