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Tommy DeVito, founding member of the Four Seasons, has died from COVID-19 at age 92

The Four Seasons were known for hit songs like 'Sherry', 'Big Girls Don’t Cry,' and 'Walk Like a Man'

September 23, 2020 Culture

The show will go on: Toronto's Ed Mirvish Theatre turns 100, but celebrations will have to wait

The Pantages, as it was then known, was built in 1920 to be the largest and most extravagant theatre not only in Canada, but throughout the British Empire

August 28, 2020 Canada

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How the Shaw Festival kept 500 people employed during COVID — by taking out pandemic insurance three years ago

Thanks to that remarkable foresight, Shaw’s are among the only actors, musicians, and theatre workers in the world who still have jobs

July 31, 2020 Theatre

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Stage-to-small-screen Hamilton is the next best thing to being there, says Chris Knight

Filmed on Broadway with the original cast including Lin-Manuel Miranda, Disney+ version features crystal clear sound

July 3, 2020 Movies

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In lockdown, composer Lin-Manuel Miranda of Hamilton still has a song in his heart

Creator of Broadway's Hamilton discusses new release of filmed version, plus a lot of other projects temporarily halted

July 2, 2020 Movies

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Mirvish announces new subscription season delayed to January 2021

'Abundance of caution' behind delay of new season, which includes Love Never Dies and Jesus Christ Superstar

April 27, 2020 Theatre

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Mirvish reveals the all-Canadian cast of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

The Tony-winning Potter sequel, set to premiere at the Ed Mirvish Theatre in downtown Toronto on Oct. 23, seems destined to be a colossal success

March 11, 2020 Theatre

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Chaakapesh celebrates creation and performance of a Cree opera

Montreal Symphony Orchestra partnered with Tomson Highway, Matthew Ricketts to produce Chaakapesh: The Trickster’s Quest

January 30, 2020 Movies

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Online lottery gives chance at $10 tickets — not $550 — for the hit musical Hamilton

Starting Feb. 9, Mirvish will make 40 tickets available to win through the Hamilton website and app for each performance date

January 28, 2020 Theatre

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Kelsey Grammer to make Canadian stage debut in Toronto production of The Boy Friend

Grammer, best known as Dr. Frasier Crane on the hit TV sitcoms Cheers and Frasier, earned a Tony nomination for La Cage Aux Folles on Broadway

January 14, 2020 Theatre

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Alison Broverman: 'Anastasia' the musical draws its musical core from the cartoon, but with a realism twist

?A cartoon might seem as though it would make for unlikely source material, but animation’s connection to the stage is more established than one might initially imagine

December 10, 2019 Theatre

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Chris Knight: A Heritage Minute disguised as a two-hour movie musical

Stand! is a very earnest story, but the results of this musical based on the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike are, dare I say, laboured

November 28, 2019 Movies

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How virtual-reality tech is delivering experiences that feel more Hollywood than video game

Chris Knight examines the shifting boundaries between VR and other storytelling, looking at the game Blood & Truth, the VR movie Afterlife, and the VR/play Draw Me Close

October 29, 2019 Culture

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Hamilton, Hello Dolly and a Bob Dylan musical are just some of the highlights this season at Mirvish

Room, an adaptation of Canadian author Emma Donoghue’s best-selling novel, which was also adapted into an Oscar-nominated film, will also makes its debut

September 23, 2019 Theatre

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Not a lot happens in The Band's Visit, but that doesn't mean it isn't deeply entertaining

Alison Broverman: The music is excellent throughout. David Yazbek’s songs are laden with sardonic humour, especially early on

September 19, 2019 Theatre

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DopoLavoro Teatrale's latest theatre experience will keep its audience as much on their toes as the performers

Alison Broverman: The Stranger 2.0 is DLT’s follow up to The Stranger, an experimental hit at Toronto's SummerWorks festival five years ago

September 17, 2019 Theatre

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New Cats movie trailer compared to a 'drug-induced nightmare'

The movie features Taylor Swift, Jennifer Hudson, Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, Idris Elba and James Corden

July 18, 2019 Theatre

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How embracing the story of a waitress changed Sara Bareilles' life

The singer-songwriter turned Tony-nominated musical score writer experienced a breakthrough after taking on broadway

July 3, 2019 Culture

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Casa Loma’s summer program is turning a one-and-done tourist stop into a place embedded in the community

'One thing I’m really proud of is that, as a tourist destination it creates this incredible sense of beauty for the city of Toronto'

May 22, 2019 Theatre

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With 'All About Eve', Gillian Anderson continues to do it all

'If it's something that is daunting in one way or another or could potentially arouse fears, then I have a tendency to force myself to say yes'

May 17, 2019 Theatre

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How watching a Cirque du Soleil rehearsal reveals as much artistry as athleticism

'You know the moment your feet leave the edge of the pool but you haven’t hit the water yet? When we step on stage, we’ve jumped into the cold pool'

December 14, 2018 Theatre

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Controversial Robert LePage show 'Kanata' cancelled after co-producers withdraw financial support

Lepage's Kanata is a play examining relations between whites and Indigenous people but was criticized because no Indigenous cast members were cast in it

July 26, 2018 Theatre

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Indigenous consultants distance themselves from Robert Lepage play 'Kanata' over lack of native actors

'How is it that a troupe of French actors are going to portray Indigenous Americans? We’re not in the age of blackface,' said sociologist Guy Sioui Durand

July 18, 2018 Theatre

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The Harold Green gearing up for 2018 season

Live theatre is magical and truly an extraordinary experience. It can send shivers down your spine like nothing else.

July 16, 2018 Theatre

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Come From Away returns to Toronto after a very successful debut last year, a warm respite from dark days

Come From Away's return to Toronto marks the latest success in a remarkable year for the show’s creators, Irene Sankoff and David Hein

February 19, 2018 Theatre

Tommy DeVito, founding member of the Four Seasons, has died from COVID-19 at age 92

The show will go on: Toronto's Ed Mirvish Theatre turns 100, but celebrations will have to wait

How the Shaw Festival kept 500 people employed during COVID — by taking out pandemic insurance three years ago

Stage-to-small-screen Hamilton is the next best thing to being there, says Chris Knight

In lockdown, composer Lin-Manuel Miranda of Hamilton still has a song in his heart

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Mirvish announces new subscription season delayed to January 2021

Mirvish reveals the all-Canadian cast of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

Chaakapesh celebrates creation and performance of a Cree opera

Online lottery gives chance at $10 tickets — not $550 — for the hit musical Hamilton

Kelsey Grammer to make Canadian stage debut in Toronto production of The Boy Friend

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Alison Broverman: 'Anastasia' the musical draws its musical core from the cartoon, but with a realism twist

Chris Knight: A Heritage Minute disguised as a two-hour movie musical

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DopoLavoro Teatrale's latest theatre experience will keep its audience as much on their toes as the performers

New Cats movie trailer compared to a 'drug-induced nightmare'

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Come From Away returns to Toronto after a very successful debut last year, a warm respite from dark days

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Tommy DeVito, founding member of the Four Seasons, has died from COVID-19 at age 92

The show will go on: Toronto's Ed Mirvish Theatre turns 100, but celebrations will have to wait

How the Shaw Festival kept 500 people employed during COVID — by taking out pandemic insurance three years ago

Stage-to-small-screen Hamilton is the next best thing to being there, says Chris Knight

In lockdown, composer Lin-Manuel Miranda of Hamilton still has a song in his heart

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