February 18, 2021 · 0 Comments
By Constance Scrafield
If it works well, always make it a bit better seems to be the philosophy, as Theatre Orangeville’s An Affair of the Heart online shows welcome audiences. Running now until Feb. 25, this show is filled with songs of romance, Shakespeare’s lovers’ sonnets, a love story in dance and Debbie Collins making us laugh.
Nicolas Mustapha is on deck at the Grand piano, primarily as accompanist.
Derek Marshall opens the entertainment, elegant in his tux, a crooner for these times. He brings those smooth songs that never grow old, singing them the way they were meant to be sung. Echoes of Sinatra, Dean Martin – maybe Sammy Davis Jr. Romance is firmly in the air with Nice ‘N Easy [Does It]– “hold on to your horses” and take your time to enjoy.