With its less-than-subtle liberal leaning, the Beauty Slays the Beast event on June 27 at Davey's Uptown provided a surprising setting for a touching memorial to the Great Communicator. It was also unusual to see Late Night Theatre gender-bender Ron Megee so perfectly cast as a male character. The limber thespian, here a dead ringer for Ronald Reagan, transcended his surroundings while performing a gracefully suggestive interpretive dance in honor of the 40th president, incorporating a flag, a globe and little clothing.
