Welcome back to the 51st episode of The Cup which is our a weekly (give or take, TBD, these are unprecedented times) performing arts talk show presented by Cup of Hemlock Theatre. The theatres may be closed, but art finds a way to survive! For the time being on this podcast we are rereleasing our past reviews, interviews, roundtables, and duet reviews in remastered audio only versions so you can take your CoH content on the go! For our 51st episode we continue to branch out our review series beyond the Stratford Festival and onto other productions. In this episode we discussed the National Theatre’s 2017 production of Tony Kushner’s Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes, Part One: Millennium Approaches, directed by Marianne Elliott, starring Andrew Garfield in the role of Prior Walter and Nathan Lane as Roy Cohn.

Watch the play on NTatHome (subscription needed): https://www.ntathome.com/angels-in-america-part-one-millenium-approaches

Cup of Hemlock Theatre is a Toronto-based performing arts collective dedicated to staging works that examine the moral quandaries of the human experience. With an inquisitive compass, we aim to provide audiences the space to retrace their personal stories and navigate their individual ideologies.

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Mackenzie Horner (Before the Downbeat: A Musical Podcast) – Instagram/Facebook: BeforetheDownbeat

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Graeme McClelland – Instagram: instagraeme999 // Facebook: Graeme McClelland // Email: [email protected]  

Alicia Plummer – Instagram: itisaliciaplummer // TikTok: hialiciabyealicia // YouTube: Alicia Onlineee: https://bit.ly/3vMCDO5 

Autumn Smith – Instagram: autumndmsmith // Facebook: Autumn Smith // Instagram/Facebook: littlewoodsmith // http://www.littlewoodsmith.com/Instagram/Facebook: timberbeastproductions

Welcome back to the 50th episode of The Cup which is our a weekly (give or take, TBD, these are unprecedented times) performing arts talk show presented by Cup of Hemlock Theatre. The theatres may be closed, but art finds a way to survive! For the time being on this podcast we are rereleasing our past reviews, interviews, roundtables, and duet reviews in remastered audio only versions so you can take your CoH content on the go! For our extra special 50th episode we are doing a follow review to one of our most popular episodes The Nutcracker by discussing the Royal Ballet’s 2017 production of Tchaikovsky’s, Sleeping Beauty, choreographed by Marius Petipa, conducted by Koen Kessels, and starring Marianela Nuñez in the role of Princess Aurora.

Watch the play on BroadwayHD (subscription needed):  https://www.broadwayhd.com/movies/AXMGebsPcMKLgL1nBMJS?display=poster

Cup of Hemlock Theatre is a Toronto-based performing arts collective dedicated to staging works that examine the moral quandaries of the human experience. With an inquisitive compass, we aim to provide audiences the space to retrace their personal stories and navigate their individual ideologies.

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Mackenzie Horner (Before the Downbeat: A Musical Podcast) – Instagram/Facebook: BeforetheDownbeat

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Alicia Plummer – Instagram: itisaliciaplummer // TikTok: hialiciabyealicia // YouTube: Alicia Onlineee: https://bit.ly/2S7DHgs  

Emma Kerson – Website: emmakerson.ca // Instagram: eksk // Academic Profile: https://bit.ly/3fsONVl  

Anna Paliy – Website: https://ampart.wixsite.com/research // Instagram: rococompost // Academic Profile: https://bit.ly/3eXTeZb // Her performance reviews can be found at www.thedancecurrent.com/ and www.briband.com/

Welcome back to the 49th episode of The Cup which is our a weekly (give or take, TBD, these are unprecedented times) performing arts talk show presented by Cup of Hemlock Theatre. The theatres may be closed, but art finds a way to survive! For the time being on this podcast we are rereleasing our past reviews, interviews, roundtables, and duet reviews in remastered audio only versions so you can take your CoH content on the go! For our 49th episode we return to the Stratford Festival and discuss 2019 production of Henry VIII, directed by Martha Henry, starring Jonathan Goad in the title role. On this panel, we have the added pleasure of being joined by, not one, but TWO wonderful performers from the Stratford stage: Irene Poole (who played Queen Katherine), and Tim Campbell (who played the Duke of Buckingham).  

Watch the play on Cineplex (payment needed): https://store.cineplex.com/Product/henry-viii

Cup of Hemlock Theatre is a Toronto-based performing arts collective dedicated to staging works that examine the moral quandaries of the human experience. With an inquisitive compass, we aim to provide audiences the space to retrace their personal stories and navigate their individual ideologies.

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Mackenzie Horner (Before the Downbeat: A Musical Podcast) – Instagram/Facebook: BeforetheDownbeat

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Tim Campbell – Facebook: Tim Campbell //Instagram: timothydccampbell //   

Irene Poole – Facebook: Irene Poole //Instagram: irenejpoole// Twitter: @labradame  

Jillian Robinson – Instagram: jillian.robinson96

Welcome back to the 48th episode of The Cup which is our a weekly (give or take, TBD, these are unprecedented times) performing arts talk show presented by Cup of Hemlock Theatre. The theatres may be closed, but art finds a way to survive! For the time being on this podcast we are rereleasing our past reviews, interviews, roundtables, and duet reviews in remastered audio only versions so you can take your CoH content on the go! For our 48th episode we continue to branch out our review series beyond the Stratford Festival and onto other productions. In this Duet Review enjoy an in-depth discussion of Dr. Seuss’s The Lorax, as it was recently presented in the Old Vic: In Camera series. Once again, join Ryan Borochovitz and Aisling “Aly” Murphy, as this time they discuss adaptation dramaturgy, the joys of puppetry, the development of the environmental movement since the early 1970s.

Cup of Hemlock Theatre is a Toronto-based performing arts collective dedicated to staging works that examine the moral quandaries of the human experience. With an inquisitive compass, we aim to provide audiences the space to retrace their personal stories and navigate their individual ideologies.

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Aisling Murphy – Instagram: aly_murph // Website: aislingmurphy.ca

Ryan Borochovitz – [Just send all that love to CoH instead; he won’t mind!]

Welcome back to the 47th episode of The Cup which is our a weekly (give or take, TBD, these are unprecedented times) performing arts talk show presented by Cup of Hemlock Theatre. The theatres may be closed, but art finds a way to survive! For the time being on this podcast we are rereleasing our past reviews, interviews, roundtables, and duet reviews in remastered audio only versions so you can take your CoH content on the go! For our 47th episode we continue our artist interview with veteran composer and sound designer, Michael Roth. Enjoy as Mackenzie and Michael this time talk about some of Michael's favourite numbers from his illustrious career, with deep-diving insights into the nuts and bots of these compositions.

Check out the web opera at –https://www.thewebopera.com/

Cup of Hemlock Theatre is a Toronto-based performing arts collective dedicated to staging works that examine the moral quandaries of the human experience. With an inquisitive compass, we aim to provide audiences the space to retrace their personal stories and navigate their individual ideologies.

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Welcome back to the 46th episode of The Cup which is our a weekly (give or take, TBD, these are unprecedented times) performing arts talk show presented by Cup of Hemlock Theatre. The theatres may be closed, but art finds a way to survive! For the time being on this podcast we are rereleasing our past reviews, interviews, roundtables, and duet reviews in remastered audio only versions so you can take your CoH content on the go! For our 46th episode we have a new artist interview. This particular conversation was hosted by our Marketing Manager Mackenzie and the artist who took on the hot seat was veteran composer and sound designer, Michael Roth. Enjoy as these two talk about Michael's an illustrious career of writing music for theatre and film.

Here are the links to the clips we discussed in this episode... 

Michael’s thoughts on working with Zero Mostel – https://bit.ly/3wSyER5 

KYRIE MERCY ANA M featuring Alice Ripley – https://bit.ly/3e3ZFrY  

Henry IV Tom Hanks Opening – https://bit.ly/3tlPTrO

Cup of Hemlock Theatre is a Toronto-based performing arts collective dedicated to staging works that examine the moral quandaries of the human experience. With an inquisitive compass, we aim to provide audiences the space to retrace their personal stories and navigate their individual ideologies.

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Follow Michael at his Personal Website –https://bit.ly/3digLn8

Welcome back to the 45th episode of The Cup which is our a weekly (give or take, TBD, these are unprecedented times) performing arts talk show presented by Cup of Hemlock Theatre. The theatres may be closed, but art finds a way to survive! For the time being on this podcast we are rereleasing our past reviews, interviews, roundtables, and duet reviews in remastered audio only versions so you can take your CoH content on the go! For our 45th episode we continue to branch out our review series beyond the Stratford Festival and onto other productions. In this episode we discussed the 2010 Regent Park Open Air Theatre’s production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s musical, Into the Woods, directed by Timothy Sheader, starring Hannah Waddingham as the Witch.

Watch the play on BroadwayHD (subscription needed):  https://www.broadwayhd.com/movies/AXMGebsPcMKLgL1nBMJS?display=poster

Cup of Hemlock Theatre is a Toronto-based performing arts collective dedicated to staging works that examine the moral quandaries of the human experience. With an inquisitive compass, we aim to provide audiences the space to retrace their personal stories and navigate their individual ideologies.

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Mackenzie Horner (Before the Downbeat: A Musical Podcast) – Instagram/Facebook: BeforetheDownbeat

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Marianna Gailus – Email: [email protected]  

Jillian Robinson – Instagram: jillian.robinson96  

Ryan Borochovitz – [Just send all that love to CoH instead; he won’t mind!]

Welcome back to the 44th episode of The Cup which is our a weekly (give or take, TBD, these are unprecedented times) performing arts talk show presented by Cup of Hemlock Theatre. The theatres may be closed, but art finds a way to survive! For the time being on this podcast we are rereleasing our past reviews, interviews, roundtables, and duet reviews in remastered audio only versions so you can take your CoH content on the go! For our 44th episode we continue to branch out our review series beyond the Stratford Festival and onto other productions. In this episode we conclude our Kevin Kline Appreciation Month with a Duet Review featuring Ryan Borochovitz and Jillian Robinson discussing of the 2008 documentary Theater of War which was directed by John W. Walter and chronicled the rehearsal period of the Public Theatre’s 2006 NYC revival of Brecht’s Mother Courage and Her Children; that production was adapted by Tony Kushner, directed by George C. Wolfe, and starring Meryl Streep in the title role, with Kline as the Cook.

Watch the full doc on Vimeo [available at time of posting]: https://vimeo.com/110775691  or on Kanopy [library login required]: https://www.kanopy.com/product/theater-war

Cup of Hemlock Theatre is a Toronto-based performing arts collective dedicated to staging works that examine the moral quandaries of the human experience. With an inquisitive compass, we aim to provide audiences the space to retrace their personal stories and navigate their individual ideologies.

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Jillian Robinson – Instagram: jillian.robinson96 

Ryan Borochovitz – [Just send all that love to CoH instead; he won’t mind!]

Welcome back to the 43rd episode of The Cup which is our a weekly (give or take, TBD, these are unprecedented times) performing arts talk show presented by Cup of Hemlock Theatre. The theatres may be closed, but art finds a way to survive! For the time being on this podcast we are rereleasing our past reviews, interviews, roundtables, and duet reviews in remastered audio only versions so you can take your CoH content on the go! For our 43rd episode we continue to branch out our review series beyond the Stratford Festival and onto other productions. In this episode we discussed our second instalment from our Kevin Kline Appreciation Month; which is the 2007 Broadway production of Edmond Rostand’s Cyrano de Bergerac, directed by David Leveaux, starring Kline in the title role, with Jennifer Garner as Roxanne.

Watch the play on BroadwayHD (subscription needed):  https://www.broadwayhd.com/movies/AW2Gup86px3F9_4Aqew3?display=poster

Cup of Hemlock Theatre is a Toronto-based performing arts collective dedicated to staging works that examine the moral quandaries of the human experience. With an inquisitive compass, we aim to provide audiences the space to retrace their personal stories and navigate their individual ideologies.

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Mackenzie Horner (Before the Downbeat: A Musical Podcast) – Instagram/Facebook: BeforetheDownbeat

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Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3sAbjAu

Brigit Wilson – Twitter: @HOOPOOHEART  

Jillian Robinson – Instagram: jillian.robinson96  

Ryan Borochovitz – [Just send all that love to CoH instead; he won’t mind!]

Welcome back to the 42nd episode of The Cup which is our a weekly (give or take, TBD, these are unprecedented times) performing arts talk show presented by Cup of Hemlock Theatre. The theatres may be closed, but art finds a way to survive! For the time being on this podcast we are rereleasing our past reviews, interviews, roundtables, and duet reviews in remastered audio only versions so you can take your CoH content on the go! For our 42nd episode we continue to branch out our review series beyond the Stratford Festival and onto other productions. In this episode we discussed the 2017 Broadway production of Noël Coward’s Present Laughter, directed by Moritz von Stuelpnagel, and starring Kline in the lead role of Garry Essendine, with How I Met Your Mother’s Cobie Smulders as Joanna Lyppiatt.

Cup of Hemlock Theatre is a Toronto-based performing arts collective dedicated to staging works that examine the moral quandaries of the human experience. With an inquisitive compass, we aim to provide audiences the space to retrace their personal stories and navigate their individual ideologies.

Follow us on Instagram/Facebook/Twitter: cohtheatre

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Mackenzie Horner (Before the Downbeat: A Musical Podcast) – Instagram/Facebook: BeforetheDownbeat

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3aYbBeN

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3sAbjAu

Meagan Gove – Instagram: @magovelit   

Talia Rivers – Personal Instagram @talia.rivers // Art Instagram:  @riversofpaint  // Her Cat’s Instagram: @anya.grandduchess   

Ryan Borochovitz – [Just send all that love to CoH instead; he won’t mind!]