Some Outstanding Shows I Saw This Year I took a look back at 2019 and picked some favourites. Outstanding musical – Come From Away – Canadian Cast, Royal Alexandra Theatre, Toronto, (moving to the Elgin Theatre, Toronto, in February 2019). OK, so Come From Away was also my pick for best musical in 2016, when […]
Latest Roald Dahl Musical is More Frightening than Fun Matilda, the stage show based on the movie and taken from Roald Dahl’s book, was a big hit. I enjoyed the dark humour which made Matilda funny when it was on stage in Toronto in the 2016 Mirvish presentation. But that dark humour doesn’t translate well
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Special Event Showcases New Concert Hall At a time when many small town churches are permanently closing their doors, Huron Shores United Church in Grand Bend has re-opened theirs. After two years of meeting on Sunday mornings at the local Legion Hall while the church underwent extensive renovations, the congregation members are back in their
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Canada’s Boys in World War I As we approach the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I – The Great War, The War to End All Wars, Timothy Findlay’s The Wars seems more poignant than ever. Now on stage at London’s Grand Theatre, the play certainly reinforces the Remembrance Day message – Lest
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Mark your Calendar and Order your Tickets! Plan to attend The Première Gala in Grand Bend. See below for both options. Just Announced — Seasons of Song will be performed by Thomas Alderson, Lili Connor, Alessandro Constantini, & Alexis Gordon, accompanied by Jonathan Corkal. Amazing singers with heart-warming solos and brilliant four part harmonies.
Closed due to pandemic. The Life and Times of The Temptations Please note: This show was reviewed in Toronto in Fall 2018. It opened on Broadway March 21, 2019 at the Imperial Theatre, with the same cast. Those of us who grew up in southwestern Ontario within the airwaves of The Big 8 CKLW knew
Big Music, Big Voices, Big Theatrics Note: Bat out of Hell has returned to Toronto after its run here a year ago. It will be at the Ed Mirvish Theatre October 16 to November 3, 2018. Andrew Polec continues in the lead role, but some cast members have changed since this review was written in
The Possible Dream The story of the Man of La Mancha is one of dreaming and then achieving the impossible dream. The production now on stage at the Hamilton Family Theatre in Cambridge is indeed a story of achievement. Not only did Alex Mustakas, artistic director of Drayton Entertainment, envision and then build the theatre;
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From the Big Screen to the Creative Stage There was quite a bit of buzz surrounding Drayton Entertainment’s plan to host the Canadian premiere of Ghost. How could you take the very popular 1990 movie with Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore and Whoopi Goldberg and attempt to reduce it for the stage? That was the
Students Perform a True Life Student’s Story A real life story is brought to life on the Grand Theatre’s stage by the students of the High School Project. It all seems very appropriate, since most of the show is set in a high school gym, and most of the roles are for high school students.
