"Double Entendre" Cabaret Show March 28, 2008

Matt Howe and Dean Reichard share the stage for the first time in their two-man cabaret show, “Double Entendre”, to be performed at Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (545 7th Street, S.E., Washington DC) on Friday, March 28, and Saturday, March 29, both shows at 8:00 p.m. Dean and Matt perform as two friends singing their way through the twists and turns of love and life. Accompanied on piano by musical director Elisa Rosman, Matt and Dean launch into musical theater compositions by Irving Berlin, E.Y. Harburg, Stephen Schwartz, Kander & Ebb, and others. Tickets are $15.00. Online reservations: www.cabaretduo.wordpress.com.

Dean Reichard has appeared at Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (CHAW) in six productions of Gilbert and Sullivan operettas. Dean sang in two cabarets at CHAW (CHAWbaret), the D.C. Cabaret Network Member Showcase, and in Side Show with the Elden Street Players. Dean has studied with George Fulginiti-Shakar, Judy Simmons, Lina Koutrakos and Rick Jensen. In February, Dean and Amy Conley taught a course in cabaret for adults at CHAW.

Matt Howe has appeared on the stages of Washington, D.C. for sixteen years. He wrote and performed his multi-character, one-man show, Inside Out, at Playbill Café to great reviews. Matt acted in plays at Didactic Theatre, Studio Theatre, Woolly Mammoth, and Washington Shakespeare Company. Matt sang in two CHAWbarets, and is a member of the D.C. Cabaret Network. In February, Matt sang in the DCCN Member Showcase.

Elisa Rosman recently music directed Urinetown for the Reston Community Players. She was nominated for a Washington Area Theatre Community Honors award for “Outstanding Musical Direction” of A New Brain at the Foundry Players. Other music directing gigs include Side Show, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Mame, and Merrily We Roll Along. Elisa music directed two Broadway Lights the Night benefits.

The Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (CHAW) is a community-based not-for-profit organization whose mission statement is “Building community through the arts”. Located near Eastern Market Metro in S.E., CHAW offers a multi-disciplinary program of classes each semester for youth and adults. CHAW’s website is www.chaw.org.

Official Website: http://www.cabaretduo.wordpress.com