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Red, Hot and Blue – Froth and Vaudeville, a Tonic
Sunday, October 7th, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
Red, Hot and Blue is a perky musical featuring far-fetched plot, ba-dump-dump lines, and social satire. It’s also the home of Cole Porter’s iconic “It’s
Sensational CDs For This Season
Tuesday, September 25th, 2012
by Michall Jeffers on Playing Around
If you’re a theater or movie lover, there are some must-have CDs for you this autumn. Remember those great Doris Day movies, the ones where
Woman Around Town: Anita Gillette—After All, a Working Actress
Monday, September 17th, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Woman Around Town
At 18, Anita Luebben had a GS4 Government rating with security clearance. She was a medical stenographer. If you had suggested that three years later,
Sullivan and Woodard: Comrades
Saturday, August 25th, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
The only thing sure about an appearance by KT Sullivan is her hat. During an evening with old friend and occasional club partner, singer/pianist Larry
Noel & Company
Sunday, April 8th, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
In early February 2012, actor/singer/writer/director Keith Merrill approached friend Mary Ellen Ashley, herself a singer/actress/producer with the idea of establishing what would eventually become a
Extra! Extra Anita Gillette: After All…
Thursday, February 2nd, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
Baby June* had nothing on this 5’2” (well almost) red headed bundle of dynamite. With fifty years in theater, television, and film under her pave
Urban Stages Honors the Keeper of the Flame
Sunday, December 4th, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
*Check the full upcoming schedule for a wide variety of intimate venue, reasonably priced musical events. Donald Smith, Executive Director and Founder of The Mabel
Julie Budd Performs a Tribute to Dorothy Fields
Saturday, May 14th, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
Dorothy Fields’ songwriting career took off with a number that was rejected by one Broadway show and panned in another before it sold 3 ½
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