http://www.theatromania.ca/taxonomy/term/100/all en http://www.theatromania.ca/news/big-mama-willie-mae-thornton-story <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-header-images"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_header_images" width="639" height="396" alt="" src="http://www.theatromania.ca/sites/default/files/big_mama_1__large.jpg?1367115234" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-label">Subtitle:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Jackie Richardson brings the house down as legendary blues singer Willie Mae Thornton</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-headline"> <div class="field-label">Headline:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Revew </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-credits"> <div class="field-label">Credits:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Produced by Belfry Theatre<br />Written by Audrei-Kairen<br />Directed by John Cooper<br />Starring Jackie Richardson</p> </div> </div> </div> <p>If you think "Hound Dog" was first performed by Elvis Prestly, it's time you were introduced to Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton, the remarkable American rhythm and blues singer who inspired the one and only Janis Joplin with her soulful sound. <em><strong></strong></em>Lucky for fans of the genre, Big Mama is back, embodied by Canada's own Jackie Richardson, in <em><strong></strong></em><a href="http://nac-cna.ca/en/englishtheatre/event/2674"><em><strong>Big Mama!</strong></em></a></p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-exclusive"> <div class="field-label">Exclusive:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Not Exclusive </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-number-float field-field-stars"> <div class="field-label">Stars:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> 4.5 </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-date field-field-show-dates"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Show Dates:&nbsp;</div> <span class="date-display-start">Wed, 2013-04-24</span><span class="date-display-separator"> - </span><span class="date-display-end">Sat, 2013-05-11</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-theatre"> <div class="field-label">Theatre:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/theatres/national-arts-centre">National Arts Centre</a> </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://www.theatromania.ca/news/big-mama-willie-mae-thornton-story" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.theatromania.ca/news/big-mama-willie-mae-thornton-story#comments Music National Arts Centre Reviews Mon, 29 Apr 2013 04:00:00 +0000 Lauren Gillett 455 at http://www.theatromania.ca