“Two singer-songwriters sit on the edge of a cliff…”
With these words, we are drawn into the world of Both Sides Now, a theatrical concert that explores the music and lives of long-time friends and one-time lovers, Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen. Created by, and starring Robbie Schaefer and Danielle Wertz, the cabaret-style performance traverses decades alongside songs such as “A Case of You,” “Hallelujah,” “Big Yellow Taxi,” “Suzanne,” and many more. Both Sides Now is at once a piece of the 60s and 70s, and of right now -- offering us a story about the messiness of being human, of lives persistently lived at the edge of growth, and of finding the courage to turn toward one another, again and again.
Robbie Schaefer is best known as the guitarist and songwriter for indie folk band Eddie From Ohio. He has released several solo albums and founded OneVoice, an international non-profit empowering youth through music and the arts. His musical theater debut, Light Years, premiered at Signature Theatre in 2018, later becoming the feature film Burst The Silence. His latest project, The Blue Poppy, is an Irish-Jewish ghost story co-written with playwright Grace Barnes.
Jazz musician, composer, and arranger Danielle Wertz was a semi-finalist in the 2015 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Vocals Competition. Her debut album, Intertwined, ranked #4 on Capital Bop's "Best DC Jazz Albums of 2017," and earned 2nd place in the Ella Fitzgerald Jazz Vocal Competition. Her 2023 sophomore album, Other Side, blended original work with reimagined Great American Songbook standards. Danielle is set to headline her first European tour in 2025.
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The cabaret and through row D are reserved for Theater Members until one month before the show. To inquire about Membership, call our Box Office at 215-257-5808 or click here. If you are a Theater Member, select your tickets using the price code that matches your Membership level and enter your Member ID into the Membership box on the checkout page.
