Local actor-singer-dancer Thomas Alderson was recognized recently on National Swing Day, for his role in the cast of Kinky Boots, now playing at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto. Thomas makes his home in Grand Bend when he isn’t on the road as a performer. Thomas is a “Swing” in Kinky Boots, and recently the […]
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The Lorraine Motel 1968 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his renowned “Mountaintop” speech in Memphis, Tennessee on April 3, 1968. “I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight that we, as a people, will get to the Promised Land,” King said, foreshadowing his imminent assassination. He had received
David Hogan, co-artistic director at Victoria Playhouse Petrolia, says that the 2016 season will be packed with audience favourites. “I make myself available to the audience. I’m approachable, and I listen to what they have to say,” Hogan explains. With their patrons’ requests in mind, Hogan, along with co-artistic director David Rogers, are bringing back
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Gaslighting: Messing with Your Mind Set in Victorian England, the play Gaslight is a study in the evil practise of mind manipulation. Currently on stage at the Ed Mirvish Theatre in Toronto, it remains a captivating thriller, but occasionally shows its age. Mr. and Mrs. Manningham are newlyweds living in an old home he purchased
The Life of a Personal Support Worker Personal Support Workers are unsung, underpaid heroes. They look after the elderly, allowing them to stay in their homes and avoid nursing homes. The comedy, Fly Me to the Moon, currently on stage at London’s Grand Theatre is a something of a tribute to those workers. On
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A New Cinderella It’s a new Cinderella – the girl and the show! With a whole new script written for the old Rodgers and Hammerstein show, Cinderella herself is now a feminist, one ugly step sister is nice, the other is funny, and the entertainment value of this musical is much enhanced. The new Cinderella
Getting what you Really Want for Christmas We all have a memory of that one thing that we really, really wanted for Christmas. Maybe you asked Santa at Eaton’s, maybe you told your parents repeatedly, but whatever it was, you just had to have it! Well, little Ralphie in A Christmas Story, now on stage
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Twinkling lights on snow-covered Christmas trees fill the stage at Victoria Playhouse in Petrolia for their production of Starbright Christmas. This marks the 12th year for David Rogers’ and David Hogan’s Christmas concert celebration. They initiated their now-famous Christmas concert first at the Stratford Festival Theatre, then in Sarnia
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Successful Benefit Concert – Carrie: The Musical We are very proud of our son Thomas who recently produced and directed Carrie: The Musical in concert as a benefit for the Actors’ Fund. Carrie (the novel) was first published in 1974 and started Stephen King on his amazing career as a horror writer. The movie came out
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’Tis the Season for White Christmas White Christmas is one of those wonderful “feel good” shows. There’s a guaranteed happy ending, great songs, fantastic dance, and everyone leaves the theatre humming and smiling. What a great gift at Christmas time! The version now on stage at the Dunfield Theatre in Cambridge has a talent-filled cast in
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