Ever since we heard that Nick "Hedwig" Garrison was going to be the Emcee, we were looking forward to seeing Cabaret at the 5th Ave (through April 13, tickets: $20-$77). We imagined that Garrison knows exactly what life in little cabarets is like. And, it turns out, he does--of all the performers onstage, he's the one who gives that extra wattage for the big numbers, dials it down for friendly, catty asides, and acts like......

MUSICAL: Cabaret opens tonight at the 5th Ave. They have a mess of video clips up if you want a preview. It stars "Broadway’s Tari Kelly, Seattle favorites Louis Hobson, Suzy Hunt and Allen Fitzpatrick, and fringe star Nick Garrison as the Emcee." We're big Nick Garrison fans, despite not even having seen his turn in Hedwig and the Angry Inch--we're pretty sure he's reason to see the show all by himself. However, the......