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Murder for Two – 2026
August 29, 2026
Too Many Suspects Reviewed by Mary Alderson There’s a murderer on the loose at the Marble Arts Centre in Actinolite, just north of Tweed. I’d tell you to go there and help with the manhunt, but it could be very dangerous. However, Tweed & Company Theatre will try to ensure your safety if you come to see Murder for Two. You see, they already have a cop on the case. Officer Moscowicz is the first on the scene after Novelist Arthur Whitney is shot and killed as he walks in the door of his elaborate home, at his own surprise birthday party. Moscowicz is trying desperately to solve this murder before the detective arrives. The officer really wants to become a detective and this would impress his boss and get him the promotion. The house is full of murder suspects, and the officer is being very careful with his investigation, as he explains in the song “Protocol Says”. The task is not simple – the suspects are many. First, we look at the victim’s wife – Dahlia Whitney. Or could it be Barrette, the ballerina? Maybe it’s Dr. Griff, the pipe smoking psychiatrist. And then there’s the victim’s niece Steph, a flirtatious young woman who catches the officer’s eye. There are also three bratty children around; could one of them be the murderer? This show has all the makings of an old-fashioned whodunnit, but twisted up with a lot of laughs. Why is it called Murder for Two? Because the plot I just described is played by only two actors, who also sing and play the piano. The energy needed for this performance creates much of the comedy. Ben Kopp is the eager-beaver cop. He is trying so hard to solve this murder before the real detective arrives. His comedic ...
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Karen Coughlin-Melo AKA Linda Ronstadt!
June 15, 2026
Great to see Karen on stage! By Mary Alderson, June 14, 2026 It was a delight to see the beautiful and very talented Karen Coughlin-Melo in a tribute concert as Linda Ronstadt last week. We used to see Karen on a regular basis, starting in 2005, when she had a lead role in a cute little musical called Suds. Suds was presented at the Hiawatha Horse Park near Sarnia. At the time it was touted to be a future location for musical theatre, but I think Suds was the only show presented there. The next time we saw Karen on stage was also in 2005, when she starred as Belle in Beauty and the Beast at Huron Country Playhouse in Grand Bend. She performed the same role the next year at the Grand Theatre in London. She sang all the Belle songs beautifully. Also in 2006, she played Patsy Cline in the musical A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline at Victoria Playhouse in Petrolia, where she wowed the audience with her country sound. In 2007, she was the beloved Miss Stacey, the school teacher, in Anne of Green Gables at the Grand Theatre. Her clear, bell-like voice was perfect for the role of everyone’s favourite teacher. In 2010, she was back at Huron Country Playhouse as part of the Country Legends show, where Karen again sang some Patsy Cline favourites, among others. Later in 2010, she played the prim and proper Sarah Brown, the Salvation-Army-type woman, in the hit musical Guys and Dolls at Drayton Theatre. To finish off 2010, Karen was the Narrator in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat at the Grand Theatre in London. Here’s what I had to say about Karen in my review: “Karen Coughlin is incredibly good as the Narrator. Her voice is in ...
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