071814 Come Blow Your Horn, Perth, ON
Running a not-for-profit is rife with hassles, chores, and disappointments but the reward makes it all worthwhile…
Category: theatre
060813 The Book of Mormon, Toronto, ON
I suppose all comedy is offensive…
031104 Tommy, Ottawa, ON
Keith Moon was one of the most musical percussionists of his era, not that he was part of this production in any way…
020517 The Colony of Unrequited Dreams, Ottawa, ON
For a Newfoundland-lover like me this was an extremely pleasant and civilized way to spend a Sunday afternoon…
010211 American Idiot, New York, NY
While I am only a moderate fan of Green Day I’ve respected the band since I first saw them live…
122890 Sesame Street Live: Sleeping Birdie, Moncton, NB
As a kid the fast-paced commercial-free dry comedy of Sesame Street hooked me in hard and fast…
102793 A Hell of a Mess (et al), Ottawa, ON
On October 27th, 1993 I attended a play entitled A Hell of a Mess, which was staged by my future alma mater’s campus acting troupe Sock & Buskin…
032219 Reign of Fire; C4 Wrestling, Ottawa, ON
On March 22nd, 2019 I was just sitting around the house twiddling my thumbs and minding my own business when a message came in from a friend:
“Last minute heads up…” it read, “I’ve started going to a monthly minor league “professional” wrestling event…”
And just like that he had my undivided attention…
032016 The Passion, New Orleans, LA
In the Spring of 2016 I spent three weeks in the French Quarter of New Orleans. One morning I was perusing the local paper (as is my habit when on vacation) and I read about an upcoming event that I found very intriguing. It was a modernized version of The Passion of The Christ adapted by Tyler Perry, it was to be broadcast live on television as it was acted out in real time, it was all happening right in the French Quarter and best of all it was free…
021220 Five O’Clock Bells, Ottawa, ON
On one of my final laps around the internet before leaving St. John’s I discovered an interesting tidbit of a musical happening coming up at the tiny Gladstone Theatre: a one-man play that delved into the life and career of one of my favourite guitar players of all time, the inimitable and quite incredible Lenny Breau…
Todd Man Out 