Berry Gordy’s Baby Motown The Musical, now on stage at the Princess of Wales Theatre in Toronto, is a wonderful nostalgia trip. For those of us in Southwestern Ontario who grew up listening to Windsor’s huge radio station, the Big 8 CKLW, the songs whisk us back to our teen years. And that brings me […]
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The Matchmaker is a Hit! The High School Project is a speciality of London’s Grand Theatre. They present two productions each year, (one musical, one play) where high school students audition for roles. The productions are put together by professional directors, choreographers and musical directors. Students also apply for positions in the orchestra and as
Huron Country Playhouse Mainstage Update – Beauty and the Beast has been changed to Anything Goes The 2016 Season gets off to a heavenly start with one of the hottest shows from Broadway. Based on the beloved movie starring Whoopi Goldberg, Sister Act tells the hilarious story of a wannabe diva whose life takes a surprising turn when
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The summer theatre season in Southwestern Ontario has almost wrapped up. Of course, you can still see The Fiddler and The Crooner at Victoria Playhouse, Petrolia, until September 27, but most summer venues have closed. So what is there to enjoy this Fall? The Stratford Festival continues and there are some deals on. Be sure
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Art Under Glass will present another fantastic art show and sale at DeGroot’s Nurseries, 1840 London Line, Sarnia. This is a wonderful opportunity to find something special or to start your Christmas shopping. Many well-known and award winning artists of all mediums such as paintings, mixed media, photography, jewellery, wood turning, and pottery will be
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A Good Old Variety Show If you’ve been sitting back wondering what happened to all the good old variety shows – Ed Sullivan, Carol Burnett, Wayne & Schuster and the like – then you need to get yourself over to Petrolia and see the variety show, The Fiddler and The Crooner, on stage at the
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Keeping the 88s Straight Mark Payne is Liberace, Victor Borge and Glenn Gould rolled into one. He has showmanship and flair, he’s silly and witty, and he can play the classics with passion. While his usual role is that of musical director in the background at Victoria Playhouse, he is now taking centre stage at
Rockin’ Good Time The Legends of Rock ‘n’ Roll are back at Huron Country Playhouse after an absence of eight years. It’s the follow-up to Twist and Shout: The British Invasion which was revived last summer. While Twist and Shout brought us the English bands of the sixties, in Legends, it’s 1975 and Roy Solomon
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Lotsa Laughs in Love’s Labour’s Lost The Shakespearean comedy Love’s Labour’s Lost opened late in the season at Stratford, to gales of laughter on the Festival Stage. In this play, Shakespeare had great fun with puns and wordplay, and the cast makes it even funnier. Four male students believe that their education is all-important and
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War, Love, and Farming Back in 1972, a group of young Toronto actors came to Huron County, in southwestern Ontario, to write a play about farming. The Farm Show became a renowned piece of Canadian theatre, along with its modernized 2013 version, Beyond the Farm Show. The making of the 1972 Farm Show was a
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