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Enchanting Disney Favourite for a New Generation    Note:  This production of Beauty and the Beast was reviewed at Huron Country Playhouse.  It has closed there, but will re-open on stage at the Dunfield Theatre in Cambridge Nov. 22 to Jan. 7.   Note that William Thompson is now in the role as Chip, and David Myers is […]

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

Walking Down Memory Lane The history of folk music is on stage at Victoria Playhouse in Petrolia, with five incredible singers who are creating a flood of nostalgia for those of a certain age. For Folks Like Us, the back of the stage is decorated with black and white photos of the greats in Canadian

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

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

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

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

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

Play Something Scottish My parents were big fans of Guy Lombardo.  They lived in St. Thomas when they were dating in the 1930s and would go dancing at the Stork Club in Port Stanley to the Lombardo brothers’ sounds – “The Sweetest Music this Side of Heaven”.  My mother even had a record album –

Chilina Kennedy is Beautiful in the Carole King Musical Note:  This review was written in 2017, but Beautiful, starring Chilina Kennedy has returned to Toronto’s Princess of Wales Theatre, 300 King Street, April 9 to May 5.   It is indeed a beautiful story – it’s a journey through life while building confidence.   Beautiful – The