Cast Set For MATES IN CHELSEA at the Royal Court
by Stephi Wild - Sep 28, 2023
The Royal Court Theatre has announced that Amy Booth-Steel, Natalie Dew, Karina Fernandez, George Fouracres, Laurie Kynaston, Philipp Mogilnitskiy and Fenella Woolgar have been cast in Mates in Chelsea. Learn more about the production and find out how to get tickets here!
Disney Television Begins Production on MEET THE MAYHEMS
by Michael Major - Dec 10, 2021
Disney Branded Television has begun production in Los Angeles on 'Meet the Mayhems,' an original live-action comedy series about a family of raucous supervillains who recently ran afoul of the League of Villains and now must somehow beat a path to normalcy in a small Texas town.
Feature: A Decade of Indonesian Broadway Musicals
by Rakaputra Paputungan - Jan 16, 2020
Looking back at the (often unexpected) strides and achievements made in 2010s, Indonesian Broadway-style musical theater is poised for a renaissance in this decade. However, challenges are still abound for Nusantara thespians to keep the momentum going towards sustainable success.
THE THEORY OF ACCELERATED HOTNESS Comes to The Assembly Theatre
by BWW
News Desk - Nov 23, 2018
Three plays for three actors! The Theory of Accelerated Hotness is a collection of three brand-new short plays by Toronto playwright Andrew Batten mashed together into a single theatrical experience. Actors Anne McMaster, Chris Peterson and Carley Thorne integrate three different stories into a distinct performance that explores issues of power, privilege and perspective. Moving effortlessly back and forth between plot lines, switching characters in an instant, and all the while continually questioning their own roles as artists, these talented performers present a collection of unrelated stories that nevertheless all share similar themes, including how we respond to the exercise of power, how those in power respond to voices less heard, and how we challenge a world view that seems to have no room for us.
THE THEORY OF ACCELERATED HOTNESS Comes to The Assembly Theatre
by BWW
News Desk - Nov 22, 2018
Three plays for three actors! The Theory of Accelerated Hotness is a collection of three brand-new short plays by Toronto playwright Andrew Batten mashed together into a single theatrical experience. Actors Anne McMaster, Chris Peterson and Carley Thorne integrate three different stories into a distinct performance that explores issues of power, privilege and perspective. Moving effortlessly back and forth between plot lines, switching characters in an instant, and all the while continually questioning their own roles as artists, these talented performers present a collection of unrelated stories that nevertheless all share similar themes, including how we respond to the exercise of power, how those in power respond to voices less heard, and how we challenge a world view that seems to have no room for us.
THE THEORY OF ACCELERATED HOTNESS Comes to The Assembly Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Nov 16, 2018
Three plays for three actors! The Theory of Accelerated Hotness is a collection of three brand-new short plays by Toronto playwright Andrew Batten mashed together into a single theatrical experience. Actors Anne McMaster, Chris Peterson and Carley Thorne integrate three different stories into a distinct performance that explores issues of power, privilege and perspective. Moving effortlessly back and forth between plot lines, switching characters in an instant, and all the while continually questioning their own roles as artists, these talented performers present a collection of unrelated stories that nevertheless all share similar themes, including how we respond to the exercise of power, how those in power respond to voices less heard, and how we challenge a world view that seems to have no room for us.
Photo Flash: Meet the Stars of David Auburn's PROOF at Red Sandcastle
by BWW
News Desk - Mar 9, 2017
New Toronto-based independent theatre company Theatre UnBlocked will present its inaugural production: David Auburn's Proof, running March 9 through 19, 2017, at the Red Sandcastle Theatre, 922 Queen East. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the stars below!
Bygone Theatre presents HIS GIRL FRIDAY
by BWW
News Desk - Mar 2, 2017
The iconic 1940 film by Charles Lederer, starring Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell, is hitting the Toronto stage in a new adaptation by Craig Dix. This classic screwball comedy tells the tale of Walter Burns (Sean Jacklin), a hard-boiled newspaper editor who learns that his ex-wife, 'newspaper man' Hildy Johnson (Cass Van Wyck), is going to give-up reporting to marry a bland insurance salesman (Steve Hobbs) from Albany. Determined to sabotage these plans and keep Hildy with the paper - and himself - Burns convinces her to cover one last story. Things quickly spiral out of control and Burns and Hildy find themselves tangled up in the case, and each other's lives. A hilarious look at identity, and the struggle to balance life and love.
Photo Flash: Meet the Stars of David Auburn's PROOF at Red Sandcastle
by BWW News Desk - Feb 17, 2017
New Toronto-based independent theatre company Theatre UnBlocked will present its inaugural production: David Auburn's Proof, running March 9 through 19, 2017, at the Red Sandcastle Theatre, 922 Queen East. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the stars below!
Bygone Theatre presents HIS GIRL FRIDAY
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 7, 2017
The iconic 1940 film by Charles Lederer, starring Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell, is hitting the Toronto stage in a new adaptation by Craig Dix. This classic screwball comedy tells the tale of Walter Burns (Sean Jacklin), a hard-boiled newspaper editor who learns that his ex-wife, 'newspaper man' Hildy Johnson (Cass Van Wyck), is going to give-up reporting to marry a bland insurance salesman (Steve Hobbs) from Albany. Determined to sabotage these plans and keep Hildy with the paper - and himself - Burns convinces her to cover one last story. Things quickly spiral out of control and Burns and Hildy find themselves tangled up in the case, and each other's lives. A hilarious look at identity, and the struggle to balance life and love.