Tag Archives: Mayfield Dinner Theatre

You know you’re Canadian if … Canada Rocks: The Reboot, at the Mayfield. A review

Posted on November 19, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca You know you’re Canadian if … You’re prepared to crank up the barbecue in December. You make your kids’ Halloween costumes roomy enough to fit over a snowsuit. You know that double-double doesn’t just mean toil … Continue reading →

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A beautiful day in the neighbourhood: Laurel Canyon and the ‘California Sound’ in Rock The Canyon at the Mayfield

Posted on September 25, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca When the poet Joni Mitchell referred in song to “pouring music down the canyon,” the image attaches its mythical reverb to a real locale in a real city — and a real, remarkably expansive five-year period … Continue reading →

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Improv comes to the Mayfield for the first time, and it’s the best there is: Gordon’s Big Bald Head in Clusterflick

Posted on June 25, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Something historic, and riotously funny, is happening at the Mayfield. For the first time ever at this adventurous dinner theatre, a blockbuster movie is premiering on the Mayfield stage. In itself this pretty much nails high-grade … Continue reading →

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Feelin the noize: Rock of Ages at the Mayfield, a review

Posted on April 10, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

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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Spring up and out, to E-town theatre this weekend

Posted on April 6, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

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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‘Musicians gone wild’: the Mayfield’s upcoming five-show season

Posted on March 7, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The air of creative nostalgia floats over the upcoming 2023-2024 season at the Mayfield Theatre announced by artistic director Van Wilmott Tuesday. The five-show line-up capitalizes on the strength, stylistic versatility, and expertise of the theatre’s … Continue reading →

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The feel-anxious comedy of First Date, at the Mayfield. A review

Posted on February 4, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “Are you ever gonna find The One?” wonders the rousing opening number of First Date, the funny, sweetly unassuming little romantic comedy musical that opened Friday at the Mayfield Dinner Theatre. A chorus tots up rather … Continue reading →

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On the right track, baby: Vegas Live at the Mayfield, a review

Posted on November 6, 2022 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Vegas. The time-honoured holiday fixer-upper for when you want to take a load off, shed your inhibitions and quite a few layers of your clothes, stay up way late, drink giddy drinks, get married, beam come-hither … Continue reading →

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Heart and soul in 2 Pianos 4 Hands at the Mayfield. A review.

Posted on September 22, 2022 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The charming, poignant, and very funny musical comedy now at the Mayfield begins in classic concert fashion: the bow from the waist and the flipping of the tuxedo tails. Two men in formal tuxes take their … Continue reading →

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It’s time to play: a peek at the new Edmonton theatre season

Posted on September 2, 2022 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Destination Fringe, with its 95,000 or so tickets sold, was a hint (we deal in big hints here in #yeg. People know what they’ve been missing; they want live in-person theatre experience and the sharing that … Continue reading →

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