Stratford Festival Reviews » A Funny Thing Happened…

The Hit of Stratford’s Summer

Keith — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:45:11 +0000

Johnson raves about Bruce Dow but includes the supporting cast who do a great job with this broad comedy. He gives kudos to Dan Chameroy and one of Stratford's great veteran actors, Stephen Ouimette who he suggests deserves "top billing." You can get $25 tickets from the Stratford Festival.

Stratford musicals become a mini-Sondheim festival

Keith — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:25:28 +0000

Kuchwara reviews both Sondheim productions and adds to the the growing group of critics championing Statford's W.S.S. over Broadway's. "Jennifer Rias... makes you almost forget Karen Olivo's fiery, Tony-winning interpretation of the role, the best thing about the New York revival.

Stratford Festival musicals top the Bard in a topsy-turvy year

Keith — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 13:07:02 +0000

"[Chilina] Kennedy (who can also do comedy) is at the core of McAnuff’s laugh-a-second [show]... the genial Bruce Dow (a Canadian Nathan Lane, only sweeter) and the hilarious “Slings and Arrows” star Stephen Ouimette, race from gag to gag"

On the way to the Forum, McAnuff lets his sillies out

Keith — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:42:02 +0000

Nestruck has an eye for details, read it before you see the show. "Chameroy was my personal favourite, positively Shatneresque as the self-regarding Miles Gloriosus...[Chilina Kennedy] has a particular knack for broad comedy parts like Philia; she's a scream.

What happens here is really funny

Keith — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:24:39 +0000

"The pace never lets up and neither do the laughs. This Forum is indeed something terrific."

There’s comedy tonight in Stratford

Keith — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:21:05 +0000

Coulbourne enjoys Chilina Kennedy again: "There's something magical in the loopy chemistry between Nadajewski and Kennedy (who follows her West Side Story rendition of I Feel Pretty with an equally memorable rendition of Lovely here without missing a beat)"

Exceptional cast

Keith — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:52:00 +0000

"Forum is one of those productions you can sit back, shift into auto-pilot and let the cast whisk you away to a bounty of laughter."

An anarchic yukfest

Keith — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 20:28:49 +0000

"Credit director Des McAnuff, Stratford’s Tony-winning artistic director, for the precisioned timing and flawless choreography that breathes vibrant life into what could easily have been a convoluted quagmire..."

A Funny Thing Happened…

Keith — Wed, 27 May 2009 17:45:40 +0000