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Listen to the music: Keep Calm and Rock On at the Mayfield. A review.
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “What the people need is a way to make ‘em smile,” declared astute social commentators The Doobie Brothers in Listen to the Music in 1972. Hear hear. The Mayfield takes this sage counsel to heart by … Continue reading
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Tagged '70s rock, 12thnight.ca, Edmonton theatre, Mayfield Dinner Theatre, Van Wilmott
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Raising a little hell: Canada 151 at the Mayfield. A review.
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca You know you’re in Canada when the Beachcombers theme is in the air pre-show. And the band arrives onstage in lumberjack shirts. And your heart melts just a little when everyone in the opening production … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Canada 151, Canadian music, Edmonton theatre, Kate Ryan, Mayfield Dinner Theatre, musical revues, Van Wilmott
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Oh, what a knight: Two Good Knights at the Mayfield. A review
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca You know the songs. Heck, you can’t NOT know the songs. By now they’re in the collective DNA, and that much-abused term iconic doesn’t go amiss. Which is both a magnetic draw and a challenge for … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, Dave Horak, Edmonton theatre, Elton John, Keith Retson-Spalding, Kieran Martin Murphy, Mayfield Dinner Theatre, musical revues, Tom Jones, Van Wilmott
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Three musicals and two plays: a new season announced at the Mayfield
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca In the course of next season on the Mayfield Dinner Theatre stage, announced this week by artistic director Van Wilmott, audiences will find themselves watching one of the great contemporary farces, as well as a hit … Continue reading
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Tagged 12thnight.ca, dinner theatre, Edmonton theatre, Elton John, Ken Ludwig, Lend Me A Tenor, Mayfield Dinner Theatre, Sister Act, Sleuth, Tom Jones, Van Wilmott
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Bill and Ted are back in the ’80s, rockin at the Mayfield
By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca The scene: Tuesday night, and a packed house at the Mayfield. The last time we met them — hey, last year around this time at the Mayfield — Bill and Ted were erupting from a time-travelling … Continue reading
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Tagged 12tnight.ca, 80s rock, Dave Horak, Edmonton theatre, Mayfield Dinner Theatre, Van Wilmott
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