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NCPR News Theatre Review: "Souvenir" at Vermont Stage Company 01/29/10
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Carl J. Danielsen as Cosme McMoon and Nancy Johnston as Florence Foster Jenkins. Photo by Lindsay Raymondjack.
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Souvenir is running at Vermont Stage Company in the FlynnSpace through February 7 and at the Town Hall Theater in Middlebury February 11-13. Resident theatre critic Connie Meng was at the opening night and has this review. More...
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NCPR News Theatre Review: "Mother Courage and Her Children" at the NAC 01/19/10
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Tanja Jacobs as Mother Courage, Jani Lauzon as Yvette
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Mother Courage and Her Children runs at the NAC in Ottawa through January 30. Resident theatre critic Connie Meng was at the opening night and has this review. More...
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NCPR News Theatre Review: "Bash'd! A Gay Rap Opera" at GCTC 01/18/10
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Bash'd! A Gay Rap Opera runs at GCTC in Ottawa through January 31. Resident theatre critic Connie Meng was at the opening night and has this review. More...
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NCPR News Theatre Review: "A Christmas Carol" at the NAC 12/14/09
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Stephen Ouimette as Ebenezer Scrooge. Photo: Andrée Lanthier
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A Christmas Carol is running at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa through December 26. Resident theatre critic Connie Meng was at the opening night and has this review. More...
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NCPR News Theatre Review: "The Children's Republic" at GCTC 11/09/09
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Children’s Republic – Children’s Court (l-r): Hannah Kaya, Louis Sobol, Paul Rainville, Luke Letourneau, Kate Hurman, Juliana Krajcovic, Adrien Pyke, Leah Morris. GCTC's "The Children's Republic" by Hannah Moscovitch, directed by Janet Irwin. Set and costumes design by Camellia Koo; Lighting design by Jock Munro. Photo by Alan Dean
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The Children's Republic has opened at the Great Canadian Theatre Company in Ottawa, running through November 22. Resident theatre critic Connie Meng was at the opening night and has this review. More...
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NCPR News Theatre Review: "Picasso at the Lapin Agile" at Syracuse Stage 10/26/09
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Joseph Midyett as Picasso, Michael Tisdale as Freddy, Matt Harrington as Einstein. Photo: T. Charles Erickson.
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Picasso at the Lapin Agile has opened the season at Syracuse Stage and runs through November 1. Resident theatre critic Connie Meng was at a recent performance and has this review. More...
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NCPR News Theatre Review: "The Drowsy Chaperone" at the National Arts Centre 10/20/09
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The musical THE DROWSY CHAPERONE has opened the season for the English Theatre at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa running through October 31. Resident theatre critic Connie Meng was at the opening night and has this review. More...
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NCPR News Theatre Review: "Letter from Wingfield Farm" at the 1000 Islands Playhouse 10/16/09
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Letter from Wingfield Farm, part one of The Wingfield Trilogy is playing at the 1000 Islands Playhouse in rep with parts two and three through November 7. Resident theatre critic Connie Meng was at the opening night and has this review. More...
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NCPR News Theatre Review: "OPUS" at Vermont Stage 10/09/09
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Wayne Tetrick (Elliot), Craig Maravich (Alan), Jack Bradt (Carl) and
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Vermont Stage in Burlington has opened their season with a production of the new play OPUS. Resident theatre critic Connie Meng was at the opening night and has this review. OPUS runs in the FlynnSpace through October 25. More...
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NCPR News Theatre Review: "The Syringa Tree" at GCTC 09/21/09
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The Great Canadian Theatre Company has opened their season with The Syringa Tree running through October 4. Resident theatre critic Connie Meng was at the opening night and has this review. More...
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January 21, 2010 | NPR· A new theater production Hope: The Obama Musical Story opened this week in Frankfurt, Germany. It tells the story, in song and dance, of America's first black president. It is likely to be a big success in a country where President Obama is still immensely popular.
 
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Connie Meng reviews professional theatre performances in northern New York, northwestern Vermont and southeastern Ontario.

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Regional Professional Theatre

1/27-2/14 The Price, Syracuse Stage, Syracuse
2/11-2/13Souvenir, Town Hall Theater, Middlebury
2/17-3/14 Mrs. Dexter and Her Daily, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
2/24-3/14 Lookingglass Alice, Syracuse Stage, Syracuse
3/2-3/21 Blood Claat: One Ooman Story, Great Canadian Theatre Co., Ottawa
3/10-3/28 Shipwrecked, Vermont Stage Company, Burlington
3/23-4/3 Where the Blood Mixes, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
3/24-4/11 Almost, Maine, Syracuse Stage, Syracuse


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