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International Contemporary Ensemble Releases AFTERWORD: AN OPERA IN TWO ACTS By George Lewis

by A.A. Cristi — September 19, 2023

International Contemporary Ensemble releases Afterword: An Opera in Two Acts by George Lewis on Friday, October 6, 2023 on New Focus Recordings/TUNDRA.

Review: Holiday Classic WHITE CHRISTMAS Takes the Stage At Shaw Festival

by Michael Rabice — November 29, 2022

Christmas traditions may come and go, but watching the film WHITE CHRISTMAS has always been an obligatory part of the holiday season for me.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL and WHITE CHRISTMAS Announced For The Shaw's Holiday Season Begins

by A.A. Cristi — November 8, 2022

Two timeless holiday tales, guaranteed to make spirits bright in young and old alike, begin previews at The Shaw.

Cast And Creatives Announced For A CHRISTMAS CAROL And Irving Berlin's WHITE CHRISTMAS At Shaw Festival

by A.A. Cristi — September 15, 2022

The Shaw's 2022 season comes to a merry close with Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol and Irving Berlin's White Christmas – two classic holiday tales guaranteed to thaw the frostiest of hearts and make spirits bright in young and old alike.

CYRANO DE BERGERAC to Return to the Shaw Festival

by Chloe Rabinowitz — March 9, 2022

Everyone’s favourite lovelorn duellist is returning to the Shaw Festival.

Casting And Creative Teams Announced for Shaw Festival's 60th Anniversary Season

by Chloe Rabinowitz — February 23, 2022

Artistic Director Tim Carroll has announced casting and creative teams for the Shaw Festival’s 60th anniversary season.

BWW Review: AS YOU LIKE IT Gets a 1960s Makeover at Edmonton's Citadel Theatre

by Sarah Dussome — February 23, 2020

Shakespeare's 1599 comedy gets a 1960s makeover! Complete with professional wrestling and 25 Beatles hits, As You Like It is a rollicking comedic triumph.

Smash Hit AS YOU LIKE IT Lands At Citadel

by A.A. Cristi — February 13, 2020

a?oe[Daryl Cloran's] As You Like It is a unique phenomenon.

Imago Theatre Presents THE DECEMBER MAN For 30th Anniversary Of Polytechnique Shooting

by A.A. Cristi — December 2, 2019

On December 7 at 7:00pm at Dawson College Theatre, Imago Theatre in association with the Dawson College Peace Centre will present a reading of Colleen Murphy's The December Man with a renowned Canadian creative team to commemorate the 14 lives lost in the Ecole Polytechnique shooting and fundraise f

A New Adaptation Of CYRANO DE BERGERAC Begins Previews At The Shaw

by A.A. Cristi — July 25, 2019

Chris Abraham directs a new adaptation of Cyrano de Bergerac, Edmond Rostand's romantic tale of unrequited and selfless love.

ALICE THE MAGNET Comes to Toronto

by Stephi Wild — November 13, 2018

Jay Turvey directs Alice the Magnet, an unsettling new comedy by Erin Courtney about a self-help guru whose vision for Utopia is threatened by an increasingly popular Trump-like demagogue.

Shaw Festival's OH WHAT A LOVELY WAR Explores Canadian Voices

by Julie Musbach — July 12, 2018

Niagara-on-the-Lake's World War I connections - from residents who enlisted to the garrisoned troops being entertained in the Royal George Theatre - are highlighted in director Peter Hinton's re-improvised Oh What a Lovely War.

Before Stratford And Shaw, They Trained At The Canadian College Of Performing Arts

by A.A. Cristi — February 9, 2018

Nationally renowned director/choreographer Jacques Lemay heads to Toronto this February to uncover Canada's emerging artists as part of the Canadian College of Performing Arts (CCPA)'s National Audition Tour.

Menken & Spencer's THE APPRENTICESHIP OF DUDDY KRAVITZ Slates Developmental Reading at York Theatre Company

by BWW News Desk — December 7, 2017

The York Theatre Company, dedicated to the development of new musicals and the preservation of musical gems from the past, as part of its acclaimed Developmental Reading Series, will present the staged reading of the new musical The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, with book and lyrics by David Spen