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Continue reading →: Great fun & lots of laughs in AST’s big, bold & stylish Lend Me a Tenor
Alexander Showcase Theatre (AST) opened its production of Ken Ludwig’s hilarious romp Lend Me a Tenor at the Papermill Theatre at Todmorden Mills on Thursday, directed by Vincenzo Sestito. Set in 1934 in a hotel suite in Cleveland, Cleveland Grand Opera Company manager Henry Saunders (Seth Mukamal), his daughter Maggie…
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Continue reading →: Bittersweet memoir of lost love in A Play on Passion
A young crime novelist meets with a grand dame of Canadian theatre to ghost write her memoir – and gets a lesson on love in A Play on Passion. Written by G.D. Corkum and Patricia Delves, and directed/produced by Danielle Capretti, the play is being presented as a rehearsed reading…
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Continue reading →: FireWorks: Lumpectomy champion Dr. Vera Peters puts ‘Do No Harm’ to the test in Radical
The final production of Alumnae Theatre’s annual FireWorks program opened last night: Charles Hayter’s Radical, directed by Neil Affleck, with associate director Ingryd Pleitez. I saw an earlier version of Radical at the 2014 Toronto Fringe Festival – and loved it – so I was very excited to see it…
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Continue reading →: All the scared, brave, brash humility & humanity of the remarkable Joan of Arc in Heretic
Soup Can Theatre opened Sarah Thorpe’s Heretic at Theatre Passe Murraille (TPM) Backspace this week, this production co-directed by Thorpe and Scott Dermody. Entering the TPM Backspace is like stepping into church and back in time. Early sacred music fills the space, with haunting Latin a cappella harmonies echoing throughout.…
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Continue reading →: FireWorks: Divine Wrecks a heartbreaking & powerful tale of forbidden love – erotic, wickedly funny & engaging
A high school hockey god falls in love with the wrong girl: his teacher, who falls right back at him. And there’s nothing more heartbreaking than a wrong love that feels so right. Alumnae Theatre opened its third annual FireWorks series to a packed house in the Studio last night,…
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Continue reading →: Back to school
Having to reschedule, delay or say no more than usual these days. It doesn’t always feel good, but it’s necessary. In addition to the chicken soup assault against this cold, I started another copywriting class last week, which means I won’t be booking any more shows from now until mid-December.…
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Continue reading →: Compelling, unflinching & charming storytelling in deeply poignant & hilariously funny Huff
“There is one thing we know attracts Trickster: fear.” Better late than never; I was originally scheduled to see Native Earth Performing Arts’ production of Cliff Cardinal’s Huff a week ago, but got grounded by a nasty cold – so I was very happy to have a chance to see…
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Continue reading →: Still here
Hey all – It’s been a while since I posted – I was grounded by a nasty cold last week, so had to reschedule seeing Native Earth Performing Arts’ production of Huff to this week and missed Kaeja d’Dance’s lifeDUETs. For the remainder of the year, I’ll be scaling back…
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Continue reading →: Boys to men in raw, darkly funny & thoughtful look at losing, friendship & fundraising in Rowing
Went to a new, alternative rehearsal/performance venue last night to see the opening of Then They Fight’s production of Aaron Jan’s Rowing (directed by Jan) last night at The Fort Studios (1425 Yonge St.). Despondent, enraged, frustrated and humiliated over a loss, the four young men of the Westdale rowing…
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