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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

Hooray for Hollywood David Rogers and David Hogan have quite literally fine-tuned Hollywood Sings. They first presented this concert-style show as part of their Starbright Summer Festival at Sarnia’s Imperial Theatre in 2010. Now they’ve brought it back, bigger and better than ever, with Rogers as director and Hogan as choreographer. They have assembled an

Culture Clashes in a Piece of Canadian History It’s 1969. Across Canada, young doctors from Ireland are taking positions in our medical centres and hospitals. On the Prairies, young women from the Philippines arrive to work in hospitals due to the nursing shortage. And while there are culture clashes, there are also attractions between native

 Crazy Golf Comedy Fox on the Fairway is over-the-top entertainment now on stage at Victoria Playhouse Petrolia. It has lots of physical comedy, with plenty of pratfalls and slapstick, and the audience loves it. The show opens with a variety of quotes about golf, such as “Golf is a good walk spoiled”, according to Mark

Practically Perfect in Every Way The 2013 season is ending on a very high note at Huron Country Playhouse with the popular musical Mary Poppins. Not only do the many excellent singers and dancers in the show hit all the high notes, but Mary herself flies high, as well. The stage story of Mary Poppins,