St. Thomas’ favourite son Aaron Walpole started rehearsals last week for “Rock of Ages”. I had a chance to chat with Aaron about this show, which will begin previews April 20. “There will be mullets and big crimped hair,’ Aaron says with a laugh. It’s a show built around 1980s music. Aaron has the role […]
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Written by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan Music and lyrics by Mel Brooks Directed & Choreographed by Susan Stroman Musical direction by Robert Billig Performed by Roger Bart, Shuler Hensley, Cory English, Brad Oscar, Beth Curry, Joanna Glushak, Anne Horak. North American Tour Princess of Wales Theatre, Toronto March 17 to April 18, 2010 Reviewed
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Susanna Fournier as Elizabeth and Brad Hodder as Mr. Darcy Written by Jane Austen, adapted by James Maxwell, revised by Alan StanfordDirected by Susan FerleyPerformed by Susanna Fournier, Brad Hodder et al.Grand Theatre, LondonMarch 10 to April 3, 2010Reviewed by Mary Alderson Pride and Prejudice – A Romantic Comedy? When Artistic Director Susan Ferley welcomed
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The poster lounge in London’s Grand Theatre was crowded Wednesday afternoon, with a large group of subscribers, the cast of Pride and Prejudice, the cast of Macbeth, and a smattering of media representatives on hand, as Susan Ferley described the upcoming season. She had some amazing help with her descriptions – thanks to a group
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Olympic Closing Ceremonies ~ February 28, 2010 What a great finish to the Vancouver 2010 Olympics! I thought the opening of the show was brilliant – the ultimate in Canadian self-deprecating humour. Let’s make fun of the big goof-up when the arm of the caldron failed to rise on opening night. So out of the
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