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You are here: Home / Archives for Cocktails & Curtain Calls

Brian Dennehy on Theatre Schools and Stratford

May 24, 2011 by Racheal

So I bumped into Brian Dennehy the other day.  (Yes, that does happen in my life...)  I had a serious question to ask him, but I kept expecting him to pull down his lower eyelid, showing me glowing silver alien skin underneath.  (Yes, I'd recently re-watched Cocoon...) But, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Acting School, Brian Dennehy, Cocktails & Curtain Calls, Cocoon, justin bieber, Racheal McCaig, Stratford Festival, theatre, Twelfth Night, Tyrone Guthrie, William Shatner

The Railway Children: A Grandma’s Review

May 10, 2011 by Racheal

For Mother's Day, after spending the morning at the soccer pitch, I spent the afternoon with my mother at the opening of The Railway Children.  They've built a brand new theatre at the base of the CN Tower for the show, and when you walk in, it's a total sensory experience: the sounds, smells … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Canada, CN Tower, Cocktails & Curtain Calls, grandparents, Mirvish, parenting, Racheal McCaig, Roundhouse, The Railway Children, theatre, Toronto

Mother’s Day Gifts

May 4, 2011 by Racheal

Barbara Reid is one of my favourite Canadian artists and authors.  Even if you don't know her name, you're sure to know work which looks like this:                    I was fortunate to meet her and, even better, my kids got to do a workshop … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: art, baking, Barbara Reid, Cocktails & Curtain Calls, crafts, kids, Mother's Day, parenting, plasticine, Racheal McCaig, Tenderflake

Where Were You

May 2, 2011 by Racheal

Not quite 10 years ago I'd started a new job as a theatre manager.  My collegues and I were in the middle of a Heath & Safety certification course when someone called down and said a plane had flown into the World Trade Centre.  We quickly rushed to the lobby where we had a small … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: Alan Jackson, Cocktails & Curtain Calls, Osama Bin Laden, Racheal McCaig

Why Is This Show So Expensive?

April 17, 2011 by Racheal

People often complain that the reason they don't go out to see shows is because they're so expensive.  Once you factor in your own variables, like parking and babysitters, it can add up to quite a pretty penny. Some of our theatres are publically funded to help offset the costs, but with the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: Cocktails & Curtain Calls, economics, Mirvish, Production costs, Racheal McCaig, The Lion King, theatre Disney

Can Puppets Make Shakespeare Relevant?

April 14, 2011 by Racheal

It's not often that you go to a Q&A after a play, let alone a Shakespeare comedy, and hear questions like "why did you pick bears and cats to be couples?" or "why doesn't the alligator get married?" But that's exactly what Jane McClelland & Mike Petersen are getting after their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: AS You Like It, As You Puppet, Cocktails & Curtain Calls, Jane McClelland, LKTYP, Mike Petersen, Racheal McCaig, Shakespeare, stuffed animals, theatre

Moms in the Biz: Melissa & Me

April 6, 2011 by Racheal

  A long time ago, I was a performer.  I don't really talk about it much.  For me it feels like it was a completely different life.  Plus, I don't think I ever really liked being labelled an "actress".  Now, some of that was ego.  I did pretty well, got great reviews, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Cocktails & Curtain Calls, Melissa Thompson, Racheal McCaig, working mothers

Do You Want to be an American Idiot?

April 2, 2011 by Racheal

A little while ago I wrote about Shawna VanOmme landing a role in Billy Elliot because she went to an open call.   A few people have asked me exactly what happens at an open call.  As it turns out, I was photographing the one for Green Day's Broadway hit American Idiot. Here's a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: American Idiot, audition, Cocktails & Curtain Calls, Dancap, Green Day, Open call, Racheal McCaig

From Degrassi to Dad

March 30, 2011 by Racheal

  Michael Kinney came out of Ryerson U with the moniker "most outstanding graduate of his class" slapped on him.  "You could say, I was a bit cocky."   Working with the producer on  his first series, Waste Not!, made him "painfully aware of how much I really DIDN'T know … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: Bieber, Cocktails & Curtain Calls, Degrassi, fatherhood, Michael Kinney, parenting, Racheal McCaig

What’s a Launch Like?

March 25, 2011 by Racheal

Part of my job is going to launches, for products, shows, events and for my very talented friends who keep writing books.  I get asked a lot what it's like to be at these events.  Is it as crazy as Ab Fab?  Is it fun? Is it boring?  Is there free food? So I thought the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Cocktail Deeva, Cocktails & Curtain Calls, Dabble Magazine, Elte Carpets, Kimberley Seldon, Maple Leaf Foods, Olivieri Pasta, Racheal McCaig, Skyy Vodka, Tenderflake

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