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iPhoto caption: Photo by Danelle Jane Tran.
REVIEW: Yes, Holiday! An Improvised Musical really is different every night
Putting aside its opening number and a single proper noun, every word of Bad Dog Theatre’s Dora Award-nominated Holiday! An Improvised Musical has the potential to change from performance to performance.
iPhoto caption: Into the Woods production still by Curtis Perry.
REVIEW: Into the Woods signals a promising way forward for musical theatre in Ottawa
It’s wonderful to have companies like Ovation Productions bring in strong talent as well as highlight the great artists already living in our midst.
REVIEW: Shifting Ground Collective’s Merrily We Roll Along reminds us to tend to our dreams
If you don’t have the, uh, time to make it to the Daniel Radcliffe and Jonathan Groff production in Manhattan, Shifting Ground’s version of Merrily We Roll Along is a worthy contender, urgently ticking along.
iPhoto caption: Photo by David Cooper
REVIEW: Gypsy at the Shaw Festival
Gypsy's strong dramatic skeleton makes it a perfect choice for the Shaw Festival, where it’s playing until October in a hauntingly clear production directed by Jay Turvey.