Louise Pitre News

Songwriting team Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, creators of pop super group ABBA, and the acclaimed stage musicals Chess and MAMMA MIA! are featured with radio and video segments in advance of the two-night only Carnegie Hall concert presentation of KRISTINA this Wednesday, September 23rd and Thursday, 24th marking the American premiere of the hit Swedish musical in English.

Songwriting team Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, creators of pop super group ABBA, and the acclaimed stage musicals Chess and MAMMA MIA!, will be featured on television and radio this weekend in advance of the two-night only Carnegie Hall concert presentation of their musical KRISTINA next week.

The American debut of Benny Andersson and Bjorn Alvaeus new musical KRISTINA, will debut next week on September 23rd and 24th at Carnegie Hall in concert. Andersson and Alvaeus of the group ABBA are the masterminds behind the blockbuster musicals MAMMA MIA! and CHESS.

Songwriting team Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, creators of pop super group ABBA, and the acclaimed stage musicals Chess and MAMMA MIA!, will be featured on television and radio this weekend in advance of the two-night only Carnegie Hall concert presentation of their musical KRISTINA next week.

Directed by Lars Rudolfsson and featuring the 50 piece American Theatre Orchestra conducted by Tony Award® winner Paul Gemignani, KRISTINA will be performed in concert for two performances only at Carnegie Hall on September 23 and 24, 2009. This will mark the first presentation in English with lyrics by Björn Ulvaeus and Herbert Kretzmer.

Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus' upcoming Carnegie Hall concert presentation of the new musical KRISTINA has announced full casting.

Dancap Productions Inc. has announced the Canadian Premiere of THE TOXIC AVENGER, an eco-monster musical comedy based on the 1984 Lloyd Kaufman classic cult film. The Canadian production will take place at The Music Hall (998 seats) on Danforth Avenue, currently undergoing renovations to accommodate the show. Mamma Mia star and Tony Award nominee Louise Pitre will star in the production.

Andrew Kato, the Artistic Director of the Maltz Jupiter Theatre, announced the 2009/2010 limited engagement lineup to include old favorites such as John Pizzarelli and Capitol Steps and new classics like The Beatle Maniacs and Forbidden Broadway. This year's limited engagements will include a diverse selection of shows ranging from a new Juke Box Series to the best in comedy and more!

Tony Award nominated actress (for Mamma Mia) Louise Pitre has been cast to play Rose in the concert production of Gypsy at the Talk Is Free Theater in Barrie, Ontario. The new season at TIFT will begin on October 22 with the premiere of A Tale of How Ivan Ivanovich and Ivan Nikiforovich Had a Fight, followed by the concert production of Gypsy from November 25 and 26th. Next up is Assassins at the Downtown Theater Jan 21-30.

MAMMA MIA! star Louise Pitre will host the Canadian series Star Portraits for Bravo! Star Portraits is series of half-hour shows introducing the Bravo audience to working artists and reintroducing them to some well-known Canadian personalities.

Jonathan Whitton (2008 Bistro & MAC Award Winner) returns to the Laurie Beechman Theatre throughout October & November for four encore performances of his acclaimed cabaret evening: SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL

MAMMA MIA! held its US premiere last night in New York City. Meryl Streep leads an all-star cast in the feature-film adaptation of the beloved musical. The feature film adaptation of the global stage hit production brings the magic of ABBA's music to the silver screen.

ScriptLab Presents The First Annual Canadian Musical Theatre Festival: November 21-26, 2006 At the Newly Restored Papermill Playhouse at Todmorden Mills

ScriptLab, a non-profit developer of new muscial work, will present the first annual Canadian Musical Theatre Festival, November 21-26, 2006 at the restored Papermill Theatre at Todmorden Mills in Toronto

Broadway veteran Gena Ferrell will begin performance as Rosie in Mamma Mia!, beginning October 25th

Oscar-winner Tom Hanks, with his production company Playtone, may soon be bringing the hit ABBA musical Mamma Mia! to the big screen

Lord of the Rings, at 15, racked up the most Dora Awards nominations; the awards celebrating Toronto Theatre will be presented on June 2nd

The hit Toronto production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Song & Dance, starring Louise Pitre, has been extended by three weeks through June 18th

SONG AND DANCE - A Disaster on Danforth! Toronto production suffers the loss of its key dancing star on opening night. * (out of 5)

On June 7th, the Broadway production of Mamma Mia! will welcome Leah Hocking as Donna Sheridan