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l to - wflfltroo cumcw -‘Wednesdzy. My 27,2011 . I _,, ‘ ROCkiIl Ollt " i V i g a A little something for everyone as Centre in the Square unveils its new season l By [has Fume.“ include the Great Canadian Play Series tak- , 1”?ng E .. . 7 A, flfill'fil'fl'fil" ing place at the Conrad Centre. featuring I. ' .. Egg? 1 Claudia in October and Goodness in March. if; 5-7 5933'; i hen lamie Grant arrived at the The Songwriter's Series is also back for 4. " .. ' 34's? , Wtentre in the Square in l998 as another year in the Studio Theatre. with _ ' ' 5.71377}. . 1 ' $157: ‘ general manager, the facility was Marc Ionian iii November. Kevin Fox in Feb- f w L ‘ ‘°"'. {in A ‘35 inst that 7 a facility. ruarv. and a songwriters circle on tap for i‘-. {s f ;-- L‘Ltf : A .. is“, . 1 Its stage played host to plays. concerts, May. A}: "i ._ . . ,. ”he; ~ I 3 ' and all manner of performances, but that Of course. then- are plenty of events that -, * g 7' " 3:4.‘6, I L: ~ ‘ was the full extent of it. Little thought was aren't part of " use series throi “out the â€"' >~ ’ ‘T ’ v‘afi‘ 73 given to whether those performances year. including comedy sensation Daniel . ., 4.2, ' {5 1 reflected the entire Waterloo losh performing next Thurs- 9; ‘ ',£;;;A ' 7, , Region community Willi its “It's one ofthose day. this already announced M l ..’ j; A ' . (liierse tastes in entertain- for the fall include leff Beck 1 2s»: ; "225" S Illt'nl. wonderful, fun and Matthew Good concens. A’fff s}; jg 3“. L lastâ€"forward Iii years and 5,101 l ’S. The the'lrailer Park Boys and Red ' i v, “A; i. 1 51 «33143 i llllll it has changed. 1 he , (ireen s comedy tours, and :, »’ .‘ i ,..‘ .' 1 i- ( entre in the Square is a reg» audiences (If? The Backyardigans in Octo- .. . 7A 3} it??? fiat. ‘. , uI.ir stop for comedians, absolutelygoing her. I. .'» a, 6,332” ‘ triniili Viriendly musicals. , , , So what does Grant. who :. q; ‘. ft ”5; and songwriters. to 10119”. [I am I is ending his tenure at the '; ., 5 ft «2 76.7» laven the K-\\' Symphony Oklahoma Centre, see as the biggest - i , {Â¥._._ 5 ;‘ : '.‘ ’ has mined in the act with ,:,, change in his 13 years at the _ ‘ " T’ T‘s ‘ ' I their l'lectric Ihursdays, putâ€" you 101010? helm.7 if. ‘m - ‘A F» fie . { ting theirmusical clout into _ “In“, Gram "I think the biggest differ; 1 . F. ‘-. * ,£~ "a? : pertorming stings by the on {helm-L (”Ages ence is that there IS a series. » , ), 4 ._ _. . {if 3.1535? l likes of U2. Bruce Spring- , , _ " [any he said. "There wasn’t a x.’ “aft-ta f ‘ _ 3:5 ; steen and The Police. in,“ “m" g» series when we got here. I i ' ~ ' ' ' , ' A "lhe iro rammin that Ammunlhesquam thou ht it was im ortant 97" if 9"; :“ l 8 g 8 P .. . , . . we do is all about trying to create something that we provide some sort of programming ~ -‘ , ‘ _ . ”ii it tor ewrybody." said Grant. "This is one of on acontinuing basis." _ A - ;‘ ’ Y ', out strongest seasons." Grant also says that he“ thinks the rela~ / /' "- 7 1A ‘ I lie ( eiitre in the Square's it)! lâ€"I2 seaâ€" tionship between the Centre in the Square ff j . son kicks off on a tiiiiiiy note Sept. 22, with and the general public has grown, as the . tlit' improvised comedic stylings of Whose facility has been able to put on program- ‘f . Ill‘t' l”_'.'ll'(l_|‘. featuring cast members from ming to attract a wider cross»section of that ', j the lt'hme Litters ilAnyitrinIV Show. public f Other comedians on the docket include “We're very much focused on trying to .- impressionist Andre- Philippe (Zagnon in create a Centre in the Square experience for ' ': \‘o\ember. and the lust for laughs road everybody." he said. ‘ slit)“ in April. "That's why we can have opera. ballet. ‘“ -, . tine ol Grant‘s personal highlights of the symphony~ and the Trailer Park Boys." ‘ A ' F i season is Rock tinges, at musu‘al featuring ‘~ the songs of journey. Poison, 'l\s1'sted Sister. _ “ . . letterson Starship and other l980s‘ arena Rip“, ,‘ ‘ tot It bands. - "It’s one of those wonderful. fun shows,” ' ‘ . said (mint “1 he audiences are absolutely , ’ goingto love it. 8 t “It ain't Oklahoma. you know?" , v ’ there Will be eight nights of Rock obliges "2: l in Nowniber v five were added due to high ' Q [ ticket demand. Next May. the Mel Brooks» “w x { prmhit ed Young Frankenstein will take to ' . T 3 ' the stage as the other featured musical Impressionist Andre-Philippe Gagnon is one of the featured performers coming to the Centre } “so on the bill for the opt timing season in the Square for its 2011-12 season. WWID mow i 0 0 a i " l "1 . , 9. It ClOllS ~ ‘ ' l“, Hugh . '~: ’â€" a. A; ~-\ . =. a. if . . A ~ - ~ an it J. .. 2. i -‘V‘-t"o' ‘.|| in ’ ' .~ K‘ ' t~‘.~ , c, f‘ 4” \. ‘. ' ' . q” 4 ..,:- .L~. .. . . - w ' , '- . a» < , ‘ , - 3. "Fe ~- xi ' ~ 4. r . 4», .,‘ t. ,. ‘ ,.. r ,_:,,,__. ., ~- -., ”was s9rtft'afie‘ff‘f‘““ -- , . . ,___â€"r.t.