The Grand Theatre Announces 2018/19 Season Principal Casting Preview
by Julie Musbach
- Sep 25, 2018
Artistic Director Dennis Garnhum has announced principal casting for the 2018/19 season including Seana McKenna as Penelope in MARGARET ATWOOD'S THE PENELOPIAD, Jan Alexandra Smith as Scrooge in this season's gender-flipping A CHRISTMAS CAROL, Nigel Shawn Williams as Troy Maxson and E.B. Smith as Jim Bono in AUGUST WILSON'S FENCES, and Alex Furber as Robert Ross in TIMOTHY FINDLEY'S THE WARS.
Lifetime Announces 'It's a Wonderful Lifetime' Programming Slate
by Kaitlin Milligan
- Sep 24, 2018
Christmas is coming early this year! Lifetime sleighs the 2018 holiday season this year with the network's It's a Wonderful Lifetime lineup, featuring 14 all-new original movies and nine acquired films. Kicking off on November 21 with a special week featuring five nights of premieres, each week of the holiday season will feature new movies every Friday, Saturday and Sunday, it was announced today by Tanya Lopez, EVP, Movies, Limited Series and Original Movie Acquisitions, Lifetime and LMN.
Megan Follows To Receive Stratford Festival's Legacy Award
by Stephi Wild
- Sep 18, 2018
Artistic Director Antoni Cimolino will present this year's Legacy Award to Megan Follows, one of Canada's most beloved performers, who shot to fame around the world for her award-winning portrayal of Anne in the 1985 miniseries Anne of Green Gables and its sequel Anne of Avonlea. Cimolino and Follows played opposite each other as Romeo and Juliet in Stratford in 1992.
MURDOCH MYSTERIES: Home for the Holidays, DVD/Blu-ray Debut from Acorn TV on Today, 2018
by BWW
News Desk
- Sep 18, 2018
Garnering more than two dozen Gemini® nominations and the sole 2016 'Fan's Choice Award' at the Canadian Screen Awards for Yannick Bisson, MURDOCH MYSTERIES: Home for the Holidays makes its DVD/Blu-ray debut on September 18, 2018 from Acorn TV. Set in Toronto in the late 1890s and early 1900s during the age of invention, Murdoch Mysteries (aka The Artful Detective) centers on Detective William Murdoch (Bisson), a methodical and dashing detective, who enlists radical new forensic techniques to solve some of the city's most gruesome murders. This DVD/Blu-ray 1-Disc features a feature-length Christmas special from Season 11 and bonus behind-the-scenes featurettes ($24.99, Amazon.com). Murdoch Mysteries: Home for the Holidaysmade its U.S. debut in December 2017 on Acorn TV. The series is currently in production on Season 12. Called a “glorious streaming service… an essential must-have” (The Hollywood Reporter), Acorn TV is North America's most popular and largest streaming service focused on British and international television.
MURDOCH MYSTERIES: Home for the Holidays, DVD/Blu-ray Debut from Acorn TV on September 18, 2018
by Tori Hartshorn
- Sep 4, 2018
Garnering more than two dozen Gemini® nominations and the sole 2016 'Fan's Choice Award' at the Canadian Screen Awards for Yannick Bisson, MURDOCH MYSTERIES: Home for the Holidays makes its DVD/Blu-ray debut on September 18, 2018 from Acorn TV. Set in Toronto in the late 1890s and early 1900s during the age of invention, Murdoch Mysteries (aka The Artful Detective) centers on Detective William Murdoch (Bisson), a methodical and dashing detective, who enlists radical new forensic techniques to solve some of the city's most gruesome murders. This DVD/Blu-ray 1-Disc features a feature-length Christmas special from Season 11 and bonus behind-the-scenes featurettes ($24.99, Amazon.com). Murdoch Mysteries: Home for the Holidaysmade its U.S. debut in December 2017 on Acorn TV. The series is currently in production on Season 12. Called a “glorious streaming service… an essential must-have” (The Hollywood Reporter), Acorn TV is North America's most popular and largest streaming service focused on British and international television.
Grand Theatre Announces 2018/19 Season
by Nicole Ciravolo
- Mar 22, 2018
The Grand Theatre is thrilled to announce its 2018/19 Season. It is a season that brings the internationally acclaimed National Theatre from London, England to London, Ontario, and introduces collaborations with Canada's leading theatrical companies including Stratford Festival, National Arts Centre, Catalyst Theatre, Charlottetown Festival, and Crow's Theatre, among others. And, finally, works of Margaret Atwood and Timothy Findley, which have been adapted for the stage, come to the theatre.
AIR FARCE NEW YEAR'S EVE to Celebrate 25th Anniversary Broadcast
by Julie Musbach
- Dec 21, 2017
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).
The Stratford Festival Celebrates its 65th Season with a ROMEO AND JULIET Reunion!
by Lauren Gienow
- Jul 13, 2017
Audience members at today's production of ROMEO AND JULIET at the Stratford Festival were in for a real treat...And some of them had no idea! There was a delightful murmur of excitement from the crowd when Artistic Director (and 1992 Romeo) Antoni Cimolino came onstage to announce that in celebration of the Festival's 65th season, a group of former Romeos and Juliets were in attendance!
Young People's Theatre Celebrates 50th Anniversary Tonight
by BWW News Desk
- Oct 29, 2015
YPT's 'A Wonder-Filled Evening' Gala set to gather celebrated actors and showcase the best of the multi-award winning company Young People's Theatre (YPT) is turning 50! For five decades YPT has entertained, engaged and created magical experiences for children. In celebration of this milestone event, this multi-award-winning company will be hosting a celebrity-studded gala fundraiser inspired by this year's upcoming production of The Wizard of Oz! The event will be held tonight, October 29 at the stunning Arcadian Court.
Sundance TV Kicks Off 'Stephen King Thriller Week' Tonight
by TV News Desk
- Oct 25, 2015
In the spirit of the Halloween season, and to celebrate the 35th anniversary of Stephen King's The Shining, SundanceTV will air a 'Stephen King Thriller Week,' featuring King's fan-favorite films, beginning tonight, October 25, 2015 at 8:00 PM ET/PT.
Young People's Theatre to Celebrate 50th Anniversary, 10/29
by Tyler Peterson
- Oct 19, 2015
YPT's 'A Wonder-Filled Evening" Gala set to gather celebrated actors and showcase the best of the multi-award winning company Young People's Theatre (YPT) is turning 50! For five decades YPT has entertained, engaged and created magical experiences for children. In celebration of this milestone event, this multi-award-winning company will be hosting a celebrity-studded gala fundraiser inspired by this year's upcoming production of The Wizard of Oz! The event will be held on Thursday, October 29 at the stunning Arcadian Court.
Sundance TV to Present 'Stephen King Thriller Week', Beg. 10/25
by Caryn Robbins
- Oct 13, 2015
In the spirit of the Halloween season, and to celebrate the 35th anniversary of Stephen King's The Shining, SundanceTV will air a 'Stephen King Thriller Week,' featuring King's fan-favorite films, beginning Sunday, October 25, 2015 at 8:00 PM ET/PT.
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