Boy Falls From The Sky is a sweet, hilarious, and entertaining musical about the real-life roller coaster journey into show business by its star, Canadian actor/singer Jake Epstein. This is not a cautionary tale about the pit falls of the entertainment industry, a story we have seen many times before. Mr. Epstein’s story is much […]
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Writer, actor, and Broadway star Jake Epstein talks to Curtains Up about his tell-all tale, Boy Falls From the Sky
Writer, actor, and Broadway star Jake Epstein talks to Curtains Up about his tell-all tale, Boy Falls From the Sky Showbiz tell-all Boy Falls From the Sky is a tale about how dreams don’t always go as planned, told through the eyes of Jake Epstein—Degrassi alumnus and star of Broadway favourites Spider-Man: Turn Off the […]
Remembering a Legend at Segal’s Josephine: A Musical Cabaret
Josephine: A Musical Cabaret is a highly entertaining show based on the extraordinary life of the African-American singer / dancer Josephine Baker. The burlesque style show is filled with songs from the 1920’s through the 1960’s, cheeky humour, and a powerful story about fighting oppression. Fantastic! In a one-woman performance, the vivacious Tymisha Harris portrays […]
REVIEW: Epic Entertainment at Segal Centre’s Mythic
Is it easy to be all-powerful and omnipotent? Gods, like parents, believe they can control everything. But at some point, the power will shift. Will the results be a catastrophe? Mythic is a wildly entertaining and funny musical on the Greek gods and their antics. Full of energy, delightful performances, and good songs, this is […]
REVIEW: Indecent is powerful and profound
Indecent is a powerful and profoundly moving story on the struggle for art and truth. If a work speaks boldly, is it offensive? Or is the truth itself indecent? Is art meant to inspire or shock? Or both? Indecent is a play within a play. It is the story of how the controversial play, God […]
REVIEW: Gen X takes centrestage in BOOM X
Boom X is a highly entertaining and touching trip through the lives of Generation X. Rick Miller presents his one-man follow-up to Boom with a journey that is part hilarious nostalgia and part poignant reflection on the growing pains of the generation following the Boomers. It is fun, rousing, and thoughtful. With interviews of four […]
Guess Who Is Coming Over At Segal Centre’s A Doll’s House, Part 2
What is the price of happiness and freedom? Can one truly walk away from a lesser life? Can the past stay in the past? A Doll’s House, Part 2 is a thought-provoking, explosive, at times humourous, exploration of women’s rights and marriage. It is energetic and infuriating. While the story’s period is the late 19th […]
The Angel and The Sparrow Takes Flight at Segal Centre
The Angel and the Sparrow is a fantastic musical drama about the decades-long friendship between French chanteuse Edith Piaf (Louise Pitre) and German Hollywood legend Marlene Dietrich (Carly Street). With powerhouse performances by Ms. Pitre and Ms. Street and great writing, the show transports the audience with the beauty of great art and the tragic […]
The Segal Centre Wins the Face-off with The Hockey Sweater: a Musical
What unites a community? Is it the shared values, the institutions, or social activities? Does it depend on how much the people are willing to share and welcome the slightest change? The Hockey Sweater: a Musical is a wonderful, charming, family story for all ages. It goes beyond the nostalgia for a bygone era and […]
What’s In A Name? Reveals The Funny And The Nasty
How well do we know our friends- really know them? Do we just take them for granted? Or can we trust them with our secrets? What’s In A Name? is an uproarious, razor-sharp dramedy that slickly swings from nastiness to hilarity. There are plot twists that are truly unexpected and jaw-dropping. The performances are electric […]