Thursday, January 19, 2006
Superhero Stripper
:: Posted by max @ 1/19/2006 08:08:00 PM 
News Link Source: hour.ca
Leo Bachle's classic superhero Johnny Canuck gets the stage treatment in a new Montreal production, "Johnny Canuck and the Last Burlesque." According to Jodi Essery at the hour.ca, the Mainline Theatre is the site of this "what if..." story concerning Johnny's post World War II career as a burlesque star. The show is the creation of Jeremy Hechtman and Patrick Goddard and runs January 25-February 12.
"I'm a big comics fan," admits Goddard, who recently returned from studying with renowned physical theatre teacher Philippe Gaulier to work on Last Burlesque. "I had this idea that we would take this character Johnny Canuck, and where did he go after his comic book was cancelled in 1947? I thought it would be really funny to end up in Montreal. And then as Jeremy and I started talking about him, and what would he do, who would he talk to, and who were these other characters, the show just kept expanding and expanding and expanding, until now, we've got nine actors and a four-piece band, and this huge set, and..."
"We didn't get our whole wish list," interrupts Hechtman. "We still didn't get our girl in a big champagne glass. We couldn't find one."
Hour.ca - Stage - Johnny Canuck and the Last Burlesque
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