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Thursday, January 23, 2025

150 Years of See and Be Seen at Paris’s Palais Garner Opera House by Elliott Verdier and Catherine Porter

It’s been 150 years since the Palais Garnier opera house opened in Paris. Today, it is still a working theater — with 172 performances scheduled for this season.

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Wednesday, October 9, 2024

‘La Haine’ Is Back (as a Musical This Time) by Catherine Porter and Ségolène Le Stradic

Mathieu Kassovitz has turned his cult 1995 movie into a stage musical. The France it represents is different — though much hasn’t changed.

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Wednesday, July 24, 2024

When the Paris Olympics Begin, the Seine Is His Stage by Catherine Porter

To open the Games, the theater director Thomas Jolly has masterminded a spectacular waterborne ceremony depicting 12 scenes from French history.

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Friday, September 4, 2020

Salome Bey, Soulful Singer, Actress and Playwright, Dies at 86 by Catherine Porter

Ms. Bey, known as “Canada’s first lady of the blues,” broke ground in her adopted country by creating opportunities for Black people in the theater.

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Thursday, January 4, 2018

Toronto Theater Director Resigns Amid Sexual Misconduct Accusations by Catherine Porter

Albert Schultz has left his post as artistic director of the acclaimed Soulpepper Theater Company after four women accused him of improper behavior.

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