Before the Parade Passes By: Toni Tennille talks “Hello, Dolly!” November 8, 2022 With five gold records, fourteen Billboard hits and over a million albums sold worldwide, singer-songwriter Toni Tennille is one of the most beloved and…
Jet Life: A Conversation with David “Tiger” Bean August 29, 2022 In the small town of Clinton, NY sits a quaint little restaurant called Jeanie Bean and Family. Built within an old former general store,…
The Peterborough Puppet Man: A Visit with Brad Brackenridge January 7, 2022 Brad Brackenridge picks up the limp figure draped over a chair in the corner and fiddles around with it for a moment. The figure…
The Woman Who Loved Pantos: Continuing a Holiday Theatrical Tradition with Sarah Quick December 14, 2021 Christmas season is my absolute favorite time of the year. It doesn’t matter how old I get, or how cynical the world might be…
Songs of the Sabbath: Exploring Faith and Toronto with Frank Flynn December 8, 2021 Since discovering his work, I always know to expect nothing less than the most potent emotional experience from Frank Flynn. Extremely intelligent and deeply…
“Some Are Born Great, Others Achieve Greatness”: After 20 Months in Production, Reuben Stewart and Jack Burrill bring Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night to the Stage July 19, 2021 After over a year of inactivity due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many theatres across Ontario are finally beginning to come out of the darkness…
Travelling with Glenn: A Journey with Glenn Scarpelli May 31, 2021 Glenn Scarpelli is one of those rare individuals who has done it all. Best remembered for playing Alex Handris in the classic television sit-com…
Four Time Emmy Winner Michael Learned Set To Star in New Ryan Murphy Production March 31, 2021 When actress Michael Learned took the role of family matriarch Olivia Walton for the depression-era family drama The Waltons in 1972, the 33-year-old actress…
Is Caitlin Currie Happy?: Peterborough based singer/songwriter creates new emotionally devastating music through the pandemic January 12, 2021 Years ago Peterborough based singer/songwriter Caitlin Currie told me that she only writes songs during times of unhappiness. This sentiment would be repeated in…
Christmas with Leisa Way: Prolific theatrical favorite creates Holiday cheer with two brand new Christmas shows. December 7, 2020 At the Orangevill, Ontario home of Leisa Way and David Nairn, for the first time in years their home is fully decorated for the…