The Medicine Show at Don't Tell Mama

Ken Hallers shows have been described as touching, hilarious, intimate, extremely funny, very personal, and tremendously entertaining. In his most daring cabaret yet, Ken uses the motif of a Medicine Show, where miracle cures are peddled and weaves songs as diverse as The Physician (Cole Porter), Someone to Fall Back on, (Jason Robert Brown), The Rainbow Connection (Williams/Ascher), Adelaides Lament (Frank Loesser), Holding to the Ground (William Finn), Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head (Bacharach/David), Pirellis Miracle Elixir (Stephen Sondheim), into a narrative of how becoming a doctor is only the first step toward becoming a healer.BEST ST. LOUIS CABARET PERFORMER 2015: Cabaret performers come and go, but Ken Haller, a pediatrician by day, is a St. Louis legend. If youre interested in what makes the Great American Songbook great, you owe it to yourself to give this man a listen. Calvin Wilson, The GO! List, St. Louis Post-DispatchFast and funny! Truly moving! Haller delivered the goods with that combination of theatrical smarts and vocal authority that has made him one of our town's principal cabaret exports. Chuck Lavazzi, Cabaret Scenes MagazinePediatricians have many talentsKen is a dear friend and a wonderful pediatricianand he does a moving and delightful cabaret show with songs and stories about families and growing upand turning into yourself. Perri Klass, MD, New York Times columnist