Mary’s Musings

  Each year at the end of the summer theatre season, I review my favourites – so here’s my take on the state of theatre in southwestern Ontario in 2013: Comedy If you were just looking for laughs this summer, Grand Bend was the place to be. Neil Aitchison brought back “Sorry, I’m Canadian” go […]

I love opening nights.  The audiences are engaged, usually made up of friends and family of the cast members.  Everyone is in a jovial mood, eager to be the first to see the latest show. On the other hand, it may not be the best show to see, if you ask the actors.  Depending on

Four musical theatre professionals, all with roots in London, are creating laughter on stage at Huron Country Playhouse. The four are part of a very talented 16 member cast of Spamalot, the zany musical based on the 1975 movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail. The four funny men, Eddie Glen, Mark Uhre, Aidan deSalaiz

Spamalot Media Release from Drayton Entertainment: GRAND BEND – Theatregoers are in for plenty of laughs, as Monty Python’s no-holds-barred, Tony award-winning musical, Spamalot hits the Huron Country Playhouse stage from June 26th to July 13th. “Spamalot is bursting with non-stop hilarity and imagination,” says Alex Mustakas, Artistic Director of Drayton Entertainment. “It’s zany, unconventional,

Come to Cambridge! It’s not ostentatious, there’s nothing flowery or especially fancy about it. There’s no plush carpet, no crystal chandeliers dangling from the ceilings. It’s almost austere. But to a fan of live theatre, the new Dunfield Theatre in Cambridge is beautiful. With walls of glass, the building is attractive enough from the outside.

Broadway Bound A concert featuring Thomas Alderson and Friends Friday, March 8, 2013, Imperial Theatre Sarnia – 8:00 p.m. Tickets: Adults $24, Seniors $20, Students $15  Call the box office:  519-344-7469 or toll free 1-877-344-7469 Round trip bus from London & Strathroy to Sarnia, $22, Contact Mary: 519-933-0142 Out of town guests:  Sarnia Holiday Inn

Sarnia’s beautiful art-deco Imperial Theatre continues to be busy with a full calendar of events. At present, the comedy “Calendar Girls”, a community production by Theatre Sarnia is on stage. “Broadway Bound” – Thomas & Friends On March 8, there is a very special concert at The Imperial that I hope you’ll mark on your

The McMichael After enjoying the hospitality at Stage West/Ramada in Mississauga and seeing the excellent production, Love Train, we travelled to Vaughn/Kleinburg to The McMichael the following day. The McMichael calls itself a Canadian Art Collection, an agency of the Government of Ontario.  It’s set back in a pine forest where the McMichaels, a couple

The Grand Theatre is offering a ticket discount for children and their families in light of school field trips that have been cancelled. Almost 500 students will not attend Miracle on 34th Street, The Musical as some school field trips to attend the show have been cancelled. The Grand wants to ensure students and their

We recently spent two days as tourists in the village of St. Jacobs, just north of Waterloo. It is a pretty little town and the Mennonite influence is evident, making it very quaint and welcoming. At the north end of King Street, you can go into the old feedmill, where there are actually boutiques located