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Continue reading →: Spring it in the air….
Originally posted on Lizzie Violet: Well… for a few days it was spring, then summer and now it feels like it’s back to fall. Here’s hoping by the time these events come around, it won’t just be the talent on the stage that has the air sizzling! {click images for…
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Continue reading →: Pop that rocks – blueVenus CMW2014 gig @ Silver Dollar Room
Back out for some Canadian Music Week music goodness last night – this time, at Toronto’s iconic music venue the Silver Dollar Room for blueVenus. blueVenus brings pop that rocks – punched up with a bit of funk, Motown, blues and jazz – and they moved us with selections from…
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Continue reading →: Smokin’ hot & rockin’ out @ The Central – Jessica Speziale CMW2014 gig
Last weekend was about theatre, this weekend is about music. It’s Canadian Music Week, and I was out at The Central to see Jessica Speziale play with her band last night. Speziale is a sultry-voiced, rockin’ music force, performing with heart, soul and drive. If you haven’t had a chance…
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Continue reading →: A delightful crush fest of summer love – Amicus Productions’ A Month in the Country
Spent a delightful afternoon at the Papermill Theatre at Todmorden Mills yesterday for a matinée performance of Amicus Productions’ A Month in the Country (Ivan Turgenev, translated by Constance Garnett and adapted by Christopher Douglas), directed by Maureen Lukie. Family, friends and household staff feel the heat – and, in…
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Continue reading →: Rowdy, entertaining romp of mystery & music @ Alexander Showcase’s The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Alexander Showcase Theatre (AST) opened their run of The Mystery of Edwin Drood at the Al Green Theatre (Jewish Community Centre at Bloor/Spadina, Toronto) last night. Based on the unfinished Charles Dickens story, this version of Edwin Drood is a musical by Rupert Holmes and was originally produced by Joseph…
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Continue reading →: Erika Werry & the Alphabet rock Dakota Tavern
Had an absolute blast last night at the Dakota Tavern, where I finally got to see Erika Werry & the Alphabet live. It was a toe-tappin’, head-boppin’ night of music fun in an awesome all-ages kitchen party atmosphere! Here’s the blog I posted a while back to shout out the…
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Continue reading →: St George’s Day ?Some nifty facts, and very cool visuals, about St. George, as well as some common phrases that came from Shakespeare plays, from soprano/Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS) student Charlotte Hoather. Thanks, Charlotte! Charlotte Hoather Happy St. George’s Day. My Mum asked if I was putting a photo together for St…
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Continue reading →: Guest blogger’s report on “Rabbit Hole” Talback, April 20
Originally posted on The Alumnae Theatre Company's Blog: I was out of town for the traditional second-Sunday post-matinee Talkback, so this report is courtesy of guest blogger Pona Tran, who has worked as Assistant Stage Manager on a couple of Alumnae Theatre Company productions (The Trojan Women and Cosî) as…
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