If you think of musicals as feel-good, people bursting into song at random moments, then Hairspray would be a perfect production that fits within those parameters. It’s light and airy, has some very real talent, and is complete with really catchy tunes. But it isn’t without its drawbacks. The Broadway Across Canada production runs on […]
Neil Simon is a famous playwright, who is known for The Odd Couple and his play Chapter 2 is running at Stage West right now. The play premiered on Broadway in 1977, and ran for 857 performances. Simon wrote the play as a tribute to his second wife, Marsha Mason. It is obvious how dated […]
Theatre Calgary’s presentation of William Shakespeare’s As You Like It, adapted and directed by Daryl Cloran, is like ‘pools of sorrow, waves of joy.’ The production is mostly the original full length play, with songs by the Beatles spread throughout. Your brain chugs at first, trying to see how the two are related. They aren’t related […]