Just East Of Broadway

The Singing Lamb is not covering the Fringe Festival this week, as many of us here have just finished recovering from NXNE but we can make a suggestion – go check out Just East of Broadway!

(Taken from a press release):
“In order to kick-start his failing career, has-been actor Rex Maverick agrees to star in a production in the world’s “hottest new market” for musicals – The People’s Republic of China. But instead of bustling Beijing or Shanghai, Rex finds himself in a tiny farming community directing a cast of enthusiastic amateurs, including a shy love-struck writer, a bumbling and censorious Mid-Level Official, and a strong-willed young woman contemptuous of the Hollywood star. While Rex is stuck in the town waiting for seasonal rains to pass, cultures clash, personalities collide, the workers control the means of production, and musical magic is born.”

This play was composed by Nick Hune-Brown, Daniel Lee and Lorna Wright of Toronto indie-pop rockers Hooded Fang and tunes from the play were recorded Hune-Brown and Lee, with the help of members of some of the Toronto’s finest bands (The Bicycles, Clouds That Look Like Things). Definitely a must-see and hear for Toronto music lovers!

Here’s a schedule of the play for this week:

The George Ignatieff Theatre (15 Devonshire Place)
TONIGHT 10:30 PM
Sat, July 4 3:30 PM
Mon, July 6 8:30 PM
Tues, July 7 5:00 PM
Wed, July 8 2:00 PM
Thurs, July 9 5:15 PM
Sat, July 11 7:00 PM

Tickets are only $10!