Review: DION: A ROCK OPERA at Coal Mine Theatre
by Ilana Lucas
- Feb 11, 2024
The tight, 70-minute DION is a visually compelling show which puts you right in the middle of the dangerous merriment, with terrific performances and some banger musical numbers. It only stumbles when, like one of its characters, it loses its head, trading its promising fluidity and timelessness to shackle itself to a single moment.
DION: A ROCK OPERA Comes to the Coal Mine Theatre Next Month
by Stephi Wild
- Jan 4, 2024
The COAL MINE THEATRE will produce their first ever World Premiere, a fully sung through rock opera based on Euripides’ The Bacchae, DION: A ROCK OPERA. The production is co-created by COAL MINE co-founder Ted Dykstra and Prince Edward Island poet and novelist, Steven Mayoff.
TIFT Announces 2023/24 Season
by Stephi Wild
- Apr 20, 2023
Talk Is Free Theatre Producer & CEO Arkady Spivak and Artistic Director Michael Torontow announced their 2023/24 season, which leaps into new territory (sometimes literally) and challenges the boundaries that exist to be pushed, dismantled, or destroyed–a season full of new works and past favourites on stages (and in forests) not just at home in Barrie, Ontario, but across the far reaches of the planet to South America, New Zealand, and the South Pacific.
Grand Theatre Opens its 2022/2023 Season with the High School Project: INTO THE WOODS
by Stephi Wild
- Sep 15, 2022
The Grand Theatre’s High School Project – the only of its kind in North America – returns to open the Theatre’s 2022-2023 season with Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Tony Award-winning musical, Into the Woods. Directed by notable Canadian actor and director, Saccha Dennis, Into the Woods plays September 20 to October 1, 2022 for twelve performances on the Spriet Stage.
Theatre Under the Stars Presents SOMETHING ROTTEN! and WE WILL ROCK YOU as Part of 2022 Season
by Stephi Wild
- May 25, 2022
Audiences will indulge in a hilarious love letter to Broadway and revel in a worldwide sensation of Queen's most beloved rock-and-roll hits when Theatre Under the Stars (TUTS) presents Something Rotten! and We Will Rock You, running alternate evenings July 2–August 27, 2022, at Stanley Park's scenic Malkin Bowl. A beloved Vancouver tradition since 1940, TUTS' early bird tickets are on sale now through June 16.
Grand Theatre Announces 2022/23 Season Featuring Four World Premieres
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Apr 19, 2022
Following two seasons of darkened stages, restricted interactions, and limited live theatre, London’s Grand Theatre is lifting the curtain on its 2022/23 season - unveiling a full return to the stage with ten powerful productions, four world premieres, and an exhilarating five-concert series from Jeans ’n Classics.
The Grand Theatre to Present the World Premiere of GROW
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Apr 12, 2022
Is the grass always greener on the other side? From April 19 to 30, this age-old question will be theatrically explored as London’s Grand Theatre presents the World Premiere of the Canadian musical comedy GROW.
TUTS Returns 2022 Season Featuring SOMETHING ROTTEN! and WE WILL ROCK YOU
by Stephi Wild
- Apr 6, 2022
Audiences will travel back in time to witness the birth of the world's first musical and launch into the future for a rock-and-roll fuelled revolution when the long-awaited return of Theatre Under the Stars (TUTS) presents Something Rotten! and We Will Rock You, running alternate evenings July 2–August 27, 2022, at Stanley Park's scenic Malkin Bowl.
WATCH: EveryBODY on Stage Presents CELL BLOCK TANGO: REIMAGINED
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Mar 21, 2022
EveryBODY on Stage in partnership with Musicals Reimagined has announced the release of Cell Block Tango: Reimagined. This short film which parodies the musical Chicago's infamous Cell Block Tango, focuses on the sustainability of diversity and inclusion in musical theater.
Angelwalk Theatre Presents BACKSTAGE TEA With Alene Degian and Danny Sylvan
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Oct 9, 2020
Angelwalk Theatre will bring some musical theatre fun to the fall lineup with its brand-new online series Backstage Tea, airing every Tuesday at 5:30 pm (EST) starting October 20th and available until 11:59 pm (EST) the following Monday. The series will run for a total of 9 episodes, with the final episode airing on December 15th.
BWW Review: COME FROM AWAY Is As Heartfelt And Timely As Ever Before
by Isabella Perrone
- Dec 16, 2019
Following a transfer to the Elgin Theatre that lasted most of 2019, COME FROM AWAY has returned to its original Toronto home, the Royal Alexandra Theatre, in full form. Under director Christopher Ashley, writers and composers' Irene Sankoff and David Hein story of what happened in the town of Gander, Newfoundland, in the days following 9/11 maintains all the charm that it held before moving.
Hart House Theatre Presents The Pink-Power Musical, LEGALLY BLONDE: THE MUSICAL
by A.A. Cristi
- Dec 12, 2019
Opening on January 17, Hart House Theatre continues to mark its 100th Anniversary Season and presents an uplifting musical that celebrates self-discovery while dressing well and showing sass! This fun-filled romp sees the debut of Director Saccha Dennis to our stage and takes full advantage of what Hart House Theatre has to offer: featuring showcase performances by trained, emergent talent, who are supported by a professional production team and a dedicated, large audience.
Mainstage Theatre Company's DREAM BIG Cabaret Comes to Lula Lounge
by Stephi Wild
- Jun 9, 2019
You have seen them in huge current musical shows like Come From Away and Dear Evan Hansen or in the past in shows like Kinky Boots and Jersey Boys. Now you have an opportunity to see some of the city's biggest musical theatre stars perform in the intimate setting of the Lula Lounge (Dundas Street W), one night only, on Monday June 24. As Jeff Madden star of Jersey Boys and Come From Away puts it, 'The audience is going to see and hear some of this country's finest singing actors sharing their talent in a more intimate setting than usual. That in of itself makes it worthwhile. You can add the extra joy of knowing that your money will be going towards top-notch musical theatre programming for youth. It's a huge win.'
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