Creator Matt Basile (of Cyd Glore, Rich Girls and now Mother Feather fame) says it draws on the spirit of the fondly-remembered "Late Night at Rockwood Music Hall" series, but suggests
The Old Fashioned Ladies Club - which kicks off tonight at the Rockwood Stage 2 - is more of a "platform that reaches beyond the local music scene playing popular songs."
That said, the cast of regular characters will include many who made Late Night so memorable, and who held up its quality for so long.
The marketing blurb describes the new show as:
Ingredients:
Three parts Music. One part Sketch Comedy. One part Vaudeville. One Special Guest. Dash Political Satire.
Directions:Combine comedy and vaudeville in Old Fashioned glass and muddle. Add music and political satire over ice and stir. Garnish with special guest. Serve with a smile.
The show - at midnight on Wednesdays - is expected to run weekly, though probably on a 'four weeks on, two weeks off' schedule.
Get there a couple of hours early tonight for a rare full-band
Marwood performance.
Oh, and those nice people at
Harris Radio are sponsoring it.