Roundup: Check Out The Top Stories From Toronto You Might Have Missed 6/2 - Dora Awards and More!

Happy Friday, BroadwayWorld! Here are the top stories from Toronto you might have missed this week!

BroadwayWorld presents a comprehensive weekly roundup of regional stories around our Broadway World, which include videos, editor spotlights, regional reviews and more. This week, we feature DIRTY DANCING, LES MISERABLES, WICKED and More!. (more...)

2) COME FROM AWAY and MATILDA Receive 14 Dora Award Nominations - See All The Nominees!
by Alan Henry - May 30, 2017

At a press conference held May 30 in the lobby of the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) announced 235 nominations for the 38th Annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards, which recognize excellence in the performing arts in Toronto.. (more...)

3) Tony Awards Will Air Internationally on Four Continents!
by BWW News Desk - May 30, 2017

The 2017 Tony Awards will be broadcast on four continents thanks to The Fremantle Corporation and the official international broadcast partners for the 71st Annual Tony Awards. The telecast will air across the globe. . (more...)

4) BWW Interview: A Conversation with Canadian Ballet Star Evan McKie, Principal Dancer with The National Ballet of Canada
by Taylor Long - May 27, 2017

Evan McKie, a Principal Dancer with The National Ballet of Canada, has enjoyed a thriving international career, performing with the Paris Opera Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet, Mariinsky Ballet and the Tokyo Ballet to name a few. Hailed as 'among the absolute best in the world' (Dance Europe), it was my pleasure to chat with Evan about life as a dancer and his role in the upcoming ballet, A Streetcar Named Desire.. (more...)

5) COME FROM AWAY Leads Toronto Theatre Critics Awards
by Alan Henry - May 25, 2017

Best Musical Tony Award contender COME FROM AWAY won big at the Toronto Theatre Critics Awards including Best New Musical, Best Production of a Musical, and Best Direction of a Musical. Mirvish Productions produced the show at the Royal Alexandra Theatre last December before it moved down to New York.. (more...)

6) Olivia Newton-John Postpones Concert Dates After Breast Cancer Diagnosis
by BWW News Desk - May 30, 2017

Grammy winner and Grease star Olivia Newton-John is reluctantly postponing her June U.S. and Canadian concert tour dates.. (more...)

7) National Ballet of Canada's Robert Binet Creates New Full-Length Ballet for Theatre Ballet Moscow
by BWW News Desk - May 30, 2017

Robert Binet, Choreographic Associate with The National Ballet of Canada, creates a new full-length ballet for Theatre Ballet Moscow, The Kreutzer Sonata. Based on Leo Tolstoy's novella of the same name, The Kreutzer Sonata makes its world premiere June 1 - July 13, 2017 with five performances at The Meyerhold Theatre Centre in Moscow.. (more...)

8) Il Divo Adds Fall Dates to New North and South American Tour
by BWW News Desk - May 31, 2017

The multi-platinum group announces their next great tour, A NIGHT WITH THE BEST OF IL DIVO. Carlos Marin, Urs Buhler, David Miller and Sebastien Izambard will embark on a North and South American tour on August 30, 2017 and will make stops in nearly 20 cities including San Diego, Atlanta, Ontario, Buenos Aires and more to be announced in the coming weeks.. (more...)

9) BWW Review: ME AND MY GIRL at Shaw Festival
by Michael Rabice - May 28, 2017

A 'ME AND MY GIRL' Not To Be Missed It is infrequent for the theatre god of comedy to shine bright enough to induce glee, but that is what occurred on opening night of the Shaw Festival's utterly charming production of ME AND MY GIRL. An alchemy of sorts has melded a super talented cast with the thoughtfully insightful director. The Shaw Festival has not always had a strong track record of completely successful musicals, but under new Artistic Director Tim Carroll's leadership, it seems as if the tide has turned. Of course, the selection of a musical with British heritage ( a rarity of sorts), fits in perfectly with the Shaw Festival's mandate.. (more...)

10) BWW Review: Stratford Festival Opens its 65th Season with a Splendid Production of TWELFTH NIGHT
by Lauren Gienow - May 30, 2017

The 65th season of the Stratford Festival officially opened on Monday night with a production of William Shakespeare's TWELFTH NIGHT. Director, Martha Henry has assembled a fabulous group of players and they do not disappoint. Just the thought of Geraint Wyn Davies, Tom Rooney, and Brent Carver sharing comedic scenes together had me rushing to the Festival Theatre to see this play. All three are as fantastic as one could hope for, but everyone else is equally as enchanting in their roles as well.. (more...)