All posts by Jim & Ashley Gerhardt

All Shook Up at Other Voices Theatre

Reviews May 8, 2023 Jim & Ashley Gerhardt

All Shook Up is one of the fantastically fun, fluffy, and flashy hallmarks of the early-to-mid 2000’s big jukebox musicals, and it’s difficult not to come away from the show with some burnin’ love and a couple of jiggly-wiggly, hip-shaking moves made just for your best pair of blue suede shoes. The show originally debuted on Broadway in 2005 with a 6-month run, and it features a cross-section of intermingled love stories in a small mid-western 1950’s town told to the iconic music of The King (Elvis Presley,

The World Goes Round at The Salem Players

Reviews March 22, 2019 Jim & Ashley Gerhardt

The World
Goes ‘Round, currently being performed at Salem Players in
Catonsville, is a musical revue showcasing the more well-known and favorite
songs of composer John Kander and lyricist Fred Ebb; composers of shows such as
Chicago, Cabaret, Funny Lady, Zorba,
and many others. It would be surprising for any person to be unfamiliar, or not
fond of, at least some the music to be heard in this show.

Scrooge at Artistic Synergy

Reviews December 9, 2017 Jim & Ashley Gerhardt

Scrooge the Musical at Artistic Synergy of Baltimore hardly needs an introduction to tell you what it’s all about! It’s the timeless classic Christmas story of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, which has seen probably more interpretations and remakes than any other Christmas story in history, set to a wonderful score. While you have probably seen countless interpretations (or even other stage productions) of A Christmas Carol over the years,

Review: The Odd Couple (Female Version) at Artistic Synergy

Reviews September 10, 2016 Jim & Ashley Gerhardt

To begin this review, a synopsis feels almost unnecessary because it would be difficult to find people who are not familiar with this timeless piece of comedy by Neil Simon. The Odd Couple had its original debut in 1965 on Broadway, and with its success, spurred a film in 1968, and then a TV series from 1970 – 1975. Since then it’s seen many adaptations and revivals (even a cartoon version in the 70’s!).

Review: Parade at TYA Senior Teen Company at Drama Learning Center

Reviews June 12, 2016 Jim & Ashley Gerhardt

Set in Atlanta in 1913, a Brooklyn-raised Jewish man by the name of Leo Frank is put on trial for the murder of 13-year-old Mary Phagan. Already guilty in the eyes of everyone around him, a sensationalist publisher and a janitor’s false testimony seal Leo’s fate. His only defenders are a governor with a conscience, and, eventually, his assimilated Southern wife who finds the strength and love to become his greatest champion. Based on true historical events and adapted for the stage by an acclaimed playwright (Alfred Uhry – Driving Miss Daisy) and composer/lyricist (Jason Robert Brown – Songs For A New World,