Horizon
Stage Presents ACEproductions: End of the
Rainbow on Wednesday, October 11
There are moments in the
theatre when you lean forward in your seat with shivers down your spine and
realize there is nowhere on earth you’d rather be! End of The Rainbow is a true account of Judy Garland’s twilight
years; an all-too-mortal goddess on the eve of her destruction revealed in a
way seldom found in the tabloids. See that perilous bipolar energy that so
often animates great performers. Touch this woman at your own risk - she burns.
Every chapter of Judy’s history is alive; she is foul-mouthed, flirtatious,
erotic, childlike, unedited, manipulative, and supremely self-conscious as she
makes both love and war with her keepers. She has a strong sense of herself as
a human tragedy on a world stage, but her sense of humour, and the absurdity of
it all, is just as sharp and appallingly funny, and then…she sings! And all
those disparate elements coalesce into a coherent riveting whole.
Written by Peter Quilter and directed by Claude
Giroux, ACEproductions: End of the
Rainbow is the Canadian premier production of a show that was a huge hit on Broadway and in London’s West End. This Canadian cast is led by award-winning Vancouver singer and actress Janet Gigliotti as Judy Garland, along with Jeffery
Hoffman, Gordon Roberts, Matthew Simmons and Robin Clegg. After successful runs
at Jericho Arts Centre and the Deep Cove Shaw Theatre in Vancouver the company
is excited to bring their show to Alberta where they will make a stop at
Horizon Stage in Spruce Grove on Wednesday, October 11, at 7:30 p.m.
ACEproductions
was formed in 2003 by Damon Calderwood and Gordon Roberts to present the best
small cast plays and musicals with the intention of creating an ongoing touring
company using the finest professional talent available. They are a
not-for-profit society with a mandate to reach communities and audiences that
do not receive regular touring live theatre.
Electrifying, intense, and real, ACEproductions: End of the Rainbow will leave you
breathless. It is must-see theatre for Judy Garland fans but due to the adult
nature of its content it is not recommended for anyone under the age of 14. Tickets
are $35 for Adults and $30 for Students and Seniors and may be purchased at the City Hall Ticket Centre (315 Jespersen
Ave), by phone at 780-962-8995 or 1-888-655-9090, and online at ticketpro.ca.
"It is Gigliotti leading
the entire production with a voluminous voice and verve."
- Sharon DeMarko Gordon, Downtowner
“Gigliotti is petite, but has
big pipes and she delivers more than twenty classics including The Trolley
Song, For Me and My Gal, Come Rain or Come Shine, Just In Time, You Made Me
Love You and, of course, Over The Rainbow.”
- Jo Ledingham, Theatre Reviews
“What a great voice this Gigliotti has!
Gigliotti’s voice is sultry and beautiful. Judy Garland would be proud to know
that this lady would play the role of Judy one day.”
Karen Fitzgibbon, Review Vancouver
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