From the obscurities of contemporary pop culture to the ubiquity of the classics, this guide will help keep you from looking like a total noob among the erudite in the new year
SOURCE: news.nationalpost.com at 02:24PMDan's hopes of challenging Mirvish Productions for theatre supremacy in Toronto were dashed by a rough economy and the fact Dancap didn't control its own venue
SOURCE: news.nationalpost.com at 12:07AMMirvish Productions announces five new musicals for the upcoming season
SOURCE: news.nationalpost.com at 05:12PMJason Thrust McNeely shows off some of his air guitar skills in Pinecrest Park before competing in the international air guitar championships in Finland
SOURCE: news.nationalpost.com at 12:00PMThis year, Canstage's two Shakespeare in High Park productions — Julius Caesar and A Comedy of Errors — come with a delicious bonus: printable picnic menus courtesy of Toronto caterer Le…
SOURCE: news.nationalpost.com at 04:14PMThis week, our panel throws the gauntlet down on Donald Sutherland, Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale and, once again, Drake
SOURCE: news.nationalpost.com at 07:18PMOn April 23, 926 people with guitars descended on the Ed Mirvish Theatre in Toronto for an ensemble performance of the song "Falling Slowly" from movie-turned-musical Once
SOURCE: news.nationalpost.com at 03:30PMOdysseo's four-legged stars walked the red carpet on Thursday at a media preview of Cavalia's upcoming equine stage show at Toronto's White Big Top venue
SOURCE: news.nationalpost.com at 05:09PMThe generally accepted rule at for award nominees is that, when your name isn't called out in your category, you politely applaud the winner and concede your loss graciously — while you're…
SOURCE: National Post (Canada) at 04:07PMAn upcoming onstage reunion of the surviving Monty Python members sold out in less than a minute on Monday, as the troupe announced it would perform an additional four shows
SOURCE: National Post (Canada) at 04:10PMUniversal announced plans to pull Bill and Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure from its lineup after several media reports led GLAAD to issue a statement decrying the performance
SOURCE: National Post (Canada) at 12:24PMDavid Mirvish has got a fever, and the only prescription is more theatre
SOURCE: National Post (Canada) at 01:11PMCanadian Stage announced 13 productions that will continue its mandate to celebrate new work for its 2013-2014 season
SOURCE: National Post (Canada) at 07:21PMFifteen plays from the likes of Ins Choi, Tom Stoppard and Sam Shepard will help Toronto’s Soulpepper Theatre Company usher in its 2013 schedule.
SOURCE: National Post (Canada) at 06:01PMWalter Carsen, the National Ballet of Canada’s “greatest patron” and a lover of the arts, died in Toronto on Oct. 8 at the age of 100.
SOURCE: National Post (Canada) at 01:33PMKim’s Convenience has been named the best Canadian play at the second annual Toronto Theatre Critics’ Awards
SOURCE: National Post (Canada) at 07:00AMThe award, which honours Canadian theatre directors, playwrights and designers, was one of the most lucrative prizes in the country's arts community, splitting $100,000 between the annual wi…
SOURCE: National Post (Canada) at 02:45PMAfter a six-month search, the Stratford Shakespeare Festival has found its replacement for outgoing artistic director Des McAnuff. Early Saturday morning, the festival's board of governors a…
SOURCE: National Post (Canada) at 05:55PMCanadian band the Barenaked Ladies will write the music for an upcoming stage musical based on the film Animal House, it was announced on Monday — an announcement that coincided with the 3…
SOURCE: National Post (Canada) at 02:07PMElianna Lev recently spent a few hours backstage at The Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts with Garfunkel and Oates — otherwise known as Kate Micucci and Riki Lindhome. We let you rea…
SOURCE: National Post (Canada) at 03:06PMDebra DiGiovanni and Steve Patterson, host of CBC Radio One’s The Debaters, took home the top honours at Monday night’s 2011 Canadian Comedy Awards. DiGiovanni and Patterson were named b…
SOURCE: National Post (Canada) at 11:06AMJesus is heading to Broadway! The Des McAnuff-helmed version of Jesus Christ Superstar will open at New York City’s Neil Simon Theatre in March 2012, the Stratford Shakespeare Festival ann…
SOURCE: National Post (Canada) at 06:30PMThere will be one famous face missing from this Saturday’s Canada’s Walk of Fame Awards Gala. Green Lantern star Ryan Reynolds, originally announced as one of 2011’s seven inductees, i…
SOURCE: National Post (Canada) at 10:39AMA screwball comedy, a never-performed 1914 play and a landmark musical epic will fill out the Shaw Festival’s 51st season, artistic director Jackie Maxwell announced Tuesday. The Niagara-o…
SOURCE: National Post (Canada) at 12:15PMThe National Ballet of Canada announced Tuesday that its latest production, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, broke box office records for the Toronto-based company. Choreographed by Brita…
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