Here is what’s going on in Toronto theatre this week. There are several great shows to catch for the week of January 14th, 2013. ** Shows marked with the double asterisks and in red are the ones that make Wayne, our Managing Editor, wish he could exist in multiple parallel universes so he could check them all out.
Continue reading Eye-Catching Toronto Theatre for the Week of January 14th, 2013
On an unseasonably balmy January evening, the Ed Mirvish Theatre was full of sparkling frocks, excited children and classy adults, all waiting expectantly for Mirvish’s North American premiere of the Andrew Lloyd Webber revisit of The Wizard of Oz.
It’s hard to take something that’s so ingrained in the canon of popular culture, pour a can of oil over its already aptly functioning hinges and expect to make good of what already works. Harder still, I think, to try and do that with something that’s already taken off in tangents and explored in more dynamic and – personally – interesting ways. I’m not sure why Andrew Lloyd Webber thought it would be a good idea to revisit L. Frank Baum’s glorious Oz, I’d even venture and say he’s a bit late to hitch his caboose to the bandwagon, but I was eager to see what he could bring to the table that hasn’t already been explored.
From Press Release
YPT TO ONCE AGAIN PROVIDE FUN, EDUCATIONAL CHILDCARE OPTION FOR ETFO DAY OF PROTEST, FRIDAY, JANUARY 11TH
Toronto (January 9th, 2013) – The Pop-up Drama School Workshops arranged by Young People’s Theatre last month to help parents cope with TDSB strike action were hugely popular and sold out very quickly.
YPT is pleased to once again offer this option to Toronto families who may be scrambling to arrange last-minute child care for the Friday, January 11th Day of Protest just announced by the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario.
From Press Release
TORONTO (January 8th, 2013) – Crow’s Theatre is thrilled to announce the launch of its new performing arts facility and community hub. This exciting news coincides with its 30th anniversary year as one of the country’s most acclaimed and award-winning independent theatres.
Endorsed through the City of Toronto Section 37 Planning Act as approved by City Council on October 30, 2012, Crow’s Theatre will be the first professional performing arts facility of its kind east of the Don Valley Parkway, an area that is home to over 1.3 million people. Continue reading Announcement: Crow’s Theatre Breaks Ground in Toronto’s Leslieville Neighbourhood
Fourteen for Twenty-Five (Or Less)
“Fourteen?” You ask. “Why fourteen?” Simply put, it’s (more) officially 2013, so here’s one for good luck.
Below you’ll find a smattering of promising theatre experiences from dance to festival fare to the musically inclined. Go ahead, get lucky!
Continue reading Cheap Theatre in Toronto for the Week of January 7th, 2013