Conceived, Written & Directed by Alex Mustakas Choreographed by Gino Berti Musical direction by Robert Foster Huron Country Playhouse, Grand Bend August 10 to September 3, 2005 Reviewed by Mary Alderson Twist & Shout: The British Invasion ~ Nostalgia made for Baby-Boomers Alex Mustakas knows the demographics. Statistics show that the baby-boomer population is now […]
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Written by Caroline Smith Directed by Marc Richard Performed by Liz Gordon, Elva Mai Hoover, Ed Sahely, Courtney Micks Victoria Playhouse Petrolia July 26 to August 13, 2005 Reviewed by Mary Alderson Kitchen Witches fails to conjure surprises The Kitchen Witches, currently running at Victoria Playhouse Petrolia, has an intriguing premise and starts out with
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Created & Performed by David Rogers Conceived & Directed by Alex Mustakas Choreographed by Jackie Mustakas Musical direction by Mark Camilleri Huron Country Playhouse, Grand Bend July19 to August 6, 2005 Reviewed by Mary Alderson One-Man Show has Show-Stopping Tunes When I first heard that Give My Regards to Broadway was going to be a
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Music by John Kander Lyrics by Fred Ebb Directed by David Rogers Choreographed by Kerry Gage Musical direction by Steven Woodjetts Performed by Marianne McCord, Stephen Patterson, Rebecca Poff, Stephanie Roth, Shawn Wright Playhouse II, Grand Bend July 12 to September 3, 2005 Reviewed by Mary Alderson Kander & Ebb make the World Go ’Round
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Written by Billy VanZandt and Jane Milmore Directed by Robert More Performed by Paul Brown, Susie Burnett, Greg Campbell, Jonathan Ellul, Michael Lamport, Veronica Lange, Brian McKay, Sam Owen, Andy Pogson Victoria Playhouse Petrolia July 5 – July 23, 2005 Reviewed by Mary Alderson Dirty Blonde is a door-slamming farce Doors slamming, people yelling, mistaken
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Written by Norm Foster Directed by Brian McKay Performed by Melodee Finlay, Mary Long, Ed Sahely, Ralph Small Victoria Playhouse Petrolia June 14 to July 2, 2005 Reviewed by Mary Alderson Laughing-out-loud at Looking Playwright Norm Foster has done it again with a great new comedy, as Victoria Playhouse Petrolia stages the world premiere of
Written by William Shakespeare Music by The Barenaked Ladies Performed by Sara Topham, Sophie Goulet Stratford Festival May to October, 2005 Reviewed by Mary Alderson Shakespeare for fun Too many of us have bad memories of high school where we were forced to memorize passages of The Merchant of Venice, or we struggled to read
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The Tempest By William Shakespeare Performed by William Hutt Stratford Festival May to October 2005 Reviewed by Mary Alderson Shakespeare for fun Too many of us have bad memories of high school where we were forced to memorize passages of The Merchant of Venice, or we struggled to read and understand Hamlet. And that’s a
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Music by Alan Menkin and lyrics by Howard Ashman & Tim Rice Book by Linda Woolverton Directed by Alex Mustakas Choreographed by Gino Berti Musical direction by John Karr Performed by Karen Coughlin, David Ludwig, et al Huron Country Playhouse, Grand Bend May 30 to July 2, 2005 Reviewed by Mary Alderson Dancers Steal the
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Book & Lyrics by Robert More Musical Direction by Tom Doyle Directed by Robert More Choreographed by Amy Wright Musical direction by Tom Doyle Performed by Desirée Beausoliel, Eddie Glen, Mike Nadajewski, David Rosser Victoria Playhouse Petrolia May 24 to June 11, 2005 Reviewed by Mary Alderson Playhouse Artistic Director presents his own work Robert
