Director Sarina Condello of the Big Little Caravan of Joy and I, with our fiercely talent musical director, Donavon NeLabat, have cooked up a different kind of show for this year.
THIS THING CALLED LOVE is an awesome musical night that looks at all kinds of love. Just in time for Valentine’s Day, it features a cast of 45 performers from the Bedford Park Players and Summerhill player communities. The killer Heavyweights Brass Band, with their funky, get-up-and-dance sound, will be backing us up, along with our great house band, Ghanian drumming legend Kwasi Dunyo, and Cuban rap star Ogguere.
Tickets are still available (password is love2020) on Event Brite! Please come and see the show! Located at Daniels Spectrum in downtown Toronto, it starts at 7:30 pm. Get there early for good seats!
One of my favourite parts of co-producing this show has been choosing the songs with Sarina. Constantly curating, I already have a big file of possibilities for next year’s musical production. This year, you’ll hear lots of Motown hits with big brass and a few surprising twists on favourites, plus some great choreographed dance numbers.
Inspired by an extraordinary French Canadian show called Les 7 Doigts, our big little show includes personal monologues about all aspects of love — parental, new, quixotic, unrequited, angry, and yearning… — by many of our cast members. In the last rehearsal, I cried three times, they were so moving!
I count myself lucky to be able to create year-long with my friend Sarina for a hobby, and to sing and be silly with the best group of humans in Toronto. And it’s all for the kids!
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