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Jan 18, 2025 | 
thespec.com | Gary Smith
If you want to do Shakespeare’s romantic comedy “Much Ado About Nothing,” you must find two actors who can suggest the fire and ice relationship of the play’s two central characters, Beatrice and Benedick. These feisty yet ultimate soulmates make a winning match, but not before they trade serious verbal barbs that disguise deeper physical attraction.
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Nov 30, 2024 | 
thespec.com | Gary Smith
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Nov 23, 2024 | 
thespec.com | Gary Smith
Would you believe it? I’ve seen “The Sound of Music” 21 times. That includes Mary Martin, Petula Clark, Cynthia Dale and Florence Henderson as Maria. The captains? They don’t stay in your mind so long, do they? Just ask Christopher Plummer. I interviewed him at Stratford some years ago and was told in no uncertain terms, don’t even ask about “The Sound of Music” or your interview is over. I’ve had some history with this Rodgers and Hammerstein show.
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
thespec.com | Gary Smith
Who knew a local production of the beloved “Nutcracker” ballet could win the hearts of so many people? This celebration of dance, local culture and glorious nostalgic entertainment is such a treat people keep coming to see it year after year. That’s because there’s something heartwarming about so many local dancers gracing the stage with their blossoming talent.
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Nov 16, 2024 | 
thespec.com | Gary Smith
Deb Koehler’s Christmas dream is coming true. She’s lived in Waterdown for years and is active with the town’s Village Theatre. For years, too, she’s wanted to bring a holiday family production to her community to connect new people and youth to the magic of live theatre. “A Christmas Carol” instantly came to mind. “As I was packing food bags on a volunteer shift for Food4Kids Hamilton, I thought wouldn’t it be great to combine the show with having food charities represented.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
thespec.com | Gary Smith
Playwright Michael Healey is pretty much theatre royalty. He’s won five Dora Mavor Moore Awards for his biting plays about life, human frailty and the dark side of politics. He’s also the guy who gave audiences “The Drawer Boy,” a warm and touching look at life and getting older. Given the man’s theatrical stature, you expect a giant to duck under the door when he comes into the room. Instead, a pleasant, slightly zoftig man of middle years walks in.
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
averyjournal.com | Gary Smith
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Sep 25, 2024 | 
thespec.com | Gary Smith
I never expected to meet Arthur Miller. He was such a literary legend, someone I revered. His plays were familiar to me from the time I was a child. Back then, “Death of a Salesman” his masterwork, was an old movie I watched on TV when I was too young to understand what it meant. Years later, when I directed it for the Players’ Guild of Hamilton, I was lucky enough to have a terrific cast that brought this searing drama about fathers and sons to life.
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Sep 25, 2024 | 
therecord.com | Gary Smith
I never expected to meet Arthur Miller. He was such a literary legend, someone I revered. His plays were familiar to me from the time I was a child. Back then, “Death of a Salesman” his masterwork, was an old movie I watched on TV when I was too young to understand what it meant. Years later, when I directed it for the Players’ Guild of Hamilton, I was lucky enough to have a terrific cast that brought this searing drama about fathers and sons to life.
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Jul 4, 2024 | 
thespec.com | Gary Smith
Whatever you happen to think of the rather over-the-top, raucous Stratford Festival version of the landmark gay musical “La Cage aux Folles,” this is definitely not the same sweet and endearing version of the show your father saw in 1973. Times have definitely changed, even if bigotry hasn’t quite disappeared. Already a Subscriber?
