3,074 stories by "The Charlebois Post"
Adam Charles and Shane Snow in the Arts Club Theatre Company's production of Blood Brothers. Photo by David Cooper.Soheil (l) and FarbridgeIt appears to be guy week at CharPo with pairs…
Galluccio (photo: Ricky Tozzi)The elephant in the roomPlaywright and producer Steve Galluccio takes Quebec and Canadian theatre 39 steps forward, and no steps backby Richard BurnettIt is one…
Jazzman to Divo....via an invisible gunKhachatur Badalyan stars in L'Opera de Montreal's production of Rsualka and follows in long line of great Russian tenorsBy Richard Burnett(performance …
(l-r) Susan Q Wilson, Claire Acott, Annemieke WadeThe Sound and the FuriesLighting, sound and the Witches thrive in Hart House's Macbethby Laine NewmanFrom the first moment of Macbeth, …
(l-r) Cara Gee, Pamela Sinha (Photo: Jeremy Mimnagh)It's about SisterhoodFactory puts a controversy to restby Beat RiceI now understand why theatre school makes me learn about The Rez Sister…
Celine Stubel, Caroline Gillis, Mary-Colin Chisholm, Dennis Fitzgerald(photo credit: David Cooper)And slowly perfect...Belfry/NAC co-pro stunsby Jim MurchisonLast night, with the translator …
THE MUSICAL AND MONTREALIt seems only natural we would question the limits of the musical stagejoel fishbaneEarlier this week, the Gazette's Pat Donnelly asked my favourite question: "Can mu…
l-r Mark Camacho, Ellen David, Janine Theriault and Marcel Jeannin(photo: lucetg.com)Folie à quatreRoy Surette's production is a well-oiled machine, with each actor turns out a char…
5 Things That Should Replace The Orchestra Pit. The orchestra pit is one of the oldest and flimsiest theatre institutions. An underground stable of men and women with bowties and puffy …
A profoundly beautiful photo - one of those moments when actor and photographerunite to tell a story. Well-lit, well-coloured,well-posed (without looking posed).Dennis Fitzgerald in the…
Who is d.bi. young anitafrika?A gorgeous short-form profile.Read the CPC review of her show, The Sankofa Trilogy, now at the Tarragon
(photo credit: Jonathan Wenk)ExposureJohanna Nutter does not only tell a very personal story, but also crosses over to perform in Frenchby Gaëtan L. CharleboisI have been waiting to see J…
Theatre in ChainsWhy aren't we bitchier about our media?by Gaëtan L. CharleboisThere is a war between the Ceeb and Quebecor. It is an open war. It is an ugly war. It was ratcheted up a no…
Governor General's Award-winner Joan Macleod (Amigo's Blue Guitar) has scored another award and it is the big one: The Elinore and Lou Siminovitch. The award - a whopping $100,000 - is given…
Jitters at The BelfryRide The CycloneEveryone who has seen it is a fan of Ride the Cyclone and it is coming back to the city where the white-hot buzz began, Toronto (specifically: Passe Mura…
I thought I'm never going to get away with a 15 minute embalming scene at the end of act one without a couple of yuks.[Ed: The Upstage Interview is a weekly feature at The Charlebois Po…
November 6, 2011Just The Right Songby Howard DaiI'm always searching for a good baritone song for musical theatre auditions that fits me. For me - a 14 year old dramatic baritone who looks l…
Another brick in the wallRock'n'Roll proves it is fertile ground for great theatreby Richard BurnettRock'n'Roll and theatre have always gone hand-in-hand. Like beer and pretzels, milk and co…
Playwright and cast in Verdun(l-r standing: Lucie Beaudoin, designer, Charlebois, Marie-Christine Legault,Ernest Plitong, Jacoba Knaapen, Fennario, Jim Murchison; Bob Barnard)Mounting F…
Thank you...The show is dub poetry, song, story, movement, history, and now.by Beat RiceOver the past few years I have seen the development of d'bi young's work at readings, and now in 2011 …
A Test of the SpectatorMixed feelings about Company Theatre's offeringby Beat RiceThe English translation of Lukas Barfuss' play The Test, premiered this week at the Berkeley Theatre. Presen…
THE FUTURE OF ARTS FUNDING IS HERE1812 overtures from the Consjoel fishbaneFollowing last summer's squabble over SummerWorks, Heritage Canada and the play Homegrown, which may or may not hav…
Grief, Great pain and...Linda Laplante gives a towering performanceby Isabelle-Ann Charlebois When Jason (Hugues Frenette) leaves Médée (Linda Laplante) and her two sons for another w…
Launching the Canadian Comedia of Stewart LemoineWhy is this brilliant playwright still a local boy?by Anne NothofOn Sunday, October 16, NeWest Press and Teatro La Quindicina threw a party i…
