What do Edith Piaf, Billie Holliday, Sophie Tucker, Judy Garland and Mahalia Jackson all have in common?Peace.That’s Roger Peace, playwright, choreographer, director and producer. His latest creative endeavour as a writer and director, The Mahalia Jackson Musical, is about to open at The Segal Theatre in March.Since his arrival in Canada from England, he has […]
Curtains Up on Weekend Viewing
by Joseph Rossi BIG NIGHT Does anyone remember BIG NIGHT? I was rooting through my DVD collection and came across Stanley Tucci and Campbell Scott’s 1996 film. It’s about two Italian brothers who own a failing restaurant in 1950’s New Jersey and have to prepare a dinner for jazz singer Louis Prima in order to […]
DISHCRAWL stalks the Old Port for new hits and beloved classics.
By Tracey Hill for Curtains Up “Wear warm, comfortable walking shoes” messaged Dishcrawl’s effervescent coordinator, Jenny King. Not knowing what I was in for (weather and distance-wise), I donned my warmest orthopedic mukluks (on the off-chance we would attempt to re-create Sebastian Cabot’s famed expedition over the Northeast Passage). Alas, all this fretting about appropriate footwear was for naught. The four […]
Join Our Fabulous Foodie Getaway To Thailand!
By Chef Michael Minorgan for Curtains Up I have always been fascinated by the magical kingdom of Thailand well before my first trip to Southeast Asia some 7 years ago. It is a wonderful mystical country with a rich culture, a strong Buddhist heritage (98% of its inhabitants are Buddhist), fabulous foods and some of […]
Interview with Rock of Ages’ Universo Pereira
Sharman Yarnell had an opportunity to chat with Rock of Ages’ Universo Pereira on the upcoming Montreal show:
GAUCHO cooking comes to Montreal for Festival en Lumière
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 […]
TOAST TO IRELAND – CINE GAEL FUNDRAISER
Cine Gael is recognizing one of the creators of the group that has, over the years, brought some thought provoking dramas, side splitting comedies and wonderful docudramas for us, Irish or not, to enjoy.
He Who Laughs, Lasts by Josh Freed (Vehicule Press, $20)
By Stuart Nulman After the craziness we Anglophones have experienced in Quebec throughout 2012 (especially the student tuition fee hike protests, ongoing revelations of rampant corruption at the Charbonneau Commission hearings and the election of another PQ government and that nasty “pasta” business) — not to mention the everyday stresses and headaches that make up […]
A Bit of ‘Craic’ with Andrew Shaver, Director of TRAD
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 […]
Working The Red Carpet
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 […]