Heart Wrenching Performance There is that moment in West Side Story where you have a brief glimmer of hope that everything is going to be alright. Tony is calling for Chino to shoot him, when suddenly Maria shows up and Tony runs into her arms, so happy to see her alive after being told she […]
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I’m just back from a wonderful, but brief holiday in New York City. My son, Thomas, and I flew to NYC on Porter out of Billy Bishop Airport (Toronto Island) and although there was nasty turbulence and cold, windy April weather, it didn’t spoil our trip. We managed to see four Broadway shows in three
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Talkin’ ’bout My Generation Boom is a tribute to the talent, energy and ambition of Rick Miller – one cannot help being in awe of him as he handles all roles in this huge one-man show, now on stage at London’s Grand Theatre. Miller is Canada’s best impressionist since André-Philippe Gagnon and Rich Little. He
Critical, Crazy Mid-Life Crisis Ladies, are you looking for a girls’ night out? Then this is the show: The Crazy Time was written for women of a certain age, who want some laughs at the expense of their men. Following the opening night performance of The Crazy Time, now on stage at St. Jacobs Country
Congratulations to Angela Lansbury, who at age 89, won the Olivier award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her part in Blithe Spirit. (Oliviers are the British equivelent of the Tonys, given to award winning shows in London’s West End.) I was fortunate enough to see this production when it toured with a
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The Huron Country Playhouse is pleased to announce children’s chorus auditions for its upcoming summer productions. Young performers will have the opportunity to audition for Anne of Green Gables and Snow White: The Panto. Auditions will take place on Sunday, April 19th at the Huron Country Playhouse. Advance registration is required. Aspiring young performers, ages
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Sex, Drugs, Rock ‘n’ Roll! Denny Doherty, one of the “Papas” in The Mamas and The Papas, wrote the musical “Dream a Little Dream ~ The nearly true story of The Mamas and The Papas”. Well, folks, if this is “nearly” true, I don’t think I want to see the complete truth, because this version
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With “Dream A Little Dream”, the nearly true story of The Mamas and Papas now playing at the Grand Theatre in London, I have been thinking about The Mamas and The Papas’ influence on me. As a little kid in the sixties, I listened to the Big 8, CKLW Radio in Windsor, and while they
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More Fun than Chekhov Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike is not just another dysfunctional family story – while it clearly demonstrates the nasty side of sibling rivalries, it has great fun doing so. Vanya and Sonia live together in a deteriorating country home, and discuss how she’s pining for him – so it’s
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Exciting news announced by Victoria Playhouse in Petrolia: Tony Award winner and Emmy nominee Ben Vereen has joined the company of What A Wonderful World, running June 9 to 28, 2015, on the VPP stage. Vereen is a celebrated theatre performer with a career spanning over 50 years. He was nominated for a Tony Award
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