BEST OF EDMONTON THEATRE 2019: A Good Year
There were north of 15 live productions on Edmonton stages in November 2019 alone. A highly unscientific survey of local Artistic Directors suggests that Edmonton audiences are ignoring our seemingly endless economic difficulties, and continuing to support live theatre. In short, it’s been a good year. Here are some of the highlights: Best Production: Drama […]
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Thread count: 1,000 Read a second comic: Bill Benson asks: What did you get for Christmas?
SOCIAL MEDIA HAPPENINGS
Happy Boxing Day! Read another comic: Bob the Angry Flower has goods for sale:
Best Of Edmonton 2019 – Top 10 Albums
The local music scene continues to see deep wells of talent across the spectrum of genres, from folk to metal to punk to indie. Some genres have defacto leaders, others coalesce around a few bands, and others still have a bevy of grand projects orbiting their sphere. While any year-end listing of albums or music […]
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Walloping web snappers! READ ANOTHER COMIC: A cheery Christmas message in End of the Earth: One More COMIC: Bill Benson prepares to get blasted:
SOCIAL MEDIA HAPPENINGS
We’re obsessed with it. NEXT COMIC: Bob the Angry Flower is everyone’s favourite movie critic: READ ANOTHER COMIC: A little time off celebration in End of the Earth:
End of the Earth
I suppose you’ll be wanting the whole day off. NEXT COMIC: Bill Benson throws a Christmas party: Read a THIRD Comic: Suspension of disbelief in Bob the Angry Flower:
REVIEW: Oklahoma! Oklahoma!
It was cool in New York on March 13th back in 1943. Over at the St. James Theater, a musical from the new writing team of Rogers and Hammerstein called Oklahoma! was opening. Right off the head, a laconic cowboy named Curly saunters to the front of the stage, plants his feet and sings, “There’s […]
ESO to use FORCE in Music of Star Wars
It can be argued that John Williams’ brilliant scores for the Star Wars movies will one day be remembered as widely as Beethoven’s Fifth, The Magic Flute, or even Adagio in G Minor – if they aren’t already. There is a great disturbance in the Force over the impending concerts by the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, […]
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Waiting for the donkey alien NEXT COMIC: Sharing Christmas on social media in End of the Earth: Read a THIRD COMIC: Bill Benson gives a new spin to the top 10 albums game:
SOCIAL MEDIA HAPPENINGS
Isn’t vinyl made from oil? Read ANOTHER COMIC: Bob the Angry Flower makes First Contact: THIRD COMIC: Seasonal selfie soiree in End of the Earth:
End of the Earth
He’s not technically a Boomer. Read a SECOND COMIC: Bill Benson blows through his stack: THIRD comic: Bob the Angry Flower meets life from another planet:
