Tuesday, June 1, 2021
In what Ben Brantley of The New York Times raves is “as close as mortals come to heaven on earth,” GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY is set at a guesthouse where a group of wanderers cross pat…
SOURCE: YouTube at 09:54AMSteffi and Lisa check in with Toronto actor and comedian Ennis Esmer to find out what he’s been up to during the pandemic. You’ll know Ennis from his starring role in the NBC crime drama…
SOURCE: YouTube at 09:54AMSeminar tells the story of four young writers who each pay $5,000 for a ten-week seminar with Leonard, an international literary figure. The story begins with Kate, a well-to-do Upper West S…
SOURCE: YouTube at 09:54AMAward-winning playwright Simon Stephens (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time) has adapted Nobel Prize-winner José Saramago’s dystopian novel Blindness as a sound installatio…
SOURCE: YouTube at 09:54AMTuesday, May 18, 2021
Edith Piaf and Marlene Dietrich were two of the greatest names in international show business during much of the 20th century. At a time when popular culture was still defined by a small han…
SOURCE: YouTube at 10:54AMEight years ago, for five days in May the great Louise Pitre — Canada’s musical theatre superstar — premiered a show she created about her journey. On The Rocks … stirred not shaken…
SOURCE: YouTube at 10:54AM2017 TONY® AWARD-WINNER FOR BEST PLAY
In 1993, in front of the world’s press, the leaders of Israel and Palestine shook hands on the lawn of the White House. Few watching would have gues…
SOURCE: YouTube at 10:54AMSnL’s guests are actor Ali Momen and musician and actor Torquil Campbell. Ali you will remember as one of the stars of Come From Away and the person behind the Arts New Deal https://www.ch…
SOURCE: YouTube at 10:54AMTuesday, May 4, 2021
Jim Steinman died on April 19, and left behind a legacy in rock music and theatre. Part of that legacy was the musical Bat Out Of Hell, based on the album he Mae with singer Meat Loaf. The s…
SOURCE: YouTube at 12:03PMIn 1974 Steve Martin took a trip through Eastern Canada. While in Toronto he stopped at Ed's Warehouse and tap danced down Markham Street. These two locations have a long history as a part o…
SOURCE: YouTube at 12:03PMIt was on May 5, 2020 that SnL released their very first Check In From Away. This issue’s episode features some of the past guests of the 30 episodes online chat show. But this time, the t…
SOURCE: YouTube at 12:03PMBlockbuster New Show To Be The First To Open In Toronto This Spring
Tickets to The Stay At Home Show Go On Sale May 4th, 2021
All Proceeds to Support The AFC (formerly The Actors’ Fund …
SOURCE: YouTube at 12:03PMMelanie and Cara are back with a new song! Johnny Nash's classic I Can See Clearly Now is a great song for the times we live in, and the passing of time. There are subtitles so you will be a…
SOURCE: YouTube at 12:03PMTuesday, April 20, 2021
This week, SnL’s guests are Ted Dykstra and Richard Greenblatt, the creators and stars of Two Pianos, Four Hands, and Bea Campbell, the stage manager of the show since its thunderous premi…
SOURCE: YouTube at 01:03PMTuesday, April 6, 2021
Dear Evan Hansen played the Royal Alexandra Theatre from March 5, 2019 until July 21, 2019.
SOURCE: YouTube at 01:42PMSteffi and Lisa go behind the scenes of the brand new digital musical of Alice In Wonderland. They speak with the creators and some of the performers. What’s it like for theatre people to …
SOURCE: YouTube at 01:42PMSaturday, March 27, 2021
Today, on World Theatre Day, we're reminded that the stories that inspire us in the smallest of moments can connect us in the largest, most life-changing of ways. Today, and everyday, we cel…
SOURCE: YouTube at 04:03PMTuesday, March 23, 2021
Steffi and Lisa check in down under, where Come From Away has reopened — the first production of the show to play on stage since March of 2020. Several Australian company members share the…
SOURCE: YouTube at 02:24PMTwo Canadian icons, Paul gross and Kim Cattrall, came together for this production of the Noel Coward classic play Private Lives. Two divorcees meet when they accidentally book room next doo…
SOURCE: YouTube at 02:24PMCome From Away halted performances because of the pandemic, and a year later cast members share their memories of the fateful night.
SOURCE: YouTube at 02:24PMSaturday, March 20, 2021
Tuesday, March 9, 2021
In this week’s Check In From Away, Steffi and Lisa speak with four War Horse company members Alex Furber, Patrick Kwok Choon, Tommy Luther and Dayna Tietzen about their memories of that ma…
SOURCE: YouTube at 02:03PMThe Last Ship played February 9, 2019 until March 24, 2019 at the Princess of Wales Theatre. Sting stars as shipyard foreman, Jackie White. The cast also includes: Frances McNamee (Meg Dawso…
SOURCE: YouTube at 02:03PMTuesday, February 23, 2021
The Kit Kat Bar and Grill has shut its doors for the last time, but it will soon return--in book form. For all those who will miss the King St. mainstay, a book entitled Kit Kat Confidential…
SOURCE: YouTube at 02:54PMSteffi and Lisa are having a slumber party, and they've invited two guests, makeup artist Misty Fox and stylist Caprice Connors. Check in for a crash course in self care, hot gossip, and a f…
SOURCE: YouTube at 02:54PMTuesday, February 9, 2021
The Australian production of Come From Away was the first in the world to reopen after pandemic restrictions were lifted in Melbourne. It's been almost a year since Come From Away has been o…
SOURCE: YouTube at 03:36PMSteffi and Lisa are back for a second season of Check In From Away, and they're checking in with couples who met while working together on a show.
SOURCE: YouTube at 03:36PMCara Hunter and Melanie Doane treat us to their rendition of the Dolly Parton classic I Will Always Love You. Just in time for Valentine's Day
SOURCE: YouTube at 03:36PMFriday, February 5, 2021
Steffi and Lisa watch the season premiere of Check In From Away LIVE with you!
SOURCE: YouTube at 08:12PMMonday, January 18, 2021
Monday, December 21, 2020
Annie played April 24, 2018 until June 3, 2018 at the Ed Mirvish Theatre. It starred Leslie Nicol as Miss Hannigan, Alex Bourne as Daddy Warbucks, and Isobel Khan and Ruby Stokes as Annie.
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