This injection of contradictory elements is unmistakably Sondheim; it leaves the audience feeling that they’re watching something particularly smart.

The edgy intensity that Brancoveanu brought to Orphée two years ago has grown exponentially with the passage of time, bursting forth to bring an explosive Sam, priapically strutting the stage.

We’re confronted by the guardians, firemen who are “well disposed to the well disposed.” They act as a comically resolute Greek chorus in turnout gear, intoning “Woe is us. Woe is us.”

Think Twiggy, Yves St. Laurent’s Mondrian collection, Mary Quant and Marianne Faithful in a fur rug, and you’ll be on the set of ‘Being Earnest’.

You’re sure to have a great time with rock concert moves #1 – #5, and even more with “Shake that Thang.” However, if you’ve caught their act once, you may want to think twice above a repeat visit.

“American Idiot” takes on a whole new meaning through call center lens.

Not only did Rachel Podger, Elizabeth Blumenstock, Katherine Kyme and Carla Moore perform with clarity, fluidity, and unrelenting good humor, but the stellar acoustics of the Bing made every riff sound exquisitely articulated.

MLK mugs for Camae’s make-believe camera and we laugh as King does his version of Elvis. The images fly, pure poetry.

‘Pageant – The Musical!’ provides a whole new take on girl power.

That something extraordinary is afoot is evident even before the curtain opens as ghostly figures of small girls, white dresses matching white pancake, wend their way through the lobby, coursing slowly throughout the theatre.