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Last Monday, on what has been dubbed \u201cBlue Monday<\/a>,\u201d a sold-out crowd gathered at the Carleton<\/a> to listen to some of the Nova Scotia theatre community\u2019s best singers perform the songs from Joni Mitchell\u2019s iconic fourth record Blue <\/em>(1971). The show was a benefit for the Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Full disclosure: I find January to be by far the hardest month of the year. There is something about the first few weeks after Christmas that always give me the blues. It was difficult for me to get up the motivation to leave my house on Monday night, especially after dark and in the cold, to go to the Carleton, but I knew that hearing this music interpreted by these performers was a rare and special opportunity, and one that very likely would give my heart the push it needed to help get me back into the regularly scheduled swing of my life. The Blue Monday Cabaret was even better than my already high expectations, and I was so glad that I\u2019d forced myself into my boots and my mittens and got there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The biggest revelation of the evening for me was Jenn Priddle, who sang \u201cMy Old Man,\u201d as she was the only performer that I was seeing for the first time. She has a gorgeous and powerful voice and a commanding stage presence, and I look forward to seeing her on stage again. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Margot Sampson was an integral part of my introduction to the Joni Mitchell canon. I saw her, Raquel Duffy, and Mark Uhre perform in Joni Mitchell: River <\/em>in 2005 at Festival Antigonish and fell in love with the music. Last evening she sang the haunting and devastatingly hopeful \u201cLittle Green.\u201d Sampson\u2019s voice is strikingly similar to Mitchell\u2019s, and it seemed apt that she be the one to sing this song, given the poignancy of its connection to Mitchell\u2019s real life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jeremiah Sparks breathed so much life and joy into \u201cCarey,\u201d it was certainly a recipe for chasing the clouds away. Stewart Legere completely reimagined the title track, \u201cBlue;\u201d I felt like I was hearing the song for the very first time. Becca Guilderson showed off her effortless soprano with a powerhouse performance of \u201cCalifornia.\u201d Audrey Eastwood and Nick Cox (as Guy & Doll) performed \u201cThe Flight Tonight,\u201d and Laura Caswell started the evening with \u201cAll I Want,\u201d both filling the Carleton with sweetness. Cox, Shane O\u2019Regan, and Ellen Gibling provided additional musical accompaniment for the evening.     <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

One of the greatest aspects of the evening was how perfectly suited each artist was to the song they sang. Cliff LeJeune\u2019s vivid storytelling prowess lent so much depth and nuance to \u201cThe Last Time I Saw Richard,\u201d and Amanda LeBlanc\u2019s rich, emotional sensibility was perfect for \u201cA Case of You.\u201d       <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve known Kyle Gillis for over twenty years, so I shouldn\u2019t have been surprised at his gorgeous rendition of \u201cRiver\u201d (with Ellen Gibling on harp!), he has a falsetto that you just want to curl up inside; but what shocks me is how rare it is for me to have the opportunity to hear Kyle sing. There is so much talent here. This cabaret is a testament to the exquisite ability and the diversity of musical styles in just these eleven performers from our community. It\u2019s clear that we need more opportunities for these performers to perform. We need more theatre spaces. I know I\u2019m speaking the obvious to the converted, but it\u2019s a travesty that Halifax has so many exceptional voices and only very few limited windows of opportunity for audiences to hear them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Until we realize our dreams of a series of midsize black box theatres woven elegantly throughout the North End and downtown: more cabarets at the Carleton, please.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia ” is a registered charity that works to increase financial support to community initiatives throughout Nova Scotia while providing hope and eradicating the stigma around mental illness and addiction.” For more information or to make a donation <\/strong>please visit this website<\/strong><\/a>. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can Follow The Carleton on Social Media: Facebook<\/a>. Twitter<\/a>. Instagram (@Carletonhalifax).<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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