Bathroom Divas Alumni: Laura Landauer's Celine Speaks Featured in Globe and Mail

Fans of the second season of Bathroom Divas will remember Laura Landauer, the Celine/Cher/Elvis impersonator who was one of the final four singers on the show. This spring, Laura collaborated with playwright Sue Miner to write Celine Speaks, which showed in July at the Toronto Fringe.

Today's Globe and Mail features an article by Kamal Al-Solaylee on the phenomenon of Celine worship and two Canadian plays on the subject that have premiered this summer--Miner and Landauer's Celine Speaks as well as Saving Celine by playwright Mark Watty, currently showing at Montreal's Mainline Theatre.

Bathroom Divas Alumni: Laura Landauer on TV Guide's Look-A-Like

Bathroom Divas Season 2 finalist Laura Landauer gets a Celine Dion makeover on TV Guide's Look-A-Like. Laura's new one-woman play Celine Speaks ends its Toronto Fringe run tonight at 9:15 in the George Ignatieff Theatre.

Bathroom Divas Alumni: Laura Landauer in Celine Speaks

Fans of Bathroom Divas might be interested in Laura Landauer's newest project: a one-woman play cowritten with Sue Miner entitled Celine Speaks, slated to run this July as part of The Fringe in Toronto.

Here is Laura's description of the show:

It isn't easy being the world's greatest pop diva goddess saviour. Laura Landauer (Bravo!'s Bathroom Divas 2007 finalist!) not only portrays Celine Dion - she IS Celine Dion. Hear Celine's classic hit songs and join her for an intimate event where she shares her unique insights on such topics as femininity, vitality, identity, and humidity.

Celine Speaks runs at the George Ignatieff Theatre at 9 Devonshire Place on the U of T campus. Here are the show times:

Fri, July 6 @ 5:15 PM
Sun, July 8 @ 10:30 PM
Mon, July 9 @1:30 PM
Tue, July 10 @ 7:15 PM
Wed, July 11 @11:15 PM
Thu, July 12 @3:30 PM
Sat, July 14 @ 9:15 PM

Tickets are $10. For more info, call The Fringe's hotline at 416-966-1062.