16 Bars has been busy. And...lazy. But mostly busy! After our successful run of Chicken Soup at the Herberger, we took some time off to travel, write, and learn some music. It was a great summer, and in Phoenix it pretty much is still summer. The leaves have not turned, the afternoons still flirt with needing the AC, and even though there are gourds and dried corn in the table centerpieces, we are just pretending it is fall.
We have been working on a new Herberger Holiday show. It opens the week after Thanksgiving, and runs every day that week at 11:00AM and 1:00PM. The show is called HOLIDAZED, and is a wacky, fast-paced look at the holidays in the style of the old Laugh In, (if anyone remembers that funny show from so long ago.) 16 Bars is mixing up a melodic cocktail of favorite tunes, stories, anecdotes, and quotes that range from Hallmark to harebrained.
In addition, 16 Bars Cabaret is performing a version of Chicken Soup at various venues, and having a fine time of it. We are also preparing a brand new holiday show, HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS, which will tour to many Valley destinations, and we are in the process of booking at the present time.
And so, even though it may not be starting to look a lot like Christmas or Hanukah or even Thanksgiving in this part of the country, we are full of the spirit of the coming holidays, and look forward to entertaining.
