As many sounds as a piano has keys
A guy and a piano. Simple enough. Well, not if Mark Payne can help it – and he can, putting the instrument to work...
Jazzing things up in the midst of the February blahs
We’ve already had the seasonal part in spades, but this weekend the musical portion of the Winter Jazz Festival gets underway. The combo offers...
A man out of time has to tie up loose threads
Take a journey through the centuries in Elmira Theatre Company’s production of The Gentleman Clothier, written by famed Canadian playwright Norm Foster.
The dramedy centres...
Here there be manic pixie dream girls
As played by Natalie Portman in Zach Braff’s 2004 film Garden State, Sam was not the first manic pixie dream girl to grace the...
Taking liberties, Lloyd Webber musical draws on biblical stories
Given that they’re sporting bright and brilliant costumes, boogie-woogie dance moves, hip thrusts and go-go boots, it’s fair to say that this version of...
Many voices make for a big, joyful noise
Accompanied by a symphony orchestra, some 100 young performers will be belting out classic pop songs next week at a pair of KW Glee...
Celebrating 200 years of Silent Night
A local Christmas service this year will give some little-known background knowledge about the popular Christmas carol Silent Night, composed 200 years ago. The...
Theatrical production wishes you A Very Leila Christmas
In the 1954 classic White Christmas, Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye dress up as women to help the Haynes sisters out of a jam...
There’s Jack. There’s a beanstalk. And a whole bunch more besides
Fee-fi-fo-fum,giants in St. Jacobs are running amok. Playing for an extended run until the first week of January at the St. Jacobs...
A bunny for Christmas … and a good tale with it
Relive the classic children's story adapted into a play, with Lightning Banjo Productions’ performance of The Velveteen Rabbit, on this weekend at The Registry...