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Smash hit musical Chicago to return to Toronto for holiday run
Katie Frieden and cast members from "Chicago," are shown in a handout photo. The smash Broadway hit "Chicago" will return to Toronto at the end of the year. Mirvish Productions says the musical will play at the Ed Mirvish Theatre from Dec. 27 to Jan. 6. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Mirvish Productions-Jeremy Daniel **MANDATORY CREDIT**
theatre & performance
Mirvish announces Canadian cast of Six, the hit musical about Henry VIII’s wives
Mirvish Productions has announced the cast of the musical about the monarch's ill-fated spouses, with Jaz Robinson of Whitby, Ont., shown in this handout image, starring as Catherine of Aragon and Julia Pulo of Mississauga, Ont., taking on the role of Anne Boleyn. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Mirvish Productions **MANDATORY CREDIT **
theatre & performance
“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
theatre & performance
British musical Six, Jagged Little Pill and In Dreams coming to Mirvish for 2023-2024 season
7_2009_Lauren Patten and Company in JAGGED LITTLE PILL (c) Matthew Murphy. New York Broadway.
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Finally, a happy new year for Canadian theatre: box office records, extension and very few COVID-19 cancellations
Kelly Nestruck
theatre & performance
Mirvish Productions to drop mask mandates at its live theatres on Canada Day
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)
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Tony Awards redux - and eight new shows opening across Canada this week
Kelly Nestruck
theatre & performance
Hamilton, Hadestown and Jagged Little Pill in Mirvish 2022-23 season
MIRVISH ANNOUNCES NEW SEASON -- Hamilton (Musical). The Company - Hamilton National Tour. Joseph Morales and Nik Walker will lead the second national tour of Hamilton as Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, respectively. Other principal roles in Hamilton will be played by Ta'Rea Campbell as Angelica Schuyler; Marcus Choi as George Washington; Elijah Malcomb as John Laurens/Phillip Schuyler; Shoba Narayan as Eliza Hamilton; Fergie L. Philippe as Hercules Mulligan/James Madison; Kyle Scatliffe as Marquis de Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson; Danielle Sostre as Peggy Schuyler/Maria Reynolds and Jon Patrick Walker as King George. Credit: (c) Joan Marcus
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The Shaw Festival, Mirvish Productions and the redefinition of opening night
Kelly Nestruck
arts
12 days in December: How the shocking shutdown of Come From Away reveals an industry on the edge
The cast of "Come From Away," is shown in a 2016 handout photo. The accolades keep rolling in for the Newfoundland-set theatre smash "Come From Away," this time with the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle naming it best production and best musical score.THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Matthew Murphy, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
opinion
Come From Away’s untimely end in Toronto must galvanize calls to save live theatre
Lynn Slotkin
theatre & performance
Come From Away permanently closes in Toronto amid surge of COVID-19 cases
Irene Sankoff, left, and her husband David Hein, who wrote the book, music and lyrics of Mirvish's "Come From Away" hold a meet-and-greet as they prepare to open the musical in early 2018, in Toronto on November 30, 2017. The musical “Come From Away” has permanently closed in Toronto due to the recent surge in COVID-19 cases caused by the Omicron variant. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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
theatre & performance
Just as the curtain was rising again, live theatre scrambles to deal with shutdowns and capacity restrictions
Vanessa Sears as Lila Dixon in Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn (Shaw Festival, 2021). Photo by David Cooper.
opinion
Naming rights have made Toronto the most confusing theatre city in Canada
Kelly Nestruck
theatre & performance
Mirvish Productions to relaunch in December – with vaccination requirements for those on stage, backstage and in the audience
Come_Far_Away/ Mirvish Productions toronto The Cast of COME FROM AWAY - Canadian Company. Photo by Cylla von Tiedemann 2019.
review
Blindness: It’s a real pleasure to see you again, Princess of Wales Theatre
Photos from August 4, 2021 preview performance of Blindness from Mirvish production
arts
Mirvish to stage physically distanced show Blindness in August
A scene from the theatre production "Blindness," is shown in a handout photo. Mirvish Productions has announced a new date for what's billed as Toronto's first indoor theatre presentation since the pandemic shut down live performance venues. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Mirvish Productions-Helen Maybanks MANDATORY CREDIT
theatre & performance
What Canadian theatre companies need to survive until re-opening night in 2021 – and beyond
rv-nestruck-theatrein2021-0107 Tom Patterson Theatre's Lights Up Stratford display. photo credit: Little Big Creative
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)
arts
The Podcast Files: Three episodes for the theatre-deprived
Volcano Theatre, SummerWorks, TO Live and Canadian Stage team up for an audio drama trilogy charting a global pandemic. The trilogy, which imagines a global pandemic, is called Metamorphosis: a Viral Trilogy. Pictured: Bahia Watson.
opinion
The curtain will rise for Hamilton at Mirvish, but some ticketholders are still frustrated
Kelly Nestruck
opinion
No theatre until 2021? Stratford and Mirvish decisions make clear the great intermission may have only just begun
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.