When one steps into the theatre, there's an unspoken agreement to suspend disbelief, to let the world of the stage envelop you. Walking into the National Arts Centre to watch Broadway Across Canada's Hadestown, my disbelief was suspended, mostly because unlike previous shows I've seen, I had no background about this play. I was armed with little more than curiosity. And as the final notes faded and the curtains descended, I found myself in a contemplative trance, thinking, "Well, I'm still not …
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella at the NAC is A Modern Classic for Every Age
Last night my eight-year-old daughter Lola and I were lucky enough to attend Broadway Across Canada’s musical production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella. This Tony Award-winning Broadway musical is currently playing at Ottawa’s National Arts Centre from October 25th until October 30th. Having attended a Broadway Across Canada performance before, I knew to expect all of the fabulousness of a New York Broadway play, without the daunting price tag and airfare. These shows, while …
The Book Of Mormon
If you can't make fun of the Mormons, then who can you I ask? In today's politically correct world, we're surrounded by sacred cows everywhere, even the blondes and Newfies are pushing back for Pete's sake. This is why, in part, The Book of Mormon, is such an utterly brilliant piece of theatre. Heading into last night's show I knew absolutely nothing about the background of The Book of Mormon, except that it is from the producers of South Park, that raunchy, irreverent, politically …
