Kinky Boots! I have seen it on Broadway and now it is about to thrill Montreal audiences – and thrill it will! Based on a movie released in 2005, Kinky Boots is actually inspired by true events. Charlie Price inherits a shoe factory from his father. Charlie has no desire to take on the faltering […]
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Pup the band at Salla Rossa
Abby Elizabeth Schachter for Curtains Up Pup never disappoints. Seriously, this band never ceases to amaze me. What did surprise me was that the December 1st Montreal show hosted by BSTB (Blue Skies Turn Black) was sold out both online and at the door. I had no idea that this post punk Ontario band had […]
Roger Peace pens theme song for Curtains Up!
Roger Peace has been an integral part of the Theatre scene in Montreal since 1957. As a playwright/director/song writer, he has written and directed Piaf: Love Conquers All, Red Hot Mama: Songs and Stories of Sophie Tucker, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill, Judy: By Myself and Mahalia Jackson: the Musical, to name but […]
International cult Bluesman, harmonica & beat-box maverick Son of Dave is coming back to his native home –
Abby Schachter for Curtains Up “They don’t want to care about the Century of American and British policy that led to the mess the world is in. They have so much information at their fingertips but they just want to tune it out and get on with socializing and worrying about their own little […]
The Jacksons: Blame It On The Boogie
Ron Roxtar for Curtains Up Following a brief video montage the four Jacksons walked on stage wearing sunglasses to the appropriately titled, Can You Feel It, and the answer was yes we could certainly feel it. In true Jackson tradition (of which the whole concert would be full of) the four brothers removed their sunglasses […]
The Ethnic show lives up to what it is, Ethnic… and funny.
Ron Roxtar for Curtains Up Rachid cover photo credit: Fudography – Joseph Fuda This year’s Just For Laughs festival has officially begun with the first night of it’’s run of The Ethnic Shows. Montreal host Rachid Badouri came out of the gate swinging with a quick wit and energy that made his comedy and hosting […]
Comedian Yannis Pappas – Yanks at the Ethnic Show – July 13th to the 28th and his own solo show at Theatre St Catherine on July 25th.
Ron Roxtar for Curtains Up Ron : Yannis, this is your third year at Just For laughs. What can we expect? Yannis: I am doing the Ethnic show and a solo show. People can expect a great hilarious show with a Greek twist, since I am Greek-American. Not just from me alone because at the […]
Fun Times With “The Producers” in Yiddish At The Segal Centre
Yolande Ramsay for Curtains Up It is always a treat when show business mocks itself. The clichés that get skewered by over-the-top characters; the politics and manipulations are played out like farce; the schadenfreude joy of grand plans collapsing and failure being celebrated. Mel Brooks’ Tony Award-winning musical comedy, “The Producers”, tells just such a […]
Festival St-Ambroise Fringe de Montreal: “Wasteland”
Yolande Ramsay for Curtains Up Toronto’s comedy troupe Sex T-Rex brings a hilarious parody of post-apocalyptic movies and TV shows with “Wasteland”. This very entertaining show features mutants, car chases (!), a talking dog, and naturally, 80’s music. “Wasteland” is a mash-up-and-send-up of the “Mad Max” franchise, “The Walking Dead”, and road movies. The […]
JFL 2016 -a star studded year for MTL.
Abby Elizabeth S for Curtains Up Shows, panels, film screenings, roasts, charitable events… A preview… The Just For Laughs Festival goes big this year and kicks off its 34th edition with a big ol Sausage party! No, Seriously. JFL is hosting a special screening of Sausage Party. Seth Rogan’s new CG not so kid […]