Mary’s Musings

Canadian Musical Theatre In 2009, Stratford produced “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” and then a year later, it was moved to Toronto to appear on a Mirvish stage. Calendar Girls moved to Toronto after it was a hit at Winnipeg’s Manitoba Theatre Centre. Dancap presented Anne of Green Gables before […]

Two shows that I have enjoyed in the past are coming back:  Hank Williams Live – 1952 starring Joe Matheson and Rhinestone Cowgirl: Tribute to Dolly Parton starring Leisa Way Click these links to read my reviews of these shows: Hank Williams: https://www.entertainthisthought.com/2009/09/01/hank-williams-live-1952 Dolly Parton: https://www.entertainthisthought.com/2011/09/08/rhinestone-cowgirl-a-tribute-to-dolly-parton Both these shows are special fundraisers, so be sure

Stratford 2013 The Stratford Shakespeare Festival ‘s new Artistic Director Antoni Cimolino announced the playbill for their 2013 season today. Not everything has opened this year, and we’re already excited for next year! FESTIVAL THEATRE Romeo and Juliet By William Shakespeare Directed by Tim Carroll Fiddler on the Roof Music by Jerry Bock, Lyrics by

Congratulations to Michelle Bouey who is one of the 20 finalists on the TV show “Over the Rainbow”.  CBC TV is hosting the show to select the young woman who will play Dorothy in the Mirvish/Andrew Lloyd Webber production of “Wizard of Oz” on stage in Toronto.  The TV Show “Over the Rainbow” starts this

  The Huron Country Playhouse is pleased to announce that local young female performers may attend open auditions for the theatre’s upcoming production of Annie. No appointments are necessary; however aspiring young performers should be prepared to sing the popular song, “Hard Knock Life” from Annie. Performance experience is an asset, but not required. A

I get a kick out of being a tourist – I grew up near Grand Bend, the tourist capital of the Lake Huron shoreline (I was going to say Southern Ontario, but it’s not quite as touristry as Niagara Falls.) I spent my summers at various jobs waiting on tourists, and let’s face it; some

We saw both of Canada’s raspy voiced singers in the past four days, both a London’s John Labatt Centre. We enjoyed Brian Adams on Saturday night and Johnny Reid on Tuesday. Yes, they are raspy voiced when they’re singing rock but they can also both sing a beautiful ballad. Brian rocked the place with all

  Had great fun at the 4th Annual Big Comedy Go-To in London. Billed as a colossal collision of Sketch, Improv, Stand-Up, Monologue, Music and Comic Theatre in The Heart of Downtown London, it provides lots of laugh-out-loud good times. I had the pleasure of seeing the comedy duo Peter ‘n’ Chris perform at The

We enjoyed seeing The Stampeders on tour when they made a stop at Sarnia’s Imperial Theatre recently. The years have been good to this trio’s vocal cords – those number one tunes from the early 70’s sound just as good as they did 40 years ago. All the original band members are still together –

Wanted: Munchkins! Drayton Entertainment is once again reaching out to the community to involve local youth in its season opening production of The Wizard of Oz, which runs from June 4th through June 23rd at the Huron Country Playhouse in Grand Bend. An Open Audition will be held on Sunday, March 25th at the Huron