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BOOM Trilogy in AB & BC, Feb-Mar 2025

In what's becoming an annual winter road trip, Kidoons is heading back to Western Canada with Rick Miller's BOOM Trilogy. These 3 amazing solo shows span 75 years of history, politics, culture and music, from 1945-2020. Each show features award-winning multimedia, and Miller embodying over 100 characters with...

BOOM Trilogy Florida premiere, Nov 2024

Rick Miller's BOOM Trilogy is now touring the USA, with back-to-back Florida premieres of BOOM (Part 1) and BOOM X (Part 2). • Fri, Nov 22. BOOM (Part 1). The Sharon PAC, The Villages FL • Sat, Nov 23. BOOM X (Part 2). The Sharon PAC, The Villages FL These 2 stunning solo shows each span 25 years of history,...

Kidoons Partners With US Agent Robin Klinger Entertainment!

Kidoons is excited to announce that 6 of our productions are represented by Robin Klinger Entertainment! We're now booking tours of the following productions created by Kidoons/WYRD Productions in association with the 20K Collective: • BOOM • BOOM X • BOOM YZ • HANS: My Life In Fairy Tales • JUNGLE BOOK •...

MONEY for MONEY fundraising campaign

Friends. I've solicited donations in the past, but never for a project that I'm developing myself. MONEY is a different kind of project, though. It's the most ambitious in scale, with the largest team, the highest risk, and the biggest potential impact. It requires as much innovation on the fundraising side as on...

Happy World Theatre Day from the Jungle Book 2024 Tour!

Happy World Theatre Day! Kidoons is so excited to be launching our JUNGLE BOOK on tour next week to 5 cities in Ontario: Burlington Performing Arts Centre, Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe in Ottawa, Kingston Grand Theatre, the Rose Theatre at Brampton On Stage, and Richmond Hill Performing Arts Centre. “JUNGLE...

BOOM YZ is a smash hit at Western Canada Theatre!

WCT in Kamloops is the first theatre in the world to have presented the 3 shows in Rick Miller's BOOM Trilogy in 3 consecutive seasons. We're delighted to be bringing this amazing show back to Canada, after its Asian premiere in 2023. CFJC Mid-Day TV interview entrevue Radio-Canada (French radio) BOOM YZ (Part 3...

Exclusive Fundraising Event: An Evening with Rick Miller Friday, FEB 16, 2024

An exclusive and intimate evening with the star of BOOM is one you won't want to miss! Western Canada Theatre Special Event An Evening with Rick Miller Friday, FEB 16, 2024 |7:30pm | Lori Marchand Theatre at Kelson Hall (330 St. Paul Street) Join Rick Miller—star of the popular BOOM Trilogy that has taken Kamloops...

BOOM Trilogy in Western Canada, Jan-Mar 2024

Kidoons is heading back to Western Canada with all 3 parts of Rick Miller's BOOM Trilogy, with performances in BC and Saskatchewan. These 3 amazing solo shows span 75 years of history, politics, culture and music, from 1945-2020. Each show features award-winning multimedia, and Miller embodying over 100 characters...

Raves for the Toronto premiere of BOOM X @ Crow's Theatre, May 10-28

"SPECTACULAR... A marvellous mash-up of media, verbatim theatre, jukebox musical and autobiographical confession" The Globe & Mail (reposted review) "MASTERFUL... Rick Miller is open-hearted, thoughtful, joyful, observant and exuberant in the telling." SlotkinLetter "JAW-DROPPING... A smart, entertaining and...

BOOM X + BOOM YZ Asian premieres at National Taichung Theatre

After NTT welcomed BOOM (Part 1 of the BOOM Trilogy) in April 2021, at the height of the pandemic, we were delighted to bring back Parts 2 and 3 in April 2023. **Watch highlights from the trip in Rick Miller's travelogue. BOOM X The Music, Culture, and Politics of Generation X A Kidoons and WYRD Production with...

"This is storytelling at its best!" BOOM X @The Grand in London ON

"I’ve yet to see a performer on stage with such energy, focus, physicality and theatrical talent. Boom X is not traditional theatre, but it is pure and compelling entertainment that should not be missed." - London Free Press review Rick Miller returns to one of Canada's most beautiful theatres, the Grand in London...

BOOM X in Jan-Feb 2023

2023 will kick off with 2 big runs of Rick Miller's BOOM X (Part 2 of the BOOM Trilogy), which looks at the music, culture, and politics of Generation X. • Jan 19-28 2023: BOOM X (Part 2), Western Canada Theatre, Kamloops BC • Feb 7-25 2023: BOOM X (Part 2), Grand Theatre, London ON BOOM (Part 1) was in Kamloops...

BOOM's Back in Alberta!

To Alberta fans of Rick Miller's BOOM trilogy, we're back! After several pandemic-induced postponements, we're finally able to reschedule the BOOM (Part 1) mini-tour to Spruce Grove, Camrose, and Fort Saskatchewan, AB. If you missed BOOM when it played at Citadel Theatre in 2015 or Theatre Calgary in 2016, this is...

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BOOM YZ (Part 3) nominated for 2 Betty Mitchell Awards in Calgary

Congrats to everyone @TheatreCalgary and to our brilliant BOOM YZ team for 2 Betty Mitchell Award nominations, of the 13 received in their 2021-22 season. OUTSTANDING LEAD PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A COMEDY/MUSICAL: Rick Miller. OUTSTANDING PROJECTION OR VIDEO DESIGN: Nicolas Dostie, Irina Litvinenko, and Rick...

BOOM Trilogy tour dates in 2022-23

We're so pleased that Rick Miller's Trilogy of solo shows is now complete, and being presented around the world. We can't yet lay out all the specifics, but here's what's coming up: • Nov 2022: BOOM (Part 1), AB tour (dates TBC) • Jan 2023: BOOM X (Part 2), BC tour (dates TBC) • Feb 2023: BOOM X (Part 2), Grand...

Rick guests on Lu Hanessian's podcast "The Foreseeable Now"

Rick's long-time friend Lu Hanessian guested with her son Nick on his XingTheGap podcast (episode here), and now he's returning the favour. Please have a listen to The Foreseeable Now, Lu's podcast, where you'll find an in-depth conversation with Rick, and so many other amazing and insightful guests. From the...

BOOM X - première européenne à Châlons

After receiving its French language debut in Quebec City in May 2021, BOOM X (Part 2 of Rick Miller's BOOM trilogy) crossed the Atlantic for its European premiere on May 12-13 2022, presented by La Comète, Scène Nationale in Châlons-en-Champagne France. It was a rowsing success, with 4 curtain calls for each...

BOOM REVIEW: "Explosive Experience... even more profound"

Having now surpassed the 400-performance mark, Rick Miller's solo hit BOOM is now playing from Mar 10-20 at Cameco Capitol Arts Centre in Port Hope ON. REVIEW: "This BOOM’s shift is even more profound. The year before the pandemic hit, I saw the eye catching and astounding BOOM at Montréal’s Segal Centre, the first...

BOOM's back, with rescheduled runs in Kamloops and Port Hope

BOOM will soon surpass the 400-performance milestone with runs from Feb 24-Mar 5 at WCT Live in Kamloops, BC and from Mar 10-20 at Cameco Capitol Arts Centre in Port Hope ON. Come see Part 1 of Rick Miller's BOOM trilogy of solo stage shows, where he explosively documents the music, culture, and politics that shaped...

Xing The Gap, with Rick Miller. A BOOM-ing new podcast is launched!

Xing The Gap, with Rick Miller is an explosive inter-generational podcast, expanding on the themes of Miller's BOOM Trilogy of solo stage shows. In XTG, Miller is not the performer, but the GenX host, speaking with 2 guests of different generations to uncover gaps in how we see the world. Through conversation,...

"POWERFUL... BRILLIANT... A WINNER!" World Premiere of BOOM YZ at Theatre Calgary Oct 19 - Nov 7!

BOOM YZ review: "Rick Miller is an extraordinarily talented, charismatic performer… He leaves us in awe with his quick-change, quick-draw impersonations.” (Calgary Herald) Over the past seven years, Theatre Calgary has presented the world premieres of Miller’s BOOM, BOOM X, and now we're thrilled that they are...

Bravo! BOOM X wins 2 Québec Theatre Awards: Best Costumes and best Multimedia

Rick Miller's BOOM X had its French-language world premiere at the Carrefour International Theatre Festival in Québec City this past May, and has won two awards! Virginie Leclerc won the Vieux-Quebec Theatre Foundation Award for Best Costume Design, and Nicolas Dostie won the Jacques-Pelletier Award for Best Video...

"Un Tour de Force"! French premiere of BOOM X à Québec:

The BOOM X reviews are in: Le Soleil: "En braquant les projecteurs sur la génération X, le formidable performeur Rick Miller réussit un véritable tour de force avec BOOM X... C’est le genre de spectacle qu’on voudrait voir debout, tout près de la scène, les bras en l’air, à reprendre en chœur les chansons...

The Asian premiere of BOOM in Taiwan!

National Taichung Theater is hosting the Asian premiere of BOOM on April 24-25, 2021. After a pandemic-induced hiatus, Rick Miller's solo show BOOM is back, and he and his Kidoons team are now quarantining in Taiwan, in preparation for the performances, which will be in English with Chinese subtitles. From the NTT...

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea is on The Globe and Mail's Weekend Watch List!

"Kidoons, a live entertainment company creatively directed by Canadian playwright/performer Rick Miller, has found a lot of success touring stage adaptations of classic novels. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea is a Kidoons adaptation of the Jules Verne classic by Miller and Craig Francis that first premiered at...

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea streaming on Broadway on Demand SATURDAY JULY 11!

The Kidoons production of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea will be playing for free, only on SAT. JULY 11, on Broadway On Demand! Thanks to Canadian Actors' Equity Association and the ACTRA COVID-19 Response Initiative for the opportunity to show this Canadian hit, co-created by Rick Miller and Craig Francis,...

Rick Miller interview about postponed BOOM Alberta tour

From the interview: "“The greatest learning a young person can do is not for an older person to wax nostalgic about the good old days,” Miller said. “We need to say we lived through a lot of sh*t and I found it very instructive to try to help kids put a perspective on what they are living through today by looking at...

A "self-isolation" interview with Rick Miller

From the interview: "this crisis has offered us time and perspective – two gifts we rarely get when we’re hustling from one gig to another. We rarely have time to think, or to think about thinking, which to me is just as important. Our minds are all we have, and everything that we create comes from them, so I would...

Jungle Book a "MUST SEE" for Family Day in Toronto: shows added this weekend!

Jungle Book is open in Toronto and already called "a definite go to and must see for the family" (OnStage Blog) – a show has been added so there are 5 chances to catch it this Family Day long weekend at Young People's Theatre (YPT). Tickets: https://www.youngpeoplestheatre.org/shows-tickets/jungle-book/...

BOOM reviews in NYC! MUST CLOSE FEB 23

Critics and audiences are raving for BOOM's Off-Broadway premiere: "A POWERFUL Multi-Media Journey! The NYC premiere of BOOM is now thrilling audiences at 59E59 Theaters. A multi-media, musical and theatrical event, BOOM is like no other show. It is full of moments that will surprise, intrigue, and inform audiences...

A family gift? BOOM in NYC Jan-Feb 2020 - BLACK FRIDAY TICKET PROMO

If you're looking for a way to share stories with your family, consider bringing them to New York to see BOOM at 59E59 Theaters from Jan 9-Feb 23 2020. Use your PROMO code here for $25 OFF tickets Using code “THANKS59,” you can access $45 tickets ($25 off regular price) today through Monday, December 2. BOOM is...

BOOM Premieres Off-Broadway! @ 59E59 in NYC from Jan 10-Feb 23 2020

After over 330 performances in Canada, the USA and France, Rick Miller's multimedia solo show is getting its Off-Broadway debut. Take a trip to NYC to see BOOM at 59E59 Theaters from Jan 10-Feb 23 2020, and take a trip through history, as Miller recreates the defining moments of the Baby Boom generation. BOOM takes...

BOOM plays Argyros PAC in Sun Valley, ID. "BOOM shakes the room!"

From Aug 23-25 2019, the Canadian hit show BOOM is coming back to the USA, with a run at the gorgeous new Argyros Performing Arts Centre in Sun Valley, Idaho. Come see Rick Miller play over a 100 characters from 1945-1969 in a multimedia solo show that has won awards and raves across the country. THREE NIGHTS ONLY!...

"Nothing short of miraculous!" BOOM X opens Belfry's 2019-20 Season in Victoria

Victoria Review: "Jaw-droppingly impressive. Woe to those who endeavour to find fault in Rick Miller’s BOOM X... The very fact the wiry dynamo pulls off his one-man extravaganza at all (he plays 100-plus characters) is nothing short of miraculous." (Times Colonist) Victoria Review: "An ideal show for music loving...

Congratulations to two Kidoons designers who won DORA awards last week!

Melanie McNeill (Set/Props/Costume/Puppet Co-designer for Kidoons and WYRD Productions' hit touring production Jungle Book) took home Outstanding Costume Design for Eldritch Theatre’s Space Opera Zero! Patrick Lavender (Lighting Designer for Kidoons and WYRD Productions' forthcoming Frankenstein) took home...

BOOM X nominated for 3 Betty Mitchell Awards in Calgary

Congrats to everyone @ Theatre Calgary and to our brilliant BOOM X team for 3 Betty Mitchell Award nominations! OUTSTANDING NEW PLAY OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A DRAMA OUTSTANDING PROJECTION OR VIDEO DESIGN BOOM X was commissioned by Theatre Calgary, and ran in a World Premiere run from Jan 15-Feb 9...

BOOM X opens Thousand Islands Playhouse's 2019 season

"This show isn’t so much a play as it is a performance, and, like the first time, what an impressive performance it is" (Kingston Whig Standard - full Review here) "A FORMIDABLE SPECTACLE... (Miller's) work is genuinely thrilling" (Capital Critics' Circle - full Review here) 2 years after BOOM opened TIP's 2017...

Family Theater Day at Cleveland Playhouse Square!

Our Kidoons team is excited to be a part of Family Theater Day at Playhouse Square in Cleveland, which takes place tomorrow, May 4. This event features live performances, and a wide array of workshops and activities for you and your children to participate in. Come see one of two performances of our acclaimed...

BOOM X blasts into Winnipeg!

"A visually spectacular production... given legs by Miller's almost superhumanly energetic performance and his impressive vocal talents, both as a singer and an impressionist." - CBC Winnipeg "X marks the spot...Playwright Rick Miller digs into his own history for latest one-man show" - Winnipeg Free Press...

Mtl BOOM X reviews: "A Miracle of Timing and Technology" (Mtl. Gazette)

"BOOM X is a Miracle of Timing and Technology" (Mtl. Gazette review) "Miller astounds audiences with his highly versatile talent, impressive musicality, and entertaining impersonations." (BroadwayWorld.com) "BOOM X is a multimedia marvel of the stage that transcends age and era... We eagerly await the final and...

BOOM X in Montreal, Feb 14-Mar 10

Rick Miller's new solo show comes home to Montreal, playing at The Segal Centre from Feb 14-Mar 10 2019. Set in Town of Mount Royal, QC, between the years 1970-1995 - from the FLQ crisis to the 2nd Quebec Referendum - Miller plays 100 characters to bring to life the music, culture and politics of "Generation X"....

Your BOOM X-inspired Stories at EncyclopediaCanada.com

See some of the new stories that have been shared by Theatre Calgary patrons, after seeing the world premiere of BOOM X. The Kidoons shows BOOM and BOOM X are like watching documentaries live on stage, and they stir up memories in audiences. But they are more than just shows - we also have an online oral history,...

BOOM X is born, and the reviews are in! “4 STARS! An immensely entertaining, high energy magic carpet ride with a real genie for a tour guide.”

"BOOM X is a frenetic, rollicking run through a fascinating time period... Miller takes this art a gigantic step further by performing in a multimedia universe which allows him to dazzle and dumbfound as well as mesmerize" (Calgary Herald) "Saturated with instantly recognizable classic-rock – and punk, prog-rock,...

NEW CD RELEASE! Rick Miller SONGS from BOOM X (and Other Shows)

20 tracks now available for download! This is my first CD, and one that looks back on 25 years of performing my solo shows around the world, in 5 languages on 5 continents. It's fun, frenetic, and it's got a ton of music from my shows, including 10 tracks from my new solo show BOOM X, in which I recreate the music,...

BOOM X World Premiere, Jan 2019

Preview article in Calgary Herald Download Theatre Calgary's gorgeous play guide CBC preview interview THE GEN X SEQUEL TO BOOM! BOOM X picks up where BOOM left off, at Woodstock in August of ’69. Join writer/performer/director Rick Miller as he travels in a multimedia time capsule all the way to 1995. Some classic...

BOOM returns to Toronto, with Mirvish Productions

City TV's BT interview Global "The Morning Show" TV interview After world premieres of Jungle Book and GAME of CLONES in May-June, here's some other big news from Kidoons: by popular demand, Mirvish Productions is bringing Rick Miller's solo show BOOM back to Toronto from Aug 14-29 2018, ONE WEEK ONLY! From...

Kidoons' new Jungle Book premieres to raves in Sarasota!

"JOYOUS! A new version of the familiar story that should delight children and the adults lucky enough to join them." (Sarasota Herald-Tribune) "Like stepping inside a beautifully illustrated children’s storybook. It’s a magical experience!" (The Observer) "Jungle Book is a great place to introduce young people to...

GAME of CLONES World Premiere on May 12 2018

Winter is coming - this spring! Northern Arts Cultural Centre (NACC) is presenting the World Premiere of our parody mash-up show GAME of CLONES at 7:30pm on May 12 2018 in Yellowknife, NWT. Come see Jamie Cavanagh and Caitlin Driscoll tear through over 60 hilarious characters from Star Wars and Game of Thrones. It's...

BOOM's USA premiere at TOCA

On May 5 2018, the Canadian hit show BOOM is getting a USA premiere in Torrance, CA, at TOCA (Torrance Cultural Arts Foundation). Come see Rick Miller play over a 100 characters from 1945-1969 in a stunning multimedia solo show that has won awards and raves across the country. ONE NIGHT ONLY! Sat, May 5 2018, 8pm....

Rick Miller featured in EQ Magazine

Several Canadian theatre solo creators, including Miller, are featured in the Winter 2018 issue of EQ Magazine. The interviews focus on why audiences and performers are drawn to solo theatre, and the creative process behind these unique shows. “My strong advice would be to find a loving, trusting collaborator with...

Rick Miller and BOOM in Fort Langley, BC

Rick Miller heads to the West Coast in January for 2 events. Read the preview in the Aldergrove Star Thursday, January 11 – Arts Matter at the Langley Fine Arts School. Arts Matter is a speaker series hosted by the Langley Fine Arts School that will be featuring Rick Miller. In the first part of the evening,...

IN DEVELOPMENT: BOOM X, the 1970-1995 follow-up to BOOM

Kidoons' Rick Miller is very excited to have jumped into BOOM X, the “GenX” follow-up to our hit show BOOM. It’s the second in a trilogy of solo multimedia performances, which will collectively span 75 years of history, politics, culture, and technology on our planet. BOOM X picks up where BOOM left off, at...

BOOM's design team wins a SATAward in Saskatoon!

Congrats to BOOM's David Leclerc and Bruno Matte for the SATAward for Outstanding Lighting Design, given by the Saskatoon theatre community, and sponsored by On The Boards Staging company. The Kidoons/WYRD Production of BOOM played Persephone Theatre in August 2017, taking our show total to 319!

BOOM opens in Saskatoon

"An inventive, brilliantly executed piece of theatrical art... Miller takes the one-man show to places it’s never been" (Star Phoenix review) CTV Morning interview Star Phoenix preview Rick Miller's BOOM is back on the road, this time at Persephone Theatre in Saskatoon, SK, until Aug 21st. Miller was last here with...

3 Betty Mitchell Awards nominations for BOOM

After our sold-out run of BOOM at Theatre Calgary in October of 2016, the Kidoons/WYRD Productions team was delighted to hear that the show has received 3 Betty Mitchell Awards nominations: • OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL (BOOM) • OUTSTANDING PROJECTION OR VIDEO DESIGN (David Leclerc) • OUTSTANDING...

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Asolo Rep to present World Premiere of JUNGLE BOOK

BroadwayWorld.com: "Asolo Repertory Theatre announces its final production of its 2017-18 season: the world premiere of JUNGLE BOOK, a boldly re-imagined family friendly stage adaptation of Nobel Prize-winner Rudyard Kipling's classic novel. From the creators of Asolo Rep's June 2017 hit production of Twenty...

BOOM celebrates performance #300 at Thousand Islands Playhouse!

The Kidoons/WYRD Production, created, directed and performed by Rick Miller, reached its 300th show on Tuesday, June 7th, after only 2 1/2 years on tour across Canada. The good people at Thousand Islands Playhouse offered a cake to the audience, and presented Rick with a special gold record. After BOOM closes in...

Craig Francis and Rick Miller visit Asolo Repertory Theatre in Sarasota to Prepare The Show!

Co-creators Rick Miller and Craig Francis met the amazing team in Sarasota for the Florida premiere of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea! The production by Kidoons and WYRD Productions in association with The 20K Collective premieres June 7 and runs until July 1. Starring Serafín Falcón, Suzy Jane Hunt, Marcel...

20K in FLA! Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea @ Asolo Rep Theatre

Preview article in Herald-Tribune Our touring production of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea is about to get its Florida premiere, with a 4-week run at Asolo Repertory Theatre in Sarasota, from June 7-July 1 2017. Bring your family to this immersive undersea adventure, which the NY Times called "Magical!... A...

BOOM open's TPI's 35 anniversary with a bang

"BOOM is Dynamite!" Kingston Whig-Standard Review. Breakfast TV interview Rick Miller's BOOM is back on the road, with a three week run in beautiful Gananoque, ON, launching the 35th anniversary season of Thousand Islands Playhouse. The Kidoons/WYRD Production will reach its 300th performance milestone during the...

Kidoons launches episode with the Canadian Museum for Human Rights!

Kidoons has partnered with the Canadian Museum for Human Rights on a fun episode of Topper that teaches about the importance of respecting others. In Winnipeg, Topper the Topmost Mouse receives a beacon from Captain Nemo to assemble with the Animazia team atop the Israel Asper Tower of Hope at the Canadian Museum...

BOOM Springs Across Canada

After 300 + Canadian shows in 2015-16, Rick Miller's BOOM is back on the road. We played Banff on March 11, Charlottetown on Mar 31, and now we head to Sudbury (April 7-8), Oakville (May 3), Fredericton (May 12), Gananoque (May 24-Jun 10), and Saskatoon (Aug 8-20). Bring your parents, bring your kids, and enjoy the...

BOOM in Banff March 11

ONE NIGHT ONLY: BOOM at the Banff Centre, March 11th, 7:30pm. Hear the radio interview at 105.5. After a couple of months off, Kidoons is very excited to be hitting the road again with Rick Miller's solo show BOOM. We played over 300 shows across Canada in 2015-16, and now we're hitting cities that we missed the...

Rick and Craig's Excellent APAP Adventures!

We came, we saw, we sold our shows! Craig Francis and Rick Miller, the creative directors of Kidoons, spent Jan 6-9 2017 at the APAP Conference in New York City's Midtown Hilton Hotel. Our Kidoons/WYRD booth got a ton of visits, despite this being our first year as exhibitors. BOOM, GAME of CLONES and Twenty...

BOOM kicks off 2017 in Duncan, BC, Jan 13th.

Cowichan Performing Arts Centre presents BOOM, Jan 13th, 2017 at 7:30pm. ONE NIGHT ONLY! This is the only BOOM performance in BC this season, after a run of 300 shows in 2015 and 2016, including multi-week stints at the Belfry in Victoria and Arts Club/PuSh Festival in Vancouver. Come see Rick Miller play over 100...

Kidoons Onstage at APAP!

Kidoons and WYRD Productions will be at APAP January 7-9 in New York with 3 amazing shows for any Performing Arts Centre: an award-winning solo show, a sensational family adventure, and a hilarious new parody! Whether for one night or an extended run, we'll help make your season... and all of our shows include...

"*****" (Calgary Herald, Calgary Sun) BOOM Reviews and Stories

"BOOM is a stunning achievement, whether you connect with it as a history lesson, a love story or both. It’s a show that stars and ends, not with a whimper, but with booming inventiveness." (Calgary Herald review) "***** (5 stars) ASTONISHING!... " (Calgary Sun) "One-man show BOOM a treat for parents and...

BOOM's back where it began! @Theatre Calgary, Oct 11-29 2016.

In January of 2014, BOOM was performed in front of a live audience for the first time, as part of the High Performance Rodeo presented by Theatre Calgary and One Yellow Rabbit. That 5-show work-in-progress run led to an incredible tour across Canada in 2015-16, with 251 shows from coast to coast to coast....

"MAGICAL!... JAW-DROPPING!..." (NY Times review for Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea)

"Theatergoers, there’s no need to pack scuba gear or even a snorkel mask to plunge into the ocean deep. In Craig Francis and Rick Miller’s “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea,” a frisky adaptation of the Jules Verne sci-fi saga at the New Victory Theater, a few actors, a few more props and some extremely nifty...

BOOM: Sept 16th at Living Arts Centre, Mississauga

This is the only GTA show in 2016 for BOOM, the most presented new play in Canada last year. Come see Rick Miller play over 100 characters from the baby boom generation, in a multimedia spectacle for all the generations to see together. BOOM at the Living Arts Centre in Mississauga Showtime: Friday, September 16,...

BOOM wins Sterling Award in Edmonton.

In a lovely cap to 2015-16, where BOOM toured across Canada for 251 performances, Kidoons/WYRD were proud to accept a Sterling Award in Edmonton for Best Multimedia Design. BOOM opened Citadel Theatre's 50 anniversary season with a bang in September of 2015. From the Edmonton Journal report: "Citadel offerings...

TFO 24.7: Rick Miller découvre des francophones à Vancouver

L'artiste multidisciplinaire Rick Miller est en tournée partout au Canada pour présenter son spectacle BOOM. De passage à Vancouver, il cherche pour une culture des Franco-Colombiens et une culture francophone, qui semble être moins présente qu´ailleurs au Canada. Ses recherches le pousse vers Maillardville, une...

"Stunningly Good!" (CBC) 4 weeks of BOOM in Winnipeg's RMTC

"STUNNINGLY GOOD! Miller provides spot-on impressions of dozens of characters as he covers nearly 25 years of baby boomer history. A spectacular performance." - CBC Winnipeg "A big, bold, ambitious summary of an era" - Winnipeg Free Press. BOOM, the most presented new work in Canada, ends its 2015-2016 season at...

Happy Earth Day! We're #Rooting4Trees

April 22nd is Earth Day! This is the third year that Kidoons has worked with Earth Day Canada on its Ecokids educational program and campaigns. This year, our own Chatterer the Red Squirrel and Deb Doncaster, the President of Earth Day Canada, to talk about #Rooting4Trees campaign. The goal: to plant 25,000 trees to...

BOOM in Montreal: "An explosion of sound, vision and song!"

"A fascinating, kaleidoscopic overview of an era... I was mesmerized!" Montreal Gazette review "Rick Miller's BOOM is the most unique show I have ever seen on stage." Montreal Suburban review "Diablement divertissant, devrait être présenté aux jeunes gens du monde entier." Le Devoir review "CAPTIVATING! Time flies...

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea soars in London!

"GRIPPING! One of the most visually engaging and creatively dynamic presentations to grace the stage in ages!" - Jay Menard, The Beat Magazine - London Free Press preview First review for Kidoons/WYRD Production of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea, now onstage at the Grand Theatre in London, ON until March 26...

BOOM at the NAC in Ottawa, Feb 24-Mar 12

BOOM's 16-month Canadian mega-tour moves to Ottawa, with a 3-week run at the National Arts Centre, from Feb 24 - Mar 12 2016. After stints in Toronto, London, Victoria, Edmonton, Whitehorse, Halifax, Markham, and Vancouver, the Kidoons/WYRD multimedia show BOOM heads back to Ontario. UPDATE: the OTTAWA CITIZEN...

BOOM Reviews and Stories from Vancouver

The reviews are in for BOOM's 5 week run in Vancouver, at PuSh/Arts Club (Granville Island stage), to Feb 13 2016. “A MIRACULOUS mirage… solo tour-de-force. Miller is a protean shape-shifter” Vancouver Observer "Simply STUNNING!...Theatric creativity of the highest magnitude!" BrokenLegReviews (theatre blog) “The...

BOOM coming soon to Montreal!

BOOM, the most presented new work in Canada, explodes into the Segal Centre from March 20th - April 10th, 2016. After runs in Toronto, London, Victoria, Edmonton, Whitehorse, Halifax, Markham, Vancouver and Ottawa, the Kidoons/WYRD multimedia show finally comes to Montreal, the hometown of its creator, director and...

TFO 24.7 à Halifax: Rick Miller recherche les acadiens

L'artiste multidisciplinaire Rick Miller est en tournée partout au Canada pour présenter son spectacle BOOM. De passage à Halifax, ou ses ancêtres se sont établis dans le 19e siècle, il découvre une culture acadienne qui pré date les francophones au Québec. C’est quoi un acadien ? Pourquoi les acadiens se sont fait...

BOOM in Vancouver, Jan 14-Feb 13 2016.

BOOM kicks off 2016 with a 5-week run at PuSh/Arts Club (Granville Island stage), Jan 14-Feb 13 2016. After 2015 runs in Toronto, London, Victoria, Edmonton, Whitehorse, Halifax and Markham, the Kidoons/WYRD multimedia show BOOM heads back to the West coast. Vancouver Sun preview Vancouver Province preview Georgia...

Happy BOOM-ing Holidays from Kidoons!

BOOM explodes into Vancouver's PuSh Festival @ Arts Club Granville Island Stage. Jan 13- Feb 13 2016. Come see Canada's most popular new play, in the heart of an 18-month tour that takes us from coast to coast to coast. Rick Miller's latest solo show has played all around BC, but this is its first time in downtown...

Opening Night Audiences and Reviewers Rave About BOOM!

BOOM just opened with a bang at Halifax's Neptune theatre. "A remarkable piece of theatre and a tour de force of technical wizardry. You will laugh and gasp at Miller's brilliance and at memories reawakened. 'I've never seen anything like it before,' was heard more than once during opening night Friday at Neptune...

BOOM in Halifax!

After big runs in Victoria and Edmonton (with a whip through Whitehorse), the Kidoons/WYRD multimedia show BOOM heads to the other Canadian coast. Rick Miller's previous solo shows MacHomer and Bigger Than Jesus were big Halifax hits, and we're delighted to be back at Neptune with BOOM. Previews and reviews below....

Kidoons is in Whitehorse, Yukon!

We had an amazing time Thanksgiving week in Whitehorse. Kidoons and WYRD Productions' BOOM played 3 shows at the Yukon Arts Centre, with standing ovations for Rick Miller! We had a chance to visit with the amazing folks at the MacBride Museum (there's Craig Francis at Sam McGee's original cabin), the Yukon...

Citadel's 50th anniversary kicks off with a BOOM!

Rick Miller and the Kidoons/WYRD team are delighted to be in Edmonton for the launch of the 50th anniversary season at The Citadel Theatre. For the next 3 weeks, we'll be BOOMing onstage, and building online partnerships with local organizations who connect to our themes of history, culture, technology and ecology....

Raves for BOOM at the Belfry!

"Nothing short of brilliant! Miller — working with a terrific team — has managed to meld theatre and technology in an exciting, innovative manner that delights and, on occasion, amazes. That is no small feat. And that is why you need to go see Boom" Times Colonist "Extremely powerful! If you have parents or other...

BOOM opens The Belfry's 40th Anniversary Season

Kidoons and WYRD Productions' hit show BOOM kicks off its big 2015-16 Canadian tour with a 3-week run at The Belfry Theatre in Victoria, BC. This is Rick Miller's first appearance here since Bigger Than Jesus played in 2007. Times Colonist preview article CFAX radio preview Reviews to come... Written, directed and...

Rave reviews for 20Kshow world premiere!

"OUTSTANDING! An entertaining two acts of multimedia magic! If you want an adventure on the high seas with all the high tech trimmings, then take the family to Miller’s version of the Jules Verne Classic." (Scene Changes) "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea takes audiences to a trippy underwater wonderland! The...

WATCH: “Sunken Treasures” Jerry Muskrat and Captain Nemo at the Shipwrecks of the Hamilton and Scourge

Jerry Muskrat drifts from Hamilton to Saint-Catharines and finds he is above a Canadian National Historic site. At the bottom of Lake Ontario is the shipwreck sites of the Hamilton and Scourge, two warships from the War of 1812. Jerry learns how the ships sank from the story by the one surviving sailor, Ned Myers....

5 Days to World Premiere!

TWENTY THOUSAND LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA WILL BE THE FIRST WORLD PREMIERE PERFORMANCE Commissioned by PANAMANIA, The TORONTO 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games Arts and Culture Festival LIMITED RUN FROM JULY 11-15, 2015 TORONTO, ON: The first theatrical performance after the Opening Ceremony of the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am...

BOOM en français au Carrefour à QC!

BOOM, the most popular new show in Canada, premiered in French at Le Carrefour International de Théâtre, Quebec City's premiere arts festival. May 28-30 2015. Read the stellar reviews: Le Soleil (review), Le Soleil (2-page preview), Le Journal de Quebec, info-culture, Les enfants du paradis (blog), envapements...

Tickets now on sale for 20K World Premiere! Rick Miller to guest star as Captain Nemo!

Don't miss Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea's World Premiere, July 11-15 2015 at Daniels Spectrum in Toronto. 5 shows only! Limited seating, so order your tickets now! JUST ANNOUNCED: Rick Miller will guest star as Captain Nemo! Board the Nautilus and meet the mysterious Captain Nemo in this modern adaption by...

Montreal student contest winner's drawing turned into a Battery Hero guest star on Kidoons

The world has a new superhero, one who promotes battery recycling and prevents batteries from filling up our landfills. The hero’s name is ‘Battery Bob’, and he was created by Demetrios A., a grade 6 student at Montreal’s Selwyn House School. Battery Bob has a battery-seeking radar, mechanical claw for collecting...

BOOM at The Grand: London Free Press, Mayor Attends, Amazing Buzz

The London Free Press gave Rick Miller the cover, and gave his one-man show BOOM a glowing review. The paper wrote of the KDOONS and WYRD co-production, “Toronto actor and playwright Rick Miller’s one-person BOOM makes for a stunning impact. The multi-media production tells the 1945-1969 story of three baby boomers...

Congratulations to our EARTH DAY Battery Hero Winner Demetrios!

This Earth Day, think about how you can reduce waste, like recycling your dead batteries. We were thrilled to receive over 750 design submissions for the "EcoKids Battery Hero Art Contest"... we were very impressed by the talent and imagination of EcoKids across Canada! The Battery Hero Art Contest was a project...

WATCH: Backstage in the Theatre Part 1 "Setting up a Show"

Rick Miller, BOOM’s writer/director/performer, takes us behind the scenes to show how the touring version is set up. Filmed on location at The Capitol Theatre in Nelson, BC, we see how such a complex multimedia show was adapted for an 8-hour setup by the theatre crew. Learn about the technical set up and how the...

BOOM Opens Tonight!

See @Rick Miller in the KDOONS / WYRD Production BOOM presented by Mirvish at Panasonic Theatre starting tonight, Jan. 15! Don't miss boomtheshow.com. Advance Toronto media coverage PRINT: Toronto Star Feature, National Post Feature, 24h Feature (page 18), Post City Magazines TV: City TV interview, CP24 interview,...

WATCH: Rick Miller on Canada AM for BOOM

Rick Miller stopped by the studio of Canada AM to perform some bits of BOOM, his new solo show presented by Mirvish at the Panasonic Theatre Toronto Jan 15 - Feb 1 WATCH the video on CTV.ca BOOM presents 25 years of history, 25 classic hits, and over 100 influential figures… all performed by one man! Journey from...

BOOM's Toronto premiere, Jan 15th 2015

Don’t miss Rick Miller's new show BOOM premiering at the Panasonic Theatre in Toronto Jan 15th. The explosive new show that captures the defining moments of the baby-boom generation. One man, 25 years, a 100 of the world’s most influential figures. Journey from WWII to Apollo 11, from Perry Como to Elvis to The...

HERITAGE MOMENT DEC 15th: Canadian Maple Leaf flag approved by House of Commons

Stanley and Matheson collaborated on a design that was ultimately passed by a majority vote in the House of Commons on December 15, 1964. Just after this, at 2:00 am, Matheson wrote to Stanley: "Your proposed flag has just now been approved by the Commons 163 to 78. Congratulations. I believe it is an excellent flag...

BOOM sizzles at Mirvish 2014-15 launch

BOOM was part of a jam-packed, star-studded 2104-15 season launch for Mirvish Productions on Sept 16 2014. Canadian icon Elvis Stojko introduced excerpts from all of the new shows, including live performances from some of the big musicals, and videos from Dame Angela Lansbury and Dame Edna! This is a 1-minute video...

WATCH: Audiences react to workshop performance of "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea"

This April, KDOONS creators Rick Miller and Craig Francis held a public performance workshop of their new theatrical production "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea. The invited guests, who ranged from Artistic Directors to families, gave amazing feedback about what worked for them as an audience. This feedback...

38 years ago: John Lennon apologizes for saying The Beatles are "Bigger Than Jesus"

It was March, 1966 when John Lennon said, "Christianity will go. It will vanish and shrink. I needn’t argue about that; I’m right and I’ll be proved right. We’re more popular than Jesus now. I don’t know which will go first—rock ‘n’ roll or Christianity." CBS Chicago has a piece about how, once the remarks hit the...

Rick Miller co-hosts "We Are Pan Am" one-year countdown

July 11-12 2014: 20K co-creator Rick Miller joins co-hosts Amanda Martinez and Nicole Brooks to launch the official one year countdown to the Toronto 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games in July 2015. It's called WE ARE PAN AM, an amazing two-day festival of art and athletics at Toronto's Nathan Phillips Square. From the...

Happy Canada Day, eh!

KDOONS Network celebrates Canada Day! July 1st marks the joining of the British North American colonies of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and the Province of Canada into a single country called Canada within the British Empire with four provinces (the Province of Canada was split into Ontario and Quebec). The new...

KDOONS production BOOM premieres at the Mirvish 2015 Season!

From the creative team behind MacHomer and Bigger Than Jesus, comes an explosive solo performance that documents the music, culture and politics that shaped the Baby Boom generation (1945-1969). BOOM takes us through 25 turbulent years, and gives voice to over a 100 influential politicians, activists and musicians....

NASA: West Antarctic Ice Sheet Melt Has Begun And Is Unstoppable

A new study by researchers at NASA and the University of California, Irvine, finds a rapidly melting section of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet appears to be in an irreversible state of decline, with nothing to stop the glaciers in this area from melting into the sea. The study presents multiple lines of evidence,...

PANAMANIA: the Toronto 2015 Pan Am / Parapan Am Games Arts & Cultural commissions

Congratulations to our KDOONS creators: after a late night hosting the Glenn Gould Prize at Rideau Hall, Rick Miller flew back to Toronto to host the morning launch of PANAMANIA, the Arts & Culture Program of the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games. There are 27 new arts commissions for the upcoming Games in...

BOOM premieres in Calgary!

KDOONS and WYRD Productions' new show BOOM is born! First reviews below... Written, directed and perfomed by Rick Miller, BOOM runs from Jan 15-19 2014 at the High Performance Rodeo, Calgary's premiere arts festival, in a work-in-progress run presented by One Yellow Rabbit and Theatre Calgary. "I could go on about...

BOOM workshop #3 under way in Quebec, QC

From Oct 27 to Nov 10th, the BOOM team will gearing up KDOONS and WYRD's latest Rick Miller solo multimedia extravaganza for its first public performances at the High Performance Rodeo (Calgary), Jan 15-19 2014. One Yellow Rabbit and Theatre Calgary present BOOM A KDOONS and WYRD Production An Explosive Solo...

new photos from BOOM workshop #2

These are photos taken from our second workshop of BOOM, a new solo 'documentary' play about the years 1945-1969. "The music, culture and politics that shaped a generation". Taken by David Leclerc and Simon Laplante at La Caserne, Ex Machina, Quebec.