As the Blue Jays get set for their home opener Friday night, we decided to prepare ourselves the only way we know how…. with MUSICAL THEATRE.
Here’s our favourite baseball themed musical theatre songs to get you prepared for the baseball season ahead.
Opening night is just around the corner for Reframed, running April 12-17 at the Art Gallery of Ontario. Tickets are on sale now, get yours before they’re gone!
To get an idea of what to expect from Reframed, we had a look at other art-inspired music theatre pieces. From Sondheim to Ahrens & Flaherty, it seems many of the greats have also drawn inspiration from visual art, sculpture, and photography.
In the annual UnCovered concert at Acting Up Stage, we take beloved pop and rock music and transform it into something straight out of Sondheim or Gershwin. Of course, we aren’t the first to discover the connection between what we hear on the radio and what we hear on the stage - there’s a whole musical theatre genre consisting of shows that find intricate storylines within the works of famous pop and rock artists (and we’re not talking jukebox musicals - that’s a whole other blog post).
In celebration of this year’s UnCovered: Billy Joel & Elton John, here’s a list of some pop-inspired Broadway musicals. Have more to add to the list? Let us know in the comments! More
When the weather starts to turn, there’s no more welcoming environment than a warm theatre. There’s also none more terrifying, either, when done right. Musicals might have an image of being all smiles and kicklines and happy endings, but Broadway has some skeletons (and ghosts, and devils, and murderers) in its closets too. So before you get dressed up in your Broadway-themed costume and head out on the town, get in this spooky seasonal mood with these monstrous musical tunes. More
If you just celebrated Thanksgiving this past weekend, you’re probably still happily resting in your turkey coma today. And even if you didn’t consume a pile of mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie, gravy, stuffing and - we’ll just stop there - there’s hardly a holiday or celebration that doesn’t involve some scrumptious snacks or delectable drinks. And of course, not even the boundaries of Broadway are impenetrable by the joy of a good meal.
Check out this feast of musical morsels dedicated to one of our very favourite topics - food, glorious food! More