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79 stories by "joshua Chong - Staff Reporter"

Top 5 opera, dance and classical music experiences from 2022 by Michael Crabb - Special To The Star,joshua Chong - Staff Reporter

Post-pandemic life saw companies entering a brave new world marked by unpredictable and shifting consumer habits, declining attendance rates and general economic uncertainty

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 5:00am on December 24, 2022[SHARE]

Ross Petty and Toronto pantomime favourites take one last bow in the delightful 'Peter's Final Flight' by Joshua Chong - Staff Reporter

Dan Chameroy, Eddie Glen and Sara-Jeanne Hosie return for a magical final goodbye.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 4:25pm on December 9, 2022[SHARE]

Forget the 'hoity-toity tuxes and gowns' " at Opera Revue you can cheer and holler. No shushing allowed by Joshua Chong - Staff Reporter

Events by companies like Opera Revue, Against the Grain and Tapestry Opera are part of an effort to make the art form more accessible.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 9:00am on December 8, 2022[SHARE]

Cirque du Soleil will return to Toronto next spring with touring show 'Kooza' by Joshua Chong - Staff Reporter

The Montreal-based circus company will bring their iconic big top to the site of the former Mr. Christie factory.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 8:00am on December 6, 2022[SHARE]

The Second City has a swanky new venue, but its inaugural main stage show, 'Home Sweet New Home,' can't compete by Joshua Chong - Staff Reporter

The spirited ensemble draws some laughs from the material, but some of it feels stale and overlong.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 2:07pm on December 5, 2022[SHARE]

Actors' union to assist performers with recovery of unpaid wages after criticism it did not warn members for weeks by Joshua Chong - Staff Reporter

ACTRA Toronto said in an email it was reaching out to the production companies involved to recover cheques that were cashed by a talent agency which has ceased operations.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 6:24pm on November 30, 2022[SHARE]

Meet the band behind Mirvish's 'Fisherman's Friends' musical by Joshua Chong - Staff Reporter

These sea shanty-singing Cornish men started a 'buoy band,' inked a million-dollar-plus record deal and now have a musical celebrating their unlikely story, playing at the Royal Alexandra Th…

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 9:00am on November 30, 2022[SHARE]

After 14 years and performances in eight countries on four continents, this Canadian play takes its final bow by Joshua Chong - Staff Reporter

The company of 'The Last 15 Seconds' reflects on the play's monumental run ahead of its final performance in Kitchener on Dec. 1.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 9:00am on November 28, 2022[SHARE]

An imaginative and energetic 'Snow White,' led by a pair of dynamic performances, awakens at Young People's Theatre by Joshua Chong - Staff Reporter

Two actors play all 14 characters in this brilliantly directed production that has something in stores for audiences of all ages.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 2:27pm on November 25, 2022[SHARE]

With potty-mouthed, clothes-stripping puppets, 'Little Dickens' is a risque and riotously hilarious twist on a classic Christmas tale by Joshua Chong - Staff Reporter

Puppet master Ronnie Burkett's somewhat parodic adaptation of 'A Christmas Carol' is an R-rated campy affair filled with a multitude of marionettes.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 1:57pm on November 24, 2022[SHARE]

'The Ballad of Johnny Longstaff' may be the sleeper hit of the fall theatre season by Joshua Chong - Staff Reporter

The English folk group the Young'uns have crafted a touching ode to a working-class hero. It's deceptively simple, powerfully moving and often hilarious.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 5:00pm on November 18, 2022[SHARE]

Patti LuPone, Scott Joplin's 'Treemonisha' and a new Canadian opera highlight TO Live programming by Joshua Chong - Staff Reporter

Fifteen shows will be presented across Toronto's three major civic theatres: St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, Meridian Arts Centre and Meridian Hall.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 4:34pm on November 15, 2022[SHARE]

Soulpepper's 2023 spring lineup includes adaption of a Chekhov classic, new jazz concert and Tony-nominated play about apartheid by Joshua Chong - Staff Reporter

The company's 2023 season features four distinct acts, the first of which, announced Tuesday, begins in February and includes four mainstage shows.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 3:26pm on November 15, 2022[SHARE]

Three artists reflect on the importance of Indigenous storytelling as the Weesageechak Begins to Dance festival returns by Joshua Chong - Staff Reporter

Running from Thursday to Nov. 20, the 35th edition of the festival will feature works by more than 15 artists.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 2:01pm on November 9, 2022[SHARE]

'Come From Away' will play Gander in 2023, the first fully staged production of the musical in Newfoundland by Joshua Chong - Staff Reporter

"It means the world to be bringing a homegrown production of our show back to Gander," says co-writer Irene Sankoff.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 3:21pm on November 4, 2022[SHARE]

Stratford Festival's 2023 season to feature television star Paul Gross and Broadway actor Andrea Macasaet by Joshua Chong - Staff Reporter

Festival favourites Seana McKenna, Lucy Peacock and Diana Leblanc will appear in Michel Tremblay's classic comedy 'Les Belles-Soeurs.'

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 10:11am on November 1, 2022[SHARE]

The Second City to unveil new home in Toronto " with three theatres, a restaurant and a piece of comedy history by Joshua Chong - Staff Reporter

The improv sketch comedy troupe's sprawling 28,700-square-foot venue at One York Street officially opens Nov. 30.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 5:00am on October 31, 2022[SHARE]

'Mean Girls' receives an uneven musical update but with Tina Fey's signature humour still intact by Joshua Chong - Staff Reporter

The 2004 film has been refreshed for the social media age, showcasing Fey's masterful wit, but Jeff Richmond's and Nell Benjamin's score drags down the production.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 4:59pm on October 28, 2022[SHARE]

Are Toronto theatregoers having too much fun? These Broadway productions show theatre can challenge, provoke and even offend by Joshua Chong - Staff Reporter

"A Strange Loop," and revivals of "The Piano Lesson," "Death of a Salesman," "1776" and "Into the Woods" provide daring, stirring and groundbreaking theatre.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 9:00am on October 28, 2022[SHARE]

Actors allege they are owed thousands after Toronto talent agency ceases operations by Joshua Chong - Staff Reporter

Artists, some owed more than $22,000, claim Compass and its president withheld payment for months after gigs.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:14pm on October 26, 2022[SHARE]

In 'Human Measure,' multimedia artist Cassils and choreographer Jasmine Albuquerque explore the tension between trans visibility and civil rights by Joshua Chong - Staff Reporter

The contemporary dance piece transforms the theatre into an analogue dark room " with nothing more than red safety lights illuminating the space.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 10:00am on October 26, 2022[SHARE]

Trail-blazing actor Gary Farmer on his career, Indigenous representation and receiving the August Schellenberg Award of Excellence by Joshua Chong - Staff Reporter

For Farmer, advancing honest Indigenous representation onscreen and behind the scenes has been a key pillar of his work.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 6:10pm on October 25, 2022[SHARE]

Measha Brueggergosman-Lee on her deliciously devilish turn in 'Dido and Aeneas,' as Opera Atelier returns home to the Elgin Theatre by Joshua Chong - Staff Reporter

Brueggergosman-Lee stars as the Sorceress in Henry Purcell's baroque opera, a beloved production in Opera Atelier's repertoire

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 5:00am on October 20, 2022[SHARE]

'Come From Away,' Canada's most successful musical, concludes record-breaking Broadway run by Joshua Chong - Staff Reporter

The musical took its final bow Sunday, concluding a record-breaking, five-year run at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 3:30pm on October 2, 2022[SHARE]

Donation of $15 million to 22 Canadian theatre companies by Slaight Family Foundation is a 'transformational gift,' theatre leaders say by Joshua Chong - Staff Reporter

Theatre leaders say the funding boost will help them produce larger and more daring productions, ultimately altering programming for the seasons to come.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 2:15pm on September 28, 2022[SHARE]
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