Classic Rock Live! another hit for Musical Theatre
BY CAIT CARTER AND ROSS ANDERSEN Last Saturday, students, friends and family gathered at the Marquee to celebrate the opening of Classic Rock Live! The event is an annual performance put on by the second-year Musical Theatre students at Sheridan, where they polish skills in performance, choreography and team work. The event celebrated its 13th […]
Music Fills the air on Sheridan’s Main Stage
STORY BY ROSS ANDERSEN VIDEO BY ERIN QUEENAN Music filled the air in Macdonald-Heaslip hall as Sheridan Theatre students showcased world-class musicals. Sheridan held its second annual Canadian Music Theatre Project festival (CMTP) last weekend. Four musicals were performed lasting 45 minutes each, with a 10-minute intermission in between. The festival features of a series of […]
Curtain goes up, student prices go down
STORY BY JASMINE ANTHONY If you’ve been having a hard time finding something fun to do in Oakville, you’re in luck. The Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts has announced its 2015-16 season and the selection of performances will appeal to all tastes. For students on a budget there are $20 tickets for events like Evil […]
Sheridan to perform six musicals this season
STORY BY COLE WATSON This season Sheridan’s Performing Arts students will put on six productions. Before the production year begins The Canadian Music Theatre Project will be holding its second annual Festival of New Musicals from Oct 8 to 10 at Sheridan’s studio theatre at Trafalgar Campus. The project, led by producer Michael Rubinoff, wants […]
Encore in the works for award-winning Brantwood
STORY BY COLE WATSON Sheridan’s ambitious musical Brantwood 1920-2020 has piqued international interest and won a Dora Mavor Moore award, which recognizes excellence in Toronto theatre. The musical was nominated for the Audience Choice Award with the support of Steve Fisher, a blogger at the Torontoist.com, and won the award for Outstanding Production of 2015. […]
Song, dance and memories in the city that never sleeps
STORY BY MARK ELGIE They came, they saw, they sang and they danced. But before all of that came a 3 a.m. alarm, a bus ride to Pearson, a plane ride to New York and around $600 out of pocket. Thirty-five Bachelor of Music Theatre Performance students were invited to join the chorus in Jason […]
Technology helps to enhance the dramatic arts
STORY BY LINDA HERMIZ Technology has improved many aspects of our lives and theatre is one of them. “If you look at all of the theatre companies in Toronto, I think you’re seeing a lot of new plays that are combining technological elements to create really beautiful work,” said Katie Saunoris, publicist at Soulpepper theatre […]
Mickey & Judy will make you laugh, inspire you to follow your dreams
BY JESSICA WEINGARTEN It’s often said that you should never forget where you came from. Michael Hughes, actor, musician and playwright, is returning to his roots at Sheridan College next week with his one-man show, Mickey & Judy. Hughes, the titular “Mickey” (it is his nickname), chose to highlight his relationship with actors Mickey Rooney […]
From the page to the stage
STORY BY KAGAN PITTMAN PRODUCTION PHOTOS BY JIM SMAGATA Spotlights illuminate the centre of the room as the audience watches the life of an important woman flash by. Through the Great Depression, the Second World War and the civil rights movements of the 1960s, Theatre Erindale brought to life the story of Doris Anderson from […]
