Arts, Culture and Entertainment in Montreal
Yolande Ramsay for Curtains Up Happiness is relative. It has a different meaning for each person. The play, “On This Day”, explores ways in which the road to happiness can lead to manipulation or miscommunication. In spite of appearances, the ideal situation may not be so fruitful. This sharp dramedy tells the story of Henry […]
Yolande Ramsay for Curtains Up The Segal Centre presents The Secret Annex, a play that tells a powerful story of survival with romance, humour, grief, and dares to ask the question “What if?” What if Anne Frank had survived the Holocaust? What kind of life would she have? What would happen to her diary, one […]
Yolande Ramsay for Curtains Up The Côte Saint-Luc Dramatic Society will be staging “Hairspray the Broadway Musical”, the Tony-award winning show based on the 1988 John Waters’ film “Hairspray”, with music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman, book by Mark O’Donnell and Thomas Meehan. “Hairspray the Broadway Musical” tells […]
Leave it to Geordie Productions and Young People’s Theatre of Toronto, to bring a difficult subject into the lives of children and do so with sensitivity and dignity. Sometimes it is best to just tell the truth. If you are wondering if a play about a little girl in the Holocaust is too much […]
Ron Roxtar for Curtains Up Rush R40 tour Geddy Lee – vocals, bass, keyboards, synthesizer Alex Liefson – guitars Neil Peart – drums. If R40 is truly the last Rush tour as stated by all members, then at least they went out as the Rush Canadians know and love and have air drummed to […]
Abby E. Schachter for Curtains Up One Night only Theatre production of CHESS Saturday April 25th at La Vitrola If you are looking for something to do this Saturday April 25th, look no further. In The Wings Promotions is presenting their very own version of the hit musical CHESS. And it is […]
By Jessica Dionne for Curtains Up (@maccajess) On cold nights the streets of Montreal often feel deserted and lonely. Boarded up shops with graffiti on the windows and sex cinemas line the streets, their fluorescent signs illuminating the sidewalks with mystery and sleaziness. After seeing an incredible performance of Hosanna at Mainline theatre, I saw […]
By Jessica Dionne for Curtains Up (@maccajess) If the brutal cold has taught us anything this winter it’s that we’re more than ready to welcome spring, and with it, the renewed energy that it brings to so many theatre artists in Montreal. Though the wait may seem excruciatingly long and the days bitterly cold, the […]
Ms. Cavendish is presently performing at the Centaur Theatre in The Goodnight Bird – You have this wonderful presence on stage, energy, clarity and projection of character – and mostly, it is clear that you enjoy what you are doing. “Theatre is very real for me – It was great playing pretend when I was […]
By Jessica Dionne for Curtains Up (@maccajess) On February 9th, 1964 The Beatles landed in America and changed the face of music forever. Aspiring singers and musicians everywhere were given renewed hope that they too could achieve fame. Forever Plaid tells the story of four guys, whose shared love of music and dream of making […]