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New Cast Joins Kushnier in Toronto JERSEY BOYS
by BWW News Desk
(Nov. 18 10:27 AM) - Today Dancap Productions announces the new cast for the Canadian production of JERSEY BOYS. The new cast includes: Derek Krantz as Bob Gaudio, Jeremy Kushnier continuing in the role of Tommy DeVito, Michael Lomenda as Nick Massi, and Jeff Madden in the role of Frankie Valli, plus Timothy Sell in the role of Gyp DeCarlo and Shawn Wright in the role of Bob Crewe. Performances begin Friday, December 12, 2008 at the Toronto Centre for the Arts (5040 Yonge Street). |
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SCORCHED Moves to MTC Warehouse on 11/13
by BWW News Desk
(Nov. 13 7:00 AM) - Hot off a sold-out run at the Tarragon Theatre in Toronto, Scorched, will take the stage in the Tom Hendry Theatre at the MTC Warehouse from November 13 to 29. |
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'Jersey Boys' Extends In Toronto Until 11/9
by BWW News Desk
(Nov. 9 7:00 AM) - Due to popular demand, Dodger Theatricals and Dancap Productions Inc., announce additional Toronto performances for the smash hit musical JERSEY BOYS, now playing at the Toronto Centre for the Arts (5040 Yonge Street) through November 9, 2008. |
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Manitoba Theatre Unveils Tribute to John Hirsch and Tom Hendry
by BWW News Desk
(Nov. 6 11:58 AM) - In honour of its 50th anniversary, the Manitoba Theatre Centre will officially unveil a commemorative sculpture of its co-founders, John Hirsch and Tom Hendry, on Monday, November 10 at 1:30 pm. In attendance will be Babs and Gail Asper, artist Ruth Abernethy and MTC's founding General Manager, Tom Hendry. |
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Manitoba Theatre Centre to Present MEDEA Starting 11/20
by BWW News Desk
(Nov. 5 3:04 PM) - The Manitoba Theatre Centre, in co-production with David Mirvish (Toronto), is pleased to present Medea at the John Hirsch Theatre at the MTC Mainstage from November 20 to December 13. |
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SCORCHED Moves to MTC Warehouse on 11/13
by BWW News Desk
(Oct. 29 4:18 PM) - Hot off a sold-out run at the Tarragon Theatre in Toronto, Scorched, will take the stage in the Tom Hendry Theatre at the MTC Warehouse from November 13 to 29. |
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Review: 'The Sound of Music'
by Mark Andrew Lawrence
(Oct. 24 5:15 PM) - A fine cast, brisk direction and some spectacular production values overcome the deficiencies in the original 1959 script to make this a moving and enjoyable production.
* * * * 1/2 (out of 5) |
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A CHORUS LINE returns to Toronto October 28 to November 30
by Mark Andrew Lawrence
(Oct. 22 1:25 PM) - David Mirvish is pleased to present the new production of the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning musical A CHORUS LINE at the Canon Theatre for a strictly limited 5 week engagement. Performances begin October 28 running through November 30, 2008.
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JERSEY BOYS Extends in Toronto Through 2/1; Gets All New Canadian Cast
by Mark Andrew Lawrence
(Oct. 20 4:33 PM) - This summer, Broadway¹s hottest musical made Canadian premiere electrifying audiences at the Toronto Centre for the Arts, extending twice and garnering extraordinary critical acclaim. Today, Dancap Productions Inc. and JERSEY BOYS are pleased to announce that the show will remain in Toronto! The show will extend through February 1, 2009 with a new Canadian cast, just in time for the holidays. |
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Factory Theatre to Present World Premiere of Coleman's 'Scratch'
by BWW News Desk
(Oct. 4 12:18 PM) - Factory Theatre will present the world premiere of the Charlotte Corbeil-Coleman's deeply moving and funny play Scratch first written when she was only 16. Scratch is a semi-autobiographical story of Charlotte's experience, told through the touching and quirky perspective of 15 year old Anna, of losing her mother, novelist and journalist Carole Corbeil to ovarian cancer. Charlotte states, "I had an urgent need to tell a story that came from a place of pure grief. So much of who I am came from losing her. My writing and talent is so linked to that loss". |
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Cariou and Storch Star in Canadian Premiere of 'Frost/Nixon' at CSC
by BWW News Desk
(Oct. 4 11:41 AM) - The Canadian Stage Company opens its 2008/09 Bluma Appel Theatre season with Frost/Nixon, the 2007 Tony Award®-nominated play by Peter Morgan, award-winning author of The Last King of Scotland and The Queen. Tony Award®-winning stage and screen veteran Len Cariou (star of the original Broadway production of Sweeney Todd) plays the role of President Richard Nixon and is joined by David Storch (Canadian Stage's Lonesome West) as TV talk-show host David Frost. Three-time Dora Award-winner Ted Dykstra (Canadian Stage's Fire) directs. A co-production with Vancouver Playhouse Theatre Company, Frost/Nixon had its Canadian premiere September 18, 2008 in Vancouver. The production transfers to the Bluma Appel Theatre in Toronto October 13 to November 8, 2008. |
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Acting Up Stage Seeking Young Musical Theatre Performers
by Mark Andrew Lawrence
(Sep. 30 10:25 AM) - Seeking the brightest performers of all styles of music-that's right-we want singers of rock, opera, pop, folk, etc.-under the age of 19 for a one night celebration of contemporary musical theatre.
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Jersey Boys Extends in Toronto Until 12/6
by BWW News Desk
(Sep. 19 4:54 PM) - The Toronto engagement of JERSEY BOYS, which opened to rave reviews on August 24, has been extended a second time, to Saturday, December 6. The Tony® and Grammy® award-winning musical is now playing at the Toronto Centre for the Arts (5040 Yonge Street north of Sheppard Avenue). |
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Acting Up Stage Theatre Company to Present to Toronto Premiere of 'Edges'
by BWW News Desk
(Sep. 18 4:03 PM) - Acting Up Stage Theatre Company presents the Toronto Premiere of Edges running October 20-November 10, 2008 at Revival Bar in Little Italy. Edges is a fresh and hilarious rock song cycle about the trials and tribulations of moving into adulthood and the search for love, commitment and meaning. |
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Review 'Fourplay'
by Mark Andrew Lawrence
(Aug. 29 11:49 PM) - Fly by Night Theatre presents a festival of four one-act plays. Two of the four are dazzling pieces and a third has promise in its premise.
* * * 1/2 (OUT OF 5) |
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Mirvish closes deal to buy Canon, Panasonic
by Mark Andrew Lawrence
(Aug. 29 11:49 PM) - Mirvish seals deal to buy the Canon (formerly Pantages) theatre and the Panasonic built on the site of the former New Yorker Theatre, just days after judge quashes DanCap's bid to block the sale. |
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Review 'A Streetcar Named Desire'
by Mark Andrew Lawrence
(Aug. 29 11:56 AM) - Beautifully intimate staging of Tennessee Williams' classic drama is rewarding in so many ways.
* * * * * (OUT OF 5) |
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Review: 'Jersey Boys' in Toronto
by Mark Andrew Lawrence
(Aug. 26 2:10 PM) - Dancap's production of the 2006 Tony Award winning musical Jersey Boys is already a smash hit in Toronto. The production more than lives up to the advance hype.
* * * * * (OUT OF 5) |
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'Jersey Boys' Extends In Toronto Until 11/9
by BWW News Desk
(Aug. 25 2:24 PM) - Due to popular demand, Dodger Theatricals and Dancap Productions Inc., announce additional Toronto performances for the smash hit musical JERSEY BOYS, now playing at the Toronto Centre for the Arts (5040 Yonge Street) through November 9, 2008. |
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