{"id":141,"date":"2009-05-14T01:09:00","date_gmt":"2009-05-14T04:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/66.147.244.61\/~twisithe\/?p=141"},"modified":"2023-08-05T13:00:52","modified_gmt":"2023-08-05T16:00:52","slug":"news-from-around-the-barrio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/?p=141","title":{"rendered":"News from Around the Barrio"},"content":{"rendered":"<div align=\"justify\">Hello everyone! I am very pleased to be writing to you all from beautiful <strong>Halifax, Nova Scotia<\/strong> and my own computer (my laptop crashed a few weeks ago, which led to most of my blogs being hastily typed up between 1am-4am at the fine libraries of the <strong>University of Toronto<\/strong>). It\u2019s nice to be home, and Meghan is excited to be sending in her first blog from Toronto very soon! Exciting theatrical happenings abound and there is no rest from the success of <strong>Canadian theatre<\/strong> artists so I thought that I would do a little roundup of some of the stories that have caught my eye in the past little while that can be summarized neatly into tidy paragraphs.<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 260px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 260px; CURSOR: hand\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358865707659513970\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_T3kh_qPyRZY\/Sl6D9_gRUHI\/AAAAAAAAAFc\/sOtaQbgg7gc\/s400\/theatre-billy-elliott.jpg\" \/><br \/>First of all, as I\u2019m sure you have all heard, the <strong>American Tony Award Nominations<\/strong> were announced shortly before I left Toronto. <a class=\"snap_shots\" href=\"http:\/\/www.keepandshare.com\/doc\/view.php?id=1194044&amp;da=y\">You can read the list here<\/a>. I have found that the Tony Awards have lost a lot of their former excitement for me. The Economic Crisis has certainly had an impact on this season of productions which can be seen as a conglomeration of safe, \u201csure-fire hits.\u201d Even the heart-warming <strong><em>Billy Elliot<\/em><\/strong> is a musical based on a film, and a British transfer to <strong>Broadway<\/strong> (after it won nine <strong>Laurence Olivier Awards<\/strong> is there any surprise that it has been nominated for fifteen Tonys?). My concern is that even before the recession, a few years ago it seemed that Broadway all of a sudden became saturated with musicals based on <strong>popular films<\/strong>, <strong>Jukebox musicals\/revues<\/strong>, and <strong>Disney musical<\/strong> adaptations. While I have no problem with any of these three genres individually, I am disheartened at the thought of their power to completely dominate the <strong>Great White Way<\/strong> entirely for economic purposes. How will the future <strong>Rodgers and Hammersteins<\/strong>, <strong>Kander and Ebbs<\/strong>, <strong>Lerner and Loewes<\/strong>, <strong>Sondheims<\/strong> and <strong>Princes, Fosses<\/strong> and <strong>Fiersteins<\/strong>, <strong>Schwartzes<\/strong> and even <strong>Larsons <\/strong>emerge to create art in such an artistic climate? I guess there is always off-Broadway and Fringe.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pics.livejournal.com\/mt_champion\/pic\/0003gcc6\/\"><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 284px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358865840008716274\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_T3kh_qPyRZY\/Sl6EFsix3_I\/AAAAAAAAAFk\/D3O960xAATc\/s400\/Carol.jpg\" \/> Broadway legend, comic genius and television superstar <strong>Carol Burnett<\/strong> is coming to <strong>Toronto, Winnipeg, Regina<\/strong> and <strong>Saskatoon <\/strong>(slightly random!?) this June!! Her show <strong><em>Laughter and Reflection with Carol Burnett<\/em><\/strong> is an evening of live, impromptu, banter with her audience. The audience is encouraged to ask questions which will no doubt spiral into hilarious stories and theatrical bliss. Burnett is most well-known for her smash-hit televised variety show <strong><em>The Carol Burnett Show<\/em><\/strong> (1967-78) but she also has a slew of other stage, film and television credits to her name. She will be at <strong>Massey Hall<\/strong> in Toronto June 12th, 2009, <strong>Manitoba Centennial Concert Hall<\/strong> (Winnipeg) June 10th, 2009, <strong>Conexus Arts Centre<\/strong> (Regina) June 14th, 2009 and <strong>TLU Place<\/strong> (Saskatoon) June 16th, 2009. All shows are at 7:30pm. <strong>Carol Burnett<\/strong> does not seem to have an official website, which I think is unfortunate, so for tickets you\u2019re going to have to search the events individually via <a class=\"snap_shots\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ticketmaster.ca\/\">http:\/\/www.ticketmaster.ca\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pics.livejournal.com\/mt_champion\/pic\/0003h2sg\/\"><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 129px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 160px; CURSOR: hand\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358866050247627874\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_T3kh_qPyRZY\/Sl6ER7vpFGI\/AAAAAAAAAFs\/v8iKHgN-U3I\/s400\/david+o1.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Artistic Director of <a class=\"snap_shots\" href=\"http:\/\/www.artsexy.ca\/\">Buddies in Bad Times<\/a>, <strong>David Oiye<\/strong> announced his resignation May 7th after a ten year tenure with the company. Oiye, who is also a <strong>playwright<\/strong> and a <strong>theatre director<\/strong>, says that his decision to step down will give him the opportunity to focus on his own artistic endeavours as well as the chance to \u201cshake things up within the company.\u201d <strong>Buddies<\/strong> has faced some recent economic hardship but has been met by fantastic support from the Queer Community and the theatre community and its fundraising efforts from earlier this year apparently exceeded the company\u2019s initial projections. According to <a class=\"snap_shots\" href=\"http:\/\/www.xtra.ca\/\">xtra.ca <\/a>(where Queer\u2019s conspire) \u201cduring his tenure Oiye presented over thirty-five <strong>queer productions<\/strong>, including twenty Toronto premieres of queer Canadian work, as well as oodles of short works as part of Buddies\u2019 nine <strong>Rhubarb<\/strong> and four <strong>Hysteria<\/strong> festivals. Oiye\u2019s administration also led Buddies productions through 18 <strong>Dora Mavor Moore Award<\/strong> nominations, winning six.\u201d Buddies has also recently released its <strong>2009-10 Season<\/strong>, which reflects not only the company\u2019s economic stability and optimism but also a new direction for Buddies, as all of the mainstage shows have been created by <strong>women<\/strong>. I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to <strong>David Oiye<\/strong> for all his hard work and artistic vision for the past ten years. I wish him all the best in his future theatrical ventures and I know that his work will continue to be at the forefront of Canadian queer theatre.<br \/>You can see the delightfully charming singer <a class=\"snap_shots\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bradhampton.ca\/\">Brad Hampton <\/a>and his fierce (and always stunning) accompanist <a class=\"snap_shots\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pattiloach.com\/\">Patti Loach <\/a>at <a class=\"snap_shots\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sharronsparty.com\/\">Sharron\u2019s Party <\/a>on May 29th, 2009 at 8:00pm, <a class=\"snap_shots\" href=\"http:\/\/www.artsexy.ca\/\">Buddies in Bad Times Theatre<\/a>. For tickets call 416 975-8555. First; however, check out this promotional video. It\u2019s all the rage.<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/FXy1B8Z8CLY&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/FXy1B8Z8CLY&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p>What do <a class=\"snap_shots\" href=\"http:\/\/www.peggybakerdance.com\/\">Peggy Baker<\/a>, <a class=\"snap_shots\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jillbarber.com\/\">Jill Barber<\/a>, <a class=\"snap_shots\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bayrakdarian.com\/\">Isabel Bayrakdarian<\/a>, <a class=\"snap_shots\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lailabiali.com\/\">Laila Biali<\/a>, <strong>Kristin Booth<\/strong>, <a class=\"snap_shots\" href=\"http:\/\/www.melaniedoane.com\/\">Melanie Doane<\/a>, <strong>Rosemary Dunsmore<\/strong>, <strong>Karina Gauvin<\/strong>, <a class=\"snap_shots\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gerihall.com\/\">Geri Hall<\/a>, <strong>Evelyn Hart, Christine Horne, Arsinee Khanjian,<\/strong> <a class=\"snap_shots\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dawnlangstroth.com\/\">Dawn Langstroth<\/a>, <strong>Ann Marie MacDonald, Seana McKenna, Alisa Palmer,<\/strong> <a class=\"snap_shots\" href=\"http:\/\/www.louisepitre.com\/\">Louise Pitre<\/a>, <a class=\"snap_shots\" href=\"http:\/\/www.roxannepotvin.com\/\">Roxanne Potvin<\/a>, <strong>Sonia Rodriguez<\/strong>, <a class=\"snap_shots\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sarahslean.com\/\">Sarah Slean<\/a>, <a class=\"snap_shots\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dionetaylor.com\/\">Dione Taylor<\/a>, <strong>Kristen Thomson<\/strong>, <a class=\"snap_shots\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theresatova.com\/\">Theresa Tova<\/a>, <strong>Kate Trotter and Sook Yin Lee<\/strong> all have in common? Well, they are all fabulously talented <strong>female Canadian artists<\/strong>, but they also all wear clothes designed by the supremely creative, posh-yet spunky- fashion designer <strong>Rosemarie Umetsu<\/strong>. These women are all part of <strong><em>Iconic Beauty<\/em><\/strong>, which was founded by Umetsu in 2008, as an \u201congoing project to celebrate the individual style and art of the Canadian Female Artist through the medium of Fashion Photography.\u201d Each year twenty-four female artists are chosen from across Canada, styled and dressed by Umetsu, and then photographed (this year by <strong>Caitlin Cronenberg<\/strong>). Each photograph is interpreted by a visual artist, through a \u201cspectrum of genres that vary every year.\u201d The photographs are exhibited in association with <a class=\"snap_shots\" href=\"http:\/\/www.contactphoto.com\/\">CONTACT<\/a>, North America\u2019s largest Photography Festival (May 6-31st 2009) <strong>R.U studios<\/strong>. 96 Avenue Road. Thursday-Saturday 11am-5pm. Or by appointment. 416 924-7575.<br \/>Proceeds from the net sale of the paintings and photographs will be donated to <strong>Learning Through the Arts.<\/strong> Established in 1994 in Toronto, the LTTA encourages, fosters and promotes children to be creative thinkers and leaders. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pics.livejournal.com\/mt_champion\/pic\/0003sr3z\/\"><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 329px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358867669255220242\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_T3kh_qPyRZY\/Sl6FwLBIbBI\/AAAAAAAAAF0\/BCB_dYSchDM\/s400\/drs.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><a class=\"snap_shots\" href=\"http:\/\/www.patriciazentilli.com\/\">Patricia Zentilli<\/a>, the first lady of the Canadian musical theatre, is currently in <strong>Edmonton<\/strong>, <strong>Alberta <\/strong>playing <strong>Christine Colgate<\/strong> in <strong><em>Dirty Rotten Scoundrels<\/em><\/strong> at the <a class=\"snap_shots\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mayfieldtheatre.ca\/\">Mayfield Dinner Theatre<\/a>. She received this glowing review from <strong>Liz Nicholls<\/strong> of the <a class=\"snap_shots\" href=\"http:\/\/www.edmontonjournal.com\/\">Edmonton Journal<\/a>: \u201c<strong>Patricia Zentilli<\/strong>, who knows everything there is to know about delivering a musical theatre ballad like Nothing Is Too Wonderful To Be True, plays their mark, soap queen Christine Colgate, wholesome, blond, American and loaded. She knows how to move those goody two-shoes of hers. Delish.\u201d Delish indeed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pics.livejournal.com\/mt_champion\/pic\/0003kbr3\/\"><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 350px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358867821540765250\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_T3kh_qPyRZY\/Sl6F5CU1bkI\/AAAAAAAAAF8\/fZeKtFEQ_dE\/s400\/ntwla.jpg\" \/><br \/><a class=\"snap_shots\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thenationaltheatreoftheworld.com\/\">The National Theatre of the World <\/a>has announced that <strong><em>Impromptu Splendor<\/em><\/strong> has been accepted into the <a class=\"snap_shots\" href=\"http:\/\/west-festival.ioimprov.com\/\">Los Angeles Improv Festival<\/a>! After proving to be \u201cthe real winners of the weekend\u201d at the <a class=\"snap_shots\" href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagoimprovfestival.org\/\">Chicago Improv Festival <\/a>last month, which garnered <strong>Matt Baram, Naomi Snieckus<\/strong> and <strong>Kayla Lorette<\/strong> this praise from <a class=\"snap_shots\" href=\"http:\/\/chicago.timeout.com\/\">Time Out Chicago<\/a>, \u201cEqual parts funny and tragic, and aided with the help of improv legend Joe Flaherty, these guys proved themselves to be brave, brainy and incredibly agile,\u201d Baram, Snieckus and (<strong>Ron) Pederson<\/strong> will take on <strong>Hollywood<\/strong> the first week of June! I wish them the very best for this new adventure; the <strong>National Theatre of the World<\/strong> is swiftly becoming a real bright feather in Canada\u2019s cap! I wish that <strong>Carol Burnet<\/strong>t\u2019s appearance in Toronto preceded the LA Improv Festival because I think <strong><em>Impromptu Splendor<\/em><\/strong> and the <a class=\"snap_shots\" href=\"http:\/\/thecarnegiehallshow.com\/\">Carnegie Hall Show<\/a> would be right up Burnett\u2019s alley. She would also be an incredibly fun guest star\u2026 maybe when they hit <strong>New York?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Finally, it has come to my attention that <strong>Tony Award winning Broadway star<\/strong> <a class=\"snap_shots\" href=\"http:\/\/www.idinamenzel.com\/\">Idina Menzel <\/a>and her husband <strong>Taye Diggs<\/strong> are expecting their first child later this year. I want to wish them every happiness and joy for what I know will be an amazing adventure. Congratulations! (<a href=\"http:\/\/mt-champion.livejournal.com\/9430.html\">Read the Amanda-Idina Interview here<\/a>!)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358868159449808530\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_T3kh_qPyRZY\/Sl6GMtIoPpI\/AAAAAAAAAGE\/21h0yii34YM\/s400\/tidina2.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello everyone! 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