21 April 2016
Musical Theatre Theatrical Music
By Kelly Bedard // Music
This month we were treated to two pieces that weren’t really musical theatre, nor were they strictly concerts. They were cabarets, I guess, but they were really stage-bound musical explorations …
16 April 2016
Exclusive Interview: YUKA
By Anya Wassenberg // Music
The classic RnB revival gets a boost later this month with Toronto band YUKA‘s fourth release – their first on vinyl – called From the Ancients. For Yuka, the RnB/soul …
16 December 2015
Cirque de la Symphonie: Holiday Hits at the TSO
By Amy Strizic // Music
Facing the garlanded stage with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra warming up, looked down on by the Etobicoke School of the Arts Holiday Chorus, I can’t help but feel the buzz …
01 December 2015
The Lone Bellow at Boston’s House of Blues
By Elizabeth Moss // Music
I recently had the extreme pleasure of seeing The Lone Bellow at Boston’s House of Blues, and I can’t have asked for a better way to spend a Wednesday night. …
20 November 2015
TSO Movie Nights: Back to the Future & Psycho
By Kelly Bedard // Music
Two nights in October, I did something I haven’t done in far too long- I went to the symphony. But these were not regular nights at the symphony. There was …
07 October 2015
Alabama Shakes at Boston Calling Music Festival
By Elizabeth Moss // Music
She came, she sang, and oh boy did she conquer. Frontwoman Brittany Howard led Alabama Shakes in a tour-de-force takeover of the recent Boston Calling Music Festival’s closing act. A …
26 June 2015
TSO Pops: The Wizard & I
By Kelly Bedard // Music
Performing with a symphony orchestra is a tricky thing, especially for a musical theatre performer. On a stage that likely has better acoustics than your usual proscenium, in a space …
27 November 2014
Chris McKhool & The Sultans of String
By Anya Wassenberg // Music
Upcoming concerts: Performing from their 2013 CD Symphony! at Oshawa’s Regent Theatre (Nov 28) and Flato Markham Theatre (Nov 29), accompanied by the Ontario Philharmonic, conducted by Maestro Marco Parisotto. …
03 November 2014
Global Cabaret 2014, Part 2
By Kelly Bedard // Music
The Global Cabaret Festival came to an end with a rousing late-night performance from the great Jackie Richardson. I celebrated the first seven shows on my agenda in Part 1. …
26 October 2014
Global Cabaret 2014, Part 1
By Kelly Bedard // Music
I’m halfway through the 7th (and final?) Global Cabaret Festival weekend down at the Young Centre for the Performing Arts. Here are the highlights so far: UPDATE: Read Part 2 …
11 September 2014
Canadian Music Café
By Anya Wassenberg // Music
In the middle of film-fest-mad Toronto, the Canadian Music Café is a chic oasis at the Jazz Bistro on Victoria Street. Amidst twinkling ruby crystal chandeliers, red velvet curtains and …
30 August 2014
This Gentleman Prefers His Blonde in Provincetown
By Brian Balduzzi // Music
I am still in awe that I sat so close and watched relished the astonishing Megan Hilty in Provincetown. My Entertainment World interviewed her this past Winter, but the joy …
04 July 2014
Bey & Jay Light set Gillette Stadium on Fire
By Kevin Dillon // Music
As the smell of weed wafted through the air, the lights dimmed, and Beyoncé and Jay-Z took the stage at Gillette Stadium. The two walked out with one of their …
16 June 2014
Luminato Wrap-Up, 2014
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre (Toronto)
Cineastas I wasn’t sure what to expect going into this Spanish-language exploration of the lives of filmmakers but what I found was a profoundly moving and wonderfully inventive piece of …
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