Heather Burns News

A hit in London and one of the most highly anticipated shows of the upcoming theatre season, Billy Elliot began preview performances last night, October 1, 2008. With music by Elton John, book and lyrics by Lee Hall and directed by Stephen Daldry, Billy Elliot the Musical opens at Broadway's Imperial Theatre on Thursday, November 13th.

A hit in London and one of the most highly anticipated shows of the upcoming theatre season, Billy Elliot the Musical begins preview performances tonight, October 1, 2008. With music by Elton John, book and lyrics by Lee Hall and directed by Stephen Daldry, Billy Elliot the Musical opens at Broadway's Imperial Theatre (240 W 45th St) Thursday, November 13th.

Roundabout Theatre Company's (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) limited engagement of The Marriage of Bette and Boo will play its final performance on Sunday, September 7th at 2:00 PM.

Roundabout Theatre Company's (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) limited engagement of The Marriage of Bette and Boo will play its final performance on Sunday, September 7th at 2:00 PM.

Julie Hagerty and John Glover, who are currently appearing as husband and wife in Roundabout Theatre Company's (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) Off-Broadway production of The Marriage of Bette and Boo, are featured on Associated Press Radio's On Broadway channel.

John Glover, appearing in Roundabout Theatre Company's The Marriage of Bette and Boo, will be featured on The American Theatre Wing's 'Downstage Center' on XM Radio channel 28. Glover will appear as the special guest on Friday, August 1st at 6PM.

On July 29th, 2008 the cast and creative team of the upcoming Broadway musical 'Billy Elliot' met the press. With music by Elton John, book and lyrics by Lee Hall and directed by Stephen Daldry, Billy Elliot the Musical opens at Broadway's Imperial Theatre (240 W 45th St) Thursday, November 13th.

Kate Jennings Grant and Christopher Evan Welch, currently appearing in Roundabout Theatre Company's The Marriage of Bette and Boo, will be featured on NY1's 'On Stage' this weekend.

The full cast of the Broadway production of Billy Elliot the Musical has been announced by Universal Pictures Stage Productions, Working Title Films and Old Vic Productions in association with Weinstein Live Entertainment.

Roundabout Theatre Company host the opening of 'The Marriage of Bette and Boo.'

Roundabout Theatre Company presents The Marriage of Bette and Boo, by Christopher Durang.

Roundabout Theatre Company's Off-Broadway production of The Marriage of Bette and Boo will begin previews tonight Thursday, June 12th at 7:30 PM.

On Tuesday, May 20th the cast and creative team of the upcoming revival of 'The Marriage of Bette and Boo' had a press meet and greet at their rehearsal hall.

Roundabout Theatre Company's preview performances for the upcoming Off-Broadway production of THE MARRIAGE OF BETTE AND BOO will begin one day earlier on Thursday, June 12th, 2008. All seats for the first preview will be $10 as a part of ACCESS Roundabout.

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) announces the cast for Christopher Durang's award winning comedy The Marriage of Bette and Boo directed by Walter Bobbie, featuring Terry Beaver (Father Donnally), Heather Burns (Emily Brennan), Victoria Clark (Margaret Brennan), John Glover (Karl Hudlocke), Julie Hagerty (Soot Hudlocke), Kate Jennings Grant (Bette Brennan), Adam Lefevre (Paul Brennan), Charles Socarides (Matt), Christopher Evan Welch (Boo Hudlocke).

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) announces the cast for Christopher Durang's award winning comedy The Marriage of Bette and Boo directed by Walter Bobbie, featuring Terry Beaver (Father Donnally), Heather Burns (Emily Brennan), Victoria Clark (Margaret Brennan), John Glover (Karl Hudlocke), Julie Hagerty (Soot Hudlocke), Kate Jennings Grant (Bette Brennan), Adam Lefevre (Paul Brennan), Charles Socarides (Matt), Christopher Evan Welch (Boo Hudlocke).

CanStage presents Necessary Angel's production of HALF LIFE, written by John Mighton and directed by Daniel Brooks. Limited engagement through February 3rd at the Bluma Appel Theatre. Toronto, ON...Prize-winning Canadian playwright John Mighton's latest play Half Life premiered to rave reviews in Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa and Scotland. It has been showered with accolades including the Governor General's Award for Drama and a Dora Award for Outstanding New Play. 'CanStage is thrilled to be presenting this beautiful play on the large Bluma Appel Theatre stage, giving a bigger and more broadly-based audience an opportunity to experience this exciting new Canadian work,' enthused CanStage Artistic Producer Martin Bragg. The Necessary Angel production of Half Life will subsequently travel across Canada and be presented in Winnipeg at the Manitoba Theatre Centre in February 2007, and Vancouver at the Arts Club Theatre in March 2007. It is scheduled to be part of the Melbourne Theatre Festival in Australia in October 2007. Directed by Daniel Brooks, the cast of Half Life features the original cast of Laura de Carteret as Anna, Barbara Gordon (CanStage's Homechild) as Agnes, Carolyn Hetherington (CanStage's Written on Water) as Clara, Maggie Huculak (CanStage's A Midsummer Night's Dream) as Tammy, Randy Hughson (CanStage's Homechild) as Reverend, Diego Matamoros as Donald and Eric Peterson (CanStage's Homechild) as Patrick. Joining Mr. Brooks is a creative team that includes set and costume designer Dany Lyne (CanStage's Hair), lighting designer Andrea Lundy (CanStage's The Comedy of Errors), sound designer Richard Feren, stage manager Crystal Salverda and assistant stage manager Kate Porter. Clara and Patrick meet in a nursing home for veterans and their families. They begin to fall in love, thinking they are rekindling an old flame. Have they met before? As Clara and Patrick's middle-aged children watch their faltering parents, the older couple rediscovers beauty and love in the twilight of their lives. Half Life is a poetic and moving meditation on identity, aging and the nature of memory. John Mighton's plays Scientific Americans, Possible Worlds, A Short History of Night, Body and Soul, The Little Years and Half Life have been performed across Canada, as well as in Europe, Japan and the United States and have won several national awards including a Governor General's Literary Award for Drama for Possible Worlds, A Short History of Night and Half Life. Possible Worlds was made into a full-length feature film directed by renowned director/playwright Robert Lepage. In 2005 Mr. Mighton was awarded the Siminovitch Prize in Theatre for his body of work. Mr. Mighton holds a Ph.D. in Mathematics and is currently an adjunct professor at the University of Toronto. For the past eight years he has coordinated the highly acclaimed JUMP program, designed to tutor children who are having difficulties in math. Daniel Brooks is a prolific and versatile artist whose innovation and risk-taking have made him a leader within the Canadian cultural landscape. A director, writer, actor and teacher, Mr. Brooks has been recognized with accolades and awards throughout Canada and around the world. A tremendous mentor and inspiration to an entire generation of theatre artists, Mr. Brooks was the recipient of the inaugural Siminovitch Prize in Theatre. Some of his creations include Red Tape and 86; An Autopsy (with Don McKellar and Tracy Wright); The Lorca Play, House, Here Lies Henry, Monster and Cul de sac (all with Daniel MacIvor); The Noam Chomsky Lectures and Insomnia (with Guillermo Verdecchia), Bigger Than Jesus (with Rick Miller) and The Good Life. His work as a director includes John Mighton's Possible Worlds and Half Life, Goethe's Faust, and Beckett's Endgame. His most recent play is The Eco Show. He is currently the artistic director of Necessary Angel Theatre Company. BLUMA SEASON PRINT MEDIA SPONSOR: Toronto Star CANSTAGE OFFICIAL BEAUTY CARE SPONSOR: Olay Definity OFFICIAL HOTEL OF CANSTAGE: Delta Chelsea Hotel Digital Photography available at: http://www.canstage.com/2006-2007/media/images/play_4.asp Details PREVIEWS: January 8-10, 2007 OPENS: January 11-February 3, 2007 SCHEDULE: Monday-Saturday 8:00 p.m., Wednesday matinee 1:30 p.m.; Saturday matinee 2:00 p.m. TICKETS: $20-$95 LOCATION: CanStage - Bluma Appel Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, 27 Front St. E. BOX OFFICE: Tickets are available in person at the CanStage Customer Service Centres, 26 Berkeley St. or 27 Front St. E., by telephone at CanStage 416-368-3110 and Ticketmaster at 416-872-1111, and online at www.canstage.com Rush seats are available for any performance one hour prior to show time. Rush seats are half the regular ticket price. For Monday nigh performances only, pay-what-you-can tickets are available in person at the CanStage Box Office beginning at 10:00 a.m. on the day of the performance. Special Group Rates available. For details call Heather Burns at 416-367-8243 ext. 266. Other activities to enhance your theatre-going experience: CanStage Tea Talks and Talk Backs - These informal post-performance question and answer periods give you an opportunity to meet the artists immediately following a production. Contact Patty Jarvis at 416-367-8243 ext. 245 for details

LUCY - A World Premiere Commissioned and developed by the CanStage Play Development program

John Mighton's play opened at Tarragon last spring to rave reviews. In January, CanStage revives the play at the Bluma Appel Theatre.

Coming in January to the Berkeley Street Theatre is the world premiere of a new play by Morris Panych, WHAT LIES BEFORE US.