Monthly Archives: August 2010

Friday, August 27, 2010

What The Butler Saw — Indecently Entertaining

The cast of Soulpepper’s What the Butler Saw undress for success on opening night Blair Williams, Nicole Underhay, Graham Harley. Photo by Sian Richards. What the Butler Saw premiered in 1969 at the Queen’s Theatre in London and is regarded … Continue reading →

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Thursday, August 26, 2010

Road Trip Series London — Avenue Q

Cassidy Janson with Kate Monster. London’s West End is the theatre lover’s promised land. I visited the popular district just over a week ago and finally had the chance to catch a show I’ve been dying to see for a … Continue reading →

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Sunday, August 22, 2010

How Now Mrs. Brown Cow! — Agnes Brown, She’s Truly Outrageous

David Mirvish introduces Toronto to the colourful world of Mrs. Brown Brendan O’Carroll as Mrs. Agnes Brown. How Now Mrs. Brown Cow! is a wildly hilarious Irish comedy written, directed by and starring Brendan O’Carroll. O’Carroll created Mrs. Agnes Brown, … Continue reading →

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Sunday, August 22, 2010

Road Trip Series Paris — Lido Cabaret

Vintage glamour is alive and well in The City of Light The life of the show girl has a certain dazzling appeal. As a child I used to watch classic Hollywood show biz musicals and fantasize about being one of … Continue reading →

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Friday, August 20, 2010

Great Voices at Fort York

Presented by Festival at the Fort Written by Rick Salutin Simon Richards as Lieutenant Governor Simcoe/General Brock. Photo courtesy of FLIP Publicity & Promotions Inc. In advance of the City of Toronto’s War of 1812 bicentennial celebrations in 2012, Festival … Continue reading →

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Wednesday, August 11, 2010

2010 SummerWorks Theatre Festival — Wonderland

Wonderland Presented by QuipTake Written and performed by Adam Lazarus Directed and co-created by Melissa D’Agostino Adam Lazarus as Eff in Wonderland. Eff (pronounced FFFF) is anything but the usual affable circus clown — he is grotesque, deformed, obnoxious and completely captivating. One … Continue reading →

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Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Road Trip Series Texas — Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing produced by the Houston Shakespeare Festival at Hermann Park’s Miller Outdoor Theatre. Photo for HSF by Pin Lim, Forest Photography. Courtesy of UH School of Theatre & Dance. While recently visiting Houston we attended a performance of Much Ado … Continue reading →

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Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Jersey Boys Final Performance in Toronto

The cast and creative team of Jersey Boys say “Bye, Bye, Baby” to Toronto The cast of Jersey Boys featuring (in centre, L-R) Quinn VanAntwerp as Bob Gaudio, Daniel Robert Sullivan as Tommy DeVito, Michael Lomenda as Nick Massi, Jeff … Continue reading →

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Monday, August 2, 2010

Introducing Theatromania’s Road Trip Series

Hey Theatromaniacs! Guess what? We’re going to be doing some travelling in the weeks ahead and we’ve decided to take this show on the road. Kitty will be in Texas for the first week of August, and Lulu will be … Continue reading →

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