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Continue reading →: Life, love & social anthropology in Confessions of a Redheaded Coffeeshop Girl
Rebecca Perry’s one-woman show Confessions of a Redheaded Coffeeshop Girl, directed by Michael Rubinstein, opens with song: Rivers and roads / Rivers and roads / Rivers till I meet you… The Hand and the Heart’s catchy, almost melancholy song is a fitting start for our journey with Joanie Little, 20-something…
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Continue reading →: Upcoming for July!
Originally posted on Lizzie Violet: Hello all you sexy people! July is gearing up to be another hot and sizzling month of Awesome! Check out these events I am involved in! July 3 The WordSpell Collective, in conjunction with Cytopoetics, presents the July edition of WordSpell showcase and open mic.…
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Continue reading →: Noir Flaunts It
Originally posted on TOpoet: not getting into my drawers Lizzie Violet’s June Noir officially kicked off summer with a night of sizzling poets, musicians, & burlesque to a packed and eager audience. First feature Ellie Anderson stepped out from behind her guitar with a warm set of poems. She openly…
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Continue reading →: Big Name Actors rock OHC benefit in advance of “Part Time Friends” EP launch
Got out to Lee’s Palace last night for an Ontario Health Coalition (OHC) benefit, featuring bands Newark Minute, Big Name Actors , I Hate Todd and Trevor James & The Perfect Gentlemen. Big Name Actors is releasing their Part Time Friends EP tomorrow (Saturday, June 8) and I’m not able…
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Continue reading →: Audition notice for “The Underpants” (Alumnae Theatre, Sept 20-Oct 5, 2013)
Originally posted on The Alumnae Theatre Company's Blog: It’s been quiet on the blog lately, since our season ended April 27 with the closing of The Killdeer, and the staged reading series Big Ideas wrapped on May 12. But theatre rarely sleeps for long, so guess what? Producer Jennifer McKinley…
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Continue reading →: Music & theatre fest happenings – right now & upcoming
Hey all – I’m continuing a hiatus of sorts as I take some time to get ready to move (now that I’ve found an apartment to move to), as well as get over yet another pesky head cold, but wanted to shout out some upcoming music and theatre fests: SoulOTheatre…
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Continue reading →: On Hiatus!
Originally posted on Lipstik Indie Reviews: Hey all you beautiful people! I just wanted to let everyone know that Lipstik Indie is going on hiatus. I’m not sure how long or what format we will be, if we return. I’m focusing on writing, performing and producing shows and felt it…
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Continue reading →: ‘you’re not #disabled enough’
Originally posted on TOpoet: Lizzie Violet hosted anther sensation Cabaret Noir at Q Space. A perfect high-octane Mother(F**ker)s Day with stomping sets by Cathy, Vanessa & Kirsten. I made sure I got into the first set of open stagers before the features pulverized the audience. I’ve heard them all before…
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Continue reading →: You Go To My Damned Head
Originally posted on TOpoet: Hosted by the glittering Philip Cairns, the Damned’s May show was a veritable celebration of Toronto’s queer theatre history with open stage appearances by David Bateman & David Roche & features by Peter Lynch & Sky Gilbert. happy birthday First feature Peter Lynch did two performance…
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Continue reading →: An eclectic, trippy journey through sound on Robert Graham’s “Storm in a Teacup” CD
When I dropped by Red Sandcastle Theatre for the In Loo Of fundraiser a few weeks ago, owner/manager/AD Rosemary Doyle introduced me to Robert Graham, who was there to accompany singers on piano for the four-day open mic event. While chatting with Graham, I learned that he’s also a singer/songwriter…
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