Now & Then

Now & Then Episode 9 - July 2023


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On the July episode (Happy Canada Day by the way) we have three new guest stars.

We start off with a regular, Claire Imrie, a teacher and actress who was key in creating the Triple Threat Theatre, talking about the upcoming Matilda musical, premiering on July 28th, as well as other productions coming up from Triple Threat.

We then have two appearances by my team, Warren Frank and William McGinn. Warren produces the show and puts it together, and William helps upload the episodes and get the word out.

We also have Beth Wilson, who directed the Seussical play last year, talking about how another Roald Dahl adaptation, James & The Giant Peach, is coming out soon.

We have a fascinating story from Ian D. McKechnie about the times Hi Meehan was the sole manager of the theatre, way back in the 1920s, and how in the 1930s there was a redesign, at the height of the stock market crash when so many lost their income.

And finally we have Jim Higgins, a long time friend of mine who operated a country music show at the theatre for TEN WHOLE YEARS. It was called Grand Old Country where he and his friend Danny McDonnell would bring in country music stars on a monthly basis to play and sing. It was so successful, it sold out on its first month, and selling out became a regular thing.

0:00 - Intro

2:46 - Claire Imrie

7:22 - Warren Frank

10:46 - William McGinn

12:56 - Beth Wilson

23:37 - Ian McKechnie

28:51 - Jim Higgins

40:47 - Outro

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Now & ThenBy Randy Read