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Brush Up Your Shakespeare With StratFest@Home!
Like every theatre across the globe, The Stratford Festival closed its doors before the 2020 season could even begin due to government...
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Jun 24, 20203 min read
The Scottish Play and Other Theatre Superstitions
After watching a live-streamed production of Macbeth at The Stratford Festival, I was reminded of some of the history connected to...
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Jun 20, 20205 min read
How I Organized a Cabaret During a Global Pandemic
On June 6th at 7pm, my first cabaret, Songs for Scrubs: A Digital Cabaret Benefitting The Frontline Fund went live on Facebook. As a...
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Jun 10, 20203 min read
10 Performances Which Left Me In Awe
Ramin Karimloo as Jean Valjean in Les Miserables I remember feeling like I was holding my breath during Karimloo’s rendition of Bring Him...
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May 22, 20203 min read
SMASH Lives On!
It has been a wonderful week for fans of the television show SMASH! This week, People.com aired Bombshell in Concert live for the very...
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May 20, 20203 min read
10 Reasons to Binge-Watch SMASH During Lockdown
This week’s Bombshell In Concert livestream has pulled SMASH fans out of the woodwork to view the coveted reunion. SMASH originally aired...
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May 18, 20202 min read
True Story! Getting To Know You: The Story Behind The King and I
Welcome to the very first post of our True Story Series! This series is dedicated to my love of theatre history and will focus on sharing...
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May 17, 20203 min read
Something Wonderful: Experiencing The King and I on BroadwayHD
Last week, it was announced that the 2018 live filming of The King and I would be released to stream free on BroadwayHD, a streaming...
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May 13, 20201 min read
Songs for Scrubs: A Digital Cabaret Benefitting The Frontline Fund
Today, I launched a new project called Songs for Scrubs, which will be a digital cabaret streamed live over Facebook while accepting...
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May 1, 20201 min read
The Showbiz Clinic
The Showbiz Clinic was founded by West End performer turned choreographer, Xena Gusthart and is dedicated to simplifying “the business of...
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Apr 23, 20204 min read
The Boys Are Back: Bandstand Streamed For The Actor's Fund
On Friday, April 10th, the Broadway musical Bandstand was released on Playbill.com as part of their Playbill Playback Series. After the...
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Apr 23, 20204 min read
Hey Guys, Love You Guys... Saying Goodbye to Beetlejuice on Broadway
As devastating as the theatre shutdown is for everyone involved, there's even greater sadness when you find out that a musical you adore...
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Mar 31, 20208 min read
10 Inspirational Female Characters in Musical Theatre Part 2.
Last year, I put together a list highlighting some of my favourite inspirational female characters in musical theatre to celebrate...
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Mar 19, 20203 min read
Every Show I've Ever Seen
Inspired by one of my favourite bloggers, The Backstage Blonde and challenged by one of my best friends, I decided to create a...
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Mar 18, 20201 min read
Broadway Pump-Up Playlist!
Recently, I had a coworker ask me for song recommendations. She is an avid runner and felt like she had literally ran out of songs to...
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Feb 21, 20206 min read
A Reflection on Reviewing: One Year on Both Sides of the Curtain
Dear Readers, One year ago today, I made my first post on Both Sides of the Curtain, launching a website with nothing more than a love...
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Feb 13, 20203 min read
25 Broadway Love Songs for Valentine's Day
With Valentine’s Day on the horizon, love is in the air! Whether you are spending the day curled up with a special someone or a Netflix...
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Feb 2, 20202 min read
How to Succeed in the Entertainment Industry: 3 Easy Steps with Miss Millie Bee
Whether you are an actor, director, writer, producer, composer, or anything in between, you likely hear and think a lot about how damn...
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Feb 2, 202012 min read
A Year In Theatre 2019
I was extremely lucky in 2019 to have the opportunity to spend a lot of time out at the theatre. Usually, I catch a couple of musicals at...
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Nov 13, 20193 min read
Girl From The North Country is a 'Must-See".
Last month, Girl From The North Country opened in Toronto’s Royal Alexandra Theatre, making its Canadian premiere after successful runs...
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