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SEPTEMBER, 2002 |
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Raoul Bhaneja's Ararat
is the opening night choice for the Toronto International
Film Festival. |
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Maureen Welch plays the mother of Sophia
Loren in the movie Between Strangers with
Sophia Loren - the film is airing at TIFF. |
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Matthew Edison stars
in David Auburn's PROOF
at Canstage (Toronto) Sept 30 - Oct 26. Directed
by Martha Henry.
http://www.canstage.com/2002-2003/season/proof.asp
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Yeah, that's Maureen Welch in lots
of recent commercials: Clarica, Expedia.ca,
Advil, and RBC Financial. |
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Stephanie Moore has recent commercials
for Bell Express Vu and Ford. |
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And did you catch Duane Keogh
half-dressed in his latest Molson's commercial? |
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See Duane and The Town
Pants at Queen's University in Kingston
Sept 12, and in Toronto, Sept 18.
Duane is everywhere - checkout his schedule on
his web site: http://www.thetownpants.com/2.htm |
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Reminders:
Tyley Ross has the lead role in the Sondheim musical,
Merrily We Roll Along, playing until
October 26.
Tyley also plays Achillas in Shaw's Caesar
and Cleopatra until Oct 27, at the Shaw Festival.
Sarah McVie plays Cordelia in King
Lear at the Stratford Festival 'til
Nov 3.
And Sarah plays Drina in Peter Hinton's The
Swanne: George 111 throughout October, at the Festival. |
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Jessica Holmes is now writing a one-person
comedy show that she will take to Ottawa. |
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Watch The Holmes Show with
Jessica Holmes and Kurt Smeaton.
The comedy series begins Sept 24, 10:30 p.m.!
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Kathleen Cornish ( Mooky) is moving
on to Philadelphia and then to California with Cirque du
Soleil's Varekai. She is a hilarious part of a
fantastic show!! |
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Jim
McNabb's play Waiting in the Wings
opens at the Ottawa Little Theatre Sept. 16, and
runs for 3 weeks. |
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ADAM DENAULT, now at the HUMBER School of Comedy,
has his first show, 5 minutes long, October 1 at YukYuks
on Richmond and Duncan, Toronto. |
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RAD HAJDA has a show in Toronto, Sept. 12, 13,
14, 8pm. Mayhem Productions Presents: SAINTS SINS
AND CLOWNS
At Clown Hall- 68 Broadview 416-571-9416 |
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Catching up with REKHA SHAH - she is now 'Director
of Program Development' for Torstar Media Group. |
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In the past year, REKHA was an integral component
in Torstar's bid for the last conventional television
licences in the Toronto market. |
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REKHA'S children's television series, Benjamin's
Farm, has just been bought by the Knowledge
Network and is being distributed by Portfolio Entertainment.
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REKHA has travelled to Egypt, Yugoslavia, Italy
(twice), France, Los Angeles, New York, Las Vegas, UK...in the last
year |
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REKHA
is also on the Board of Directors of both COSTI and
Scarborough Women's Centre |
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ANDREW HENRY, at Concordia for Theatre, just played
chess with Hayden Christenson. Andrew says that, although the new
Darth Vader is a strong chess player, " it would seem the force
is strong with me... ( Andrew)" |
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PAUL
HOPKINS, a Casa Nova improv player, sends this news:
"I've been submitted into the Viewers' Choice Contest
that the Gemini Awards are holding this year: Gemini's
Hottest Star!
I want to get as many people as I can to vote for me." THE
PLACE TO VOTE IS: http://www.geminiawards.ca/stars/starpage3.htm
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FOR
everyone who knew Canterbury's BEAU DIXON - a new
CD is coming!!
Beau's new CD launch is at REVIVAL Music
Lounge, 783 College Street, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 9:30 pm. Doors
open at 9 pm
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DAVE PENDON has just moved to Vancouver... |
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LEVON HENDERSON has been accepted into the Vancouver
Film School. He will start his course in January. |
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