Noah Szto – Med School

Med School is a dazzling cabaret which sets out to answer the question: why did Noah Szto (M.D.) go to med school? Regardless of the answer: we should be glad he did, since this show is the product of that journey. Szto is an impressive performer and his musical chops are evident. Med School is full of catchy musical numbers that, while playing across a range of different styles, stay mostly anchored in a smoky, blues-driven sound. Szto shines in his ability to draw comedy from introspection: this show isn’t afraid to get deep. In some cases, quite literally. I won’t spoil the bit, but just know that this has to be one of the best on-stage uses of an endoscopy camera ever. 

The audience on the night I attended were low-energy, and it was a shame. There were plenty of jokes that deserved more than scattered chuckles. Med School is riotously fun, and surely worth every cent of HECs debt and mental anguish that allowed it to be born.