To reopen on Broadway April 2022. Heartbreaking Stories Give New Life to Dylan’s Songs Note: This show was reviewed in Toronto in 2019. It went on to open on Broadway in March 2019. Back in 2016, I was surprised when Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, becoming the first songwriter to win […]
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Friendship and Opinion Art, currently on stage at St. Jacobs Country Playhouse, could simply be a play about art appreciation. But in fact, it’s a play about disagreements among friends. Must a difference of opinion mean the end of a friendship? In today’s Trump era, it seems as if friendships come to an end if
A Gentle, Touching Story of What Might Have Been Normally we go to theatre to see heartwarming, uplifting stories that unfold before our eyes. The Band’s Visit is a poignant tale, but it’s more about what might have been, than what we see happening on stage. On Broadway, this show was nominated for 11 Tony
Students bring Energy and Emotion to Titanic When I first heard about Titanic – The Musical, I did not expect to like it. After all, this is a story of a great tragedy – how could they turn it into a musical? But to my surprise, I thoroughly enjoyed the production I saw in Toronto
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A Full Cast of Characters Delivered by Two There are many amazing things about Bed and Breakfast now on stage at Blyth Festival Theatre in Blyth. First, it’s another hit by Mark Crawford. Crawford is the playwright born and raised in the small town of Glencoe who has brought us the hilarious comedies Stag and Doe,
Yee Haw! Hogie takes the Stage To the delight of the Petrolia audience, David Hogan owns the stage in the latest production Hogan’s Hoedown. Affectionately known as Hogie, he tells the audience that he spent over 32 years as an actor with several seasons at the Stratford and Shaw Festivals. For the last eight
The Crucible’s Message is Missed Arthur Miller’s works may be having a little revival here in southwestern Ontario. In 2016, Stratford Festival offered a brilliant production of All My Sons in the old Tom Patterson Theatre, a gut-wrenching lesson in greed. In 2017, Drayton Entertainment produced an equally powerful Death of a Salesman at
Inside the Press Room at the Courthouse The more things change, the more they stay the same. As we approach 2020, we are concerned about corrupt politicians and fake news. About 100 years ago, it was the same – unethical politicians lining their pockets and sensationalized news. The Front Page, now on stage at the
Tearing Families Apart One of the most difficult tasks that falls on the shoulders of adult children is to decide on care for elderly parents. Siblings can’t even agree on whether or not mom and dad need to move into a long term care facility. A brand new play In the Wake of Wettlaufer on stage at
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Grease is the Word! Grease is the word – but so are the words “powerful singing” and “high energy” when it comes to the production now on stage at Huron Country Playhouse in Grand Bend. In fact, the whole show moves at the speed of greased lightning. The Broadway version of Grease came out
