An Edge-y “poem” from the cast and crew

After two amazing months of COASTING through the show at Revival Bar, we sadly must come to a close. We have all BECOME so close and BETTER friends through this amazing experience. We opened on October 20^th and were READY TO BE LOVED, and a little scared that people would think that our show was DISPENSABLE. Fortunately, the show took off in Toronto with people everywhere saying “I’VE GOTTA RUN to go see Edges”. The response has really made us think: “BOY! WITH DREAMS that come true, you sure feel a lot of pride,” and “MAN! OF MY DREAMS that I hoped would come true, this one ranked pretty high.” Thank you for believing in our show and supporting us all along the way.

 

I ONCE KNEW someone who told me that sometimes the best ideas come to you when you are simply LYING THERE and LIKE….BREATHING and thinking… and stuff. Well that’s how Edges got started. By simply thinking that this was a show we would all want to be a PART OF; A PAINTING that we wanted to paint together and to share with the people of Toronto. And it’s turned out to be pretty PERFECT.

 

Special thanks to our headEDGESHEADs for supporting the show (especially CAITLYN AND HALEY).

 

This is also probably a good opportunity to reveal one of the behind-the-scenes secrets. Through this whole run, Reza and I… HMMM…. YOU know what, I should probably save that announcement for another time.

 

IN SHORT thank you all for agreeing to BE MY FRIEND and following this site through our run.

 

Every day with Edges, has been a PRETTY SWEET DAY.

 

(TRANSITION: Don’t forget there are two final performances of Edges on Sunday (Dec. 7) @ 7PM and Monday @ 8PM (Dec. 8). Visit www.edgestoronto.com to get your tickets to the final shows)

The sexiest Edgy Questions webisode yet.

Are you coming to Edges this weekend? If you aren’t, you should!

Looking for plans for the weekend? You should come and see Edges!

 

Look what the critics are saying:

 

“Four joyous young singers and the pair of dynamite musicians who back them up are more than enough reason to urge you to go see Edges.” – The Toronto Star

http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/525719

 

**** (out of 5) – Eye Weekly

http://www.eyeweekly.com/arts/theatre/article/43567

 

“It’s funny, it’s honest, it has you nodding your head in an agreement of ‘oh yeah, I’ve been there, totally know what you’re singing about.’” – Inside Entertainment Canada

http://www.insideeonline.com/index.cfm?ci_id=5047&la_id=1

 

“It’s a gem of a show that will have appeal to the young adult audience as well as those of indeterminate age who will notice that there are some things that never change.” – Scenechanges.com

http://www.scenechanges.com/reviews.html

 

Audiences have leapt to their feet at each performance in praise of Edges. If you haven’t seen it, join us at Revival on Sundays @ 7PM and Mondays @ 8PM

Edges, Edges Everwhere!!

Edges officially opened on Monday night to a sold-out, hugely enthusiastic crowd, and now it seems to be taking over the media!

 

First, The Toronto Star wrote an amazing piece on how Edges is trying to change theatergoing habits in the city:

http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/Theatre/article/524963

 

Then, after opening, we received two awesome reviews.

 

The Toronto Star gave the show 3 out of 4 stars saying:

“Four joyous young singers and the pair of dynamite musicians who back them up are more than enough reason to urge you to go see Edges.”

 

“Jordan Bell is alternately sweet and sly… Eric Craig is hysterically bitchy then beautifully lyrical… Sara Farb burns with a clean bright light… Gabi Epstein] stops the evening cold twice.”

 

Read the rest of it here:

http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/525719

 

Then Eye Weekly gave us 4 out of 5 stars:

http://www.eyeweekly.com/arts/theatre/article/43567

 

Finally, our fourth Edgy questions has been posted on Youtube! The video features clips from “Pretty Sweet Day” and has the cast baffled over a question about “friendship”.

 

Enjoy!

Tomorrow Belongs To Me

Alright – everyone excuse me for one second.  I know this blog is meant to detail the process and goings on of Edges but I need to detour for a second.  

I’ve had the privilege of working on Cabaret at the Stratford Festival since last February and we have our closing today.  Since the beginning of September, I’ve been running back and forth between Stratford and Toronto (sometimes a hard feat when you don’t have a car….thank you again, Eric) to rehearse for Edges on my weekends and then head back to Strat to continue with my regular show week.  

What a trip this has been!  Working at the Stratford Festival has been a wonderful experience – incredible talent and resources and community have made this a memorable 2008 season for me.  I’ve grown very attached to our cast and stage managers and dressers and crew and orchestra.  We’ve all been through a lot and we have a fantastic company who I will miss.  

I am incredibly proud of the work of everyone involved.  A lot of risks were taken with this show and everyone jumped in fully committed and I am so proud of every one of our 118 shows that we performed.  

I don’t think anyone but Sara reads these blogs – but if by chance my Cabaret family finds this: thank you for an incredible season.  

“We have no troubles here.  The boys are beautiful.  The girls are beautiful.”

 

Alright – Cabaret done – back to Edges!  HOLY COW!!! Our first preview!!!! I know it’s been almost a week…I’m a bit slow commenting on it, but better late than never – right?  HOLY COW!!!!  It was so exciting!!  We had an incredible audience – so warm and supportive!  The energy and excitement was palpable.  We had a couple kinks to work out and a few more things to perfect (it’s a preview…we’re allowed to fix and change things until opening) – but I know all of us onstage had a great show.  It’s such incredible material to perform and I don’t take it for granted how fortunate I am to have been invited into this project.  It’s been over a year since the last incarnation of Edges and the growth and changes we have all experienced have made the material resonate more loudly in our own lives and performances.  While I’m a little sad Cabaret is ending, I’m excited that now I can fully 100% devote my time and energy and focus on Edges.  

I’m rambling again (no surprise there)….what I meant to say was that our preview last Monday was amazing.  I was so overwhelmed by the response from everyone who came to see it.  Talking to people after the show, and the emails and facebook messages were so encouraging and uplifting.  I can’t wait for EVERYONE to see this show – and yes, I mean EVERYONE!!  

If you’ve seen the show – tell your friends!  If you’re coming to see the show – bring your friends!  If you don’t want to come see the show – be my friend on Facebook and I’ll convince you to come see the show!!!  Come see the show – I may be biased, but I think we’re pretty awesome and I promise you that you’ll have a great night out!!  

Alright – off to finish packing my Stratford apartment up.  I have a busy next couple of days what with Cabs closing and Edges opening, so I might not be back with an update….but just know the next blog will be a rambling hot mess all about EDGES OPENING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Edges on the Arts Rapport

The cast of Edges was featured on the Arts Rapport.

 

Check it out – it’s REALLY funny!

The first review is in!

The first review is in, and it’s a rave! Check out “The Way I See It Blog” for Amanda Campbell’s take on Edges last night at the first performance.

 

http://mt-champion.livejournal.com/9128.html

Edges is on the subway!

Maybe you were on the subway yesterday flipping through your copy of Metro, reading all about Brad Pitt when you noticed a great article about EDGES!

 

And if you missed it, we’ve posted it for you!

 

The first review is in!

 

http://www.actingupstage.com/edges/press/metro.html

 

Edgy Questions Webisode 3 is up!

It’s the third installment of Edgy Questions! Don’t miss us trying to help a girl who wants to kill her ex… literally.

Why I Love Bey

Why I love Bey (or Beyonce to those of you not in the know)

1. She’s pretty.

2. She can sing.

3. I thought she was good in Dreamgirls.  (Leave your comments to yourselves – this is my blog and therefore entitled to my opinion.) 

4. She can dance.  

What makes me love her even more is watching the above mentioned video, followed by the video below – the inspiration for her video.  Below was choreographed by none other than the Brilliant Bob Fosse and danced by Gwen Verdon.  

Love it.