Mary’s Musings

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

London’s Grand Theatre: 2012-2013 MainStage Season Looks like an exciting line up! High School Project 2012 September 18 – 29 My Fair Lady Book and Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner Music by Frederick Loewe Witness the transformation of young Cockney flower seller Eliza Doolittle after her encounter with Professor Henry Higgins. She leaves the streets

Smash     Have you seen the new TV show Smash? It takes you behind the scenes in the making of a Broadway musical. So far, I’ve seen three episodes and I’m enjoying it… Debra Messing (Grace of Will & Grace) is Julia, who along with her writing partner Tom, create a musical about the

Show Tunes & Croons – Saturday, January 28, 2012 I just wanted to give you a little background on our upcoming concert –Our daughter, Chelsey,  has always wanted to work overseas helping in Third World countries.  She has earned a degree in Anthropology and certification in Emergency Management in order to pursue that goal.  However,

Huron Country Playhouse, Grand Bend Warm up your winter by making plans for summer theatre! This summer, the greatest family musical of all time, The Wizard of Oz, is touching down in Grand Bend! Venture down the yellow brick road with Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tin Man, Cowardly Lion and faithful dog Toto during their epic journey

All the best of the holiday season to my readers! Here’s to more great theatre in 2012!