This Could Be Love

A Comical Musical

<FONT size=4>Sweet and cynical, joyous and jaded: a love story.

He's a jingle writer; she's a full-time temp. Stood up and fed up, they decide to cheat fate and fall in loveÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬"whether they like each other or not. Sweet and cynical, joyous and jaded, this Canadian charmer is a love story for our times.

US premiere

Quotes:

Dora Award Nomination for Outstanding Female Performance by Krista Sutton

What the critics had to say:

ÃƒÆ’Ã‚¬The yearÃƒÆ’Ã‚s best musical, far and away, was This Could Be Love. ÃƒÆ’Ã‚®
- Robert Cushman, National Post

4 stars (out of 4) ÃƒÆ’Ã‚¬ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬"a wittily contemporary musical with a charming period feel.ÃƒÆ’Ã‚®
- Kate Taylor, Globe and Mail

ÃƒÆ’Ã‚¬High Performance Musical ... adorably cute and relentlessly goofyÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬" [Krista] Sutton can out-sing, out-act, out-pratfall Renee Zellweger in her sleep. Her performance is musical theatre gold.ÃƒÆ’Ã‚®
- Kamal al-Solalyee, eye Weekly (now theatre critic for Globe and Mail)

ÃƒÆ’Ã‚¬[Writer Brock] Simpson's saying lots about intimacy, and his nuanced book touches on societal issues like urban alienation and selling your soul.ÃƒÆ’Ã‚®
- Glenn Sumi, NOW Magazine

ÃƒÆ’Ã‚¬ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬"a charm that is simultaneously wonderfully fresh and delightfully old-fashioned.ÃƒÆ’Ã‚®
- John Coulbourn, Toronto Sun

Show Media

Click each link below to hear some musical samples!

AlwaysAlmostEdit.m4a
EveryLittleThingEdit.m4a
Tonight.m4a

Images

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Schedule

Monday, Sep 18th at 8:00 pm

Wednesday, Sep 20th at 1:00 pm

Saturday, Sep 23rd at 1:00 pm

Sunday, Sep 24th at 8:00 pm

Wednesday, Sep 27th at 4:30 pm

Friday, Sep 29th at 8:00 pm

Feature Articles & News Stories

Cast & Creative Details

Brock Simpson (Composer)

Brock has written some of Toronto's most successful indie musicals, including Kid Canuck, Skyland, Lust's Labour's Lost, and This Could Be Love. He has also co-written several shows with Torontonians Lisa Lambert and John Mitchell: Honest Ed: The Bargain Musical, People Park, Rock that Rainbow, and All Hams on Deck!
Brock also writes songs in an eclectic range of pop, folk, and rock-inspired styles. As a singer-songwriter, he has performed on numerous city stages, and will be releasing his first CD, Polymythical, in October. Preview a few tunes at http://www.myspace.com/brocksimpson. Brock is proud to be making his New York debut. Many thanks to everyone at NYMF. Let us be festive!

Ron Lasko (Publicist)

Dennis Garnhum (Director)

Michael Barber (Musical Director)