Mary’s Musings

FESTIVAL THEATRE Lerner and Loewe’s MY FAIR LADY Book and Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner Music by Frederick Loewe Adapted from Bernard Shaw‘s play and Gabriel Pascal’s motion picture Pygmalion Original production directed by Moss Hart Co-directed by Kimberley Rampersad and Tim Carroll Previews May 4 · Available for review beginning May 23 · Closes December 22 Based on Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion, this timeless musical favourite returns […]

FESTIVAL THEATRE Support for the 2024 season of the Festival Theatre is generously provided by Daniel Bernstein & Claire Foerster. Twelfth Night By William Shakespeare Production support is generously provided by Priscilla Costello, by Dr. Desta Leavine in memory of Pauline Leavine, by Peggy Ptasznik and by Laurie J. Scott. A shipwreck steals Viola’s twin brother

A Year with Frog & Toad Music by Robert Reale Book and Lyrics by Willie Reale Directed by Fiona Sauder May 17 – June 2 The beloved book series comes to life on stage—and it’s fun for the whole family! Based on Arnold Lobel’s beloved books, this whimsical show chronicles the story of two friends—the

So sorry to hear of the death of Marti Maraden. She directed some of my favourite performances at Stratford: All’s Well That Ends Well and Much Ado About Nothing stand out in my mind. But it was her directing work for Drayton Entertainment that was so impressive. She brought a new dimension to Drayton Entertainment

Karen Fricker, the theatre critic at the Toronto Star, contacted 15 theatres in Ontario and asked them to name their best show this summer.  She has collected them in this article (click this link) Entertain This Thought covers most of the theatres mentioned in the article and have already reviewed some of the shows listed

And the recipients of the 2023 Dora Mavor Moore Awards are: OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION RECIPIENTS The recipients of Outstanding Production in each of the divisions are as follows: General Theatre: Red Velvet, Crow’s Theatre Independent Theatre: First Métis Man of Odesa, A Punctuate! Theatre Production, In Association with The Theatre Centre Musical Theatre: Alice In Wonderland, Bad Hats Theatre, presented by Soulpepper Theatre Opera: Bluebeard’s Castle, Against the

Provided by the Stratford Festival A world première, new work by Brad Fraser and a week of events and performances dedicated to 2SLGBTQ+ interests and topics 2SLGBTQ+ stories take centre stage at the Stratford Festival for Pride Month and throughout the 2023 season. The month begins with the world première of Casey and Diana by Nick Green and directed by Andrew Kushnir, as well

Media Release from Stratford Festival April 6, 2023… The Stratford Festival’s 2023 season begins this weekend with Rent directed by Thom Allison led by Andrea Macasaet, Robert Markus and Kolton Stewart. Jonathan Larson’s sensational rock musical is staged with heart and purpose at the iconic Festival Theatre. Inspired by Puccini’s opera La Bohème and set

A Bruce Dow Cabaret By Mary Alderson We had the pleasure of attending Bruce Down’s cabaret, upstairs in the Sculthorpe Theatre, in Port Hope’s Capitol. Bruce is of course known for his many roles at the Stratford Festival, including Oliver!, South Pacific, Cabaret, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, and Jesus

So sorry to hear of Gordon Pinsent’s passing. I remember when I was still in high school, I watched The Rowdyman, written by and starring Gordon Pinsent. I was so excited to see a Canadian movie; they were so few and far between. Then in July 2012, I was at Victoria Playhouse in Petrolia to