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Ross Petty Productions to Present Farewell Holiday Spectacular PETER'S FINAL FLIGHT in December


Ross Petty Productions announces their farewell production at Toronto's historic Elgin Theatre this winter. PETER'S FINAL FLIGHT: The PAN-Tastical Family Musical! will run from December 2, 2022 to January 7, 2023.

Ice Theatre Of New York City Announces Skate Pop Up Concerts


Ice Theatre of New York will present 2022 City Skate Pop Up Concerts on Tuesday, March 8 and Wednesday, March 9, 2022 at 3:20 pm at the Rink at Rockefeller Center, with participation in Wollman Rink's season-end performances on Wednesday, March 9 at Wollman Rink at 6:00 pm.

Spruce Peak Performing Arts Will Welcome Ice Dance International for A Week-Long September Residency


Sharpen those skates! Ice Dance International returns to the Green Mountain state for a week-long residency in Stowe, Vermont presented by the Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center.  During the residency, IDI will perform an evening of New Works, Friday, September 17th at 7pm followed by an audience free-skate where all attendees are encouraged to strap on their skates and join the dancers on the ice!

Ring In The New Year With Air Farce New Year's Eve On CBC


AIR FARCE, one of the most acclaimed homegrown comedy troupes, is turning 45. The Farce will be celebrating this landmark anniversary skewering the biggest news stories, events, people, and pop culture phenomena of the year with its longstanding year-end ritual AIR FARCE NEW YEAR'S EVE, premiering Monday, December 31 at 8 p.m. (8:30 NT) on CBC, with an encore broadcast later the same evening at 12:10 a.m. (12:40 NT).

BWW Review: CIRQUE DU SOLEIL'S CRYSTAL at Capital One Arena


For many years now, the famed Cirque du Soleil has been combining the two worlds of circus and theater to create some spectacular productions. Anyone that has seen one of their shows in Las Vegas or elsewhere knows that when you attend a Cirque production, it's an unforgettable experience. Cirque has repurposed the music of The Beatles, taken us to a spectacular jungle world and elsewhere in their past productions, but with their latest touring show Crystal the company adds ice skating to their repertoire. Combining traditional circus skills with breathtaking ramp jumps, break dancing, show skating and much more Crystal is not your typical Cirque du Soleil production. It takes place entirely on an ice rink, but for those that remember it, this is not your standard Ice Capades by any stretch of the imagination either.

BWW Preview: STARS ON ICE brings together Canada's Finest Figure Skaters Fresh from the Winter Olympic Games


Straight from the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, many medal-winning figure skaters that competed in Pyeongchang will be teaming up with some Canadian greats to form an extraordinary cast that will perform across Canada in the STARS ON ICE tour. Beginning in 1991, the Canadian tour once featured skating legends Kurt Browning and Brian Orser, and has continued ever since with many beloved people from the figure skating world over the years.

BWW Review: Cirque du Soleil's CRYSTAL A Visual Frozen Treat


Cirque du Soleil's CRYSTAL: A Breakthrough Ice Experience is their first show to marry their traditional acrobats and clowns with world-class ice skaters and the end result surpasses their usual offerings with a new kind of show. The show is a beautiful combination of skating and aerial work that takes your breath away time and again as the lead character is lifted, with a single hand, and taken aloft, for a ballet of movement far above the ice. Crystal and her partner perform a spellbinding aerial straps/skating pas de deux that blurs the boundary between ice and sky.

AIR FARCE NEW YEAR'S EVE to Celebrate 25th Anniversary Broadcast


A comedy staple for Canadians looking for homegrown laughs, AIR FARCE is one of the most popular and enduring comedy troupes in the country skewering the biggest news stories, events, people, and pop culture phenomena of the year.This year, the Farce's long-standing New Year's Eve tradition celebrates 25 years on television. AIR FARCE NEW YEAR'S EVE premieres Sunday, December 31 at 8 p.m. (8:30 NT) on CBC with an encore broadcast later the same night at 12:05 a.m. (12:35 NT).

ABC & Disson Skating Announce Airdates for COLGATE SKATING SERIES


ABC Television Network and Disson Skating today announced upcoming airdates for its COLGATE SKATING SERIES: "Musselman's Apple Sauce Family Skating Tribute"

ABC to Air DISSON SKATING's Colgate Skating Series This November


Disson Skating returns to the ice for its 25th year with the upcoming Colgate Skating Series airing exclusively on ABC. Each two-hour special in this milestone year will feature world-renowned Olympic figure skating champions and musicians, with select shows featuring the skaters' families, Olympic gymnasts and dancing professionals.

ABC to Present Exclusive FIGURE SKATING Specials for 2014/15 Television Season


Fresh off the blades of the Winter Olympics, ABC has reached a multi-year agreement with Disson Skating, a leader in family entertainment programming, for the exclusive broadcast of Disson Skating's legendary entertainment specials for the 2014/2015 television season.

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with Celtic Fiddler Natalie MacMaster at Landmark on Main Tonight


Landmark on Main Street will present Natalie MacMaster to help celebrate St. Patrick's Eve tonight, March 16, 2013 at 8 PM.

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with Celtic Fiddler Natalie MacMaster at Landmark on Main, 3/16


Landmark on Main Street will present Natalie MacMaster to help celebrate St. Patrick's Eve on Saturday, March 16, 2013 at 8 PM.

'Antigravity' Founder Christopher Harrison Choreographs VICTORIA'S SECRET FASHION SHOW on CBS, 12/4


ANTIGRAVITY® ENTERTAINMENT and FITNESS FOUNDER CHRISTOPHER HARRISON is the choreographer for the 2012 VICTORIA'S SECRET FASHION SHOW.

Scott Hamilton Hosts CBS's KALEIDOSCOPE ON ICE Cancer Benefit Tonight


Legendary skater and cancer survivor Scott Hamilton and National Sportscaster and Sportswriters Hall of Famer Verne Lundquist host Kaleidoscope On Ice presented by Carolinas HealthCare System's Levine Cancer Institute, a skating and song spectacular celebrating cancer survivorship, tonight, Nov. 25, (5:00-6:00 PM ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

Scott Hamilton to Host CBS's KALEIDOSCOPE ON ICE Cancer Benefit, 11/25


Legendary skater and cancer survivor Scott Hamilton and National Sportscaster and Sportswriters Hall of Famer Verne Lundquist host Kaleidoscope On Ice presented by Carolinas HealthCare System's Levine Cancer Institute, a skating and song spectacular celebrating cancer survivorship, Sunday, Nov. 25, (5:00-6:00 PM ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

FLASH SPECIAL: SINGIN' IN THE RAIN Splashes Back


Slipping and sliding back into Fathom-equipped movie theaters nationwide for an encore engagement on August 22 in honor of its sixtieth anniversary, the iconic and legendary 1952 movie musical masterpiece SINGIN' IN THE RAIN makes its grand return to the silver screen in a brand new HD remastering that any movie musical fan, film fanatic or Broadway baby will definitely want to experience first hand - especially on the very night before Gene Kelly's 100th birthday. A special event presented by Turner Classic Movies - also featuring an exclusive behind-the-scenes documentary hosted by Robert Osborne and spotlighting original film star Debbie Reynolds - this Wednesday's encore showing of SINGIN' IN THE RAIN is one more enduring entry in a continuing series of classic releases shown in HD for the first time in Fathom-equipped movie theaters across the country - past highlighted films have included SCARFACE, WEST SIDE STORY, THE SOUND OF MUSIC, CASABLANCA and many more. So, in celebration of SINGIN' IN THE RAIN splashing its way back to the silver screen one more time, today we are going to take a look back at some of the most well-known and best-loved scenes from the film - boasting a star-studded cast led by Gene Kelly, Donald O'Conner and Debbie Reynolds; directed by Kelly and Stanley Donen, with songs by Nacio Herb Brown and movie musical magnate Arthur Freed - as well as partake in the many famous and infamous homages paying tribute to the rightly well-regarded movie musical gem over the years since its release. Gene Kelly to Gwyneth Paltrow to Kurt Browning to Usher; GLEE to THE MUPPET SHOW to FAMILY GUY; A CLOCKWORK ORANGE to FAME to SPAMALOT and far, far beyond; this retrospective look at one of the most important and influential - and just plain fun - American movie musicals ever produced certainly has it all; and then some! Ain't it great to stay up late (again)?

FLASH FRIDAY: SINGIN' IN THE RAIN Splashes Back


Slipping and sliding back into Fathom-equipped movie theaters nationwide for one night only on July 12 in honor of its sixtieth anniversary, the iconic and legendary 1952 movie musical masterpiece SINGIN' IN THE RAIN makes its grand return to the silver screen in a brand new HD remastering that any movie musical fan, film fanatic or Broadway baby will definitely want to see first hand. A special event presented by Turner Classic Movies - also featuring an exclusive behind-the-scenes documentary hosted by Robert Osborne and featuring original film star Debbie Reynolds - the July 12 showing of SINGIN' IN THE RAIN is one more enduring entry in a continuing series of classic releases shown in HD for the first time in Fathom-equipped movie theaters across the country prior to their release on Blu-ray - past highlighted films have included SCARFACE, WEST SIDE STORY, THE SOUND OF MUSIC, CASABLANCA and many more. So, in celebration of SINGIN' IN THE RAIN splashing its way back to cinemas next week, today we are going to take a look back at some of the most well-known and best-loved scenes from the film - boasting a star-studded cast led by Gene Kelly, Donald O'Conner and Debbie Reynolds; directed by Kelly and Stanley Donen, with songs by Nacio Herb Brown and movie musical magnate Arthur Freed - as well as partake in the many famous and infamous homages paying tribute to the rightly well-regarded movie musical gem over the years. Gene Kelly to Gwyneth Paltrow to Kurt Browning to Usher; GLEE to THE MUPPET SHOW to FAMILY GUY; A CLOCKWORK ORANGE to FAME to SPAMALOT and far, far beyond; this retrospective look at one of the most important and influential - and just plain fun - American movie musicals ever produced certainly has it all; and then some! Ain't it great to stay up late?

Photo Coverage: The National Ballet of Canada's MAD HOT WONDERLAND


On Tuesday June 21st The National Ballet of Canada transformed Toronto's Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts into a MAD HOT Wonderland for their annual fundraising gala. Over 1800 people came out in support of the ballet, and BWW was on hand to capture photos of the spectacular and lavish event.

BWW Interviews: Through the Looking Glass with Sonia Rodriguez


The National Ballet of Canada reported earlier this week that their newest production, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is now sold out for the remainder of its run, making it the most successful production in the history of the company. There is still one more chance to see excerpts from this spectacular new ballet at MAD HOT WONDERLAND, the annual gala fundraiser on June 21st. BWW sat down and spoke with Sonia Rodriquez, a principal dancer currently alternating the role of Alice, about what this journey has been like for her.

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