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A romcom fantasy in need of songs: Pretty Woman The Musical at the Jube, a review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In Pretty Woman the Musical, that arrived Tuesday at the Jube in a Broadway Across Canada touring production, there are two characters you can’t take your eyes off. There’s fun to be had when they’re onstage; … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Broadway Across Canada, Broadway musicals, Edmonton theatre, Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, Pretty Woman, Pygmalion
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Can you spell p-a-n-d-e-m-o-n-i-u-m? Grindstone Theatre is doing The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca At Grindstone Theatre they launch festivals, one after the other, indoors or out — devoted to sketch or stand-up, improv or disco, even mural painting. They celebrate Pride and Fringe in a big way, and all … Continue reading
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Tagged Broadway musicals, Campus St.-Jean, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Grindstone Theatre
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Feelin the noize: Rock of Ages at the Mayfield, a review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In the immortal words of Whitesnake “I don’t know where I’m going. But I sure know where I’ve been….” And, hey, there’s a big-ass Broadway musical at the Mayfield to take you there. Back to the … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, 80s rock, Broadway musicals, Edmonton theatre, Mayfield Dinner Theatre, Rock of Ages
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Portrait of an artist: putting time on hold in Dead in the Water, a new solo play (with music). A review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In the opening moment of Dead in the Water, an exuberant woman bursts through a door and onto the stage. She’s dressed for showbiz, white silk suit and red lipstick but minus shoes, oddly. And she … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, Lodestar Theatre, Theatre Yes, Varscona Theatre
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Spring up and out, to E-town theatre this weekend
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Spring forward (and out) to the theatre this weekend. You’re in the right city for that…. See a new play (with music). See a Broadway musical (two different vintages, two different stages). See a See a … Continue reading
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Tagged Citadel Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Grindstone Theatre, Lodestar Theatre, Mayfield Dinner Theatre, Rapid Fire Theatre, Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre, Theatre Yes, U of A Studio Theatre
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The startling topicality of Trouble in Mind, at the Citadel. A review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca It’s 1957, day 1 of rehearsal for a new Broadway melodrama with an anti-lynching message. And in the opening scene of Trouble in Mind a veteran Black actress is giving pre-rehearsal pointers to a young Black … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Alice Childress, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre, Shaw Festival
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A new play and a new chapter for Theatre Yes: Dead in the Water at the Varscona
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “There are things that need to be said. And I’m going to say them,” says Ruth Alexander, who has the kind of husky laugh people notice right through Saturday din at an Italian cafe. The actor/ musician/ … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, Lodestar Theatre, Theatre Yes, U of A drama department, Varscona Theatre
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Feel your ribs vibrate: Carbon Movements at SOUND OFF, a review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca To say that I’ve never seen anything remotely like Carbon Movements doesn’t really tell you anything about the fascinating theatre/dance performance/experience that opened the 7th annual SOUND OFF festival of deaf theatre Tuesday night. It’s out-of-body, … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Brian Webb Dance Company, dance theatre, deaf theatre, Edmonton theatre, Good Women Dance, Mile Zero Dance, Sound Off: A Deaf Theatre Festival, The Invisible Practice, VibroFusionLab
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By the light of the moon: Northern Light Theatre announces its upcoming 48th season
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The moon, in all its feminine mystery, figures prominently in the trio of plays — one British, one American, one Canadian — announced by Northern Light Theatre Monday for their upcoming 48th season. “Under The Same … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Christopher Fry, Edmonton theatre, Northern Light Theatre, Studio Theatre
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It’s World Theatre Day: make plans!
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca On World Theatre Day, your thoughts naturally drift to the exciting prospect of the human connection of live theatre. Hey, it’s a theatre town, and there are choices. •Trouble in Mind, the play that opens Thursday … Continue reading
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Tagged Azimuth Theatre, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton theatre, Expanse Festival 2023, Festival Place, Sound Off: A Deaf Theatre Festival, World Theatre Day
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