Showing posts with label Émilie Charlebois. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Émilie Charlebois. Show all posts

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Review: (Toronto) Avenue Q

(from left to right): Mark Willett as Brian, Amelia Hironaka as Christmas Eve, Adam Norrad with Rod,  Adam Proulx with Princeton, Phil Skala and Shannon Dickens with Nicky, Jazz Testoline as Gary Coleman, Kira Hall with Kate Monster (Photo credit: Seanna Kennedy Photography)


Crucial life lessons from cynical puppets on Avenue Q
Today’s review has been brought to you by the letters E and C
by Émilie Charlebois

I have now seen Avenue Q twice and I would most definitely continue to see it, again, and again and again. My first time was during a trip to NYC with friends determined to catch a Broadway show, and Avenue Q was the only one (off Broadway) we could afford. I already had a good feeling due to my not-so-secret love of the Muppets, but was completely blown away by the production. Although I already knew what jokes and gags to expect this time around, the cast at the Lower Ossington Theatre still had me mesmerized and fully entertained from beginning to end.  I remembered how much I enjoyed it, but last night’s performance reminded me how a-m-a-z-i-n-g it is! 

Saturday, November 26, 2011

Review: (Toronto) Red

Jim Mezon (photo credit: Bruce Zinger)
Rothko’s Rage...
...Charlebois's dilemma
by Émilie Charlebois

Notwithstanding my own impressions of Kim Collier’s production of “Red” I think the audience’s reaction deserves to be noted and taken into account. Although the comedy wasn’t to my taste, laughs were heard throughout, and while I’m not a fan, it was given a standing ovation. So take what you may from what follows.