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Rural Arts Project

A Comedy of Tenors
THE GROVE HALL’S NEWEST

COMEDY SENSATION

Mona ROCHON
Last weekend was the first of three for the
new Rural Arts Project presentation. The cast
is currently presenting A Comedy of Tenors,
Ken Ludwig’s sequel to his Tony-winning
play Lend me a Tenor.

Featuring Christopher Crilly, Connor Stacey,
Iris Delagrange, Tina Tucker Bye, Jérémie Roy,
Howard Welburn and, in her theatrical debut,
Alla Buskin, this slapstick comedy earns more
than just a few laughs.

The actors, all of them local talents, are
superb. Howard Welburn’s switching between
his two characters is flawless. Also impressive
is the three tenors’ ability to actually sing.

This play is about producer Henry Saunders
trying to put together the opera show of the
century, with the help of his assistant turned
son-in-law Max. In the few hours before the
start of the show, the main attraction, Tito
Mirelli, quits after finding out his wife Maria is
cheating on him with his stage rival Carlo
Nucci. The same Carlo who wishes to marry
Tito and Maria’s daughter Mimi. From there,
everything starts to spiral out of control for Howard Welburn, Iris Delagrange and Jérémie Roy February 21, 2018
Saunders and his whipping-boy Max.
research in order to make sure the songs were scratch. Menus will vary from weekend to
representative of the era. weekend. Upon reservation, you may indicate
After many twists in the plot, many
if you have dietary restrictions. A vegan as
misunderstandings and mix-ups, all is well
The Friday and Saturday performances are well as a gluten-free menu is available.
that ends well. This is a comedy, after all!
in a dinner-theatre format with a four-course
meal, and a dessert is served during intermis- The show will be presented again on
A Whole Paris Experience
sion in the Sunday matinee. Catering is pro- February 23, 24 and 25, and on March 2, 3 and The Southwest News
To add to the experience, and since the play
vided by Chef Annie, and also follows the 4. Be sure to call the Grove hall for reservations
is set in 1930s Paris, spectators were greeted
Parisian theme. We were present for the mati- at 514 791-5100, or visit https://www.brown-
with a musical presentation. Local musician
nee, and were treated to a mouth-watering papertickets.com/event/3218016 to purchase
Pierre Lachance provided the entertainment
brownie and cheese mousse topped with tickets online. The cost of tickets is $45 per per-
before the show as well as during the inter-
whipped cream. The food is prepared on the son for the dinner theatre, and $20 per person
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same day using only fresh ingredients, from for the matinee. n
some jazz standards. Mr. Lachance did a lot of