Arts, Culture and Entertainment in Montreal
If plays and musicals are written to teach and entertain then Billy Elliot hits the mark bang on.Last night’s opening performance at Place des Arts was certainly a crowd pleaser with a super ensemble group led by an energetic Janet Dickinson as ‘Mrs. Wilkinson’ and an even more energetic and oh, so talented Noah Parets […]
Red, written by author John Logan, is a tour de force that begs the question, do all good artists have to suffer tragic lives to be successful? Picasso, Pollock, Van Gogh, Caravaggio, all suffered through their art.The answer is, they must, of course. Except, according to Mark Rothko, “Rothko”.
Good People is a good play. It is, in fact, an excellent play. Written by David Lindsay-Abaire, it is the most produced play in North America this year. And it is playing at The Centaur Theatre. Not only is it playing at The Centaur, but it is on simultaneously, in french, at Theatre Jean Duceppe. […]
There is no denying the passion and excitement that opera brings to a stage. The same could be said for musical theatre, one of the great art forms. What an adventure to combine the two a real musical theatre-lovers dream team. Enter Opera & Beyond, a new way of delivering this exciting theatre experience in […]
What better fodder for a play than a family at odds. Simply delectable.Centaur has started the season with a stellar piece of Theatre.A family that has lived in a creaky old farmhouse for eons and has had difficulty making ends meet living off the land. It is a family with an angry 19 year old […]
Youse All Gunna Luv It! Who wouldn’t love the rollicking music of Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows? A story set in the times of gambling, hot dolls, burlesque and gangsters, throw in wonderful old tunes like, Luck Be a Lady Tonight, Fugue for Tin Horns, A Bushel and a Peck […]
The musical is alive and well in Montreal. Thanks to The Segal Theatre.Just a few years ago, the American Musical, that has thrived in London and New York for years, was hard to find in our city. But the past couple of years has seen a resurgence, not just the light hearted fluff that the […]
And Wicked it is. It’s the Tony Award winning Broadway production that has been thrilling crowds for years. This is one of those shows that anyone who loves Theatre must see. You will never look back on the old The Wizard of Oz with the same feeling as you did as a child.
Curtains Up’s very own Sharman Yarnell had a sit down chat with Montreal’s very own William Shatner.
Broadway bound this summer? Consider: A late night walk along Broadway with the neon lights glowing along the streets from 42 Street to Times Square screaming at you, beckoning for you to turn onto them and take in one of the greatest celebrations of the human spirit – the Broadway play.