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 […]
The Soundtrack Of My Life by Clive Davis (Simon & Schuster, $34.99)
By Stuart Nulman When longtime record executive Clive Davis was profiled on “60 Minutes” in 2009, he was called “The Man with the Golden Ears”. And after reading his just released memoir “The Soundtrack of My Life”, I can readily understand why the late Mike Wallace gave Davis that label.
Chef Michael’s Quick, Easy and Delish Dish For The Weekend!
By Chef Michael Minorgan for Curtains Up A little madness in the Spring is wholesome even for the King. Emily Dickinson Spring has arrived, or so says the calendar. It a time for rebirth and re branding and what better time to enjoy the first foods of spring with their vibrant diet friendly fresh […]
Curtains up on Weekend Viewing
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey By Joseph Rossi for Curtains Up Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who would rather read a book in his living room then go out on an adventure. That is until the wizard Gandalf and 13 Dwarves take him on one to fight a fire-breathing dragon. And so begins The Hobbit…. […]
Travelling to ‘Loriville’ is a surreal, incandescent voyage
If you balled-up Frida Kahlo’s painting style, Andy Warhol’s penchant for pop culture and Betsey Johnson’s flair for all things colorful & eclectic…artist Lori Seguin would roll out into the room, all purple retro glasses, red curls and funky attire. As Lori guided me through her process of inspiration, she candidly expressed that depression was the […]
Pop legend Engelbert Humperdinck on Elvis, Hendrix and Lesbian Seagulls
By Richard Burnett for Curtains Up! @bugsburnett Legendary British singer Engelbert Humperdinck is back! Best-known for his hit songs Release Me (the best-selling single of 1967), After the Lovin’ and The Last Waltz, the showbiz veteran is currently prepping his upcoming new album of all-star duets recorded with the likes of Elton John and Seal, […]
Le Smoking Vallee
By Chef Michael Minorgan for Curtains Up Running a restaurant, is contrary to perceptions to the opposite, an extremely tough business. With profit margins dangling around the 10% mark every effort has to be made to keep expenses in line and to the minimum. This factor maybe one reason why, in the past few […]
AUDITIONS
Casting Call! Seeking actors from Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto! LOGRUSS PRODUCTIONS and DIGGERFILMS are working on a new web series set in a sciencefiction/superhero universe and are looking for actors!
Moneywood by William Stadiem (St. Martin’s Press, $31)
By Andreas Kessaris for Curtains Up Hollywood has long been divided into different “eras” or “ages” often referred to as “Golden” or “Great.” It is probably Hollywood itself that created those names in order to sell movie tickets and create interest in and increase the value of film their vast film vaults. I came of […]
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 […]