Arts, Culture and Entertainment in Montreal
By Tracey hill for Curtains Up There’s a certain virility to Gaucho-style cooking despite its subtly graceful result. Popularized by Argentinian cattle rustlers, fighters and farmers, ‘Gaucho’ cooking has everything to do with the method of heating food (mostly meat and potatoes) using grills, ashes, coal and wood. Elemental, raw and primitive, it utilizes basic tools […]
By Sharman Yarnell for Curtains Up It’s absurd, it’s surreal, it’s dark, it’s hysterical, it’s traditional. It’s TRAD. Opening at The Centaur Theatre February 26, TRAD is written by Irish playwright Mark Doherty, and is directed by Andrew Shaver. And of course, Doherty has experience as an actor and stand up comedian which is why […]
Me and actress Tracey Hoyt from “The Tournament“ By: Richard Jutras for Curtains Up Working the red carpet is not all it`s cracked up to be. It`s alot of hard work. I remember thinking “who are you wearing“? So, with my made-to-measure Yves St. Laurent tuxedo, I, along with the rest of the cast […]
The worldwide $380+ gross of the feature film adaptation of the international stage hit LES MISERABLES at the box office has put a movie musical take on the hit Oz-themed WICKED closer to becoming a reality. In a recent interview, Universal chairman Adam Fogelson stated that the success of one has influenced the expediancy by […]
Cameron Mackintosh‘s production of Les Miserables is written by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg and is based on the novel by Victor Hugo. It has music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer and original French text by Alain Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel, original adaption by Trevor Nunn and John Caird and additional material by […]
Broadway got a boost – with attendance up from previous week. As I thought, Rogers & Hammerstein`s “Cinderella“ officially opened March 3, 2013 at the Broadway Theatre ( 1681 Broadway ) and sold to capacity – 100 %
By Carolyn Flower for Curtains Up Whether you are a youngster, parent, teenager, or grandparent, it is hard to find a theatre company that is more trustworthy than Geordie Productions to let take hold of your imagination. One of Canada’s largest theatre for young audience companies, Geordie Productions have presented live English theatre since 1980 […]
By Joseph Rossi for Curtains Up The musical is my favorite genre. For me it was the one form to fully capitalize on the idea that Hollywood was and still is a dream factory. And what is more dreamlike then having a person burst into song and dance on a whim. Movies like Singin’ […]
By Richard Jutras for Curtains Up Nothing is a sure thing today. Or is it ? Montreal`s weather. Will Beyoncé sing live at the Super Bowl? Will an Adonis Market open this summer in the western stretch of Sainte Catherine Street – which was home to Montreal`s former Seville Theater. Or opening a new show […]
By Sharman Yarnell for Curtains Up The year was 1959. He was 14 years old. He was sentenced to be hanged for a murder he did not commit. Steven Truscott was in the news. The headlines tore into the minds of Canadians, especially those on an airbase in Clinton, Ontario, the tight knit community in […]