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.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:46PMPerformances of ‘Aida’ and ‘The Flying Dutchman’ are cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:53PMThe awards for Toronto theatre, dance and opera will be rescheduled for an undetermined future date.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:43PMThe annual arts festival will be pushed back to June 2021.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:52PM‘Places, Please,’ co-hosted by Michael Rubinoff, will raise donations to emergency aid organization the AFC.
SOURCE: 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.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:52AMTheatre company says it will reschedule ‘Room’ and ‘Indecent’ when it’s safe to do so.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:39AMWorld premiere of “MADDADDAM” ballet choreographed by Wayne McGregor is set for Nov. 21, 2020.
SOURCE: 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.’
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:00AMForty $10 tickets will be sold for every performance.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:57PMAlanna Mitchell’s ‘Sea Sick’ will be seen at London’s National Theatre in 2020.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:00AMThe Emmy and Tony winner spent at season at the festival in 1978.
SOURCE: 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.
SOURCE: 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.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:00AMNew season will also include one play by Bernard Shaw, the comedy The Devil’s Disciple.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:36PMCreators 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.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:00AMFestival commissions three works from street dance choreographer Caroline “Lady C” Fraser, Montreal’s Anne Plamondon and Ojibway choreographer Cody Berry.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 02:08PMRobert 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 07:35PMCanadian 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 12:26PMThe theatre festival will present the arts and music festival programmed by the Canadian Opera Company’s Johannes Debus.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:11PMA new block of tickets is on sale for the Tony Award-winning musical.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:00AMPerformers delve into legendary band’s tensions, worsened by Phil Spector’s manipulations, for new play Four Chords and a Gun.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 10:00AMAnnerin Productions revives the musical featuring the music of Queen for a North American tour.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:49PMSoprano says there are very few roles she’s done twice, but Elettra in Opera Atelier’s Idomeneo is one of them.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:00AMIn 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 03:23PMThe 2019-20 season features nine world premieres, including new works from Kat Sandler, Jason Sherman, Anosh Irani, Ellie Moon and Kenneth T Williams.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:01PMMusical 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 03:11PMThe Canadian-made musical about the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks in Newfoundland is tied for most nominations with Sondheim’s Company.
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