Mary’s Musings

Port Stanley Festival Theatre Leisa Way is a great singer and entertainer, so I’m looking forward to her show celebrating Canada’s 150th birthday.  Then the rest of the season sounds like lots of laughs with a selection of comedies, which always pleases the Port Stanley audiences. Leisa Way starring in… “Oh Canada, We Sing for […]

Just a reminder of some things that have come up at theatres this summer.  We all hear the announcements – turn off your phone and unwrap your candy before the show begins.  But are folks paying attention? Turn off your phones and don’t look at them, even if you think you’ve dimmed the light.  And

If you’re feeling sad (as I am) that the summer is wrapping up and some of the area theatres will soon be closing for the season, here’s my list of favourites that you can still see! You better hurry & call for tickets today – In Grand Bend: Mamma Mia! at Huron Country Playhouse –

Catching Their “Second Wind” Free Pop-Up Concert on Grand Bend Beach this Wednesday, August 10! Back in the early 1970s, Jerry Beernink and Don Pearson formed a high school rock band, playing at dances and concerts at North Lambton Secondary School in Forest.  After graduating high school, the guys went their separate ways. Fast forward about

I had the pleasure of being a step-on tour guide for a bus full of friendly visitors from Walled Lake, Michigan, near Detroit.  Micki and Brian of Escapades Travel and bus driver Dennis brought along 44 happy travellers to spend some time in Lambton Shores. I met up with them at Forest Glen Herb Farm,

Thomas Alderson & Friends in Concert  While show tunes don’t normally mix with hymns, you will be able to hear songs from popular Broadway musicals at Huron Shores United Church in Grand Bend, coming up on Wednesday, June 22nd. A Broadway Cabaret Benefit Concert is planned for 7:30 that evening with actor/singer/dancer Thomas Alderson.  “I

Next Year in Stratford Stratford Festival has just announced the 2017 season.  Here’s what they are planning: FESTIVAL THEATRE Romeo and Juliet By William Shakespeare Directed by Scott Wentworth Guys and Dolls A musical fable of Broadway Based on a story and characters of Damon Runyon Music and Lyrics by Frank Loesser Book by Abe

Four prominent, published authors are coming to Grand Bend June 11 and 12 to share their expertise with writers and those who want to become writers.  Among the guest presenters are two authors from Lambton Shores – Bonnie Burnard, a short story writer and Giller Award winner for her novel A Good House, and Robyn

Broadway Cabaret Benefit Concert Wednesday, June 22, 2016 – 7:30 p.m. Thomas Alderson  & Friends A professional Actor/Singer/Dancer, Thomas is a graduate of Sheridan College’s Musical Theatre program.  He has just finished a year in the hit musical Kinky Boots in Toronto.  Huron Country Playhouse credits include Prince Herbert/Not Dead Fred & Others in Spamalot, Bud

The After Four … Swing into Spring concert, scheduled for Playhouse II, just east of Grand Bend, has been moved to the larger Main Stage venue, thanks to popular demand.  Organizers were very pleasantly surprised when tickets sold out in short order, giving them the “nice problem” of deciding to move.   After Four, an area