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Thursday, April 2, 2020

National Ballet postpones Karen Kain's staging of 'Swan Lake' by Debra Yeo - Toronto Star

Due 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.

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Friday, March 27, 2020

Canadian Opera Company cancels the rest of its 2019-20 season by Debra Yeo - Toronto Star

Performances of 'Aida' and 'The Flying Dutchman' are cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

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Thursday, March 26, 2020

Dora Awards are called off due to COVID-19 pandemic by Debra Yeo - Toronto Star

The awards for Toronto theatre, dance and opera will be rescheduled for an undetermined future date.

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Toronto's Luminato Festival cancelled due to COVID-19 outbreak by Debra Yeo - Toronto Star

The annual arts festival will be pushed back to June 2021.

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Tuesday, March 24, 2020

Theatre artists stage 24-hour virtual telethon to provide emergency aid during the COVID-19 outbreak by Debra Yeo - Toronto Star

'Places, Please,' co-hosted by Michael Rubinoff, will raise donations to emergency aid organization the AFC.

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'Miss Saigon' won't land in Toronto due to the COVID-19 outbreak by Debra Yeo - Toronto Star

North American tour of the Vietnam War musical that was to play here in May is cancelled due to the coronavirus.

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Monday, March 23, 2020

Mirvish cancels the rest of its Off-Mirvish season by Debra Yeo - Toronto Star

Theatre company says it will reschedule 'Room' and 'Indecent' when it's safe to do so.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:39AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
Thursday, February 13, 2020

Margaret Atwood's 'MaddAddam' books to be translated into dance in National Ballet of Canada's new season by Debra Yeo - Toronto Star

World premiere of "MADDADDAM" ballet choreographed by Wayne McGregor is set for Nov. 21, 2020.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:30PM[SHARE]
Friday, January 31, 2020

'Hamilton' creator Lin-Manuel Miranda on show's staggering success: 'Nothing prepares you for what happened' by Debra Yeo - Toronto Star

Imminent 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.'

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Tuesday, January 28, 2020

Still need 'Hamilton' tickets in Toronto? Now there's a digital lottery by Debra Yeo - Toronto Star

Forty $10 tickets will be sold for every performance.

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Friday, November 15, 2019

A Toronto play about climate change fits the bill for an ecologically conscious U.K. theatre by Debra Yeo - Toronto Star

Alanna Mitchell's 'Sea Sick' will be seen at London's National Theatre in 2020.

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Tuesday, September 10, 2019

Andrea Martin will receive the 2019 Stratford Festival Legacy Award by Debra Yeo - Toronto Star

The Emmy and Tony winner spent at season at the festival in 1978.

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Friday, August 16, 2019

Stratford Festival's Coriolanus and The Tempest will air on CBC by Debra Yeo - Toronto Star

The Robert Lepage-directed Coriolanus made theatre best-of lists for 2018 while Martha Henry earned praise for playing Prospero in The Tempest.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 02:44PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, August 13, 2019

Colm Feore will reopen the Stratford Festival's Tom Patterson Theatre Centre as Richard III by Debra Yeo - Toronto Star

The Shakespeare play is a highlight of the 2020 season, which also includes a reimagined Chicago, directed and choreographed by Donna Feore.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:00AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, August 7, 2019

Shaw Festival will stage classic musical Gypsy as part of its 2020 season by Debra Yeo - Toronto Star

New season will also include one play by Bernard Shaw, the comedy The Devil's Disciple.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:36PM[SHARE]
Monday, July 29, 2019

The Office! A Musical Parody begins its tour in Toronto by Debra Yeo - Toronto Star

Creators Bob McSmith and Tobly McSmith say you don't have to be a fan of the TV show The Office to enjoy the musical theatre version.

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Wednesday, July 3, 2019
Thursday, June 20, 2019

Fall for Dance North announces its fifth season by Debra Yeo - Toronto Star

Festival commissions three works from street dance choreographer Caroline "Lady C" Fraser, Montreal's Anne Plamondon and Ojibway choreographer Cody Berry.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 02:08PM[SHARE]
Friday, June 14, 2019

Who's the man behind Toronto's Dear Evan Hansen by Debra Yeo - Toronto Star

Robert Markus goes for a walk with Debra Yeo and talks about getting the 'behemoth of a role' and the Stratford Festival show that kindled his love of musical theatre.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 07:35PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, May 28, 2019

Here's who is nominated for Dora Mavor Moore Awards this year by Debra Yeo - Toronto Star

Canadian Opera Company and Soulpepper have the most nominations overall as the Doras celebrate their 40th anniversary and introduce gender neutral performance awards.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:26PM[SHARE]
Sunday, April 28, 2019

Festival Players of Prince Edward County and Wellington Water Week team for summer season by Debra Yeo - Toronto Star

The theatre festival will present the arts and music festival programmed by the Canadian Opera Company's Johannes Debus.

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Tuesday, April 9, 2019

Dear Evan Hansen extends Toronto run to Sept. 29 by Debra Yeo - Toronto Star

A new block of tickets is on sale for the Tony Award-winning musical.

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Thursday, April 4, 2019

Actors playing the Ramones love bringing the characters " not the songs " to life by Debra Yeo - Toronto Star

Performers delve into legendary band's tensions, worsened by Phil Spector's manipulations, for new play Four Chords and a Gun.

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Tuesday, April 2, 2019

We Will Rock You will rock again thanks to the film Bohemian Rhapsody by Debra Yeo - Toronto Star

Annerin Productions revives the musical featuring the music of Queen for a North American tour.

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Measha Brueggergosman returns to Elettra, 11 years, one divorce and two kids later by Debra Yeo - Toronto Star

Soprano says there are very few roles she's done twice, but Elettra in Opera Atelier's Idomeneo is one of them.

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Saturday, March 30, 2019

Stratford Festival extends Antoni Cimolino's contract as festival reports sixth straight surplus by Debra Yeo - Toronto Star

In 2018, the festival made a $1.9-million surplus and earned its highest ticket revenue in 10 years, in part due to the popularity of The Rocky Horror Show.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:23PM[SHARE]
Monday, March 25, 2019

New Hannah Moscovitch play part of 'ambitious' Tarragon Theatre season by Debra Yeo - Toronto Star

The 2019-20 season features nine world premieres, including new works from Kat Sandler, Jason Sherman, Anosh Irani, Ellie Moon and Kenneth T Williams.

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Sunday, March 24, 2019

Britta Johnson's Life After gets a San Diego run by Debra Yeo - Toronto Star

Musical about a teenager dealing with her father's death is at the Old Globe Theatre in the first U.S. production of Johnson's work.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:11PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, March 5, 2019

Come from Away has a leading nine nominations for Britain's Olivier Awards by Debra Yeo - Toronto Star

The Canadian-made musical about the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks in Newfoundland is tied for most nominations with Sondheim's Company.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 04:55PM[SHARE]

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