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Passion in Changing Times 1980: the times, they were a-changin’. But in The Passion of Narcisse Mondoux, poor old Narcisse is being pushed as he reluctantly keeps up with the changing times. Narcisse Mondoux and his long-time crush, Laurencienne Robichaud, are on stage together in this charming Quebecois play at London’s Grand Theatre. This delightful […]

From the North Pole to New York Elf, the Christmas musical now on stage at London’s Grand Theatre is an endearing show, thanks to a funny, well-written script, and a six foot four Elf who can deliver the lines. Liam Tobin is perfect as Buddy the Elf: He’s taken the best that Will Ferrell had

I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas… White Christmas is one of those “feel good” shows. There’s a guaranteed happy ending, great songs, fantastic dance, and everyone leaves the theatre humming and smiling.  Currently on stage at St. Jacobs Country Playhouse, it makes a great gift at Christmas time! The stage show actually has a better

All in Harmony Drayton Entertainment’s Artistic Director Alex Mustakas has continued to his tried and true “Legends” series with Legends of Harmony. This is a concert-style revue, covering all your favourite four-part harmony songs. Most of the numbers are not performed in their entirety – if they were, we’d be there all night, because 88

Spectacular Voices in an Epic Show Les Misérables is a singer’s show. And, fortunately, the production currently on stage at Toronto’s Princess of Wales Theatre features a cast of powerful voices. Les Mis is the musical version of Victor Hugo’s classic story. For the stage, we are first told the back story: Jean Valjean is

For Johnny Cash Fans Ring of Fire, now on stage at London’s Grand Theatre will be a thrill for true Johnny Cash aficionados. Only those who are big Cash fans and true country music enthusiasts will appreciate the lesser known songs in this concert-style show. Six singers – three men, three women – are on

Simply Charming The Brady Bunch was on television from 1969 to 1974, which exactly coincides with my high school years. That made me way too cool for the Brady Brunch. We didn’t watch Brady Brunch, in fact, we mocked it. I remember we even had a TV-themed winter carnival at my high school, where the

St. Matthew’s Gospel with Great Energy The book of Matthew in the Bible is the story of Jesus and covers his teachings and his parables. The musical Godspell takes those Bible stories, adds songs and makes the parables into a series of sketches. The stories have comedy and lessons to be learned, set to a

A Door-Slamming Good Farce Cleveland, 1930: Theatre manager Saunders and his assistant Max are awaiting the arrival of famous opera singer Tito Morelli, also known as Il Stupendo. When Tito finally arrives, he and his wife Maria are in the midst of a squabble. But that doesn’t matter to the fans – Saunders’ daughter Maggie

Grand’s High School Project Goes Blonde Legally Blonde, on stage at London’s Grand Theatre, marks the 15th anniversary of their High School Project. Each year for the past 15, the Grand has mounted a full-scale musical with high school students as the cast and crew. The students get all the advantages of working in a