The Light Between

A Modern Cabaret with PJ Casbar and Tom McCormack

Cabaret & Variety, Drag, Music, Performance Art, Theater

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The Light Between is a queer fever dream of masks, meltdowns, music, magic, drag, reinvention, and the dangerous thrill of becoming fully seen.


Presented inside the Biello Martin Studio — a legendary queer creative sanctuary and salon space in Philadelphia’s Old City — this intimate Fringe experience blurs the line between performance, ritual, confession, concert, and late-night emotional reckoning.


Blending original songs, reimagined pop and Broadway, live piano, theatrical storytelling, audience interaction, and beautifully unhinged surprises, the show spirals through camp, glamour, heartbreak, identity, longing, queer joy, and transformation. Characters emerge, unravel, combust, and reveal themselves. Humor collides with vulnerability. Sequins give way to truth.


Created and performed by PJ Casbar and Tom McCormack, The Light Between explores the tension between who we perform and who we truly are — and what remains after the wigs come off, the lights dim, and the performance can no longer protect us.


More than a show, it’s an immersive and intentionally intimate queer salon experience inside one of Philadelphia’s most singular artistic spaces. Expect laughter, catharsis, emotional whiplash, unexpected connection, and at least one moment where the room changes shape around you.


Come ready to laugh. Come ready to feel something. Come ready to leave a little different than when you arrived.

Details
Run Time: 80 mins
Ticket Price: $25
Venue: Biello Martin Studio

Dates: September 18, 2026 - September 19, 2026

September 18, 2026 8.00pm

148 N 3rd St

General Admission: $25

September 19, 2026 8.00pm

148 N 3rd St

General Admission: $25


About the Artist

PJ Casbar and Tom McCormack are the creators and performers behind The Light Between, a queer theatrical performance experience blending original music, reimagined songs, live piano, storytelling, drag, humor, and theatrical transformation into an intimate exploration of identity, vulnerability, reinvention, and connection.


PJ Casbar received his BFA in Speech and Theater from Montclair State College and continued advanced studies at Hult Ashridge International Business School in England. A lifelong performer and creative producer, he co-created and performed with a cappella groups throughout the tristate area before co-owning a national children’s production company. He later built a successful career as a Regional Director and Director of Retail for major companies throughout North America.


Tom McCormack is a singer-songwriter whose music has been featured in film and television, including the feature film David Searching starring Anthony Rapp and Camryn Manheim. His releases on Spotted Dog Music include Missing, Rose Colored Glasses, and Running With Light. He is co-founder of the Gay/Lesbian American Music Awards (GLAMA) and co-owner of Resources Real Estate in Rumson, NJ. Tom has performed at clubs, colleges, Pride Fests and venues across the U.S.


Together, Casbar and McCormack create emotionally charged, genre-defying performance work that moves between camp, confession, concert, queer ritual, and unexpected moments of human connection.

  • Michael BielloVenue Contact
  • Dan MartinVenue Contact
  • Tom McCormackPerformertom@resourcesrealestate.com
  • PJ CasbarPerformerpjcasbar123@gmail.com
  • Bruce MeltzerProducerbmeltzer@resourcesrealestate.com
  • Noel RobichauxProducernochaux@gmail.com

Accessibility & Content Considerations

Contact the Fringe Festival Box Office for up to date accessibility information.

This event is appropriate for ages 13+

Audience Interaction

Covid-19 Safety policy

This event does not require masks to be worn


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