Mary’s Musings

Drayton Entertainment is pleased to announce auditions for Children’s Chorus roles in Aladdin: The Panto at the Huron Country Playhouse in Grand Bend. Auditions will take place on Saturday, May 7.  Advance registration is required. Aspiring young male and female performers, ages 9 to 15, are encouraged to audition for Aladdin: The Panto. Dancing, acting […]

Paint Ontario is celebrating the 20th Anniversary of its juried art show at Lambton Heritage Museum.  This year, artists submitted almost 400 paintings, with just under 200 accepted by the jury.  The paintings are hung in the museum and are for sale for the duration of the show.  Prizes are awarded for first and second place, and various

You may have heard that the “After Four” Concert was sold out and you were so disappointed! Good News!! The demand for tickets was overwhelming!  So when the seats at Playhouse II were all taken, the decision was made to move to the Main Stage at Huron Country Playhouse, Grand Bend! The additional tickets are

This isn’t a review – in fact, the show is closed, so there is no use encouraging you to see this musical. But if you didn’t see it, I am so sorry you missed it! I was fortunate to have the opportunity to take it in on closing night – snow storms had prevented me

Huron Country Playhouse and its parent organization, Drayton Entertainment, are re-paying audience loyalty by presenting a stellar season of shows in 2016.  Quoting this year’s tag line “Share the Applause”, Artistic Director Alex Mustakas talks about how Drayton Entertainment shares its success with its patrons.   “We’re only half of it; we can’t do it without

Local actor-singer-dancer Thomas Alderson was recognized recently on National Swing Day, for his role in the cast of Kinky Boots, now playing at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto.   Thomas makes his home in Grand Bend when he isn’t on the road as a performer. Thomas is a “Swing” in Kinky Boots, and recently the

David Hogan, co-artistic director at Victoria Playhouse Petrolia, says that the 2016 season will be packed with audience favourites.  “I make myself available to the audience.  I’m approachable, and I listen to what they have to say,” Hogan explains.  With their patrons’ requests in mind, Hogan, along with co-artistic director David Rogers, are bringing back

Successful Benefit Concert – Carrie: The Musical We are very proud of our son Thomas who recently produced and directed Carrie: The Musical in concert as a benefit for the Actors’ Fund. Carrie (the novel) was first published in 1974 and started Stephen King on his amazing career as a horror writer.  The movie came out

I just wanted to let you know that our son, Thomas Alderson, is directing a concert performance of CARRIE: The Musical (based on Stephen King’s best-selling thriller) – one night only, Monday, November 16, at St. Michael’s College School Theatre, 1515 Bathurst St., Toronto. This is a benefit concert for The Actor’s Fund of Canada. Doors

Huron Country Playhouse Mainstage Update – Beauty and the Beast has been changed to Anything Goes  The 2016 Season gets off to a heavenly start with one of the hottest shows from Broadway.  Based on the beloved movie starring Whoopi Goldberg, Sister Act tells the hilarious story of a wannabe diva whose life takes a surprising turn when