Arts, Culture and Entertainment in Montreal
Ron Roxtar for Curtains Up Rachid cover photo credit: Fudography – Joseph Fuda This year’s Just For Laughs festival has officially begun with the first night of it’’s run of The Ethnic Shows. Montreal host Rachid Badouri came out of the gate swinging with a quick wit and energy that made his comedy and hosting […]
Ongoing Montreal Cirque Festival until July 17 https://montrealcompletementcirque.com/en/program/ L’International des Feux Lotto Québec at Parc Jean Drapeau until July 30 http://www.parcjeandrapeau.com/en/international-des-feux-loto-quebec-montreal/ ZooFest at Place des Arts, until July 30. https://www.zoofest.com/Show Just for Laughs Festival, July 13 – August 1st. http://www.hahaha.com/en Pompeii at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts until September 5, 2016 https://www.mbam.qc.ca/en/exhibitions/upcoming/pompeii/ Toulouse-Lautrec Illustrates the […]
I’ll admit, I was worried. But then that theme song kicked in and….
Ron Roxtar for Curtains Up Ron : Yannis, this is your third year at Just For laughs. What can we expect? Yannis: I am doing the Ethnic show and a solo show. People can expect a great hilarious show with a Greek twist, since I am Greek-American. Not just from me alone because at the […]
Ongoing **Montreal International Jazz Festival, June 29 – July 9 at Quartier des Spectacles http://www.montrealjazzfest.com/programmation/concerts-jour.aspx Montreal Cirque Festival until July 17 https://montrealcompletementcirque.com/en/program/ L’International des Feux Lotto Québec at Parc Jean Drapeau until July 30 http://www.parcjeandrapeau.com/en/international-des-feux-loto-quebec-montreal/ ZooFest at Place des Arts, until July 30. https://www.zoofest.com/Show Burlesque Evenings Every 3rd Thursday night at JoBlo on Wellington in Verdun. […]
“David’s penchant for using real names and real-life stories in Seinfeld scripts, week after week, without any effort to conceal constructed a third dimension: There was reality; there was television; and there was Seinfeldia, where the elements of both comingled, passed through, and, as the show’s audience grew, enticed fans into feeling like this was […]
A cute and cuddly fantasy that might be a little long-winded.
Yolande Ramsay for Curtains Up It is always a treat when show business mocks itself. The clichés that get skewered by over-the-top characters; the politics and manipulations are played out like farce; the schadenfreude joy of grand plans collapsing and failure being celebrated. Mel Brooks’ Tony Award-winning musical comedy, “The Producers”, tells just such a […]
In Montreal the best Greek cuisine is in Park Extension or on Park Avenue, the best Italian is of course in St. Leonard or Little Italy, the best Southern Asian is located on Jean-Talon (also in Park Ex), the best delis are on The Main, and the best East Asian food can be found in […]
Yolande Ramsay for Curtains Up Toronto’s comedy troupe Sex T-Rex brings a hilarious parody of post-apocalyptic movies and TV shows with “Wasteland”. This very entertaining show features mutants, car chases (!), a talking dog, and naturally, 80’s music. “Wasteland” is a mash-up-and-send-up of the “Mad Max” franchise, “The Walking Dead”, and road movies. The […]