The Grand Theatre is offering a ticket discount for children and their families in light of school field trips that have been cancelled. Almost 500 students will not attend Miracle on 34th Street, The Musical as some school field trips to attend the show have been cancelled. The Grand wants to ensure students and their […]
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Believing in the Christmas Spirit London’s Grand Theatre has a tradition of mounting a heart-warming family-friendly Christmas show and this year’s production of Miracle on 34th Street fills the bill. Based on the 1947 movie (with child star Natalie Wood as little Susan), this musical is fundamentally the same story, with a few changes to
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We recently spent two days as tourists in the village of St. Jacobs, just north of Waterloo. It is a pretty little town and the Mennonite influence is evident, making it very quaint and welcoming. At the north end of King Street, you can go into the old feedmill, where there are actually boutiques located
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Be Careful What You Wish For The play now on stage at St. Jacobs Schoolhouse Theatre is a classic illustration of “Be careful what you wish for – you just might get it…” The Love List is another of Norm Foster’s relationship comedies. Foster, as Canada’s most prolific and most produced playwright, has over 45
Baring their souls…and bodies I love it when a playwright can make me laugh out loud and shed a tear, both in the same show. And that’s what special about Calendar Girls: There are many opportunities to laugh out loud, and there is a jolt where you need to reach for your Kleenex. There is
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Disco meets Gospel in Sister Act Where were you in ’92? No doubt you took in the movie Sister Act, a surprise hit starring Whoopi Goldberg. It was great fun, filling cinemas, becoming a popular rental, and eventually a TV favourite. The sequel was almost as good. Well, the live stage version, a Broadway tour
Fun on the French Riviera I love La Cage aux Folles: It’s a wonderful story about non-judgemental love and the importance of family. I recently had the opportunity to see the original French movie, and I’ve also enjoyed the American movie, The Bird Cage. Unfortunately, the current Broadway tour, now on stage in Toronto, doesn’t
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Canadian Musical Theatre In 2009, Stratford produced “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” and then a year later, it was moved to Toronto to appear on a Mirvish stage. Calendar Girls moved to Toronto after it was a hit at Winnipeg’s Manitoba Theatre Centre. Dancap presented Anne of Green Gables before
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She Could Have Danced and Sang All Night My Fair Lady, a musical based on George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion, is a story about transformation. Linguist Professor Henry Higgins decides to take a common flower girl off the streets and transform her so that she can be passed off as royalty. He believes that he alone
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Two shows that I have enjoyed in the past are coming back: Hank Williams Live – 1952 starring Joe Matheson and Rhinestone Cowgirl: Tribute to Dolly Parton starring Leisa Way Click these links to read my reviews of these shows: Hank Williams: https://www.entertainthisthought.com/2009/09/01/hank-williams-live-1952 Dolly Parton: https://www.entertainthisthought.com/2011/09/08/rhinestone-cowgirl-a-tribute-to-dolly-parton Both these shows are special fundraisers, so be sure
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