Toronto Newsroom Photo Flash: Rufus Wainwright's HADRIAN at the Canadian Opera Company
by BWW News Desk on October 15, 2018 in Toronto On October 13, 2018, the Canadian Opera Company presented the highly anticipated world premiere of Hadrian by composer Rufus Wainwright and librettist Daniel MacIvor. The opera recounts the epic love story of Roman Emperor Hadrian and his young lover, Antinous. Erased by history, their story is reclaimed for the 21st century by its creators in a star-studded production from renowned Canadian director Peter Hinton. Hadrian runs for seven performances through October 27, 2018. (more...)  Review Roundup: Rufus Wainwright's HADRIAN at the Canadian Opera Company
by BWW News Desk on October 15, 2018 in Toronto On October 13, 2018, the Canadian Opera Company presented the highly anticipated world premiere of Hadrian by composer Rufus Wainwright and librettist Daniel MacIvor. The opera recounts the epic love story of Roman Emperor Hadrian and his young lover, Antinous. Erased by history, their story is reclaimed for the 21st century by its creators in a star-studded production from renowned Canadian director Peter Hinton. Hadrian runs for seven performances through October 27, 2018. (more...)  1979, A New Comedy By Michael Healey, Comes to The Berkeley Street Theatre
by BWW News Desk on October 15, 2018 in Toronto The 1979 Group presents 1979, a new comedy by Michael Healey (Proud, The Drawer Boy), directed by Miles Potter (The New Canadian Curling Club / Blyth Festival, The Drawer Boy), for a limited run at the Berkeley Street Theatre, Downstairs, January 9-27, 2019. (more...)  COME FROM AWAY Will Play Newfoundland in Concert
by Alan Henry on October 15, 2018 in Toronto The made-in-Canada phenomenon that is COME FROM AWAY is coming to St. John's. The show that has become the toast of Broadway and Toronto, will play eight benefit performances in a concert version at Holy Heart Theatre from January 23 to 27, 2019. Tickets will go on sale Tuesday, October 16, 2018 at 10 AM (NDT) exclusively through Holy Heart Theatre ticket channels. (more...)  STORMSHELTER Comes to The Rendezvous With Madness Festival
by BWW News Desk on October 13, 2018 in Toronto A mother living with bipolar affective disorder is working through trauma, illness and healing in a psychiatric hospital. Alberta is recovering with her psychiatrist's help, and in the process, trying to learn how to be a parent with illness for her children. Through the course of a manic episode, Alberta is struck by visions and insights into her past and future. Can her altered state be the very thing that guides her back to her children? Chronicling her stay at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto, Stormshelter shines a light on the process of coming to terms with one's own mental health. (more...)  Rufus Wainwright's HADRIAN Attracts All-Star Cast
by BWW News Desk on October 13, 2018 in Toronto On October 13, 2018, the Canadian Opera Company presents the highly anticipated world premiere of Hadrian by composer Rufus Wainwright and librettist Daniel MacIvor. (more...)  The National Ballet Of Canada's First Performance In Russia To Be Livestreamed
by BWW News Desk on October 12, 2018 in Toronto Karen Kain, Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada and Barry Hughson, Executive Director today announced that the company's first performance in Moscow will be livestreamed across Russia on Yandex. The free livestream will take place on October 15, 2018 direct from The Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Academic Music Theatre in Moscow where the National Ballet will perform a mixed programme to a sold-out audience as part of Diana Vishneva's Context festival. (more...)  Hart House Theatre Presents An Epic Tale, Re-imagined By Margaret Atwood
by BWW News Desk on October 11, 2018 in Toronto Opening on November 9, Hart House Theatre presents a retelling of classic tale by Canadian icon Margaret Atwood, The Penelopiad. Directed by a vigorous new talent, Michelle Langille, featuring a lead performance by powerhouse actor Amanda Cordner, and supported by an all-female ensemble of emergent talent, The Penelopiad is sure to be an empowering tour de force. (more...)  Svetlana Lunkina, Heather Ogden and Sonia Rodriguez Debut as ANNA KARENINA
by BWW News Desk on October 11, 2018 in Toronto Karen Kain, Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada, today announced that Principal Dancers Svetlana Lunkina, Heather Ogden and Sonia Rodriguez will make their debuts in the title role in the North American premiere of John Neumeier's Anna Karenina. Based on Leo Tolstoy's great masterwork, Anna Karenina is the first cooperation between The National Ballet of Canada, The Hamburg Ballet and The Bolshoi Ballet and opens the 2018/19 season November 10 - 18, 2018 at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto. #AnnaKareninaNBC (more...)  Regional Roundup: Top New Features This Week Around Our BroadwayWorld 10/12 - DEAR EVAN HANSEN, WICKED, HAIR, and More!
by BWW Special on October 12, 2018 in Toronto BroadwayWorld presents a comprehensive weekly roundup of regional stories around our Broadway World, which include videos, editor spotlights, regional reviews and more. This week, we feature DEAR EVAN HANSEN, WICKED, HAIR, and more! (more...)  Soulpepper Names Weyni Mengesha New Artistic Director
by BWW News Desk on October 11, 2018 in Toronto Soulpepper Theatre Company is pleased to announce the appointment of award-winning director and dramaturge Weyni Mengesha as the company's new Artistic Director. Mengesha began her association with Soulpepper twelve years ago; she was a member of the Soulpepper Academy, and since then has won several awards as a director, dramaturge and teacher. (more...)  Broadway Bound AIN'T TOO PROUD Begins Performances Tonight at Princess Of Wales Theatre
by BWW News Desk on October 11, 2018 in Toronto Ain't Too Proud - The Life and Times of The Temptations plays a strictly limited pre-Broadway engagement beginning tonight, October 11 - November 17 at Toronto's Princess of Wales Theatre following this summer's highly acclaimed engagements at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C. and the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles. Media night in Toronto is Tuesday October 16, 2018. (more...)  Eight Young Singers Compete At 2018 Centre Stage Gala's Ensemble Studio Competition
by BWW News Desk on October 11, 2018 in Toronto Eight young opera singers from across Canada have been selected to compete as finalists in the Canadian Opera Company's Ensemble Studio Competition, the feature event of the Centre Stage fundraising gala, taking place November 1, 2018 at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts. Finalists are vying for a series of top prizes, as well as the coveted chance to be considered for a spot in the COC's prestigious Ensemble Studio training program for the 2019/2020 season. (more...)  Grand Theatre Presents Timothy Findley's THE WARS
by BWW News Desk on October 10, 2018 in Toronto Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, the Grand Theatre will honour the sacrifices of our soldiers past and present with the Governor General Award-winning story, TIMOTHY FINDLEY'S THE WARS based on the book of the same name by one of Canada's most distinguished authors. Adapted and directed by Grand Theatre Artistic Director, Dennis Garnhum, TIMOTHY FINDLEY'S THE WARS launches the 18/19 season on the Spriet Stage, running from October 23 to November 11, Remembrance Day. The Title Sponsor for TIMOTHY FINDLEY'S THE WARS is BlueStone Properties. (more...)  ASKING FOR IT Playwright Brings World Premiere Of WHAT I CALL HER To Crow's Theatre
by BWW News Desk on October 10, 2018 in Toronto One year after the sold-out run of Asking For It, playwright Ellie Moon returns to Crow's Theatre with her sophomore play What I call her, directed by Sarah Kitz (winner of Crow's Theatre's 2017 RBC Emerging Director Prize). (more...)  THE ENEMY Comes to Firehall Arts Centre in November
by BWW News Desk on October 09, 2018 in Toronto The Firehall Arts Centre is proud to produce and present The Enemy from Saturday, November 10th to Saturday, December 1st, 2018. (more...) Montreal's DynamO Théâtre Returns To YPT With A Unique Take On ROMEO AND JULIET
by BWW News Desk on October 10, 2018 in Toronto Young People's Theatre (YPT) welcomes back the exuberantly physical DynamO Theatre with a unique take on Shakespeare's timeless classic. What If Romeo & Juliet… explores how Romeo & Juliet might have ended differently. Would alternative choices have altered the fatal outcomes of rivalry and prejudice? What if Romeo & Juliet… will be presented on the Mainstage from October 10th to 19th. (more...)  The Kinsey Sicks In THINGS YOU SHOULDN'T SAY In Toronto One Night Only Nov 1, 2018
by BWW News Desk on October 09, 2018 in Toronto Toronto (October 9, 2018) - Back by popular demand, The Kinsey Sicks, America's Favorite Dragapella Beautyshop Quartet, will bring their critically-acclaimed show, Things You Shouldn't Say, to Toronto on November 1. (more...)  Photo Flash: First Look at the Premiere of COULD I HAVE THIS DANCE
by BWW News Desk on October 08, 2018 in Toronto A new musical is being developed by a Nova Scotian writing team that will feature songs originally made famous by Anne Murray, the Grammy-award-winning singer from Springhill, Nova Scotia. The show just underwent a 2-week developmental workshop in Halifax with an 11-member cast of actors. The workshop culminated in a staged reading presentation at the Bella Rose Arts Centre this past Friday. (more...)  Rook's Theatre And Flat Earth Global Present MARY'S WEDDING
by BWW News Desk on October 08, 2018 in Toronto 'On the night before her wedding, Mary dreams of a thunderstorm... A play with a heart as big as the skies that serve as its stage, Mary's Wedding is an epic, unforgettable story of love, hope, and survival...' (more...)  Nashville Bluegrass Grammy Nominee Claire Lynch & Her New Canadian Band Tour BC This Month!
by BWW News Desk on October 05, 2018 in Toronto October 6th through October 10th: British Columbia Tour For Bluegrass Grammy Nominee Claire Lynch - With Her Canadian Band! (more...)  Jeff Bird (of Cowboy Junkies) Celebrates His New Recording Felix Anima
by BWW News Desk on October 05, 2018 in Toronto (more...)  SBM Productions Presents SAUCY JACK AND THE SPACE VIXENS
by BWW News Desk on October 05, 2018 in Toronto Small but Mighty Productions (SBM) is thrilled to close their season with their first fully licensed show, Saucy Jack and the Space Vixens. The show will be SBM's third production in the Buddies in Bad Times Cabaret Space (12 Alexander St, Toronto, ON M4Y 1B4). (more...)  Charles Spearin & Tamara Williamson Tour Their 'Audio Book' Concert in Toronto, Hamilton and Peterborough
by BWW News Desk on October 05, 2018 in Toronto Canadian Music Luminaries Charles Spearin and Tamara Williamson with their Concert: 'Audio Book' (more...)  Factory Theatre Studio Hosts Worldwide Premiere Of GODS LIKE US
by BWW News Desk on October 05, 2018 in Toronto An allegory interwoven with traditional Nigerian music and stories, this new play by Zazu Oke and Vince Deiulis challenges audiences to question what they truly know about the World's First War. On-stage from Friday November 9th, 2018 to Saturday November 17th, 2018 at the Factory Theatre Studio. (more...) |
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