These guys would have definitely been the in the running for Big Brother Canada because they’re obviously super fascinating and not at all stuffy. (Plus, we’re pretty sure at least one of them knows how to juggle.)
David Mirvish has announced that the Princess of Wales Theatre will be torn down to make way for some fancy Frank Gehry-designed project that will include a new campus for the OCAD University, a new public art gallery called the Mirvish Collection and, yes, condos. So is this good news for Toronto or is the loss of the Princess of Wales a tragedy worthy of Shakespeare?
Rare is the concert that offers the perfect marriage of venue and performer, but Saturday night’s Ben Harper show at Massey Hall came close. The 118-year-old “Old Lady of Shuter Street,” which Harper referred to at one point during his two-hour-plus set as “one of the most beautiful music halls anywhere in the world,” provided the ideal atmosphere for the eclectic musician’s spontaneity and crowd interaction.
Before Nuit Blanche, there was this. And only this.
Back in 2005, I waitressed at the Comedy Cellar, a 150-seat comedy club in New York’s West Village, where a red-haired, goateed, portly comedian performed regularly. But thanks to belligerent customers and my poor serving skills, I hardly paid attention to his act. Well, the hefty ginger and I were reunited last night, along with 3,000 people, at the Sony Centre. But this time I did pay attention to Louis C.K.
It might seem perfectly normal to cast dogs in musicals these days, but if history has taught us anything, it’s that dogs can be total prima donnas when it comes to fame and fortune (and fancy cars).
Earlier this year, I rather shamelessly auditioned for The Bachelor Canada. Sadly, I didn’t make the top 25. I guess my having never dated Kris Humphries (thankfully) nor having a water-cooler-worthy occupation like a strip club server or pastor didn’t pass the litmus test of reality TV coolness. Ah well. Jocks don’t really do it for me anyway. Sorry, Brad Smith.
Have electronics replaced social skills?
Photographer Ajani Charles had an affinity for the arts from an early age.
If you want to land yourself a job in the world of acting, make sure you look good standing in the lunch queue. That, at least, is if the career of Richmond Hill actress Italia Ricci is anything to go by.
It is an event that night owls and art connoisseurs circled on their calendars months in advance. Nuit Blanche (Sept. 29) will once again offer free art installations across downtown Toronto from Saturday night (starting at 7:03 p.m.) to sunrise on Sunday morning. You never really know the highlights of the event until you see them for yourself, but Geoffrey Pugen’s installation (100 Queen St. W.) and Yves Caizergues’ Green Invaders (150 King St. W.) look like standouts.
REPORT CARD STUDENT: Bronwyn Cosgrave GRADUATED: Leaside High School, 1984 BEST SUBJECTS: English, History WORST SUBJECT: Math CURRENT JOB: Writer, 007 exhibit curator A flair for fashion has always been a forte of Bronwyn Cosgrave’s, the woman behind this month’s Designing 007: 50 Years of Bond Style exhibit at the TIFF Bell … Continued
