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beaches the musical iPhoto caption: Photo of Beaches the Musical by Trudie Lee.

REVIEW: Beaches the Musical is spine-tingling and tender

If you have a yen for catchy tunes, love stories, and everything else that makes the most successful Broadway productions so memorable and universal, invite your bestie to Theatre Calgary to see Beaches the Musical. 

By Jacqueline Louie / May 28, 2024

Young People’s Theatre kicks off the holiday season with It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play

Directed by YPT artistic director Herbie Barnes, the show transports audiences back to the era of 1940s radio plays, complete with Foley sound effects and retro jingles.

By Aisling Murphy / Nov 20, 2023

REVIEW: A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Dream in High Park

I cannot stress this enough: this show is funny, and the actors know it… not a single performer holds back in the over-the-top physicality.

By Jessica Watson / Jul 31, 2023
The cast of The 39 Steps perform on a bright orange stage franed by red curtains. They are dressed in period garb in tones of beige brown, and yellow, and balance precariously on a collection of suitcases. Photo by Sarah Kirby. iPhoto caption: Courtenay Stevens, Helen Belay, Brandon McGibbon, Courtney Ch’ng Lancaster perform in The 39 Steps. Photo by Sarah Kirby.

REVIEW: The 39 Steps at County Stage Company

A cast of fantastic actors takes you on an equally fantastic journey through some of the silliest places and situations — it’s great fun.

By Robyn Grant-Moran / Jul 27, 2023