Cirque du Soleil’s Kurios is wildly weird!
I’ve lived in Calgary for ten years, and by my count, Cirque du Soleil has come here five times. Maybe six. But they come to...
Theatre Reviews
Reviews of musicasl, plays and weird modern dance shows.
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Review: Wicked is a tour de force!
Let’s get the dirty and shocking information out of the way first, I’ve never seen The Wizard of Oz. I’ll give you a moment. Have...
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The five best things about Evil Dead:The Musical.
Calgary is known for a lot of things: The Calgary Stampede, traffic, proximity to the Rocky Mountains and wicked storms. But it isn’t really known...
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k.d lang’s Balletlujah: Helplessly perfect.
Ballet and I haven’t always gotten along. For me, it’s sorta like that cousin you see at family reunions. You understand why people like them,...
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Welcome to Ronnie Burkett’s Daisy Theatre, the year’s most unforgettable experience!
Ronnie Burkett is one of those names that if you move to Calgary, you hear all the time. Especially if you’re even the slightest fan...
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Lucha Vavoom brings Mexican wrestling and burlesque to town!
Never in my life would I have imagined that I would write that title for a blog post… . But yes, this weekend, I got the...
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Review: An epic battle between Shakepeare and Zombies hits the Calgary stage!
I’m pretty lucky to know some great people. Great people like Alex Kingcott, who I called yesterday when it was decided that I was too...
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Review: [Title of Show]
I’ve always kind of felt bad for theatre. It seems either you like or you don’t, and it’s a rare production that has something for...
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Review: Broadway Across Canada’s “Mary Poppins” soars high!
When the curtain rose for tonight’s opening night production of Broadway Across Canada’s Mary Poppins at Calgary’s Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, I could barely contain...
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Review: You’re a lot like Seinfeld Charlie Brown
This weekend, the curtain rose on Alberta Theatre Projects new production of the family friendly show You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown. For me, Charlie...