Entries from Torontoist tagged with 'goodmorning'
March 8, 2008
Boozy Suzy is the undisputed champion of the Pillow Fight League. When she’s not downing beers, she’s downing opponents with her dreaded hammer fist. Boozy Suzy is also Suzanne Carte-Blanchenot, an event coordinator who has been involved with the Pillow Fight League since its inception. She has watched the girls-only league grow from a local curiosity to an international sensation that has been covered by Anderson Cooper 360º, Good Morning America, and ESPN: The......
Continue Reading "Tall Poppy Interview: Boozy Suzy"April 29, 2007
When people first hear the words "Professional Pillow Fight League," they often conjure images of jello-wrestling and hair pulling. However, if you've ever been to a Pillow Fight League event, you know that the fights are real, they're violent, and they're bloody entertaining. The Pillow Fight League, also known as the PFL, has been performing around Toronto since last year. They gained international attention in January when they fought for two nights in New York......
Continue Reading "This Ain't No Slumber Party"February 2, 2007
It was the audition tape that has every struggling actor quaking with jealousy. As we revealed on Wednesday, the YouTube bride-from-hell was actually local actress Jodi Behan, who participated in what was later found to be a brilliant viral marketing campaign for Sunsilk hair products orchestrated by Toronto marketing agency Capital C. Our contacts were suspiciously cagey once the cover was blown while the fake wedding party continued to play their parts. We now......
Continue Reading "It's a Nice Day for a Hoax Wedding"April 18, 2006
We finally got around to seeing CanStage's anachronistic (and possibly mid-life crisis-induced) production of Hair last night. As the photos in the adverts promise, the cast is young, gorgeous, and sometimes scantily clad. The tagline in the adverts ("Now More Than Ever") is less accurate, however. Hair is very much a product of its time, a reaction to the draft and the Vietnam War, and a celebration of the free-lovin' hippy lifestyle. And while there......
Continue Reading "Long, Confusing Hair"August 19, 2005
The good people at Nightwood Theatre bring us the 22nd incarnation of the Groundswell festival, a works-in-progress festival of both established and up-and-coming lady playwrights. Nightwood has long been turning out extraordinary talent (Ann-Marie MacDonald's classic Goodnight Desdemona, Good Morning Juliet was developed by Nightwood way back in the day), and this upcoming week of readings at the Distillery is sure to be fascinating, and a pay-what-you-can bargain. The week kicks off Sunday afternoon at......
Continue Reading "New Plays are 'Swell"