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The young and the talented take to the stage

Youth performers stage Disney’s Descendants: The Musical in Brantford this weekend and School of Rock in Hamilton next week. Based on the popular Disney Channel movies, Disney's Descendants: The Musical is a show packed with comedy, adventure, colourful characters and hit songs being staged by a youth company…
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REVIEW: Extraordinary new show does poetic justice to The Tragically Hip

World premiere of It’s a Good Life If You Don’t Weaken at Theatre Aquarius celebrates the music of Canada’s band, woven into a new and original story. It’s everything musical theatre should be and should not to be missed. It’s A Good Life If You Don’t Weaken…
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World premiere shines a light on Canada, The Hip, and what home really means

It’s A Good Life If You Don’t Weaken, opening April 22 at Theatre Aquarius, is about connection, love, and saying something that needs to be said. That spirit, and the spirit of Gord Downie, are in the rehearsal room as this show comes to life, say its stars.
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Canadian musical theatre spotlight will shine on Hamilton

The National Centre for New Musicals at Theatre Aquarius is wrapping up its second year of supporting new productions and hosting a summit to put their work at centre stage. Hamilton will be the epicentre of Canada’s musical theatre world when the National Centre for New Musicals (NCNM)…
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REVIEW: Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein a slapstick delight

Drury Lane production combines terrific set design, costuming, and choreography with a cast and crew who work as a well-oiled machine. Extending the spooky season until the end of the month is Burlington’s Drury Lane with its top-notch production of the zany Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein. Drury Lane…
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REVIEW: Newsies is art at its best

Curtain Call Performing Arts Company’s production of this classic musical features a strong cast, standout choreography and a message perfectly suited to our times. Curtain Call Performing Arts Company, a local theatre company soon entering its ninth season, has produced a wonderful rendition of Disney’s Newsies: The Musical…