Grand Bend, Ontario community newspaper and entertainment events guide. Also serves Zurich, Dashwood, Port Franks, Exeter, Parkhill. Casey Lessard photos.
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By Casey Lessard Drayton Entertainment is sticking to a formula that works for its 2008 season at Huron Country Playhouse, presenting Broadway hits and home-grown originals on its two stages.The season includes: My Fair Lady, Sorry… I’m Canadian, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, and A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum on the main [...]
LegendsHuron Country PlayhouseUntil September 1 By Casey Lessard It’s not too often you get to see 1960s music “legend” Tiny Tim on stage at the Huron Country Playhouse, and quite frankly, I’m not too sure how many people would pay to see him. This is one time you should consider doing so.“I remember watching (Tiny [...]
Legends: A Salute to Musical PioneersConceived, written and directed by Alex MustakasMusical Director Bob FosterChoreographer Gino BertiDrayton Entertainment ProductionHuron Country Playhouse, Grand Bend August 8 – September 1, 2007 Live! On Stage!Review by Mary Alderson The balcony had better be reinforced at Huron Country Playhouse. With the show Legends: A Salute to Musical Pioneers currently [...]
Miss SaigonBy Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schonberg, Richard Maltby Jr. Performed by Elena Juatco, Stephen Patterson and companyDirected by David ConnollyDrayton Entertainment ProductionHuron Country Playhouse, Grand Bend July 19 – August 4, 2007 Live! On StageReview by Mary Alderson Miss Saigon’s timeless message about the inhumanity of war is being presented thoughtfully and spectacularly by Huron [...]
Mom’s The WordBy Linda A. Carson, Jill Daum, Alison Kelly, Robin Nichol, Barbara Pollard & Deborah Williams.Performed by Alex Dallas, Louise Gauthier, Sharon Heldt, Ginette Mohr & Birgitte Solem. Directed by Robin NicholDrayton Entertainment ProductionPlayhouse II, Grand Bend July 10 to August 18, 2007 Live! On StageReview by Mary Alderson When six Vancouver women got [...]
July 18 to August 4Huron Country Playhouse(519) 238-6000 for tickets Story/photo by Casey Lessard Lovers brought together by the Vietnam war bring a tragic turn to the Huron Country Playhouse’s next production, Miss Saigon. While most of the fare on display this summer has been upbeat entertainment, the tragic love story of Miss Saigon is [...]
Until August 18Huron Country Playhouse(519) 238-6000 for tickets(519) 614-3614 to win tickets Click here to enter to win tickets! Story/photo by Casey Lessard Whether you’ve dropped a baby, faced a diaper-pail tidal wave, shot milk from your breast or left your child on the roof of a moving vehicle, you know being a mom is [...]
Playhouse presentation of Norm Foster/Leslie Arden collaboration will make you laugh, shout and cheer The Last ResortUntil July 14Huron Country Playhouse(519) 238-6000 for tickets Story and photos by Casey Lessard For a guaranteed good night out, book yourself a spot at the Last Resort, playing now at the Huron Country Playhouse. The play is masterfully [...]
Genre-bender is a murder-mystery, musical and comedy all in one showThe Last ResortHuron Country PlayhouseJune 26 to July 14Box office: (519) 238-6000www.huroncountryplayhouse.com Story and photo by Casey Lessard Most people would be happy to see a play that is a murder mystery, a musical or a comedy; those are standard theatrical genres. Canadian playwright Norm [...]
By Ann Robertson, Huron Country Playhouse Guild It’s time to get your tickets for the Huron Country Playhouse Guild’s popular fundraiser, the Elegant Dinner for Eight. Local dining establishments offer their culinary expertise to the guild, which hosts the dinner at three locations. Transportation is provided between the three homes, and the winner and seven [...]
CatsHuron County Playhouseto June 23(519) 238-6000 for tickets Story and portraits by Casey Lessard “It’s worth the drive anywhere. So many people don’t know what we have.”Not everyone is a cat person, but considering the quality of the actors, dancers and production values on display at the Huron Country Playhouse, it’s easy to see why [...]
Huron Country PlayhouseWed. May 30 to Sat. June 23(519) 238-6000 for ticketsStory and photo by Casey Lessard If director Dave Campbell has nine lives, he has spent four of his bringing Cats to the stage. His fourth go at the musical, based on poems by T.S. Eliot, opens at the Huron Country Playhouse today (May [...]
