Arts, Culture and Entertainment in Montreal
By Jessica Dionne for Curtains Up Twitter: @maccajess Let me start off by saying that it was next to impossible to put this book down. If I’m being perfectly honest, it has been next to impossible to put this entire series down. Whip Smart: Lola Montez Starts a Revolution, the third novel by Montreal author […]
By Andreas Kessaris for Curtains Up! “No matter how lightly you travel, your baggage always comes with you…We can’t deny our own stories, no matter where we are.” -Bruce Cockburn Musician, singer, songwriter, activist, humanitarian, 13-time Juno winner and Officer of the Order of Canada; Bruce Cockburn has led a busy and fascinating life, having […]
By Andreas Kessaris for Curtains Up! “My Childhood was a blast. It was unequivocally happy. The difficult times were difficult, but they yielded important lessons-they gave me information about life few guys my age had, as well as a certain fearlessness.” -Martin Short It’s no secret I am a huge fan of sketch comedy, […]
By Andreas Kessaris for Curtains Up! “…The Princess Bride has aged remarkably well. I think this is in part because of the quality of the writing, the directing, and the wonderful ensemble of actors I had the sheer pleasure of working with.” -Cary Elwes Not many people are aware that the motion pictures The […]
By Andreas Kessaris for Curtains Up! “Phil has done more work that’s touched greatness than probably anybody else who’s been here.” -Lorne Michaels Are you familiar with these phrases? “Fire bad!” “I’m just a caveman….” “Hello, I’m Troy McClure. You may remember me from such movies as…” If you recognize any of the above, then […]
By Andreas Kessaris for Curtains Up! “Welcome to Elvis’s world, I thought again. One simply had to be there to understand.” -Ginger Alden My mother, brother and I were spending the summer in Greece when on August 16, 1977, it was announced that Elvis Presley had passed away. I was seven years old. Growing up […]
By Andreas Kessaris for Curtains Up! “You know what my father asked me after I won my first Tony Award? He said. ‘Now do you think you’ll get a break?’” -Andrea Martin For me 1975 to 1985 was a great era for comedy; a time when a talented group of young actors, writers and comedians […]
By Andreas Kessaris for Curtains Up! “I often say to students and audiences that indie producing is a horrible job, but a wonderful life.” -Ted Hope Ted Hope has spent more than a quarter century producing some of the most acclaimed movies of our times, with titles like In the Bedroom, American Splendor, The […]
By Andreas Kessaris for Curtains Up! Books are wonderful things. They can educate us. Entertain us. Move us. Help us share experiences. Take us to places and eras we may never visit. (I am aware that I am likely not the first person to make such observations.)
by Andreas Kessaris for Curtains Up! “I think of music as dreaming in sound.” -Linda Ronstadt When Linda Ronstadt retired from show business in 2009 after five decades, countless hit records, multiple Grammy Awards, and over one hundred million albums sold, it signaled the end of an era when vocalists belted out lyrics that had […]