Mary’s Musings

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

Two Londoners in Cabaret Best wishes to Londoners Cameron Carver and Emilee Nimetz who are playing the star-crossed lovers Clifford Bradshaw and Sally Bowles in Theatre Sheridan’s production of Cabaret.  The third year students at Sheridan College in Oakville are both excellent in their roles, and overall it is a good show.  Cameron plays the

Jade Lester Congratulations to Jade Lester who has recorded her own CD! Jade will be singing in concert this Saturday, April 10 to launch her recording, entitled “Love’s Funny That Way”. The concert is set for 8:00 p.m. at the Kiwanis Theatre in Chatham. Jade’s CD is a compilation of country/pop songs, and contains material

St. Thomas’ favourite son Aaron Walpole started rehearsals last week for “Rock of Ages”. I had a chance to chat with Aaron about this show, which will begin previews April 20. “There will be mullets and big crimped hair,’ Aaron says with a laugh. It’s a show built around 1980s music. Aaron has the role

The poster lounge in London’s Grand Theatre was crowded Wednesday afternoon, with a large group of subscribers, the cast of Pride and Prejudice, the cast of Macbeth, and a smattering of media representatives on hand, as Susan Ferley described the upcoming season. She had some amazing help with her descriptions – thanks to a group