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Continue reading →: Wonder Women IV @ The Central on Wed, Apr 25
In Toronto and looking for a super fun thing to do on a Wednesday – and support a really good cause at the same time? Look no further – Wonder Women IV is on at The Central (603 Markham Street) tomorrow night, featuring music, poetry and spoken word performances by…
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Continue reading →: Così post-matinée talkback
One of my fave things about theatre is the up-close-and-personal immediacy of the characters and the story, and the give and take between audience and actors – and this becomes even more the case when the audience gets a chance to interact with the actors and creative team in a…
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Continue reading →: untitled post 1930
Originally posted on Thoughts on Theatre: This playwright’s keen eye and unique voice has given us classics such as Our Town and The Skin of Our Teeth. His wisdom on the human experience is second to none. “There is a land of the living and a land of the dead…
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Continue reading →: The countdown begins!
Originally posted on KAT LEONARD (Kat & The MP3): The countdown begins!. Wonder Women IV April 25th at 7:00! Weeeeeee!!!!!!
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Continue reading →: Vaudeville, Silent Movies and me…
Originally posted on Lizzie Violet: Tonight I’m going to The Local to check out The Boxcar Boys. A ragtime band, that has me intrigued. I’m actually on the outlook for all kinds of Vaudeville acts. So if you are one, message me. I’m working on a new project that involves…
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Continue reading →: Fire & ice in George Brown Theatre’s Orpheus Descending
Was back at the Young Centre last night, this time to see the George Brown Theatre graduating class’s production of Tennessee Williams’ Orpheus Descending, directed by Todd Hammond. From the outset, Jackie Chau’s set and Michelle Ramsay’s lighting conjure up a cold, dark, desperate world – the wooden columns of…
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Continue reading →: Brilliant crazy fun @ Alumnae Theatre’s Così
“Asylums are the most inefficient places on this earth.” But they can be a very effective place to produce an Italian opera by Mozart. Alumnae Theatre’s production of Così opened on the main stage last night. Written by Louis Nowra and directed for Alumnae by Jane Carnwath, assisted by Seema…
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Continue reading →: Passion & play @ Zelda’s The Beautiful & the Damned
What an incredible evening of poetry, spoken word, readings, music and friends at Zelda’s The Beautiful and the Damned last night! The evening’s festivities were hosted by the very cool (and fellow recovering Irish Catholic) poet and radio personality Nik Beat (http://www.myspace.com/nikbeatpoet), who introduced the feature and open mic performers,…
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Continue reading →: Women of steel: The Hunger Games & The Iron Lady
With all the live music and theatre I’ve been seeing lately, I recently realized I’d gotten woefully behind in movie-going. Here are two I saw during my staycation recently: The Hunger Games. Really good adaptation (first book of a trilogy by Suzanne Collins, who also worked on the screenplay) of…
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Continue reading →: The power of words & music
A few things to tell ya today – all to do with the impact of words and music. First, coming up this Thursday, April 12 is the next edition of The Beautiful and the Damned. This spoken word/poetry/music cabaret event features host Lizzie Violet, and guests Kat Leonard and Helen…
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