Liza Live! is conceived, produced and performed by Jennifer Walls in the Factory Theatre Ante-chamber as part of the Next Stage Festival. It is a 30-minute cabaret backed by a two-man band and it includes 5 songs, a trivia contest and some anecdotal history.
Jennifer Walls is stellar as Liza. Her stance and gestures are spot on and she nails Liza’s cadence, lisp and breathing.
The profound heft of a phrase like “Winter is coming” sort of loses its tenor when there’s frosted white stuff floating around and a chilly bite in the air, but Bad Dog Theatre Company is still bent on luring you into the Next Stage Festival with those very words and one of their latest unscripted romps. Throne of Games takes improvisation to the realm of fantasy with a slightly different portrayal of George R.R. Martin’s Game of Thrones.
Sitting in the nearly-full house of Factory Theatre’s main space, I was trying to rack my memory for as many details from Game of Thrones as I could. I had a feeling that there might be a lot of great comedic tidbits lost if I couldn’t muster any.
In Memorial, a play by Steven Gallagher playing as part of the Next Stage Theatre Festival, Dylan (Mark Crawford), a terminally ill cancer patient is simultaneously planning both his wedding and his funeral.
Would you look at that? We’ve made it through another year. Welcome, welcome, welcome to 2013. We’re hoping to jump-start your theatre year with some great independent shows initially featured in past Fringe festivals. Below are 10 bite-sized, budget-friendly theatre bits that are all part of Fringe Toronto‘s Next Stage Festival. You’ll definitely want to check them out. See you at the beer tent!
Liza Live! is conceived, produced and performed by Jennifer Walls in the Factory Theatre Ante-chamber as part of the Next Stage Festival. It is a 30-minute cabaret backed by a two-man band and it includes 5 songs, a trivia contest and some anecdotal history.
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