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“Pride and Prejudice” remake, “To Kill a Mockingbird” in Off-Mirvish season lineup
David Mirvish speaks before the cast perform a song of Mirvish's "Come From Away" as they hold a meet-and-greet as they prepare to open the musical in early 2018, in Toronto on Thursday, November 30, 2017. Canada’s largest theatre company has unveiled its 2023-24 Off-Mirvish season lineup, featuring four critically acclaimed plays.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Life of Pi misses the Tony Award nomination boat in a competitive Broadway season for drama. Plus: what’s opening on stages across Canada this week
Kelly Nestruck
british columbia
Vancouver bikelane transformation delay sparks intense debate over traffic balance
Steam rises from freshly laid asphalt as a person rides a bike in the rain, in Vancouver, B.C., Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
theatre & performance
Phantom of the Opera is ending after a decades-long run. Share your memories with The Globe
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 26: John Riddle (L) as "Raoul", Emilie Kouatchou (R) as "Christine", look on as Ben Crawford (C), as "The Phantom", makes a speech after the curtain call at the 35th anniversary performance of Andrew Lloyd Webber's "The Phantom of the Opera" on Broadway at the Majestic Theatre on January 26, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)
review
Broadway is a bloodbath for new musicals right now - but Kimberly Akimbo deserves a long life
This image released by Polk & Co. shows Alli Mauzey, left, and Victoria Clark in "Kimberly Akimbo" in New York. (Joan Marcus/Polk & Co. via AP)
arts
Borscht Belt comedian Freddie Roman dies at age 85
Friars Club Dean Freddie Roman poses for photos at the Friars Club Roast of Don Rickles at the Waldorf Astoria on June 24, 2013 in New York. Roman, the former dean of The Friars Club and a staple of the Borscht Belt comedy scene, has died. He was 85. Roman passed away Saturday afternoon at Bethesda Hospital in Boynton Beach, Florida, his booking agent and friend Alison Chaplin said Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022. (Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP)
theatre & performance
You can’t rain on Lea Michele’s parade at Funny Girl
This image released by Polk & Co. shows actress Lea Michele during rehearsals for “Funny Girl” in New York. Michele, 36, will take over the role of Fanny from Beanie Feldstein in the show's first revival on Broadway. (Jenny Anderson/Polk & Co. via AP)
british columbia
Vancouver has approved a transformational plan for rentals, but will need help
A construction site on the 1400-block of West Broadway at Granville in Vancouver on April 22, 2022. Vancouver city council is expected to make a decision on whether to approve a condo tower at the corner of Granville and Broadway in a neighbourhood that has never had that kind of density. Photo: Jennifer Gauthier
arts
James Rado, co-creator of groundbreaking musical Hair, dies at 90
FILE - Creators of the "Hair" James Rado, left, and Galt MacDermot attend the opening night of the Broadway musical "Hair", in New York, on March 31, 2009. Rado died Tuesday night, June 21, 2022 in New York of cardio respiratory arrest, according to friend and publicist Merle Frimark. He was 90. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer, File)
theatre & performance
Broadway theaters drop their mask mandate starting in July
FILE - Broadway posters appear outside the Richard Rodgers Theatre during Covid-19 lockdown in New York on May 13, 2020. Broadway theaters will no longer demand audiences wear masks starting in July. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
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Tony Awards redux - and eight new shows opening across Canada this week
Kelly Nestruck
theatre & performance
Tony Award-winning musical Come From Away to end five-year Broadway run on Oct. 2
Mirvish Productions is giving theatregoers an extra nine weeks to catch the Tony-winning Canadian musical "Come From Away" in Toronto near year. The cast of "Come From Away," are shown in a 2016 handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Matthew Murphy, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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Tony nominators give Garth Drabinsky’s return to Broadway a new narrative
Kelly Nestruck
british columbia
Vancouver mayor wants new renter-protection policy
Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart, shown in this Wednesday, July 28, 2021, file photo, is proposing a climate levy that he hopes will be included in the city's 2022 budget. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
review
In winning Boy Falls from The Sky, Jake Epstein shines a light on the dark side of Broadway – up to a point
Jake Epstein, Mirvish Productions Boy Falls From the Sky 2022
british columbia
Vancouver city councillors approve new office, rental tower after public hearings
A construction site on the 1400-block of West Broadway at Granville in Vancouver on April 22, 2022. Vancouver city council is expected to make a decision on whether to approve a condo tower at the corner of Granville and Broadway in a neighbourhood that has never had that kind of density. Photo: Jennifer Gauthier
british columbia
Proposed 39-storey tower at Vancouver’s Broadway and Granville draws mixed reaction
Vehicles idle in traffic on West Broadway at Cambie Street, in Vancouver, on Thursday, March 12, 2020. The Broadway subway project will extend the Millennium Skytrain Line along Broadway to Arbutus Street. Darryl Dyck/The Globe and Mail
theatre & performance
Daniel Craig tests positive for COVID-19, temporarily halting James Bond star’s return to Broadway
FILE - Actor Daniel Craig attends The Opportunity Network's 11th Annual Night of Opportunity Gala at Cipriani Wall Street, Monday, April 9, 2018 in New York. Could it be the curse of the Scottish play? Daniel Craig’s return to Broadway in a new version of “Macbeth” has been temporarily halted after the actor contracted COVID-19. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
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Ten years after Stratford’s Jesus Christ Superstar, Canadians on Broadway abound (including Pamela Anderson)
Kelly Nestruck
world
Broadway’s Music Man cancels performances as Hugh Jackman tests positive for COVID-19
FILE - Hugh Jackman speaks at the Global Citizen Festival on Sept. 28, 2019, in New York. Jackman turns 53 on Oct. 12. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
obituary
Harvey Evans, who landed roles in Broadway classics ‘West Side Story,’ ‘Follies,’ dies at 80
FILE - Harvey Evans, left, and Barbara Cook arrive for a dress rehearsal of the New York Philharmonic's presentation of "Candide" the musical at Lincoln Center in New York on Tuesday, May 4, 2004. Evans, an actor, singer and dancer who managed to land roles in the original Broadway productions of such classics as “West Side Story,” “Follies” “Hello, Dolly!” and “Gypsy,” died on Friday, Dec. 24, 2021. He was 80. (AP Photo/Dean Cox, File)
opinion
Canada needs a lot more rental housing. Vancouver is leading the way – very slowly
The Editorial Board
theatre & performance
The Canadians who helped Broadway make a stunning return in 2021
Jeigh Madjus poses for a portrait outside Al Hirschfeld Theatre in Manhattan on Tuesday, Nov 16, 2021. Jeenah Moon/ The Globe and Mail
theatre & performance
How Broadway got its groove back – and Canadian theatregoers can make the most of a visit
SixBway2505r.jpg #2505r - Andrea Macasaet (Anne Boleyn, center) with (l-r) Adrianna Hicks (Catherine of Aragon), Brittney Mack (Anna of Cleves), & Samantha Pauly (Katherine Howard) Broadway production of SIX, a new musical by Toby Marlow & Lucy Moss
opinion
Headed to Broadway? You oughta know Jagged Little Pill packs a more powerful punch than Tony winner Moulin Rouge
Kelly Nestruck
newsletter
Nestruck on Theatre: The biggest snub at the Tony Awards? Canadian fans of Broadway
Kelly Nestruck
arts
Tony Awards: ‘Moulin Rouge! The Musical’ sashays home with 10 trophies
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 26: Aaron Tveit accepts the award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical for "Moulin Rouge! The Musical" onstage during the 74th Annual Tony Awards at Winter Garden Theatre on September 26, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)
theatre & performance
Curtains up: Broadway returns with high hopes after 18-month pandemic shutdown
FILE PHOTO: A guest waves her tickets while waiting in line at the opening night of previews for "Pass Over," following the 17-month shutdown of Broadway due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the August Wilson Theatre in New York City, U.S., August 4, 2021. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs/File Photo
music
For Broadway show starring Bruce Springsteen, AstraZeneca vaccine recipients now welcome
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MAY 05: Bruce Springsteen performs at Netflix FYSEE Opening Night "Springsteen On Broadway" at Raleigh Studios on May 05, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
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Nestruck on Theatre: Garth Drabinsky bringing Paradise Square to Chicago, eyeing a return to Broadway next
Kelly Nestruck
arts
Broadway to light up again in September when shows are set to return
HAMILTON (2020). From left, Daveed Diggs, Okieriete Onaodowan, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom Jr. and Anthony Ramos. The filmed version of the original Broadway production of “Hamilton” combines the best elements of live theater, film and streaming to bring the cultural phenomenon to homes around the world. Courtesy of Disney+
opinion
Ted Lasso, meet the Mayor of Gander. Come From Away’s comeback continues with Apple TV+ deal
Kelly Nestruck
newsletter
Nestruck on Theatre: Musical Stage Company bringing Broadway stars to Toronto porches this summer
Kelly Nestruck
theatre & performance
Canadian theatre remembers Christopher Plummer – a great who grew up alongside this country’s professional stages
Friday August 11/ 06 - Actor Christopher Plummer poses for a photo in the Auditorium seats at the Festival Theatre in Stratford, Ontario, Canada. Photo By Deborah Baic The Globe and Mail 11/08/06
world
Ann Reinking, dancer, actor, choreographer and Fosse muse, dies at 71
Ann Reinking, left, and Bebe Neuwirth share a laugh on stage while accepting the award for best revival of a musical during the 51st Annual Tony Awards on June 1, 1997, in New York. Reinking, a choreographer, actress and Bob Fosse collaborator who helped spread a cool, muscular hybrid of jazz and burlesque movement to Broadway and beyond, has died. She was 71.