Bowser (r), Blue (l) with the present owner of Schwartz's Hy Diamond (c)
The Challenge...“It was more a playful joke where Billy was challenging me to write a musical!”
by Richard Burnett reprinted from Hour with permission
I call Rick Blue the Mick Jagger of Montreal comedy duo Bowser and Blue because he’s the money guy. “And George [Bowser] would be Keef!” Blue cracks. “He’s the junkie!”
Since forming in 1978, B&B have come a long way, from Bishop Street to theatre stages across Canada. And this week they premiere their new play, Schwartz’s: The Musical, inspired by Bill Brownstein’s popular book Schwartz’s Hebrew Delicatessen: The Story.
“It was more a playful joke where Billy was challenging me to write a musical!” Blue says. “It wasn’t serious at first, but then we discovered that everybody seems to think it’s a good idea. So lo and behold…”
