Whistler’s Upstairs,
995 Broadview Avenue at Mortimer

A night of short and sassy comedies and musical interludes

February 9 – 14, 2010

Whistler’s Upstairs,
995 Broadview Avenue at Mortimer

Tickets: $20

A night of short and sassy comedies and musical interludes featuring the talents of David Hein (co-creator of My Mother’s Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wedding), First Nations mezzo soprano Marion Newman, comedians Liam Doherty and June Morrow, jazz and musical theatre star Bremner Duthie, plus many more . . .

TORONTO, January 20, 2009 – Grab a friend, grab your ex, grab your mom or grab your sweetheart and head to No Sweetheart Required this February – a cabaret evening of short and sassy comedies and musical interludes featuring the comedic talents of MC Liam Doherty plus performers such as David Hein (co-creator of My Mother’s Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wedding), First Nations mezzo soprano Marion Newman, comedienne June Morrow, musical and jazz veteran Bremner Duthie and dancer Erin Cowan. The show’s theme is “Love…or the lack thereof” and it’s presented at Whistler’s Grille and Café, 995 Broadview Avenue at Pottery Road, from February 9 – 14 at 8 p.m. Call 416-653-5870 to book your tickets!

Billed as the budget-conscious Valentine’s alternative for people with or without sweethearts, No Sweetheart Required features four sassy, short plays interspersed with comedic and musical interludes. Laugh out loud to Waxing Lyrical by Brenda Somers, starring Lindsay Empringham; join Doug’s Party by Brent Barkley, featuring Greg Corkum, Elisabeth Feltaous, Derek Perks and Michael Posthumus; delight in the rivalries exposed in Flowers by RJ Downes, featuring Erin Jones and Greg Corkum; and watch the sparks fly in Nice To Meet You by Yael Sirlin, featuring Adam Brooks and Sarah Campbell. Directors include Pat McCarthy, Blake Thorne, Anne Harper and Barbara LaRose.

“You never know what you’ll experience at No Sweetheart Required – I played some new songs at NSR 2009, and later that year they were in a Mirvish musical! Can’t wait to come back this year!” – David Hein, co-creator, My Mother’s Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wedding.

Tickets for the show are $20, with a “Sweet Deal” of $10 offered on February 9th, and can be reserved by calling (416) 653-5870. Reservations for dinner at Whistler’s Grille and Cafe can be made by calling (416) 421-1344. No Sweetheart Required is a licensed event!

Cabbagetown Festival Children’s Show

Aladdin And His Magical Lamp At The 2009 Cabbagetown Festival

The Cabbagetown Theatre Company presents Aladdin And His Magical Lamp  from September 11 – 13 at the 2009 Cabbagetown Festival. It’s a raucously entertaining comedy for the whole family, featuring a boy named Aladdin and his outrageous mother, a magical genie, a demanding Princess, and an evil wizard with Simon Cowell-like tendencies.

Aladdin And His Magical Lamp will be presented at the Necropolis Chapel, 200 Winchester Street, just across from Riverdale Farm. Shows are scheduled for Friday, September 11 at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, September 12 and Sunday, September 13 at 12 noon, 1 p.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. Tickets are only $5.00 for both adults and children, and are available at the door. Shows run 30 minutes.

The show follows the adventures of the recently laid-off Aladdin, who at the prompting of his overbearing mother, takes a job with the evil Abanazer, who needs someone with a heart as pure as snow to enter a hidden cave and recover an enchanted lamp for him. There are encounters with a smart-talking Princess,  a domineering Genie and a magic carpet along the way, as this panto-style comedy prepares to delight audiences at this year’s Cabbagetown Festival.

Aladdin And His Magical Lamp was adapted from the fairy tale and directed by Kim Sprenger. It features the talents of returning Festival favourites Basil Tamkei as Aladdin, Wendy Akerboom as the Widow Twankey, David Occhipinti as Abanazer The Wizard and Michelle Fukes as Princess Jasmine and The Genie.

Next Cabbagetown Festival Children’s Production coming September 10, 11 and 12, 2010.