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Saving 25 Years of Marriage Live! On Stage!Review by Mary Alderson Sexy LaundryBy Michele RimlPerformed by Roger Dunn and Lynne GriffinDirected by Rosemary DunsmoreGrand Theatre ProductionGrand Theatre, London January 15 to February 2, 2008 In the Grand’s current production, Sexy Laundry, a couple in their 50s spend a weekend at an upscale hotel trying to [...]
Could You Wait?Book & Original Lyrics by W. J. MathesonOriginal Music by W.J. Matheson, Louise Pitre and Diane LeahPerformed by Louise Pitre and W.J. MathesonDirected by Miles PotterGrand Theatre, London October 23 to November 11, 2007 Live! On Stage!Review by Mary Alderson Could You Wait?, a new musical to start the season at London’s Grand [...]
Reverend JonahBy Paul CiufoPerformed by Darren Keay, Michelle Fisk, et al.Directed by Marie Beath BadianBlyth Festival ProductionAugust 8 – September 1, 2007 Live! On Stage!Review by Mary Alderson Grand Bend Playwright Paul Ciufo hopes people will consider both sides of the conflict, with his new play that premiered last week at the Blyth Festival. Ciufo, [...]
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 [...]
My One and OnlyMusic and Lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira GershwinBook by Peter Stone and Timothy. S. MayerPerformed by Cynthia Dale, Laird McIntosh and CompanyDirected and Choreographed by Michael LichtefeldAvon Theatre – Stratford FestivalMay 12 to October 28, 2007 Live! On StageReview by Mary Alderson My One and Only is an extravaganza with all [...]
Oklahoma!Music by Richard Rodgers, Book and Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein IIPerformed by Blythe Wilson, Dan Chameroy, Nora McLellan Jonathan Ellul, Kyle Blair, Lindsay Thomas, David W. Keeley and company.Director & Choreographer: Donna FeoreStratford FestivalFestival Theatre April 10 to November 4, 2007 Live! On StageReview by Mary Alderson Oklahoma!, this year’s musical at Stratford’s Festival Theatre, [...]
Perfect WeddingBy Robin HawdonPerformed by Paul Brown, Colin Doyle, Joanna Douglas, Amber Montrose, Monica Nowak, Perrie Olthuis, Ari Weinberg. Directed by Michael LamportVictoria Playhouse, Petrolia July 3 – 21, 2007 Live! On StageReview by Mary Alderson Perfect Wedding, currently on stage at Victoria Playhouse Petrolia is the perfect British farce – there are doors being [...]
To Kill a MockingbirdBased upon the novel by Harper Lee, dramatized by Christopher SergelPerformed by Peter Donaldson, Abigail Winter-Culliford et al.Directed by Susan H. SchulmanAvon Theatre – Stratford Festival April 30 to October 27, 2007 Live! On StageReview by Mary Alderson When Harper Lee wrote her only novel in 1960, she and her editor didn’t [...]
We Will Rock YouMusic by Queen, Book by Ben EltonPerformed by Toronto CastDirected by Ben EltonProduced by David & Ed Mirvish & Kimsa GroupCanon Theatre, Toronto Live! On StageReview by Mary Alderson We Will Rock You, or as it’s more commonly known, the Queen musical, will thrill anyone who grew up in the seventies and [...]