Recent Blog Posts
Ballet Edmonton to perform in Ottawa’s Southam Hall, a Big Achievement for a Small Company
Read my article on The Dance Current website.
Why Alberta Audiences are different from any other in Canada.
Read my Q&A with Jean Grand-Maître, Nicole Mion, Les Sereda and Brian Webb on The Dance Current website.
Recent Reviews
Hucksterland has good roots but poor execution.
Hucksterland has a lot of promise. A punk rock musical about the downfall of a corporate landlord, written and directed by Caleigh Crow, music and lyrics by Sacha Crow & Gus Rendell, co-produced by Chromatic Theatre & Thumbs Up Good Work Theatre. It’s part of the High Performance Rodeo, and it’s meant to be a moment […]
Stage West’s ‘Sister Act’ is entertaining but lacks a bit of depth.
Stage West’s production of Sister Act is based on the 1992 movie with Whoopi Goldberg and Maggie Smith. If you’ve seen the film, there are a few scenes that probably stick in your memory, mostly of Goldberg building friendship with the sisters. It’s what makes the entire narrative a lot of fun, when Deloris Van Cartier connects […]
The magic is still alive in The Wizard of Oz.
There is something magical about The Wizard of Oz. The music is so iconic and the characters feel so real. That magic is ever present in Alberta Theatre Projects’ production of The Wizard of Oz, in association with Forte Musical Theatre. This large production features a whole array of cast members and creative team. But it makes for a […]
Jenna Shummoogum
I am a communications and marketing professional by day and a theatre and dance critic by night. I have been a theatre critic for over a decade and have contributed work to The Dance Current, LiveWire Calgary, getdown.ca, the Calgary Herald and Avenue Magazine online. I was the Regional Reporter for The Dance Current for Alberta and I was a member and lead organizer of the Calgary Theatre Critics’ awards (The Critters).