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Come From Away to return, with federal funding
Steffi DiDomenicantonio and the cast of COME FROM AWAY – Canadian Company, Photo by Matthew Murphy, 2018
theatre & performance
Four Toronto performances of Come From Away cancelled after backstage crew member tests positive for COVID-19
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. "Come From Away" is going dark until after the Christmas holiday following a positive COVID-19 test among the backstage crew.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
opinion
Naming rights have made Toronto the most confusing theatre city in Canada
Kelly Nestruck
opinion
Frank Gehry project taking shape on Toronto’s King West
Alex Bozikovic
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
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Nestruck on Theatre: When will Cirque du Soleil bring its big top back to Canadian cities?
Kelly Nestruck
theatre & performance
Mirvish aiming to welcome subscribers back to theatres in fall 2021
A sign at the Princess of Wales theatre in Toronto, Ontario urges residents to wash their hands frequently during the Covid-19 outbreak on March 24, 2020. - The province of Ontario has set a deadline of midnight Tuesday for all non-essential businesses to close due to the Covid-19 outbreak. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's online plea for people to stay home during the coronavirus pandemic has gone viral, with actor Ryan Reynolds, musician Michael Buble and other Canadian celebrities on Tuesday helping to spread the word. (Photo by Geoff Robins / AFP) (Photo by GEOFF ROBINS/AFP via Getty Images)
opinion
The curtain will rise for Hamilton at Mirvish, but some ticketholders are still frustrated
Kelly Nestruck
theatre & performance
Mirvish pushing start of new season back to January 2021 due to pandemic
David Mirvish stands on the stage at the Princess of Wales theatre in Toronto, Tuesday Sept. 25, 2007. The musical will begin in September 2008. Mirvish Productions has suspended performances at all of its theatres starting with today's matinees through to April 12. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
theatre & performance
Canadian premiere of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child pushed back to 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic
The Broadway cast of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
opinion
David Mirvish has finally shut down his Toronto theatres – but did he act too late for his reputation?
Kelly Nestruck