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The Picture of Happiness returns to Toronto, October 2013. With Brad Hampton and Patti Loach, directed by Rae Ellen Bodie.
After sold out shows in Edmonton and Winnipeg, The Picture of Happiness returns to Toronto October 18-20, 2013.
The Picture of Happiness tells the true story of an old photograph that Brad Hampton discovers in his grandmother's basement when he is just twenty-three years old.
Hidden away for decades, the photo, taken just before WWII, is of two soldiers sitting together on a picnic blanket - the picture of happiness. Knowing that one of the men is his grandfather Bill, Brad asks his mother who the other man is. Silenced by her response - "We don't talk about it. We never talk about it" - Brad realizes that he's uncovered not just an old photograph, but a family secret. Wanting to know who his grandfather really was, Brad holds his curiosity in check until one day, while chatting on the phone with his mother, Brad reminds her of the photograph. This initial conversation and the ones that follow reveal the story of the photograph and form the basis of the show. Over the course of a funny, moving and intimate hour, Brad makes the connection between his life today and the life his grandfather lived in 1943.
Directed by Rae Ellen Bodie, Brad and pianist Patti Loach lovingly and hilariously depict a colourful cast of characters through storytelling and songs* from the worlds of contemporary cabaret and musical theatre.
An intimate story of family, food and love, The Picture Of Happiness is performed in small venues with limited seating. The Toronto shows are taking place in a home in the Beach neighbourhood that has been featured in the Globe and Mail and the National Post.
Please feel free to bring with you a bottle of whatever you may wish to drink - we'll provide glasses! - and stay after the show to mix, mingle, share stories and meet Brad and Patti.
Admission is limited to 30 people, and tickets MUST be purchased in advance. On Saturday night, the doors open at 7:00 pm and the show starts at 7:30 pm. On Sunday matinee, doors open at 1:30 and the matinee show starts at 2:00. There are no reserved seats.
*songs by David Friedman, Maury Yeston, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Mercer & Mancini, John Bucchino, Jason Robert Brown, Michel Legrand, Amanda McBroom, Gerald Sternbach, Christine Lavin, and Alan & Marilyn Bergman.
"Toronto actor Brad Hampton has developed an excellent cabaret show with Patti Loach. Hampton is charismatic, he and Loach have excellent chemistry, the songs are just the right mix of funny, touching and irreverent, and the show's timing is impeccable, thanks to director Rae Ellen Bodie's careful guidance." John Terauds, Musical Toronto
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LocationJazz In The Kitchen (View)
52 Pine Crescent
Toronto, ON M4E 1L4
Canada
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| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: No |
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