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A Little Whimsy, a lot of Magic

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The Little Prince delights audiences of all ages

by Anna Fuerstenberg
18.10.2011

When my companion saw that a grown actor would play the alien Prince in Geordie Productions’ staging of The Little Prince, he shrugged his elegant Argentine shoulders. I was less sceptical because I had seen the preview, and knew that Daniel Brochu was magic onstage. His physicality, gestures, and his voice were all perfection. He [...]

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A Series of Unfortunate Relationships

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REVIEW: True Nature, Centaur Theatre

by Anna Fuerstenberg
12.10.2011

Paleontology is easy, comedy is hard. Colleen Curran knows how to write comedy, and Montreal audiences have had many opportunities to laugh until their toes curl because she has written memorable and fantastically funny plays. There are scenes in True Nature that reveal her comic genius; one is a rehearsal of a skit to be [...]

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Schwartz’s Secret Ingredients

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A look behind the musical before the final bows

by James Gartler
07.08.2011

A plate of smoked meat, two pieces of rye bread and a slice of pickle.  For over eighty years, Schwartz’s Deli has made it look so easy, but as Schwartz’s The Musical attests, it takes a delicate balance of ingredients to make a real crowd-pleaser. 

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Love Song For A Soulmate

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A Beautiful View, Centaur Theatre

by James Gartler
28.04.2011

Anyone who has enjoyed meeting an old couple and hearing all about how they ended up together will get a kick out of A Beautiful View. Those who find “How Harry Met Sally” stories unbearable, though, will still appreciate

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Montreal’s Guilty Pleasure

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Schwartz's The Musical, Centaur Theatre

by James Gartler
07.04.2011

If you’re used to seeing long line-ups outside Schwartz’s Hebrew Delicatessen on The Main, prepare to see them at Centaur Theatre’s box office as well. The love-letter to Montreal that is Schwartz’s The Musical will surely be drawing in crowds both meat-loving and vegetarian, local and visiting, and young and old for one reason and [...]

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A Two-Handed Delight

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Stones In His Pockets, Centaur Theatre

by Anna Fuerstenberg
15.02.2011

Marie Jones’ Stones In His Pockets is by far the best and most entertaining disquisition on cultural imperialism and (mis)-appropriation of voice that has ever graced a stage. It starts with the uber story of the two native Irish men working as extras in an American movie, and their real life dilemmas. This includes the [...]

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Director Weaves Tangled Web

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Itsy Bitsy Spider, Centaur Wildside Festival

by Alex Woolcott
11.01.2011

If there’s a star in …the itsy bitsy spider…, one of the many offerings at Centaur’s Wildside Festival, it’s director Alexander Marine. An award winning artist in both Russia and abroad, Marine pulls out all the stops bringing Dostoyevsky’s novel “Demons” to the stage. Sometimes, unfortunately, at the expense of the other artists who came [...]

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Keeping Vaudeville Alive

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Miss Sugarpuss Must Die, Centaur Theatre

by Anna Fuerstenberg
07.01.2011

Holly Gauthier-Frankel is terrifyingly talented, and it was a joy to watch her strut her considerable and fabulous stuff in Miss Sugarpuss Must Die at the Wildside Theatre Festival at the Centaur Theatre. She didn’t just sing. She belted out the classic “Cry Me A River” in the best Sophie Tucker tradition, all the while [...]

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Four: Best Of The Decade

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2000-2010: Anglo-Montreal Roundup

by Alex Woolcott
31.12.2010

Is it wise or fair or even helpful to draw up a list of ten shows to represent 10 years of devotion and achievement by so many Montreal artists? Probably not. But it wouldn’t be the end of the decade if someone didn’t try…

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One of the Best Written Plays Ever

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A Raisin in the Sun, Centaur Theatre

by Anna Fuerstenberg
11.12.2010

Just to come clear, this is one of my favourite American plays by any playwright and I was really thrilled to see it mounted in Montreal. I thought the actors did a valiant job and I particularly enjoyed the minor actors. Tristan Lalla showed once more that he has amazing range and really should have [...]

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Scribbling Into Creation

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For Art’s Sake, Centaur Theatre

by Anna Fuerstenberg
09.11.2010

If you have ever scribbled in the margins, held a brush in your hand or even imagined what it would be like to fling your innermost visions on a canvas, this play will touch you. It is a beautiful romp in the company of Art, a young boy of eleven, who is oft neglected by [...]

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Hairdressers, Generals And Gangster Memories

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Marie Brassard, Centaur Theatre

by Jim Burke
25.11.2009

For the last eight years, celebrated Quebecois performer Marie Brassard has been having a recurring dream in public. Her oft-performed dream-play Jimmy is about a gay hairdresser and the homophobic American general who fantasizes about him. Tonight, Montreal audiences will get their first chance to catch this remarkable solo piece in English when Brassard’s company, [...]

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No Thinking, Per Piacere

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In Piazza San Domenico, Centaur Theatre

by Michael Mirolla
07.10.2009

Steve Galluccio will forgive just about anything – except being bored. Ex-stand-up comic, fringe theatre actor-director-producer, TV and film script writer, and the man behind the mega-hit play and movie Mambo Italiano, Galluccio won’t put up with ennui. In fact, the writer whose In Piazza San Domenico is set to open at Centaur has been [...]

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Courageous and Edgy

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Rock, Paper, Jackknife …, Talisman Theatre

by Chris Dilworth
06.10.2009

A recent invitation to a rehearsal reading of Talisman Theatre’s production of Rock, Paper, Jackknife … by Marilyn Perreault (translated by Nadine Desrochers) led to a productive meeting with the cast and crew. I emerged from the experience awed and thoughtful, trying to pick through the layers of allegory and implication, and analyzing the curious [...]

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