Press:
"Off-Nights at the Sometimes Café, a burlesque by Dave Walther,
tells queer stories in ways that center joy, laughter, and love.
—it’s a great blend of quirky, clever, goofy, and heartfelt...
with memorable tunes: it is a great show-piece for all the performers. Off-Nights is the story of a bunch of misfits finding their chosen family, and all the ridiculous, touching, absurd and sweet moments that are born from that. Blending styles of drag, film noir, dance and music theater into one delicious extravaganza. It's the kind of art that we all need right now!" Claire DiVizio, Artistic Director of Thompson Street Opera Company.
tells queer stories in ways that center joy, laughter, and love.
—it’s a great blend of quirky, clever, goofy, and heartfelt...
with memorable tunes: it is a great show-piece for all the performers. Off-Nights is the story of a bunch of misfits finding their chosen family, and all the ridiculous, touching, absurd and sweet moments that are born from that. Blending styles of drag, film noir, dance and music theater into one delicious extravaganza. It's the kind of art that we all need right now!" Claire DiVizio, Artistic Director of Thompson Street Opera Company.
"OFF-NIGHTS AT THE SOMETIME CAFÉ is a campy parody of a noir mystery that follows a cafe pianist in lieu of a detective. As this narrator plays his way through the show, he guides the audience through the tangled web of attraction, seduction, and general silliness that occurs when a bunch of queer people end up in the same place. It is a delightful, poignant celebration of queer joy and desire." Spotlight on Lake! laughingcat.
"This campy performance, is oddly compelling...
amusing with a charm all of it's own..." Reno Lovison,
Executive Producer of Chicago Broadcasting Network.
"Saw [Off-Nights] last night and I was thoroughly entertained!
I absolutely loved the depth of the characters
and the story was super fun."
opening night patron Anthony Nguyen.
amusing with a charm all of it's own..." Reno Lovison,
Executive Producer of Chicago Broadcasting Network.
"Saw [Off-Nights] last night and I was thoroughly entertained!
I absolutely loved the depth of the characters
and the story was super fun."
opening night patron Anthony Nguyen.
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"Walther is a formidably prolific composer; ze writes music constantly and has a seemingly endless stream of ideas for new projects..." Roger Edmonton, The Advocate; full page article with full page photograph on CRAZY DINOSAURS. Please click on a dinosaur or the button below to see CRAZY DINOSAURS.
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"Easily the highlight of the concert were several arrangements by Dave Walther. Especially satisfying was Walther's setting of three familiar folk songs, a medley that managed to sidestep all the stereotypes with a version of Simple Gifts that owed absolutely nothing to Aaron Copeland's. Walther's touching arrangements of Long Time Ago set Mary Saunders' rich, soprano peeping through the lush harmonic haze of flute and guitar like the sun through the clouds.' George W. Harper, Beverly Times. Below are all three of the folk songs; sung by soprano, Mary Saunders, and Dave Walther, bass-baritone, with
The Putnam Court Musicians: Kristin Webb, flute and Russell Southcott, guitar: Please click on the buttons below to hear THREE FOLK SONGS: |
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Long Long ago (Ms. Saunders & Putnam Court)
John Henry (Mr. Walther & Putnam Court) Simple Gifts (Ms. Saunders & Putnam Court) |
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"A melodic gift like that of Schubert" Gerry Hancock, assistant organist, in regards to my mass, written on my 12th birthday, and performed at The Cathedral of St. John The Divine in NYC under Alec Wyton).
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"Acuteness to word values" Richard Buell, The Boston Globe: in regards to my performance of The Whole Tone Cycle. To hear THE WHOLE TONE CYCLE please click on Drew's picture of me to the right: |
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"Scrooge by David Edgar Walther is one man's search for his New Year's resolutions." Deborah Cash, Boston Globe. Please click on the crowd to watch Scrooge. |
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"May the Darkness of the season inspire you
with the Saturnian vibe you so long towards:
Slow, Sad, Reflective, Dense, Obsessive, Complex,"
Drew Hubbard, husband; and creator of most of
the drawings on this site.