It opened Aug. 28, 1920 as the Pantages vaudeville theatre, became the Imperial during its years as a movie theatre and went back to the Pantages with ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ in 1989.…
Linked From Toronto Star at 02:42PM‘Ghosts of the Royal Alex’ takes readers and listeners inside Canada’s ‘most famous haunted theatre’ with biweekly episodes.
Linked From Toronto Star at 06:45PMCanadian Opera Company wins four for ‘Rusalka’; ‘Piaf/Dietrich’ is named Best Musical; and ‘Caroline, or Change’ takes the performance awards in the musical theatre category.
Linked From Toronto Star at 09:00PMToronto Alliance for the Performing Arts announces 243 nominations, with winners to be announced June 29.
Linked From Toronto Star at 11:43AMNiagara-on-the-Lake theatre festival takes an incremental approach to cancellations, whereas the Stratford Festival has already suspended the entire season.
Linked From Toronto Star at 01:48PMNominees and further details about the Toronto theatre, opera and dance awards will be announced June.
Linked From Toronto Star at 01:00PMThe goal is to have the Lin-Manuel Miranda music back onstage in Toronto within 18 months.
Linked From Toronto Star at 03:40PM“For the health and safety of all the artists, crew and staff working in our theatres, and for that of our audience, I think it is best to begin our new season … in January of the new ye…
Linked From Toronto Star at 11:09AMCoronavirus pandemic has made it impossible to carry out the months of detailed preparations for the Canadian production’s debut in October.
Linked From Toronto Star at 10:31AMThe musical theatre veteran died of cancer on April 8 in Toronto.
Linked From Toronto Star at 12:36PMCancellations mean the epic play ‘Mahabharata’ will not be seen in 2020,
Linked From Toronto Star at 12:49PMFestival looks for ways to support the theatre artists whose Fringe shows won’t go on, so ‘stay tuned,’ it says.
Linked From Toronto Star at 12:13PMAll remaining performances of ‘Hamilton’ are cancelled, with hopes the musical can return to Toronto at a later date.
Linked From Toronto Star at 03:40PMDue to the coronavirus pandemic, the new ‘Swan Lake’ has been delayed to June 2021. A new ballet based on Margaret Atwood’s ‘MaddAddam’ books has also been postponed.
Linked From Toronto Star at 12:46PMPerformances of ‘Aida’ and ‘The Flying Dutchman’ are cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Linked From Toronto Star at 05:53PMThe awards for Toronto theatre, dance and opera will be rescheduled for an undetermined future date.
Linked From Toronto Star at 06:43PMThe annual arts festival will be pushed back to June 2021.
Linked From Toronto Star at 03:52PM‘Places, Please,’ co-hosted by Michael Rubinoff, will raise donations to emergency aid organization the AFC.
Linked From Toronto Star at 12:33PMNorth American tour of the Vietnam War musical that was to play here in May is cancelled due to the coronavirus.
Linked From Toronto Star at 11:52AMTheatre company says it will reschedule ‘Room’ and ‘Indecent’ when it’s safe to do so.
Linked From Toronto Star at 11:39AMWorld premiere of “MADDADDAM” ballet choreographed by Wayne McGregor is set for Nov. 21, 2020.
Linked From Toronto Star at 03:30PMImminent arrival of ‘Hamilton’ in Toronto spurs its proud papa to reflect on its genesis, back when ‘I knew he died in a duel and I knew he was on the $10 bill.’
Linked From Toronto Star at 06:00AMForty $10 tickets will be sold for every performance.
Linked From Toronto Star at 12:57PMAlanna Mitchell’s ‘Sea Sick’ will be seen at London’s National Theatre in 2020.
Linked From Toronto Star at 06:00AMThe Emmy and Tony winner spent at season at the festival in 1978.
Linked From Toronto Star at 05:28PMThe Robert Lepage-directed Coriolanus made theatre best-of lists for 2018 while Martha Henry earned praise for playing Prospero in The Tempest.
Linked From Toronto Star at 02:44PMThe Shakespeare play is a highlight of the 2020 season, which also includes a reimagined Chicago, directed and choreographed by Donna Feore.
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