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The Pigeon King

The Perils of Ponzi Pigeons I remember getting a chain letter in the mail when I was 8 or 10 years old.  I had to send a small gift (it had to fit in an envelope) to the girl at the top of the list, send the letter to six friends, and then I would […]

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Million Dollar Quartet

Note:  This show was reviewed at  Huron Country Playhouse.  After also running on stage at the  Drayton Festival Theatre August 9 to September 2, 2017, it has moved to Toronto.   This production will be onstage at the CAA Theatre (formerly Panasonic Theatre),  Toronto, Dec. 12, 2017 to Jan. 7,  2018.  Please note that Aaron

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Lucky Stiff

Note: This show was reviewed at Playhouse II, Grand Bend.  It is now on stage at St. Jacobs Country Playhouse, August 9 to 27, 2017.  A Stellar Cast Makes This Musical    Lucky Stiff is an interesting little musical, first produced Off-Broadway in 1988, and based on the novel The Man Who Broke the Bank

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Broadway on the Beach

An evening of show tunes and fun is planned for Grand Bend’s Beach, August 2nd, 7:00 p.m., presented by Grand Bend’s own Thomas Alderson alongside three other top young Canadian musical theatre performers.  Alderson grew up in the ’Bend and has often appeared on stage at Huron Country Playhouse. He was also seen frequently on

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Happy Together 1967

Celebrating 50 Year Old Songs     Happy Together 1967, now on stage at Victoria Playhouse, Petrolia, is like jumping in a time machine and travelling back 50 years.  This musical revue offers about 58 different songs – rock ‘n’ roll, pop, country, show tunes, movie sound tracks – all from the year 1967. A cast

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The Berlin Blues

Turning the Rez into an Amusement Park Germans are fascinated with the Indigenous people of Canada.  I learned this several years ago, when chatting with an acquaintance originally from Germany.  He told me that he came to Canada as a child. A friendly immigration officer asked him what he wanted to do, now that he

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All Shook Up 2017

All Shook Up: Funny, Corny, but with a Great Message    Put Elvis’ music together with the plot of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. Then add a message about diversity that we need to hear right now.  Love is love is love, no matter the race or sexual orientation. That message comes wrapped in a wonderful package

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