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Breaking News: Mother-To-Be Chilina Kennedy Withdraws from Stratford Season
by Alan Henry - Feb 12, 2014


Chilina Kennedy has had to withdraw from the 2014 season for the happiest of reasons: she and her partner, Jacob James, are expecting a baby. She was to play Polly Baker in Crazy for You and Aldonza in Man of La Mancha, but she is now unable to undertake two such physically challenging roles. Ms Kennedy remains a valued member of the Festival family, and plans are underway to include her new concert as part of the 2014 Forum.

Stratford Festival Announces MADNESS: MINDS PUSHED TO THE EDGE 2014 Season; Feat. Shakespeare, CRAZY FOR YOU & More
by Tyler Peterson - Aug 20, 2013


Artistic Director Antoni Cimolino has announced the 2014 season, in which, through the prism of a dozen plays, the Stratford Festival will explore the theme of Madness: Minds Pushed to the Edge.

OPERA CONFERENCE 2013: OPERA OUT OF BOUNDS Runs 5/7-11
by Kelsey Denette - May 2, 2013


OPERA America, the national nonprofit service organization for opera, is pleased to announce details of Opera Conference 2013: Opera Out of Bounds, to be held in Vancouver, British Columbia from May 7-11. Co-hosted by Vancouver Opera, and in association with Opera.ca and Opera Volunteers International, this largest annual gathering of opera professionals in North America will convene at venues in the bustling downtown section of the city. This marks the second time that the conference is being held in Vancouver; the city previously hosted in 1999.

BWW Interviews: The Women of Falsettos
by Kelly Cameron - Apr 25, 2013


Falsettos is a Tony Award winning musical which explores complicated issues surrounding family and love amidst the backdrop of the emergence of the HIV/AIDS crisis in New York City. It is the latest offering in Acting Up Stage's exciting season, and opens tonight at Daniel's Spectrum (formerly the Regent Park Arts Centre). BWW sat down and spoke with the three ladies of the production, Sara-Jeanne Hosie, Glynis Ranney and Sarah Gibbons about what the experience has been like so far, and about how relevant they feel the material is today:

100th Production Leads Pacific Opera's 2013-14 Season
by Kelsey Denette - Apr 5, 2013


Pacific Opera Victoria (POV) has announced a diverse season that includes main stage productions of Verdi's Falstaff, Strauss' Ariadne auf Naxos, and Mozart's Marriage of Figaro. Additional productions in collaboration with the Early Music Society of the Islands and with the Victoria Symphony include La Descente d'Orphee aux Enfers and La Couronne de Fleurs by a master of early Baroque, Marc-Antoine Charpentier, and a special concert presentation of South Pacific by Rodgers and Hammerstein.

Quién es Quién en el Teatro en México: Rebeca Irabién
by Clemente Sanchez - Mar 29, 2013


Quien es Quien en el Teatro en Mexico, permitira conocer y reconocer a los talentos que han hecho o hacen posible esta industria en el pais. Hoy: Rebeca Irabien.

NAZI HUNTER Opens Harold Green Jewish Theatre's 2012-13 Season Tonight, Oct 9
by BWW News Desk - Oct 9, 2012


David Eisner and Avery Saltzman, co-Artistic Directors of the Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company, Toronto's only professional theatre company established to celebrate, illuminate and share Jewish culture, today announced their 2012/2013 season.

NAZI HUNTER, FALSETTOS and More Set for Harold Green Jewish Theatre's 2012-13 Season
by BWW News Desk - Aug 28, 2012


David Eisner and Avery Saltzman, co-Artistic Directors of the Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company, Toronto's only professional theatre company established to celebrate, illuminate and share Jewish culture, today announced their 2012/2013 season.

TOPDOG UNDERDOG, CRASH, CAROLINE OR CHANGE and More Take Toronto's Top 2012 Dora Awards - All the Winners!
by BWW Special Coverage - Jun 25, 2012


The Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA)honors extraordinary talent in the Toronto performing arts community as they host the 33rd annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards tonight, Monday, June 25, at the St. St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts in the Bluma Appel Theater. As with all awards, BroadwayWorld brings you full coverage of the ceremony. Keep checking back as the list of winners is updated below! And stay tuned in the next couple of days for special photo coverage!

Buenos Aires baila al ritmo de 'Mamma Mia!'
by Florencia Nijensohn - Mar 15, 2012


El musical basado en las canciones de ABBA se estreno en el teatro Ópera Citi. Gran trabajo de Marisol Otero y un ensamble destacado.

Acting Up Stage Company Presents Caroline, or Change
by BWW News Desk - Feb 12, 2012


A Tony, Olivier, Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel and Obie award-winning musical, Caroline, or Change mixes fact and fantasy, symbolism and reality, plus a wide variety of musical styles to tell the story of an African-American maid in a South Jewish household during the Civil Rights Movement.

Acting Up Stage Company Presents Caroline, or Change
by BWW News Desk - Jan 21, 2012


A Tony, Olivier, Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel and Obie award-winning musical, Caroline, or Change mixes fact and fantasy, symbolism and reality, plus a wide variety of musical styles to tell the story of an African-American maid in a South Jewish household during the Civil Rights Movement.

Acting Up Stage Company Presents Caroline, or Change
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jan 6, 2012


A Tony, Olivier, Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel and Obie award-winning musical, Caroline, or Change mixes fact and fantasy, symbolism and reality, plus a wide variety of musical styles to tell the story of an African-American maid in a South Jewish household during the Civil Rights Movement.

Ann Harada and Daryl 'Chill' Mitchell Lead Reading of INTERNAL BLEEDING
by Gabrielle Sierra - Apr 1, 2011


On Tuesday, April 5 at 6:30 p.m., there will be a special exploratory staged reading of INTERNAL BLEEDING by Christine Toy Johnson, starring Daryl "Chill" Mitchell (television's "Brothers", "Ed" and "The John Larroquette Show") and Ann Harada ('Avenue Q', '9 to 5', 'Les Miserables'), directed by Robert McQueen.

LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA Plays Final Performance at Berkeley Street Theatre 2/21
by BWW News Desk - Feb 21, 2010


THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA will close on Feb. 21 at the Berkeley Street Theatre Downstairs in Toronto.

LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA Premieres in Canada Featuring Patty Jamieson and Jacquelyn French, 1/30-221
by BWW News Desk - Jan 30, 2010


THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA, winner of 6 Tony Awards, will makes it's Canadian debut on January 30 by the Acting Up Stage Theater Company. The show will perform Jan. 30-Feb. 21 at the Berkeley Street Theatre Downstairs in Toronto.

Acting Up Stage Company Presents the Canadian Premiere of THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA, 1/30-2/21
by BWW News Desk - Jan 20, 2010


Acting Up Stage Company presents the Canadian premiere of The Light In The Piazza running January 30-February 21, 2010 at the Berkeley Street Theatre Downstairs in Toronto.

LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA Premieres in Canada Featuring Patty Jamieson and Jacquelyn French, 1/30-221
by Lauren Wolman - Jan 7, 2010


THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA, winner of 6 Tony Awards, will makes it's Canadian debut on January 30 by the Acting Up Stage Theater Company. The show will perform Jan. 30-Feb. 21 at the Berkeley Street Theatre Downstairs in Toronto.

WHERE ELEPHANTS WEEP to Have World Premiere in Cambodia 11/28
by BWW News Desk - Nov 28, 2008


Cambodia's first-ever modern music theater work, Where Elephants Weep, will have its official world premiere in Phnom Penh, Cambodia this November, it was announced by John Burt, the show's Executive Producer.

WHERE ELEPHANTS WEEP to Have World Premiere in Cambodia 11/28
by Faetra Petillo - Oct 28, 2008


Cambodia's first-ever modern music theater work, Where Elephants Weep, will have its official world premiere in Phnom Penh, Cambodia this November, it was announced by John Burt, the show's Executive Producer.

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