{"id":13104,"date":"2016-12-16T11:09:50","date_gmt":"2016-12-16T19:09:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/?p=13104"},"modified":"2016-12-19T12:44:14","modified_gmt":"2016-12-19T20:44:14","slug":"miracle-on-34th-st-brings-christmas-cheer-to-even-the-grinchiest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/2016\/12\/16\/miracle-on-34th-st-brings-christmas-cheer-to-even-the-grinchiest\/","title":{"rendered":"Miracle on 34th St.<\/em> brings Christmas cheer to even the grinchiest"},"content":{"rendered":"

As an old-time radio lover, I adored this local performance of Miracle on 34th St.<\/em>, even though it was about Christmas (still a Grinch). It was everything I hoped it would be; it was amazing to step under the old Roxy marquee and into the theatre, to sit in the seats where\u2014if a tall person were to sit in front of me\u2014all I\u2019d be able to see would be the back of their head. And it was wonderful to get to watch a group of people stand in front of microphones, with an \u201con air\u201d sign lit up over their heads, decorations behind them, and a Christmas tree off to one side, and watch something acted out that I\u2019d only previously listened to on the radio.<\/p>\n

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Miracle on 34th St.<\/em> is sure to make everyone feel a little Christmas spirit (photo provided).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It\u2019s one thing to recognize a voice on a radio broadcast with a different accent; it\u2019s something else entirely to see the same man step up to the microphone and create that. It was delightful to watch RJ Peters on what is apparently called a Foley microphone (who knew?); to get to see him try to blow up a balloon before the cue and sadly let the air out when he didn\u2019t get to stick a pin in it; to see actors send each other mischievous looks as they uttered completely sexist lines.<\/p>\n

Miracle on 34th St.<\/em> brought something beloved back. This is a Christmas-cheer play, complete with Santa, who has a fantastic radio voice. This performance is a must-see for anyone who has never listened to The Whistler<\/em>, The Shadow<\/em>, The Great Gildersleeve<\/em>, Our Miss Brooks<\/em>, or Gunsmoke<\/em>\u2026 and also for those that have.<\/p>\n

Miracle on 34th St.<\/em> shows a generation what they\u2019ve missed. It\u2019s a story about holiday cheer, believing in Santa, and all that nonsense. But it also has the power to make me believe in something again.<\/p>\n

Miracle on 34th St.
\n<\/em>8 pm December 17, 2 pm December 18
\n$25-$30, Blue Bridge Theatre
\nbluebridgetheatre.ca<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As an old-time radio lover, I adored this local performance of Miracle on 34th St., even though it was about Christmas (still a Grinch). It was everything I hoped it would be; it was amazing to step under the old Roxy marquee and into the theatre, to sit in the seats where\u2014if a tall person […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":13106,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13104","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-webexclusive"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t