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iPhoto caption: Photo by Dahlia Katz.
Million Dollar Quartet feasts on the rich musical history of London, Ont.
“I’ve always wanted to do Million Dollar Quartet, and I’m so glad I get to do it at the Grand,” says Kelly Holiff, who plays Dyanne in the show and, coincidentally, is the niece of Johnny Cash’s longtime manager.
iPhoto caption: Tom Wilson and Sheldon Elter face each other at rehearsals for Beautiful Scars. Photo by Dahlia Katz.
In a new musical by Lee Harvey Osmond’s Tom Wilson, one Indigenous icon honours another
Beautiful Scars, adapted by Wilson and co-creator Shaun Smyth from Wilson’s 2017 memoir of the same name, tells the story of Wilson’s journey from a lonely childhood on the East Hamilton Mountain to a celebrated career as a multidisciplinary artist and three-time Juno-award-winning musician.
iPhoto caption: Rose Napoli appears as Margaret in her play Mad Madge. Photo by Dahlia Katz.
Rose Napoli reflects on Mad Madge, rom-coms, and the undeniable power of Patrick Swayze.
Speaking in Draft: Zahra Ebrahim
Think of a lot of our major cultural institutions: theatres, galleries, museums. A lot of them are designed in this way where it’s not clear who is welcome, because they are so pristine.