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Thursday, December 7, 2017

Irish dance-drag-comedy show RIOT to take up residency at Luminato 2018 by Debra Yeo - Staff Reporter

Extended edition of festival June 6 to 24 will also feature giant amateur dance performance at Nathan Phillips Square.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 07:00AM
Tuesday, December 5, 2017

Downton Abbey actress Lesley Nicol to star in Annie in Toronto by Debra Yeo - Staff Reporter

The former Mrs. Patmore, who'll play Miss Hannigan at the Ed Mirvish Theatre in April, has had some practice being a villain thanks to The Catch.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:00AM
Thursday, November 23, 2017

TV vets Nicholas Campbell and Daniel Kash join cast of Jerusalem by Debra Yeo - Staff Reporter

Toronto production opening in February marks return to theatre for Sons of Anarchy star Kim Coates.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 02:30PM
Wednesday, November 22, 2017

CraveTV acquires Jason Alexander comedy Hit the Road by Debra Yeo - Staff Reporter

Series stars Seinfeld actor as the patriarch of a dysfunctional family of musicians travelling the country in a bus.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:52AM
Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Alexander Skarsgard to star in AMC miniseries The Little Drummer Girl by Debra Yeo - Staff Reporter

True Blood and Big Little Lies star to play Israeli intelligence officer Becker in series based on John le Carré novel.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:54AM
Thursday, November 16, 2017

In the spirit of Lin-Manuel Miranda, a Toronto concert for Puerto Rican relief by Debra Yeo - Staff Reporter

We Are Here Productions stages In the Heights: In Concert, Hamilton creator Miranda's other Tony-winning musical.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:57AM
Tuesday, November 7, 2017

Marcus Youssef wins Siminovitch Prize by Debra Yeo - Staff Reporter

Vancouver playwright shares $25,000 of $100,000 prize with fellow playwright Christine Quintana.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 01:35PM
Wednesday, November 1, 2017

Why Not Theatre, Shaw Festival to adapt India's Mahabharata by Debra Yeo - Staff Reporter

2019 production will feature a team from Canada, U.S. and U.K. and cast drawn entirely from South Asian diaspora.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:01PM
Monday, October 30, 2017

National Ballet of Canada has best box office season in its history by Debra Yeo - Staff Reporter

The 2016/17 season also brought an eighth consecutive operating surplus for dance company.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 04:01PM
Wednesday, October 4, 2017

Opera Atelier gets invite to Rossini Opera Festival in composer’s hometown in Italy by Debra Yeo - Staff Reporter

Toronto company asked to create a new production of Rossini’s Ricciardo e Zoraide.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:39PM

Seana McKenna takes the lead in Groundling Theatre Company’s Lear by Debra Yeo - Staff Reporter

Production celebrating Groundling's fifth anniversary at Harbourfront Centre Theatre in January 2018.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:27PM
Wednesday, September 27, 2017

Shaw Festival has found its Scrooge in a former Gollum by Debra Yeo - Staff Reporter

Michael Therriault, currently starring in festival's Me and My Girl, to play miserly lead in Dickens Christmas classic.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:00AM
Tuesday, September 26, 2017

Bryan Adams co-writing songs for Pretty Woman musical by Debra Yeo - Staff Reporter

Theatre version of 1990 film to star Steve Kazee from Once and Samantha Barks from Les Miserables.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 02:04PM
Thursday, August 17, 2017

Stephen Fry trilogy about ancient Greece will get world premiere at Shaw Festival by Debra Yeo - Staff Reporter

Tim Carroll to direct British comedian in Mythos: A Trilogy — Gods. Heroes. Men in 2018.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:00AM
Thursday, July 27, 2017

Annie Baker's The Aliens opens new Coal Mine Theatre season by Debra Yeo - Staff Reporter

Dutch hit Poison, Fleetwood Mac's Rumours in concert and Belinda Cornish’s Category E also on 2017-18 playbill.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 08:30AM
Tuesday, July 11, 2017

Stratford Festival celebrates 65th season with a plethora of Romeos and Juliets by Debra Yeo - Staff Reporter

Past and present stars, including Colm Feore, Megan Follows and Antoni Cimolino, to gather onstage July 13.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:09AM
Monday, June 19, 2017

Fall for Dance North celebrates Canadian dance by Debra Yeo - Staff Reporter

Commissions featuring Robert Binet and Michaela Hinds, performances including Mix Mix Dance Collective on the bill.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 08:00AM
Wednesday, May 17, 2017

Kate Hennig becomes associate artistic director of Shaw Festival by Debra Yeo - Staff Reporter

The actress and playwright wrote the critically acclaimed The Last Wife.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:22PM
Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Dance tributes to Leonard Cohen and Beatles' Sgt. Pepper coming to Toronto by Debra Yeo - Staff Reporter

Productions by Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal and Mark Morris are part of Sony Centre's second annual Dance Collection.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:00AM
Friday, April 21, 2017

Standing room tickets released for Anna Netrebko's Canadian debut by Debra Yeo - Staff Reporter

A limited number of tickets will be available April 25 at 11 a.m. at Canadian Opera Company box office.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 07:17PM
Monday, April 10, 2017

Bodyguard actress gets role in U.K. version of Hamilton by Debra Yeo - Staff Reporter

Rachel John, who plays Nicki in Toronto version of The Bodyguard, to appear as Alexander Hamilton's sister-in-law.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 04:51PM
Saturday, March 25, 2017

Stratford Festival records fourth consecutive surplus by Debra Yeo - Staff Reporter

The 2016 season also saw attendance pass the 500,000 mark.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:00AM
Tuesday, February 14, 2017

Acting up Stage Company becomes Musical Stage by Debra Yeo - Staff Reporter

Company aspires to make Canada a leader in musical theatre, brings Fun Home to Off-Mirvish season.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:11PM
Friday, February 3, 2017

Shaw Festival announces deficit for 2016 by Debra Yeo - Staff Reporter

Niagara-on-the-Lake festival says ticket sales were up but ticket prices were reduced.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 07:36PM
Thursday, January 26, 2017

Opera Atelier presents a season of love by Debra Yeo - Staff Reporter

Mozart's Marriage of Figaro and Monteverdi's The Return of Ulysses featured in 2017-18 season.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:12PM
Thursday, January 12, 2017

Jane Archibald becomes COC artist in residence by Debra Yeo - Staff Reporter

Soprano to sing one of her most acclaimed roles in The Abduction From the Seraglio in 2017/18 season.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 07:30PM
Friday, December 30, 2016

Debbie Reynolds, Carrie Fisher and a piece of Toronto history by Debra Yeo - Staff Reporter

Before mother and daughter opened in Irene on Broadway, there was a Singin’ in the Rain moment at the Royal Alex.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 02:04PM
Monday, December 5, 2016

Mirvish adds extra Toronto show for Come From Away by Debra Yeo - Staff Reporter

Musical about Gander, Newfoundland's response to Sept. 11 sold out in second week of run.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:33PM
Friday, December 2, 2016

Mirvish opens up seats for Come From Away by Debra Yeo - Staff Reporter

Four more box seats and 12 standing room tickets available for each performance of 'virtually sold out' musical.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:51AM
Monday, November 28, 2016

Victoria Clark heads cast of Sousatzka by Debra Yeo - Staff Reporter

Garth Drabinsky-produced musical to open in Toronto in February.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:31PM

Come From Away ticket sales set record by Debra Yeo - Staff Reporter

Mirvish Productions sells more than $1.7 million worth of tickets in a week.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:48PM

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