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109 stories by "The Canadian Press"

Ukrainian dancers to take Toronto stage for one-night performance of 'The Nutcracker' by The Canadian Press

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 7:51pm on November 9, 2022[SHARE]

Five playwrights shortlisted for $100K Siminovitch Prize for theatre by The Canadian Press

The Siminovitch Prize, which rotates on a three-year cycle to recognize contributions to different theatrical fields, is this year honouring excellence in playwriting.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 9:23am on October 15, 2020[SHARE]

National Arts Centre takes theatre to the great outdoors with COVID-friendly performances by Adina Bresge - The Canadian Press

The Grand Acts of Theatre initiative will see large-scale outdoor works staged in 11 communities from coast to coast as the pandemic has shuttered live venues

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 2:54pm on August 27, 2020[SHARE]

Author Andre Alexis on the importance of 'play' in pandemic-set audio drama by Adina Bresge - The Canadian Press

The award-winning Canadian author says his new audio drama started as a game between him and his partner's daughter.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 3:03pm on August 16, 2020[SHARE]

Stratford Festival faces $20-million budget shortfall despite cost cutting by David Friend - The Canadian Press

Stratford was scheduled to roll out 15 productions in four theatres, including Colm Feore's 'Richard III'' as the inaugural show at the new $70-million Tom Patterson Theatre, before the clos…

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:23am on May 22, 2020[SHARE]

Hamilton-born actor Nick Cordero in hospital undergoing COVID-19 test by Victoria Ahearn - The Canadian Press

Cordero grew up in Hamilton's west end and attended Ryerson University for acting.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:03pm on April 2, 2020[SHARE]

Actors, directors produce online theatre amid COVID-19 pandemic by Michael Macdonald - The Canadian Press

The Isolate Nights series is a two-hour compilation of new theatrical work that reflects remarkable ingenuity in a time of crisis.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 8:47am on March 27, 2020[SHARE]

'Come From Away' Chinese tour postponed over coronavirus worries by The Canadian Press

The Newfoundland-set musical was slated to open in China this spring.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 3:55pm on March 9, 2020[SHARE]

Walter Learning, a key figure in Canadian theatre, dies at 81 by The Canadian Press

Learning, who died Sunday in Fredericton, was said to have had a profound impact on countless people, organizations, and communities as a writer, actor and director.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 10:41am on January 7, 2020[SHARE]

'Hamilton' a record-breaking hit before box office even opened, Mirvish says by The Canadian Press

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 3:44pm on October 29, 2019[SHARE]

Newfoundland-set musical Come From Away to tour China next year by The Canadian Press

Producers say the smash musical will open in Shanghai for a limited engagement in May, with further cities in China to be announced.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 5:37pm on October 10, 2019[SHARE]

Beware of resellers touting 'Hamilton' tickets now, says Mirvish by The Canadian Press

Mirvish's director of sales and marketing says he'd be "very surprised" if any tickets being offered online were real.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 7:35pm on October 9, 2019[SHARE]

Soulpepper Theatre will relaunch training program put on hold after sexual harassment allegations by The Canadian Press

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:53pm on September 24, 2019[SHARE]

'It really does work,' says Emma Donoghue about the upcoming musical based on Room by Cassandra Szklarski - The Canadian Press

The songs also help further 'theatricalize' the haunting story, says Donoghue of the musical.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:00am on August 31, 2019[SHARE]

'I love the life I've had': Margaret Trudeau brings her life stories to Just For Laughs by Giuseppe Valiante - The Canadian Press

Margaret Trudeau has been fascinating people for decades, from the time she secretly married then-prime minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau in 1971 at age 22, to her unabashed tales of partying …

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:00am on July 16, 2019[SHARE]

Play about the impact of nurse Elizabeth Wettlaufer's crimes proves divisive among victims' families by Adina Bresge - The Canadian Press

While some hope the drama will spur conversation about long-term care, others believe that seeing Wettlaufer's name "glamourized on stage" will only cause further pain.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:00am on July 10, 2019[SHARE]

Winnipeg General Strike inspires a movie musical love story Stand by Kelly Geraldine Malone - The Canadian Press

Movie musical personalizes the sacrifices of immigrants and labour leaders in Winnipeg, some of whom died and several of whom were arrested in a police crackdown.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:00am on June 19, 2019[SHARE]

Mirvish aims for screech-in world record at Come From Away by Victoria Ahearn - The Canadian Press

The entire audience at the July performance will be invited to down a shot of screech (or ginger ale) and kiss a plastic cod.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 4:36pm on June 12, 2019[SHARE]

Tony-winning Canadian choreographer speaks out over U.S. crackdown on illegal immigration by The Canadian Press

Sergio Trujillo said he had never spoken publicly about his own illegal history

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 2:31pm on June 11, 2019[SHARE]

Edmonton's Citadel Theatre set stage for Hadestown to become a Tony Awards favourite " quite literally, in fact by The Canadian Press

The set and lighting elements for the hit musical Hadestown, which has earned 14 Tony Award nominations, were partly worked out at the Citadel Theatre in Edmonton during a three-week run the…

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 9:49pm on April 30, 2019[SHARE]

Former Don Jail gets first theatrical event with 'Kiss of the Spider Woman' by Victoria Ahearn - The Canadian Press

Running Wednesday through Sunday at the historic site, the musical from the new Toronto-based Eclipse Theatre Company (ETC) is meant to be an immersive experience set in a venue that once ho…

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 4:36pm on March 6, 2019[SHARE]

Locker-room sets and crinkled $10 bills: How comics make money in a precarious industry by David Friend - The Canadian Press

Layers of structural problems throughout Canada's comedy industry have resulted in many comics living on shoestring budgets.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 6:00pm on March 5, 2019[SHARE]

'Good luck with your fight': Sting supports GM workers as they battle plant closure by David Friend - The Canadian Press

Thousands of GM employees gathered Thursday to hear the British musician deliver a free acoustic performance as a gesture of support.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 4:00pm on February 14, 2019[SHARE]

Karen Kain will revamp Swan Lake for the National Ballet of Canada by The Canadian Press

In her directorial debut, the company's artistic director will restage the ballet to accentuate the love story at its heart.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 2:22pm on February 13, 2019[SHARE]

Annual student theatre festival forms partnership with TD Bank by Victoria Ahearn - The Canadian Press

The National Theatre School Festival, formerly known as the Sears Drama Festival, was founded in 1946.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 3:59pm on January 17, 2019[SHARE]
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