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Review Roundup: JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT Opens in Toronto
by Blair Ingenthron - Dec 18, 2022

Critics have weighed in on the new London Palladium production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, which opened at the Princess of Wales Theatre in Toronto on December 16th.

Review Roundup: PARADISE SQUARE Opens on Broadway
by Marissa Tomeo - Apr 3, 2022

New York City. 1863. The Civil War raged on. An extraordinary thing occurred amid the dangerous streets and crumbling tenement houses of the Five Points, the notorious 19th-century Lower Manhattan slum. For many years, Irish immigrants escaping the devastation of the Great Famine settled alongside free-born Black Americans and those who escaped slavery, arriving by means of the Underground Railroad. The Irish, relegated at that time to the lowest rung of America's social status, received a sympathetic welcome from their Black neighbors (who enjoyed only slightly better treatment in the burgeoning industrial-era city). The two communities co-existed, intermarried, raised families, and shared their cultures in this unlikeliest of neighborhoods.

Review Roundup: THE BAND'S VISIT on Tour; What Did The Critics Think?
by Alan Henry - Jan 6, 2020

The first national tour of The Band's Visit is now making its way across the country after launching at the Providence Performing Arts Center in Rhode Island!

Review Roundup: Did Critics Have A Night To Remember At THE PROM?
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 16, 2018

Formal attire requested! THE PROM is now in performances at Broadway's Longacre Theatre and officially opens tomorrow, Thursday, November 15, 2018!

Review Roundup: What Did the Critics Think of the Pre-Broadway Run of AIN'T TOO PROUD in Toronto?
by Alan Henry - Oct 18, 2018

The pre-Broadway run of 'Ain't Too Proud-The Life and Times of The Temptations' officially opened in Toronto last night!

Review Roundup: Critics Weigh In On BAT OUT OF HELL in Toronto; Updating LIVE!
by Alan Henry - Oct 26, 2017

BAT OUT OF HELL THE MUSICAL featuring Jim Steinman and Meat Loaf's Greatest Hits: Dead Ring for Love, Two out of Three Ain't Bad, Paradise by the Dashboard Light, I'd do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That), and Bat Out Of Hell opened in Toronto last night!

Roundup: COME FROM AWAY Plays Newfoundland Before Toronto and Broadway Runs
by Ashlee Latimer - Oct 30, 2016

Come From Away, a new musical about what happened when 38 planes landed in the small town of Gander, Newfoundland, following the September 11 attacks, is set to begin a Broadway run this coming spring, following a Toronto run beginning in November. Ahead of both of these productions, however, the musical made a stop to play two performances in the town where it all began. Below, check out the reactions to the emotional two-show run:

Review Roundup: Cirque du Soleil's PARAMOUR Opens on Broadway - All the Reviews!
by Tyler Peterson - May 25, 2016

Tonight, Cirque du Soleil Theatrical celebrates the opening of Cirque du Soleil - PARAMOUR, the organization's first show created specifically for Broadway at Lyric Theatre.

Review Roundup: THE HEART OF ROBIN HOOD in Toronto; Updated!
by Christina Mancuso - Jan 15, 2015

The Heart of Robin Hood, opened in Toronto and will play through March 1, 2015. The show is currently set to play the Marquis Theatre on Broadway beginning March 10. Opening night is scheduled for March 29th. The production will play a strictly limited engagement through Sunday, August 23, 2015.