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INCITE: Making beautiful music(als)

By Meredith MacLeod
The Incite Foundation for the Arts supports the contributions of the National Centre for New Musicals at Theatre Aquarius. The Incite Foundation for the Arts has contributed more than $9 million to 50 Hamilton-area organizations in grants from $2,500 to $300,000 since it was founded in 2011. It…
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REVIEW: Tom Wilson’s Beautiful Scars is compelling, entertaining

By Kerry Doole
The world premiere musical takes the audience on a rollercoaster ride of mirth, myth and tragedy, culminating in a conclusion that is both defiant and triumphant. Theatre Aquarius artistic director and Beautiful Scars director/dramaturge Mary Francis Moore introduced the first of two preview performances of the world premiere musical by…
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Shining the stage lights on Tom Wilson’s story

By Kerry Doole
The world premiere of Beautiful Scars, a musical adaptation of the musician and artist's 2017 memoir, is about creating understanding and has required a deep level of trust and creative collaboration, he says. The journey has been a long and winding road, but the world premiere of Beautiful…
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Theatre Aquarius unveils 50th season

By HCM
Norm Foster, Pollyanna, Anton Chekhov and Tom Wilson on tap for 2023-2024 lineup. From one of Canada’s most celebrated playwrights to the reboot of a classic musical to the world premiere of a true made-in-Hamilton story, Theatre Aquarius is…