Tag Archives: musical theatre

Meet the god of the underworld himself: Patrick Page talks about Hadestown

Posted on November 15, 2017 by

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “And the wall keeps out the enemy/ And we build the wall to keep us free/ That’s why we build the wall….” In Hadestown, the Anaïs Mitchell musical that opens at the Citadel Thursday en route to Broadway, … Continue reading →

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Toodle-oo to high school: Rivercity, a new musical premiering at the Fringe. A review.

Posted on August 24, 2017 by

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Rivercity The Musical (Stage 26, L’UniThéâtre) “You’re like the sister I never had,” says a certain familiar freckle-faced carrot-top to a certain familiar pony-tailed blonde in Rivercity The Musical. Geez Louise, guys can be such blockheads. … Continue reading →

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The two person, six gun, many power ballad musical: Bonnie and Clyde at Northern Light: a review

Posted on May 7, 2017 by

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Northern Light Theatre director/designer Trevor Schmidt is something of a wizard of witty theatrical transformations. With Bonnie & Clyde the two person six-gun musical, the Northern Light season finale, his proven ingenuity has a double challenge. … Continue reading →

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Get your Fairy Godmother on the case: Cinderella is coming to town

Posted on April 14, 2017 by

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight. ca “Impossible, for a plain yellow pumpkin to become a golden carriage./ Impossible, for a plain country bumpkin and a prince to join in marriage….”  Impossible? Well, hang on … actually, there is a precedent. And you’ll see … Continue reading →

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