Mary’s Musings

Winnipeg Weekend It may sound extravagant – flying to Winnipeg for a weekend to see a show, but we had the luxury of doing just that, thanks to our collection of air miles! With our son, Thomas, appearing in White Christmas at the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre, we decided to take the trip. And yes, […]

Johnny and June, Together Again My visit with Chelsey Duplak By Mary Alderson London is absolutely the best place to bring Johnny Cash and June Carter on stage together again. After all, it was in London, Ontario, Canada in 1968, when Johnny proposed to June on stage, in front of an audience at the London

Music Makes Me:  A Wave of Doug Price Music My visit with Doug Price By Mary Alderson “This is going to be the biggest night of my life!” That’s how Doug Price enthusiastically describes his upcoming show, Music Makes Me, at the Wolf Performance Hall November 1st. The young composer/performer is returning home to London,

September 29th, 2010 – The Village Green Parkette, Thedford A tree-planting in Memory of Beverley Anne (Burch) Beernink: 44 friends and family of Bev Beernink met at the parkette to plant a tree in Bev’s memory. It was a beautiful fall day, with a glorious pink sunset. Our Tribute to Bev We’ve come together here

A Visit with Melissa O’Neil Melissa O’Neil was sitting in her new apartment this week, surrounded by boxes waiting to be unpacked, when she took time out to talk. Having just wrapped up a run of Dance Legends at Huron Country Playhouse, she’s back in Toronto, moving into a new place. So what’s on her

August 9, 2010 We spent an enjoyable couple of days in the town of Port Hope recently, when we went to opening night of The Music Man. Our daughter has been living and working in Port Hope for a year, so when my son got the role of Tommy in The Music Man there, he

A Visit with Robert Creighton By Mary Alderson Actor Robert Creighton doesn’t have what you might consider the typical leading man look. But throughout his career, people have commented on his resemblance to James Cagney. So Creighton dreamed of playing Cagney onstage. His dream has come true and he is now, indeed, a leading man.

Our hearts are broken with the death of our good friend Bev (Burch) Beernink, taken from us way too soon. Bev was a dear friend dating back to our days in elementary school. In recent years, we had the opportunity to enjoy theatre together. She was always ready to see our son, Thomas, on stage,

We had a wonderful weekend at Niagara-on-the-Lake. What a gorgeous town – their flower gardens, hanging baskets and planters are beautiful! The flowers are ahead of ours: they are a just a little further south and in that wonderful fruit belt growing region. The colours are fantastic! We stayed at the Moffat Inn – nicely

Deedee, Moe, Rooney!  If you have had anyone under the age of 6 in your household over the past 5 years then you are likely well aware of The Doodlebops. Favourites of the kiddy crowd, The Doodlebops are blue, pink and orange characters who know how to grab a four-year-old’s attention. But when they’re not