<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xml:base="http://www.theatromania.ca/taxonomy/term/38/all" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"> <channel> <title>Lower Ossington Theatre</title> <link>http://www.theatromania.ca/taxonomy/term/38/all</link> <description></description> <language>en</language> <item> <title>Halloween Theatre Preview</title> <link>http://www.theatromania.ca/news/halloween-theatre-preview</link> <description><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-header-images"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_header_images" width="1024" height="683" alt="" src="http://www.theatromania.ca/sites/default/files/unnamed_4.jpg?1413163782" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-label">Subtitle:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Spooky shows to watch this season in Toronto</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-headline"> <div class="field-label">Headline:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Preview </div> </div> </div> <p>Looking for some eerie entertainment this Halloween? We'd recommend checking out these four frightfully fun shows. 'Tis the season to be terrified!</p> <p><strong>1)</strong>&nbsp;<em><strong><a href="http://evildeadthemusical.com/toronto/">Evil&nbsp;Dead -&nbsp;The Musical</a></strong></em>&nbsp;(Starvox Entertainment)</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-exclusive"> <div class="field-label">Exclusive:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Not Exclusive </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://www.theatromania.ca/news/halloween-theatre-preview" target="_blank">read more</a></p></description> <comments>http://www.theatromania.ca/news/halloween-theatre-preview#comments</comments> <category domain="http://www.theatromania.ca/tag/eldritch-theatre">Eldritch Theatre</category> <category domain="http://www.theatromania.ca/tags/lower-ossington-theatre">Lower Ossington Theatre</category> <category domain="http://www.theatromania.ca/tag/national-theatre-world">National Theatre of the World</category> <category domain="http://www.theatromania.ca/category/previews">Previews</category> <category domain="http://www.theatromania.ca/tag/starvox-entertainment">Starvox Entertainment</category> <pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2014 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Lauren Gillett</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">872 at http://www.theatromania.ca</guid> </item> <item> <title>Disney's The Little Mermaid Jr. </title> <link>http://www.theatromania.ca/news/disneys-little-mermaid-jr</link> <description><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-header-images"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_header_images" width="655" height="435" alt="" src="http://www.theatromania.ca/sites/default/files/unnamed_1.jpg?1408501561" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-label">Subtitle:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Lower Ossington Theatre splashes out with Disney's underwater musical for young audiences</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-headline"> <div class="field-label">Headline:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Review </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-credits"> <div class="field-label">Credits:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Presented by Maurice Galpern &amp; The Lower Ossington Theatre <br />Directed by Alan Kinsella <br />Music by Alan Menken <br />Lyrics by Howard Ashman &amp; Glenn Slater <br />Book by Doug Wright</p> </div> </div> </div> <p>A Walt Disney motion picture has the ability to transport its audience to a completely different world full of colour and music, qualities which make it easily adaptable to a lively stage production. The transition from film to stage is beautifully illustrated in the Lower Ossington Theatre's&nbsp;<em><strong><a href="https://tickets.ticketwise.ca/event/3846984">The Little Mermaid Jr.</a></strong></em>, the hit Broadway musical, now on stage at the Al Green Theatre (Miles Nadal JCC).</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-exclusive"> <div class="field-label">Exclusive:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Not Exclusive </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-number-float field-field-stars"> <div class="field-label">Stars:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> 4 </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-date field-field-show-dates"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Show Dates:&nbsp;</div> <span class="date-display-start">Wed, 2014-08-20</span><span class="date-display-separator"> - </span><span class="date-display-end">Sun, 2014-08-31</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-theatre"> <div class="field-label">Theatre:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/theatres/lower-ossington-theatre">Lower Ossington Theatre</a> </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://www.theatromania.ca/news/disneys-little-mermaid-jr" target="_blank">read more</a></p></description> <comments>http://www.theatromania.ca/news/disneys-little-mermaid-jr#comments</comments> <category domain="http://www.theatromania.ca/tags/lower-ossington-theatre">Lower Ossington Theatre</category> <category domain="http://www.theatromania.ca/tag/musicals">Musicals</category> <category domain="http://www.theatromania.ca/category/reviews">Reviews</category> <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2014 23:40:24 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Victoria Bégin</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">799 at http://www.theatromania.ca</guid> </item> <item> <title>The Sound of Music</title> <link>http://www.theatromania.ca/news/sound-music</link> <description><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-header-images"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_header_images" width="4288" height="2848" alt="" src="http://www.theatromania.ca/sites/default/files/SOMPhoto4.jpg?1397330740" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-label">Subtitle:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>The Randolph Theatre is alive with the sound of LOT's latest family-friendly musical</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-headline"> <div class="field-label">Headline:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Review </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-credits"> <div class="field-label">Credits:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Directed by Jeremy Hutton <br />Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II <br />Book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse <br />Music by Richard Rodgers</p> </div> </div> </div> <p>Featuring a superstar cast, the Lower Ossington Theatre's ambitious new production of the beloved musical <a href="http://tickets.ticketwise.ca/event/3803213"><em><strong>The Sound of Music</strong></em></a> rises to the occasion in the very first scene, as the nuns of Nonnberg Abbey sing "Preludium," a beautiful introduction to the audience’s first glimpse of Maria (Michelle Nash). Nash is perfectly cast as Maria, almost childlike in her innocence and enthusiasm for life.</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-exclusive"> <div class="field-label">Exclusive:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Not Exclusive </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-number-float field-field-stars"> <div class="field-label">Stars:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> 3.5 </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-date field-field-show-dates"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Show Dates:&nbsp;</div> <span class="date-display-start">Thu, 2014-04-10</span><span class="date-display-separator"> - </span><span class="date-display-end">Sat, 2014-05-03</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-theatre"> <div class="field-label">Theatre:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/theatres/lower-ossington-theatre">Lower Ossington Theatre</a> </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://www.theatromania.ca/news/sound-music" target="_blank">read more</a></p></description> <comments>http://www.theatromania.ca/news/sound-music#comments</comments> <category domain="http://www.theatromania.ca/tags/lower-ossington-theatre">Lower Ossington Theatre</category> <category domain="http://www.theatromania.ca/tag/musicals">Musicals</category> <category domain="http://www.theatromania.ca/category/reviews">Reviews</category> <pubDate>Sun, 13 Apr 2014 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Victoria Bégin</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">752 at http://www.theatromania.ca</guid> </item> <item> <title>Q&A | Lower Ossington Theatre: Cabaret</title> <link>http://www.theatromania.ca/news/qa-lower-ossington-theatre-cabaret</link> <description><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-header-images"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_header_images" width="3957" height="2567" alt="" src="http://www.theatromania.ca/sites/default/files/CAB1.jpg?1390491180" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-label">Subtitle:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Jeremy Hutton on making creative choices, the dangers of apathy and directing Lower Ossington Theatre's ambition new production</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-headline"> <div class="field-label">Headline:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Interview </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-credits"> <div class="field-label">Credits:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Presented by Lower Ossington Theatre<br />Directed by Jeremy Hutton</p> </div> </div> </div> <p class="MsoNormal">Toronto audiences are in for a musical treat this winter as Lower Ossington Theatre prepares to mount a new production of the Tony Award-winning <strong><em><a href="http://tickets.ticketwise.ca/event/3793457">Cabaret</a> </em></strong>with music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb. First staged on Broadway in 1966, the show tells the story of a decadent nightclub in 1930s Berlin during the rise of the Nazi party.</p> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image-embeds"> <div class="field-label">Images:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_image_embeds" width="3054" height="2036" alt="" src="http://www.theatromania.ca/sites/default/files/JeremyHeadShot_0.jpg?1390491217" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-exclusive"> <div class="field-label">Exclusive:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Not Exclusive </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-date field-field-show-dates"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Show Dates:&nbsp;</div> <span class="date-display-start">Thu, 2014-01-23</span><span class="date-display-separator"> - </span><span class="date-display-end">Sun, 2014-03-02</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-theatre"> <div class="field-label">Theatre:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/theatres/lower-ossington-theatre">Lower Ossington Theatre</a> </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://www.theatromania.ca/news/qa-lower-ossington-theatre-cabaret" target="_blank">read more</a></p></description> <comments>http://www.theatromania.ca/news/qa-lower-ossington-theatre-cabaret#comments</comments> <category domain="http://www.theatromania.ca/category/interviews">Interviews</category> <category domain="http://www.theatromania.ca/tags/lower-ossington-theatre">Lower Ossington Theatre</category> <category domain="http://www.theatromania.ca/tag/musicals">Musicals</category> <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jan 2014 16:09:31 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Lauren Gillett</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">729 at http://www.theatromania.ca</guid> </item> <item> <title>Q&A: Little Shop of Horrors</title> <link>http://www.theatromania.ca/news/qa-little-shop-horrors</link> <description><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-header-images"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_header_images" width="4288" height="2848" alt="" src="http://www.theatromania.ca/sites/default/files/SHOP1_0.jpg?1386290571" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-label">Subtitle:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Performer Mark Willett on sharing the stage with a seven-foot plant puppet at the Lower Ossington Theatre</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-headline"> <div class="field-label">Headline:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Interview </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-credits"> <div class="field-label">Credits:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Presented by Lower Ossington Theatre<br />Music by Alan Menken<br />Lyrics by Howard Ashman<br />Directed by Seanna Kennedy<br />Musical director: Robert Wilkinson</p> </div> </div> </div> <p>One of the longest-running Off-Broadway shows of all time, <a href="http://tickets.ticketwise.ca/event/3784321"><em><strong>Little Shop of Horrors</strong></em></a> with music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Howard Ashman, is currently on stage in a new Toronto production at the Lower Ossington Theatre. Based on the 1960 black comedy film, the musical tells the story of Seymour, a skid-row floral assistant who discovers and raises a monstrous, flesh-eating plant in exchange for fame and fortune.</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-exclusive"> <div class="field-label">Exclusive:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Not Exclusive </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-date field-field-show-dates"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Show Dates:&nbsp;</div> <span class="date-display-start">Thu, 2013-12-05</span><span class="date-display-separator"> - </span><span class="date-display-end">Sun, 2014-01-12</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-theatre"> <div class="field-label">Theatre:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/theatres/lower-ossington-theatre">Lower Ossington Theatre</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-related-news"> <div class="field-label">Related Posts:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/news/qa-shrek-musical">Q&amp;A: Shrek The Musical</a> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <a href="/news/qa-lower-ossington-theatre-next-normal">Q&amp;A | Lower Ossington Theatre: Next To Normal</a> </div> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/news/avenue-q">Avenue Q</a> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <a href="/news/qa-title-show">Q&amp;A: [title of show]</a> </div> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/news/buddy-holly-story">The Buddy Holly Story</a> </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://www.theatromania.ca/news/qa-little-shop-horrors" target="_blank">read more</a></p></description> <comments>http://www.theatromania.ca/news/qa-little-shop-horrors#comments</comments> <category domain="http://www.theatromania.ca/category/interviews">Interviews</category> <category domain="http://www.theatromania.ca/tags/lower-ossington-theatre">Lower Ossington Theatre</category> <category domain="http://www.theatromania.ca/tag/musicals">Musicals</category> <pubDate>Fri, 06 Dec 2013 00:47:14 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Lauren Gillett</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">667 at http://www.theatromania.ca</guid> </item> <item> <title>Q&A: Shrek The Musical</title> <link>http://www.theatromania.ca/news/qa-shrek-musical</link> <description><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-header-images"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_header_images" width="4288" height="2848" alt="" src="http://www.theatromania.ca/sites/default/files/Shrek_0.JPG?1380163225" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-label">Subtitle:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>The man behind the ogre: Andrew Di Rosa on turning green for Lower Ossington Theatre's latest family-friendly offering</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-headline"> <div class="field-label">Headline:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Interview </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-credits"> <div class="field-label">Credits:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Book and Lyrics by David Lindsey-Abaire <br />Music by Jeanine Tesori <br />Directed by Seanna Kennedy <br />Musical direction by Marc-Anthony Del-Brocco</p> </div> </div> </div> <p>Since the 2001 release of Dreamworks’ fairytale musical <em>Shrek</em>,&nbsp;the story about a green ogre his donkey friend has charmed audiences both young and old. In 2008, the film was adapted into an original Broadway production and has since toured all over the world. This fall, Toronto audiences have the chance to see the Lower Ossington Theatre's presentation of <strong><em><a href="http://tickets.ticketwise.ca/event/3769538">Shrek The Musical</a></em></strong>, opening today at the Randolph Theatre.&nbsp;</p> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image-embeds"> <div class="field-label">Images:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_image_embeds" width="3116" height="2848" alt="" src="http://www.theatromania.ca/sites/default/files/Andrew_0.jpg?1380163230" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-exclusive"> <div class="field-label">Exclusive:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Not Exclusive </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-date field-field-show-dates"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Show Dates:&nbsp;</div> <span class="date-display-start">Fri, 2013-09-27</span><span class="date-display-separator"> - </span><span class="date-display-end">Sat, 2013-10-19</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-theatre"> <div class="field-label">Theatre:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/theatres/randolph-theatre">Randolph Theatre</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-related-news"> <div class="field-label">Related Posts:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/news/qa-lower-ossington-theatre-next-normal">Q&amp;A | Lower Ossington Theatre: Next To Normal</a> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <a href="/news/lower-ossington-theatre-avenue-q">Lower Ossington Theatre: Avenue Q</a> </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://www.theatromania.ca/news/qa-shrek-musical" target="_blank">read more</a></p></description> <comments>http://www.theatromania.ca/news/qa-shrek-musical#comments</comments> <category domain="http://www.theatromania.ca/category/interviews">Interviews</category> <category domain="http://www.theatromania.ca/tags/lower-ossington-theatre">Lower Ossington Theatre</category> <category domain="http://www.theatromania.ca/tag/musicals">Musicals</category> <pubDate>Fri, 27 Sep 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Victoria Bégin</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">620 at http://www.theatromania.ca</guid> </item> <item> <title>Q&A | Lower Ossington Theatre: Next To Normal</title> <link>http://www.theatromania.ca/news/qa-lower-ossington-theatre-next-normal</link> <description><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-header-images"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_header_images" width="3529" height="2848" alt="" src="http://www.theatromania.ca/sites/default/files/N2N%20rehearsal%20%285%29_1.JPG?1377650611" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-label">Subtitle:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>In conversation with director Heather Braaten and musical director Paul Moody</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-headline"> <div class="field-label">Headline:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Interview </div> </div> </div> <p style="text-align: justify;">Lower Ossington Theatre is set to revive the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning Broadway sensation <strong><em>Next To Normal</em></strong> for Toronto audiences with a new production lead by director Heather Braaten and musical director Paul Moody opening on August 29. The rock musical with book by Brian Yorkey and music by Tom Kitt tells the story of a mother, Diane Goodman, who struggles with bipolar disorder and the effect her illness has on her family.</p> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image-embeds"> <div class="field-label">Images:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_image_embeds" width="2848" height="4288" alt="" src="http://www.theatromania.ca/sites/default/files/Paul-Heather1_0.jpg?1377650676" /> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_image_embeds" width="4288" height="2848" alt="" src="http://www.theatromania.ca/sites/default/files/N2N%20rehearsal%20%2810%29.JPG?1377650432" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-exclusive"> <div class="field-label">Exclusive:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Not Exclusive </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-date field-field-show-dates"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Show Dates:&nbsp;</div> <span class="date-display-start">Thu, 2013-08-29</span><span class="date-display-separator"> - </span><span class="date-display-end">Sun, 2013-09-29</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-theatre"> <div class="field-label">Theatre:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/theatres/lower-ossington-theatre">Lower Ossington Theatre</a> </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://www.theatromania.ca/news/qa-lower-ossington-theatre-next-normal" target="_blank">read more</a></p></description> <comments>http://www.theatromania.ca/news/qa-lower-ossington-theatre-next-normal#comments</comments> <category domain="http://www.theatromania.ca/category/interviews">Interviews</category> <category domain="http://www.theatromania.ca/tags/lower-ossington-theatre">Lower Ossington Theatre</category> <category domain="http://www.theatromania.ca/tag/musicals">Musicals</category> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Aug 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Lauren Gillett</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">553 at http://www.theatromania.ca</guid> </item> <item> <title>Avenue Q</title> <link>http://www.theatromania.ca/news/avenue-q</link> <description><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-header-images"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_header_images" width="590" height="393" alt="" src="http://www.theatromania.ca/sites/default/files/Graham%26Jacquie.jpg?1371686394" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-label">Subtitle:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Lower Ossington Theatre brings back popular musical comedy with new leads Jacqueline Martin and Graham Fleming</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-headline"> <div class="field-label">Headline:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Interview </div> </div> </div> <p>After a sold-out run last year, the hit musical <em><strong>Avenue Q</strong></em> returns to the Lower Ossington Theatre this summer with two new leads: Jacqueline Martin plays the dual role of Kate Monster and Lucy, and Graham Fleming tackles the parts of Princeton and Rod. We caught up with the dynamic duo to find out more about their experience working on the show (opens June 20).</p> <p><strong>Theatromania: <em>How would you describe </em>Avenue Q<em> in a sentence or two?</em></strong></p> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image-embeds"> <div class="field-label">Images:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_image_embeds" width="590" height="590" alt="" src="http://www.theatromania.ca/sites/default/files/Graham%26Jacquie2.jpg?1371686615" /> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_image_embeds" width="2848" height="4008" alt="" src="http://www.theatromania.ca/sites/default/files/AveQCast.jpg?1371686760" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-exclusive"> <div class="field-label">Exclusive:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Not Exclusive </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-date field-field-show-dates"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Show Dates:&nbsp;</div> <span class="date-display-start">Thu, 2013-06-20</span><span class="date-display-separator"> - </span><span class="date-display-end">Sun, 2013-09-29</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-theatre"> <div class="field-label">Theatre:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/theatres/lower-ossington-theatre">Lower Ossington Theatre</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-related-news"> <div class="field-label">Related Posts:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/news/lower-ossington-theatre-avenue-q">Lower Ossington Theatre: Avenue Q</a> </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://www.theatromania.ca/news/avenue-q" target="_blank">read more</a></p></description> <comments>http://www.theatromania.ca/news/avenue-q#comments</comments> <category domain="http://www.theatromania.ca/category/interviews">Interviews</category> <category domain="http://www.theatromania.ca/tags/lower-ossington-theatre">Lower Ossington Theatre</category> <category domain="http://www.theatromania.ca/tag/musicals">Musicals</category> <category domain="http://www.theatromania.ca/tag/puppets">Puppets</category> <pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Lauren Gillett</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">514 at http://www.theatromania.ca</guid> </item> <item> <title>The Buddy Holly Story</title> <link>http://www.theatromania.ca/news/buddy-holly-story</link> <description><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-header-images"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_header_images" width="4288" height="2848" alt="" src="http://www.theatromania.ca/sites/default/files/Buddy%20Promo%20%281%29.JPG?1365440412" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-label">Subtitle:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Music legend Buddy Holly lives on in Lower Ossington Theatre's rocking production</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-headline"> <div class="field-label">Headline:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Review </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-credits"> <div class="field-label">Credits:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Written by Alan Janes<br />Directed by Charles Roy<br />Musical Direction by Robert Wilkinson<br />Presented by the Lower Ossington Theatre in association with Classical Theatre Project</p> </div> </div> </div> <p>“A long, long time ago, I can still remember how that music used to make me smile...”<br /><br />This opening lyric to Don McLean's "American Pie" is universally recognized as a reference to three musicians, The Big Bopper, Ritchie Valens and Buddy Holly, who died in a tragic plane crashon February 3, 1959. The music supposedly died that day, but Buddy Holly is still very much alive and well in the Lower Ossington Theatre's stellar production of <em><strong>The Buddy Holly Story</strong></em>, now on stage at the Randolph Theatre<br /></p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-exclusive"> <div class="field-label">Exclusive:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Not Exclusive </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-number-float field-field-stars"> <div class="field-label">Stars:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> 4.5 </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-date field-field-show-dates"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Show Dates:&nbsp;</div> <span class="date-display-start">Thu, 2013-03-28</span><span class="date-display-separator"> - </span><span class="date-display-end">Sun, 2013-04-21</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-theatre"> <div class="field-label">Theatre:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/theatres/randolph-theatre">Randolph Theatre</a> </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://www.theatromania.ca/news/buddy-holly-story" target="_blank">read more</a></p></description> <comments>http://www.theatromania.ca/news/buddy-holly-story#comments</comments> <category domain="http://www.theatromania.ca/tags/lower-ossington-theatre">Lower Ossington Theatre</category> <category domain="http://www.theatromania.ca/tag/musicals">Musicals</category> <category domain="http://www.theatromania.ca/category/reviews">Reviews</category> <pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 19:54:51 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Victoria Bégin</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">435 at http://www.theatromania.ca</guid> </item> <item> <title>Q&A: [title of show]</title> <link>http://www.theatromania.ca/news/qa-title-show</link> <description><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-header-images"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_header_images" width="960" height="720" alt="" src="http://www.theatromania.ca/sites/default/files/TitleofShow.jpeg?1359220978" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-label">Subtitle:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Adam Norrad and Bianca Heuvelmans talk about their roles in a new production of Jeff Bowen and Hunter Bell's show-within-a-show at the Lower Ossington Theatre</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-headline"> <div class="field-label">Headline:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Interview </div> </div> </div> <p>It's hard to resist a musical about making a musical, especially for those of us who love the art form.</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-exclusive"> <div class="field-label">Exclusive:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Not Exclusive </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://www.theatromania.ca/news/qa-title-show" target="_blank">read more</a></p></description> <comments>http://www.theatromania.ca/news/qa-title-show#comments</comments> <category domain="http://www.theatromania.ca/category/interviews">Interviews</category> <category domain="http://www.theatromania.ca/tags/lower-ossington-theatre">Lower Ossington Theatre</category> <category domain="http://www.theatromania.ca/tag/musicals">Musicals</category> <pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Lauren Gillett</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">392 at http://www.theatromania.ca</guid> </item> <item> <title>Lower Ossington Theatre: Avenue Q</title> <link>http://www.theatromania.ca/news/lower-ossington-theatre-avenue-q</link> <description><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-header-images"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_header_images" width="451" height="300" alt="" src="http://www.theatromania.ca/sites/default/files/Lucy%20the%20Slut.jpg?1350780546" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-label">Subtitle:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Avenue Q's hilarious and heartwarming characters return to the stage in a new production at the Lower Ossington Theatre</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-headline"> <div class="field-label">Headline:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Review </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-credits"> <div class="field-label">Credits:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Produced by Maurice Galpern and Joseph Patrick<br /> Directed by Seanna Kennedy<br /> Music and Lyrics by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx<br /> Book by Jeff Whitty</p> </div> </div> </div> <p>There are few things more friendly to a child than the big, endearing eyes of a puppet. For most adults, the very thought of a colourful, felt-bodied puppet brings about childhood memories associated with television shows such as <em>Sesame Street</em> and <em>The Muppet Show</em>. This nostalgia is what <em><strong>Avenue Q</strong></em>, now playing at the Lower Ossington Theatre, draws on to entice its audience.</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-exclusive"> <div class="field-label">Exclusive:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Not Exclusive </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-number-float field-field-stars"> <div class="field-label">Stars:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> 4.5 </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-date field-field-show-dates"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Show Dates:&nbsp;</div> <span class="date-display-start">Fri, 2012-06-29</span><span class="date-display-separator"> - </span><span class="date-display-end">Sun, 2012-07-22</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-theatre"> <div class="field-label">Theatre:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/theatres/lower-ossington-theatre">Lower Ossington Theatre</a> </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://www.theatromania.ca/news/lower-ossington-theatre-avenue-q" target="_blank">read more</a></p></description> <comments>http://www.theatromania.ca/news/lower-ossington-theatre-avenue-q#comments</comments> <category domain="http://www.theatromania.ca/tags/lower-ossington-theatre">Lower Ossington Theatre</category> <category domain="http://www.theatromania.ca/tag/musicals">Musicals</category> <category domain="http://www.theatromania.ca/category/reviews">Reviews</category> <pubDate>Sat, 30 Jun 2012 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Victoria Bégin</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">186 at http://www.theatromania.ca</guid> </item> </channel> </rss>