By Sharman Yarnell for Curtains Up I remember a few years ago when the movie ‘Sherlock Holmes’ with Robert Downey Jr. in the lead previewed at the AMC. There was a record attendance. In fact, people were turned away at the door. Fisti-cuffs almost broke out in the lobby of the AMC. The Sherlock Holmes […]
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FRINGE FESTIVAL 2013
I must admit, I’m behind the eight ball on Montreal’s Fringe Festival. Before Monday’s media call at Les Katacombes bar, I had heard of the Festival, but I didn’t really know what it was all about, having spent most of the past 20 summers or so in the Laurentians. Knowing what I know now, I […]
Thinking of YU
By Sharman Yarnell for Curtains Up Have you ever left a play unable to stop thinking about the production, the subject matter and the acting? Originally written in french by Carole Frechette and translated into english by John Murrell (beautifully translated), ‘Thinking of YU’ is playing in the small theatre at Centaur. I attended a […]
Autorretrato – Maria Pagés Compañía
By Rik Roe for Curtains Up A last minute gift from a co-worker of my better-half, Fiona, resulted in a gift that kept on giving. Taking place at our very own Place des Arts, we took a 90-minute long visual and auditory voyage with the talents of the Maria Pagés Compañía presentation, “Autorretrato”; a self-portait […]
Working together to make the world a better place – a timely theme for Geordie’s next play
by Carolyn Flower, Published in The Montrealer March 2013 Geordie Productions has been presenting live English theatre for family audiences since 1980. They continue to stay in touch with the pulse of what’s happening in the world around us and attempt to open the eyes, hearts and minds of young people and their families. Their […]
The Segal 2013-2014 Season – Classics to Musicals…and all that Jazz
By Sharman Yarnell for Curtains Up Lights up, Jazz Band on stage, bring in the comedians. That was the opening to the launch of the Segal Centre’s 2013-2014 season, a season that offers a choice of comedy, drama, the classics and music. The band played Ain’t Misbehavin’ by Fats Waller and don’t you know, that […]
DANCE ME TO THE END ON/OFF LOVE – Exploratory and imaginative
By Sharman Yarnell for Curtains Up How very brave – a scene done it total darkness. Hallelujah! The scene is found on the Centaur Theatre stage in Dance Me to the End On/Off Love. Another scene done inside a small, tight box, with a candle, in the nude. The confined dancer rotates and twists her […]
JACQUES BREL IS ALIVE AND LOOKING GOOD AT MAINLINE
By Sharman Yarnell for Curtains Up Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris is not a piece often performed here in Montreal. A revue, with songs in french and english, it debuted in the late sixties off-Broadway, with 26 songs. A film version saw the addition of five more songs including ‘Ne […]
Oklahoma – HVT
By Sharman Yarnell for Curtains Up Mounting a full blown musical production under professional circumstances is a difficult feat. For an amateur group, even more so. Once again, the Hudson Music Club has proven that almost anything is possible.Oklahoma (the first musical to be written by the team, Rodgers and Hammerstein) is the group’s newest […]
Behind The Scene In The Mahalia Jackson Musical
Behind the scenes in the Mahalia Jackson Musical with Ranee Lee and Tristan D. Lalla: