Hi there, GTS readers! It's been a while. I really should have posted something like this back in May, but for those of you wondering why this site fell silent: it's because someone's started paying me to do what I've been doing gratis for so long. Since May, I've been contributing to Torontoist.com as an Urban Planner . Several days a week, I write the daily selected events post for the site. I started out with Mondays and Tuesdays, and switched to Mondays and Fridays as of June. I'm not going to get rich as [...]
IN FILM, - The creators of "Gravy Train", Tim Doiron & April Mullen, pose in character on the red carpet at the premiere of their movie in Toronto. The creators of "Rock Paper Scissors: The Way of the Tosser", Tim Doiron & April Mullen , are back with a cop comedy entitled " Gravy Train " (you can check out the trailer here ). Based on the popularity of their first film, they were able to [...]
- IN COMEDY, Comedically and musically inclined ladies Katie Crown and Kathleen Phillips debut a new one act "amusical", "Our Lives Work!", this Saturday night at Bread and Circus. - Norm Souza and Cole Osborne (AKA Punch Drysdale ), plus a few other similarly strong livered performing friends, will get absolutely blotto Friday night on the Comedy Bar stage, for your amusement, in " Punch Drysdale Drinks a 24 ". [...]
No pressing business this week; just a reminder to email me at steveATgracingthestage.ca if you want to receive this weekly update in your inbox. - IN MUSIC, Is there anything the legendary Bob Wiseman CAN'T do? He's making his improv comedy debut on "Catch 23 Improv" this Friday, and tells musical stories on Wednesday at this month's "Murder Folk Night". - As with last week, there's a lot of touring [...]
So, Colin and I have FINALLY sorted out the email database issues - sort of (for a full account of what exactly happened to the site, and what we've been dealing with since February, check out this post ). A very small minority of the subscribers receiving this update may have unsubscribed already, as it's from an older back-up: if that describes you, my apologies. Please shoot me another email , and I'll take you off the list (again). Conversely, if you're reading this post and wondering why you didn't get an email about it, email me [...]
Steve when he realized gracingthestage.ca V. 1 was FUBAR. So, I've told many people in person what happened to the website over the past month, but I've been putting off the written version for some time, because I thought it would come across as really depressing in print. And maybe it will, although there's lots of odd and funny twists to it. The short version; gracingthestage.ca was infected by malware in February, prompting us to take it offline to de-bug it; while we thought we'd backed the whole site [...]
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The first update of 2010 (and the first in more than 3 months!) is two days late, partly due to a computer virus, but better late than never! I'd almost forgotten how to write these. The website hasn't been entirely fallow since November; I've posted Best of 2009 posts on "music albums" and " Summerworks shows" , with "Fringe shows" coming up soon, and "comedy shows" and "music singles" not far behind. But the core of the site - the updates - well, it's good to have one of those up again, and I'm going to try to [...]
The second post of my Best 9 of '09 series was supposed to be theatre in general; however, when I realized that 4 of my preliminary picks were Summerworks shows, I realized that Fringe and Summerworks deserved their own lists entirely. So there'll be a Best of Theatre '09 list down the pipeline, but first - a post each, celebrating Toronto's new work festivals. The Next Stage Theatre Festival is running to the end of this weekend at the Factory Theatre, featuring many of the actors and companies singled out for praise in these [...]
It's twenty-ten! Last year, my own resolutions revolved mostly around getting this website off the ground and running. This year, given my lack of posts in November and December (a hiatus for a few weeks became habit-forming), I'm resolving to more consistently post the weekly update, and try and institute some subtle changes to the site, among them an integrated GTS Twitter account, a sidebar tweak (some third party ads should crop up, but I promise they won't be intrusive), a monthly music playlist, and an easier interface for posted MP3s. Before we get [...]
Cream of Comedy 2009 , w/ Kayla Lorette, She Said What, Mark Debonis, host Fraser Young, more, @ Second City, 8pm, $20
Pat Thornton's 24 Hour Stand-up Set , 6pm - 6pm Tuesday, $5 (proceeds to Stephen Lewis Foundation)
Wavelength 487 , w/ Heaven (12am), Eamon McGrath (11pm), Boys Who Say No (10pm), host Doc Pickles, @ The Garrison, 10pm, PWYC
Ghost Jail Theatre , w/ Jess Grant, James Gangl, Jan Caruana, more, @ Clinton's, 7:30pm, $5-$6
" Belle De Jour ", @ Cinematheque Ontario (Jackman Hall, 317 Dundas St. W.) , 7:30pm, $8.15 - $12.50
" War of the Clowns " workshop reading, w/ Richard Lee, Hannah Miller, Marvin Kaye, more, @ Miles Nadal JCC (Spadina & Bloor), 4pm, FREE
Lab Cab Recovery Cabaret, w/ Claire Jenkins, Adam Paolozza, Diana Viselli, host Aviva Armour-Ostroff, more, 1pm-4pm, FREE (Also PWYC Pancake Brunch)
In Music, All ages music series ALL CAPS and Wavelength collaborate on a fundraiser for Toronto Islands arts studio Gibraltar Arts Gallery, with heavy hitters on the Saturday all day on the island showcase like Brain Borchedt (Holy Fuck), Great Bloomers , and We Take Lovers . Later that night, back on the mainland, are second night shows by both Cuff the Duke and Shout Out Out Out Out , as well as a set by the Phonemes at the Tranzac [...]
In Comedy, theatrical improvisers Impromptu Splendor won a Canadian Comedy Award last weekend in Saint John, NB, for Best Improv Troupe (click HERE for a list of all the winners); the trio and their impressive roster of special guests resume local shows in October with several special one offs, including this Friday's play not written by David French, with special guest Ted Dykstra , that will close The BUZZ Festival . What with this being the Thanksgiving long weekend, there's a few less comedy choices than [...]
Finally - the first update in a month! I've been kept away from the computer due to working pretty much non-stop at the CNE and TIFF, plus time spent out of town. I'll also admit I was a little burnt out after Summerworks. But my batteries are recharged, and there's plenty to delve into this week, so let's just dive right into it, shall we? Ah, but one note of importance: an earlier edition of the update, since corrected, mistakenly linked "Mimi: Or, a Poisoner's Comedy" writers Melody Johnson and Rick Roberts as wife [...]
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