In the one man show, Be Careful! The Sharks Will Eat You!, Jorge "Jay" Alvarez recounts his family's escape from Fidel Castro's Cuba in 1964. Gay writer and actor Alvarez impersonates a remarkable range of characters, from his stubborn abuela to an American ship-captain to his ever-persevering father Humberto. The show has toured the country, winning accolades at both New ... [Read]

Kathy Feininger's A Broadway Christmas Show tells the famous Charles Dickens classic by altering the lyrics to familiar Broadway tunes, 40 or so in all, from The Music Man to Sweeney Todd to Annie. The result is a pretty gay show, especially with the gay Helen Hayes Award-winning actor Michael Sharp returning to play Scrooge in the production at Alexandria's ... [Read]

"Deck the halls with lots of showtunes," Donna Migliaccio sings in the opening number of A Broadway Christmas Carol. And that, she does. By the end of the show, the halls are overstuffed with showtune snippets -- 40 or so in all. They're presented in a hurried, altered, name-that-tune kind-of-way, a gaudy effect that distracts from the story -- but ... [Read]

MetroStage kicks off its season with this jazz age musical based on the novel by Edith Wharton, with book and lyrics by Tajlei Levis and music by John Mercurio. A sparkling romantic musical, Glimpses of the Moon focuses on two popular but penniless schemers who aim to help each other marry a millionaire -- but then they fall in love. ... [Read]