Mary’s Musings

Drayton Entertainment’s Seven Theatres  I’m excited about Drayton’s plans for 2017 — some old favourites such as Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat — along with a new Norm Foster comedy, Jonas and Barry in the Home.  Also there’s an usual choice, not the usual Drayton “music and laughter” fare:  Death of Salesman is slated […]

Stratford Festival  Musicals are my favourites, so I’m excited about Blythe Wilson and Alexis Gordon in Guys and Dolls, on the Festival stage in 2017.  I am also thrilled about Jennifer Rider-Shaw and Mark Uhre, both incomparable triple threats, in Gilbert and Sullivan’s HMS Pinafore.  Romeo and Juliet is always popular:  It’s the show I’ve

Shaw Festival, Niagara-on-the-Lake There are some interesting shows coming up at the Shaw next season:  Me and My Girl, inspired by Pygmalion — will it be as good as their 2011 My Fair Lady?  I am also very intrigued by 1979.  Who would have thought there would be a play about Joe Clark’s brief interlude

Victoria Playhouse Petrolia VPP has opted to stay with their tried and true musical revues, and in 2017 they will have something to please everyone.  And, they have also added a hilarious comedy — The Birds and the Bees by Glencoe’s own Mark Crawford.  I saw different productions of The Birds and the Bees this

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