Blue Monday Cabaret Mon Jan 20, 7:30-9:30pm The Carleton, 1685 Argyle Street $15/$20 On the iconic cover of Blue, Joni Mitchell’s eyes are closed and she appears to be either mid-song or mid-cry. The cover, like the album itself, evokes such sadness and longing and has been one of the most enduring heartbreak albums since […]
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“Should we go on? Yeah, let’s go on”: Shakespeare By The Sea and Zuppa Theatre in conversation
Zuppa Theatre’s 20th anniversary bash featuring Pop-Up Love Party Friday, April 20, 7pm Murphy’s Restaurant, 1751 Lower Water Street $25-$40 25 Years by The Sea Wednesday, April 25, 6:30pm Halifax Central Library, 5440 Spring Garden Road $25 This week, two Halifax theatre companies are celebrating milestones: Shakespeare By The Sea—founded in 1994 by Elizabeth Murphy […]
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Hello City’s local flavours
Hello City w/Stewart Legere Thursday, January 11, 7:30pm The Bus Stop Theatre, 2203 Gottingen Street pwyc Love it or hate it, Halifax isn’t going anywhere. So why not rejoice and commiserate together through the art of theatre and storytelling? If that sounds appealing, the new monthly improv show Hello City aims to highlight the Haligonian […]
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The year in music
Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals at Halifax Jazz Festival Watching Anderson .Paak, one of the hottest current R&B artists, alternate between jumping around the stage to hyping the crowd from behind a drum kit seemed too good to actually be happening in Halifax. The crowd ate it up, singing along with every word and […]
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Review: Kim Harris, Stewart Legere, Tyler Messick at HUFF
Tyler Messick and Virgil Muir were a great start to the third night of HUFF. Stewart Legere was the next to take the stage and his set was comprised of beautiful songs and excellent anecdotes. He played songs from his latest release, Quiet the Station (recorded at Village Sound), which he describes as “a great […]
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Oh so Quiet
Stewart Legere album release Wednesday, April 19, 7:30pm The Seahorse Tavern, 2037 Gottingen St. $20/$25 tickethalifax.com Stewart Legere walks in the side door of Tom’s Little Havana on Dresden Row wearing a mix of denim and leather, taking off tortoise-shell sunglasses to reveal blue eyes sparkling with excitement—and for good reason. The multi-disciplinary artist is […]
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Best Male Theatre Actor
Gold Winner Stewart Legere Silver Winner Jeremy Webb Bronze Winner Rhys Bevan-John The always-busy Stewart Legere is checking in from the final rehearsals for I Am My Own Wife, the Shakespeare By The Sea production he’s starring in this week. “Halifax likes me best when I’m #anyonebutstewart,” he jokes. This year included a performance in […]
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All the world’s a Stages
Eastern Front Theatre’s 22nd annual Stages Theatre Festival kicks off June 17 under artistic director and festival curator Charlie Rhindress. Stages strives to present myriad “exceptional Atlantic Canadian Theatre” from beloved veterans and up-and-coming artists alike at venues across Halifax and Dartmouth. The festival name, beyond alluding to the theatre, emphasizes how the range of […]
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Hello IDOW, goodbye Ramblers?
It’s day one of In the Dead of Winter fest 2012 (well yesterday was, but I missed Shawn Colvin, who I hear played both Sunny Came Home AND her song from The Simpsons) and I’ve already experienced my seasonal affective disorder/folk music induced emotional rollercoaster. Kev Corbett was taking the stage when I hunted down […]
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Breaking news: CBC’s Mainstreet discusses the Atlantic Fringe Fest issue with Ken Pinto and Stewart Legere
Stewart Legere (Zuppa Theatre, The Safety Position) and Ken Pinto made an appearance on CBC‘s Mainstreet to talk with host Stephanie Domet about today’s announcement that the Atlantic Fringe Festival will be put on hold for up to two years while Pinto works on the Titanic 100 project. Legere was able to express many concerns […]
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Thom Pain is absolutely brilliant
Thom Pain needs a hug, and most of the audience would like to give it to him. He also needs a kick in the ass, and it seems like there’d be a lot of volunteers for that, too. For Thom Pain, as written by Will Eno and performed by Stewart Legere, is both a wounded […]
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Get into The Safety Position’s new play, Thom Pain
It’s no coincidence that Halifax actor Stewart Legere starred in two of my favourite plays from the past year—-Angels and Heroes’ production of Fewer Emergencies and Zuppa Circus’ gorgeous pop-fantasy Poor Boy. So I was pretty excited to hear that he’s formed a new theatre company, The Safety Position, with Tyler Foley and Lee-Anne Poole—-two […]