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Oct 31, 20198 min read
10 Musicals To Get Spooky With!
With Halloween right around the corner, “spooky season” is well underway! I’m a sucker for holidays of any kind, but Halloween is a...
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bothsidesofthecurtain
Oct 30, 20193 min read
The Band's Visit is Simply Stunning
“Once not long ago, A group of musicians came to Israel from Egypt. You probably didn’t hear about it. It wasn’t very important.” On...
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bothsidesofthecurtain
Sep 18, 20196 min read
Broadway’s To Kill A Mockingbird is ‘Stunning, Magnificent, and Rare’
“I imagined we were being summoned to do more than just stand. I imagined that when the bailiff called ‘all rise’ that something large...
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bothsidesofthecurtain
Sep 1, 20194 min read
I’d Run Right Into Hell and Back: Why I Keep Crawlin’ on Back to Bat Out of Hell
On August 1st, Jim Steinman’s Bat Out of Hell the Musical began its six week run at New York City Center. It’s a musical that I have seen...
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bothsidesofthecurtain
Aug 21, 20194 min read
Beetlejuice on Broadway is Amazing! Amazing! Amazing!
On July 31st, 2019, I found myself at the Winter Garden Theatre in New York City to attend my first Broadway show; Beetlejuice: the...
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bothsidesofthecurtain
Jul 23, 20191 min read
Sugar, Butter... TAKEOVER!
Be sure to tune in today as Lulu Lloyd joins us on our Instagram page! Lulu is currently performing with the National Tour of Waitress...
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bothsidesofthecurtain
Jul 22, 20191 min read
YOU WANT IT WHAT WAY: A BOY BAND TALE
One of my favourite theatre-related experiences is the chance to see something I have never seen before; especially when I'm lucky enough...
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bothsidesofthecurtain
Jul 14, 20194 min read
'It Only Takes a Taste' to Fall in Love With The National Tour of Waitress
The hit musical is soul food you can sink your teeth into; sweet, with a light crust and a heart-warming centre.
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bothsidesofthecurtain
Jun 18, 20192 min read
The Toronto Symphony Orchestra Dazzles with 'Modern Broadway
Early last week, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra was joined by some very special guests! From June 10th - 12th, Roy Thomson Hall was...
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bothsidesofthecurtain
May 29, 201914 min read
Interview with Matt Lacas of We Are Here Productions
This week, I had the opportunity to interview Matt Lacas, the founder of We Are Here Productions, a theatre company based in Toronto,...
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bothsidesofthecurtain
May 25, 20191 min read
The North American Premiere of Six the Musical!
Divorced. Beheaded. Died. Divorced. Beheaded. Survived. And as of May 22nd, they are LIVE as the Queens of Six finished previews and...
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bothsidesofthecurtain
May 9, 20195 min read
Beautiful’s National Tour is Absolutely Stunning!
“You know what’s so funny about life? Sometimes, it goes the way you want, and sometimes it doesn’t. And sometimes, when it doesn’t, you...
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bothsidesofthecurtain
Apr 30, 20194 min read
Tony Awards Nominations 2019
The nominations for the 73rd Tony Award Ceremony were announced this morning, kicking off the countdown to Broadway’s biggest night!...
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bothsidesofthecurtain
Apr 28, 20191 min read
One Fine Takeover: Backstage at Beautiful with Harper Miles
On Thursday, April 25th, Both Sides of the Curtain hosted its very first Instagram takeover and it was some kind of wonderful! Harper...
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bothsidesofthecurtain
Apr 1, 20195 min read
The Last Ship
“A place and its people, a people in their place. That place you came from. The place where it happened… or didn’t. A place of dinner...
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bothsidesofthecurtain
Mar 27, 201911 min read
My Top 10 Inspirational Female Characters in Musical Theatre
1. Elphaba and Glinda from Wicked Wicked is a musical based off of Gregory Maguire’s novel of the same name and is a prequel to L. Frank...
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bothsidesofthecurtain
Mar 22, 20191 min read
Some Kind of Wonderful News
This week Mirvish announced that Canada’s Chilina Kennedy will be returning to Toronto to reprise her role as Carole King. Kennedy will...
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bothsidesofthecurtain
Mar 9, 20196 min read
How To Behave In A Theatre Without Really Trying
On my last few visits to the theatre, I have noticed a big change in how people behave when they attend a production. For whatever...
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bothsidesofthecurtain
Mar 1, 20197 min read
A Taste of Paradise - The Bat Out of Hell North American Tour
One of my all-time favourite theatre experiences in the past year was attending the North American Tour of Jim Steinman’s Bat Out of...
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bothsidesofthecurtain
Feb 23, 20194 min read
STAGE DOOR: The Good, The Bad, and The Boundaries
Stage Door in the Toronto theatre scene is empty more often than not. However, when tours like Wicked come to town, or shows like Kinky...
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