Mary’s Musings

New at VPP   I had a chance to chat with David Hogan during intermission at the Dolly Parton Rhinstone Cowgirl show at Victoria Playhouse in Petrolia last week.  David is half of the two-David team who are taking over as Artistic Directors at the playhouse.  Hogan and Rogers are busy planning the 2012 season […]

For one brief shining moment, this blog-site “Entertain This Thought” hit a major milestone.  On Saturday, August 6, there were 16 shows listed in the “Now Playing” category, a record number.  I have been going to shows and writing my thoughts on them since the summer of 2004, when we moved to Strathroy.   Our location

Congratulations to Drayton Entertainment for the many improvements at Huron Country Playhouse! The celebrations continue with the opening of the brand new Playhouse II. The new construction coincides with the 40th season celebration, and the list of improvements is significant: · New seats in Main Stage theatre. · All new Playhouse II: instead of a

I have been a fan of Anne of Green Gables since my Mom gave me her battered old copy when I was in grade four. L. M. Montgomery’s Anne, written before she got married (which was 100 years ago on July 4), was relevant in my life growing up near Grand Bend, Ontario in the

A Wild Party? Tools of the Trade! Our cousin Sharon is a wardrobe mistress at a leading classical Canadian theatre. But if you had seen her shopping list of supplies a few years ago, you might have thought she was in charge of planning a night of wild partying! Topping her list were condoms, hypodermic

Canada’s Best Rock ‘n Roll Band Winnipeg was the rock ’n roll capital of Canada in the sixties, and of course, The Guess Who was the best. Long before Justin Beiber, The Guess Who hit number one on the U.S. Billboard charts – in fact, it was May 8th, 1970 when “American Woman” became the

December 22, 2010 We drove to Detroit to see Disney’s Mary Poppins at the Opera House, and what a delight it was! The Opera House audience was full of families with young children. It was fun to see them dressed in their best to come to the theatre – little girls in sparkling tulle dresses

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,