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Yippee-ki-yay, you’ll get a kick out of Die Harsh: The Christmas Musical, a review

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The Christmas show is the natural home of the flashback, ’tis true. (I give you Scrooge’s night course in how to not be a relentless jerk). But it’s a special kind of Christmas show that opens … Continue reading

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The fun of not one but two redemption stories. Die Harsh: The Christmas Musical at the Orange Hub, a review

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Nothing says Christmas like a villain redemption story, I think we can all agree. Die Harsh: The Christmas Musical, Grindstone Theatre’s very funny contribution to seasonal cheer, has two. And, in this original creation by the … Continue reading

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Die Harsh the Christmas Musical, a festive holiday tradition from Grindstone, goes bigger at the Orange Hub

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca This is the week that two original bona fide homegrown holiday musicals return to the stage — both unconventional, both expanded and enhanced from their 2023 editions — to deck the hall (well, two different halls). … Continue reading

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‘Chwismuss will never be the same’: Die Harsh The Christmas Musical from Grindstone Theatre, a review

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca If you think the frozen-hearted Mr. Scrooge is a hard sell for Christmas cheer — “are there no workhouses; are there no prisons?” — just you wait till you meet the “hero” of Die Harsh: The Christmas … Continue reading

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Die Harsh: The Christmas Musical, a new holiday tradition from Grindstone Theatre

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Along with the fa-la-la-la’s, it’s villain redemption season. And nothing says Christmas like the Grinch, Ebenezer, and … Hans Gruber? It takes a certain insurrectionist appetite for comedy that sings and dances on the dark side … Continue reading

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Die Harsh, a new Christmas musical satire from the Hot Boy Summer team

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca No wonder Byron Martin and Simon Abbott write musical comedies together.  It was a partnership meant to be. In a case of extreme showbiz (and seasonal) compatibility, their favourite Christmas movie of all time is … … Continue reading

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