Risk-Taking Theatre Company Tackles (Potentially) Gentler Fare
For an up-and-coming theatre company whose early mandate seemed to be jolting reactions out of their audiences, Artists’ Collective Theatre is now offering patrons a glimpse of their softer side....
View ArticleReturn Visit To Fawlty Towers Likely To Provide More Laughs
Sometimes you can have all the preparation in the world, or you may have even done essentially the same task before, but that doesn’t necessarily remove all the butterflies from floating around. Well,...
View ArticleLloyd Webber’s iconic rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar leaps forward in time...
Well, it was a Broadway sensation after all, why not actually set the show in New York City? Front Row Centre Players will soon present the enduring Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice breakout hit of Jesus...
View ArticleTentrees' Canadian album release includes stops in Calgary
Timing is everything, and apparently sometimes even Fate enjoys looking at his day-timer as much as the rest of us, before he brushes past you. I was out in Bragg Creek last weekend following my recent...
View ArticleEnduring Calgary music venue launches 44th season
It’s not just all about the music, funny enough — although that has certainly played a major role in the recurring success of the venerable Calgary Folk Club. It’s the memories, the...
View ArticleCalgary songwriter MacKay kicking off Block Heater Festival on Friday
I last chatted with Scott MacKay around this same time in 2015, ahead of his appearance at The Calgary Folk Club. Since then, he’s completed a successful PledgeMusic campaign, and released the...
View ArticleVersatile singer songwriter Doty set to appear with David Myles
Her website accurately indicates that her style straddles a range of styles — jazz, folk and pop. On 2014’s Gold recording alone, Ellen Doty can sound like a classic 1950’s-era crooner one moment, then...
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