Many married couples pick on each other as they fight an endless, but friendly, battle of the sexes. For the most part, however, they do it in private. But some do it public.
Two of Baldwinsville’s best thespians, husband-and-wife Josh and Korrie Taylor, will poke fun at their own relationship on stage this Friday in DeWitt.
The Taylors call their cabaret show, “Maybe You’re Not the Worst Thing Ever,” which gives you an idea of their tongue-in-cheek take on marriage.
The cabaret will be presented at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 4, at the CNY Playhouse at Shoppingtown Mall, near the Macy’s entrance; 885-8960; cnyplayhouse.com. Tickets cost $10 in advance and $12 at the door.
“I like to lovingly explain it as an evening of hate ballads,” Korrie said. “In fact, we had a Facebook poll to pick the name of the show and in addition to ‘hate ballads’ some of the other contenders were: ‘unconditional like’ and ‘eh.’”
Some of the show’s song titles underscore the theme of ambivalence — “Love Stinks” and “Run, Freedom, Run,” for example. Others hint at the wonderful depth of true love — “Love is an Open Door” from Disney’s “Frozen” and “Grow Old with You” from “The Wedding Singer.”
“It’s all fun stuff,” Korrie said. “We’re hoping to make it very interactive and get the audience involved, so it should be a fun evening.”
The singing couple will be accompanied by pianist Abel Searor and guitarist Bill Brewster.
The Taylors are longtime members of the Baldwinsville Theatre Guild. Josh currently serves as the guild’s production chairman, and Korrie has directed two recent BTG blockbuster musicals, “Les Mis” and “Jekyll & Hyde.”
Last year, Korrie appeared at CNY Playhouse in “The Wild Party” and directed its holiday show, “Visiting Bammy Lewis,” an original comedy by local playwright Joleene DesRosiers Moody.
Well-known in B’ville for his comedic roles such as Igor in “Young Frankenstein,” Josh Taylor recently impressed in a difficult dramatic role, playing Brick in CNY Playhouse’s production of “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.”
