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The Musical Stage Company (formerly Acting Up Stage Company) & Canadian Stage present the Toronto premiere of Sharron Matthews’ dynamite cabaret GIRL CRUSH, fresh off its highly acclaimed runs in New York City and Calgary. GIRL CRUSH will play for one night only at Toronto’s High Park Amphitheatre on July 24, 2017 at 8 PM.
Sharron Matthews has been lauded not only for her cabaret work (named "Best of the Fest" two years running by the Scotsman Newspaper at the Edinburgh Fringe) but also for her celebration of her own shape and form. Sharron developed the ground-breaking body and life celebrating cabaret GIRL CRUSH that premiered in April 2017 with a three-week run at Calgary’s Lunch Box Theatre.
GIRL CRUSH weaves the re-imagined music of well-known artists including Kim Carnes, The Police, Blondie, Rick Springfield, Beyoncé, and Cyndi Lauper into relatable tales of heartbreak, obsession, awe, and love. This inspiring and hysterical musical journey is a moving cabaret tour de force.
GIRL CRUSH creator and star Sharron Matthews says,“GIRL CRUSH is a cabaret with a song and a story for everyone, it is a cabaret that will awaken your heart and mind...it is a cabaret that is filled with some of your favourite songs as you have never heard them before. I can’t wait to finally bring this show to Toronto and couldn’t be more excited to do so at the High Park Amphitheatre.”
The Musical Stage Company Artistic Director Mitchell Marcus says, “What could be better than an al fresco evening with the ‘Canadian Goddess of Cabaret’? I am thrilled to be working with Canadian Stage to present Sharron Matthew's GIRL CRUSH in the High Park Amphitheatre, home to Shakespeare in High Park, a uniquely Torontonian and warmly welcoming venue. Sharron is an infectious performer with a gift for weaving song and storytelling into a highly engaging and very moving experience. GIRL CRUSH is a hilarious and deeply resonant experience and I am so delighted that Toronto audiences will finally get to see what audiences in New York and Calgary have been raving about.”
Tickets:
Tickets are $30 (Artsworker/Students: $20). Tickets are available by phone at 416.368.3110, online at www.canadianstage.com, or in person at the Canadian Stage box office. This is a General Admission event.
Girl Crush
Created & Performed by: Sharron Matthews
Musician: Kevin Ramessar
Creative Consultant: Mark Bellamy
Arrangements: Wayne Gwillim
Developed, in part, with Lunchbox Theatre in Calgary, AB
Co-Presented by The Musical Stage Company & Canadian Stage
Running time: 60 minutes, no intermission
Facebook: @MusicalStageCo @cdnstage
Twitter/Instagram: @MusicalStageCo @canadianstage
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Photo: Sharron Matthews.
2017-07-11
Toronto: The Musical Stage Company and Canadian Stage present Sharron Matthews' "Girl Crush"July 24