A Newfoundlander on Broadway, Petrina Bromley reflects on the roller-coaster ride in the form of the Tony winning musical Come From Away
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Herald readers do not need to be reminded of Petrina Bromley’s remarkable path to Broadway.
A well-liked and respected stalwart of Newfoundland and Labrador’s theatre scene, Bromley
Offering up a unique hybrid of accordion styles, Cordeen merges Newfoundland and Irish talents for a sound entirely all its own
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Music is a great binder. It brings together friends, families, acquaintances and strangers. Music can cross oceans, borders, genres and races. It has just so happened to bring
Creators of the inspirational musical Come From Away Irene Sankoff and David Hein talk Gander, Broadway and the ties that bind
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When husband and wife creative duo David Hein and Irene Sankoff travelled to Gander on the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11th tragedy, they never thought their names would
Acclaimed local singer-songwriter Steve Maloney defies convention on his emotive new solo record The Memory Game
It’s been a couple of years since we’ve sat down with you. How long have you been working on The Memory Game?
We actually made this record last summer. It’s been a bit of
“Ol’ Snooky … ends up on the cover of his very own,
professionally published, book …”
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You’ve been churning out columns for us for a while now. Where did the inspiration come to put the best of the best together for a book?
The notion came up right from
Perhaps no one knows how complicated this country of ours is more than comedian,
actress and author Mary Walsh who’s made a career out of poking fun at our ways,
and our politicians, from coast to coast
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Being greeted on the porch by Mary Walsh is next to a
Matching her contemporaries at the tender age of 16, Rachel Cousins hits her stride with her new release This Fire
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Sixteen is a number you will see associated with Rachel Cousins quite a bit these days. Natural, that, since the fiery singer-songwriter clocks in at a mere sixteen years
Her life, her death and the twenty years in between. The heartbreaking words of Prince William and Prince Harry provide a new glimpse into the lost fairytale of Diana, Princess of Wales.
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It’s been twenty years since Princess Diana met her untimely end in a Paris road tunnel. Two
You’d have to go back to February of 2009 to pinpoint when and where the second-life of Colin Hollett began. February 4th, to be exact, and the place was Yuk Yuk’s in St. John’s, the now closed comedy club that routinely featured the best stand-up comedians from across the country
Lewisporte’s Citadel House has fast become one of the most acclaimed music venues, record labels and recording studios in Newfoundland and Labrador
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Live music venue, recording studio and record company, the husband and wife team of Dean and Stevie Stairs have carved out a foothold in central Newfoundland with