Rob Gee’s show Fruitcake, which he brought to the Calgary Fringe Festival last year, was so popular that there were 2 hour lineups towards the end of the fest. Gee’s newest creation, in this year’s fest is titled Smartarse, and to avoid the lineups, I saw it early.
Avenue Q is a Tony Award winning musical that is raunchy and funny, while telling the story of trying to make it in the world as an adult, paying for rent and finding a job. Stage West is presenting the musical, complete with songs titled ‘Everyone’s a Little Bit Racist,’ sung by puppets.
Last night was the award ceremony for the Calgary Theatre Critics’ Awards, in which I was part of, for the first year. It was night of laughs and some tears, complete with Nenshi giving out Evans Awards and Dave Kelly closing out the night with a speech about going home and doing better (Kelly was […]