Earlier this week I was photographing a Gala for the Theatre Museum of Canada. Here are a few sneak peeks at life "backstage" at the event. … [Read more...]
Can Theatre Beat a Video Game? Ask a Kid.
I was thinking it might be fun to catch up with the cast of Bosco & Jones, and it turns out Matt Bois, who was beloved by audiences for playing the affable puppet Jones, as well as earning a nod for Outstanding Performance from NOW Magazine, is here in town. He's currently on … [Read more...]
D’you hear the one about Bosco & Jones?
I just found out that Bosco & Jones, a musical I wrote with my husband Brett and our friend Scott, won an award. It won Best Independent Theatre Production in the 2010 BroadwayWorld Toronto Theatre Awards. Not too shabby for a show that debuted at the 2010 Toronto Fringe … [Read more...]
Why is Theatre important?
Long before there was Reality TV, there was Theatre. Aristophanes, Shakespeare, Shaw - they were all making social commentaries of their time: they mocked, questioned, entertained and provoked conversation. And while Jersey Shore is certainly no Hamlet, you can certainly draw … [Read more...]
How a Comedian Weathers the Recession
Naomi Sniekus: One to Watch Back in October at the 2010 Canadian Comedy Awards, in a stunning green dress Naomi Snieckus won Female Improviser of the year. The crowd's eruption was genuine because she's one of the funniest and most gifted improv performers around, not to mention one of the … [Read more...]
From Stratford to Idol
Aaron Walpole: Small Town Boy Making it Big With another season of American Idol about to begin, I thought I'd check in with my favourite Canadian Idol, Aaron Walpole. He really is "just a small town boy", but he's torn up stages from Charlottetown to Vancouver, winning … [Read more...]
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