Tag Archives: Dolly Parton

Revenge, cartoon-style: 9 to 5 the musical at the Citadel, a review

Posted on May 13, 2022 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Joy to the girls. The vintage revenge fantasy now charging around the office on the Citadel’s Maclab stage — propelled by Dolly Parton songs and a perennial point about exploitation of women in the work place … Continue reading →

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Taking down the boss: 9 to 5 the musical at the Citadel, a preview

Posted on May 8, 2022 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight. ca Working 9 to 5, what a way to make a living….  “It’s joyful, it’s funny, it’s absolutely a revenge story!” says director Rachel Peake of the musical comedy that opens this week at the Citadel, … Continue reading →

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UnCovered: The Music of Dolly Parton alights here (digitally), courtesy of Catalyst

Posted on January 27, 2022 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Here they come again…. Some of the country’s top musical theatre talent has a date Saturday night — at your place. Toronto’s Musical Stage Company returns with a digital version of their hugely popular annual “signature … Continue reading →

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A winning homage to one of the greats: Coat of Many Colours, a guest Fringe review by Marc Horton

Posted on August 17, 2019 by Liz Nicholls

Coat of Many Colours (Stage 41, CKUA Performance Space) By Marc Horton In country music there’s Patsy and Loretta, Emmylou and Reba, Kitty and Skeeter, Naomi and Winonna, Tammy, Shania and Trisha. Fans are on a first-name basis with them … Continue reading →

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Is history spinning forwards or backwards? Shows at Studio and MacEwan wonder about that

Posted on November 29, 2018 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca It is a disconcertingly à propos moment in the space-time continuum for both the plays opening this week at Edmonton’s biggest theatre schools. You can easily make yourself dizzy wondering whether history is catapulting forward or … Continue reading →

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