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Thursday, April 2, 2020

National Ballet postpones Karen Kain’s staging of ‘Swan Lake’ by Debra Yeo - Toronto Star

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the new ‘Swan Lake’ has been delayed to June 2021. A new ballet based on Margaret Atwood’s ‘MaddAddam’ books has also been postponed.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:46PM
Friday, March 27, 2020

Canadian Opera Company cancels the rest of its 2019-20 season by Debra Yeo - Toronto Star

Performances of ‘Aida’ and ‘The Flying Dutchman’ are cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:53PM
Thursday, March 26, 2020

Dora Awards are called off due to COVID-19 pandemic by Debra Yeo - Toronto Star

The awards for Toronto theatre, dance and opera will be rescheduled for an undetermined future date.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:43PM

Toronto’s Luminato Festival cancelled due to COVID-19 outbreak by Debra Yeo - Toronto Star

The annual arts festival will be pushed back to June 2021.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:52PM
Tuesday, March 24, 2020

Theatre artists stage 24-hour virtual telethon to provide emergency aid during the COVID-19 outbreak by Debra Yeo - Toronto Star

‘Places, Please,’ co-hosted by Michael Rubinoff, will raise donations to emergency aid organization the AFC.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:33PM

‘Miss Saigon’ won’t land in Toronto due to the COVID-19 outbreak by Debra Yeo - Toronto Star

North American tour of the Vietnam War musical that was to play here in May is cancelled due to the coronavirus.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:52AM
Monday, March 23, 2020

Mirvish cancels the rest of its Off-Mirvish season by Debra Yeo - Toronto Star

Theatre company says it will reschedule ‘Room’ and ‘Indecent’ when it’s safe to do so.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:39AM
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
Thursday, February 13, 2020

Margaret Atwood’s ‘MaddAddam’ books to be translated into dance in National Ballet of Canada’s new season by Debra Yeo - Toronto Star

World premiere of “MADDADDAM” ballet choreographed by Wayne McGregor is set for Nov. 21, 2020.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:30PM
Friday, January 31, 2020

‘Hamilton’ creator Lin-Manuel Miranda on show’s staggering success: ‘Nothing prepares you for what happened’ by Debra Yeo - Toronto Star

Imminent arrival of ‘Hamilton’ in Toronto spurs its proud papa to reflect on its genesis, back when ‘I knew he died in a duel and I knew he was on the $10 bill.’

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:00AM
Tuesday, January 28, 2020

Still need ‘Hamilton’ tickets in Toronto? Now there’s a digital lottery by Debra Yeo - Toronto Star

Forty $10 tickets will be sold for every performance.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:57PM
Friday, November 15, 2019

A Toronto play about climate change fits the bill for an ecologically conscious U.K. theatre by Debra Yeo - Toronto Star

Alanna Mitchell’s ‘Sea Sick’ will be seen at London’s National Theatre in 2020.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:00AM
Tuesday, September 10, 2019

Andrea Martin will receive the 2019 Stratford Festival Legacy Award by Debra Yeo - Toronto Star

The Emmy and Tony winner spent at season at the festival in 1978.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:28PM
Friday, August 16, 2019

Stratford Festival’s Coriolanus and The Tempest will air on CBC by Debra Yeo - Toronto Star

The Robert Lepage-directed Coriolanus made theatre best-of lists for 2018 while Martha Henry earned praise for playing Prospero in The Tempest.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 02:44PM
Tuesday, August 13, 2019

Colm Feore will reopen the Stratford Festival’s Tom Patterson Theatre Centre as Richard III by Debra Yeo - Toronto Star

The Shakespeare play is a highlight of the 2020 season, which also includes a reimagined Chicago, directed and choreographed by Donna Feore.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:00AM
Wednesday, August 7, 2019

Shaw Festival will stage classic musical Gypsy as part of its 2020 season by Debra Yeo - Toronto Star

New season will also include one play by Bernard Shaw, the comedy The Devil’s Disciple.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:36PM
Monday, July 29, 2019

The Office! A Musical Parody begins its tour in Toronto by Debra Yeo - Toronto Star

Creators Bob McSmith and Tobly McSmith say you don’t have to be a fan of the TV show The Office to enjoy the musical theatre version.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:00AM
Wednesday, July 3, 2019
Thursday, June 20, 2019

Fall for Dance North announces its fifth season by Debra Yeo - Toronto Star

Festival commissions three works from street dance choreographer Caroline “Lady C” Fraser, Montreal’s Anne Plamondon and Ojibway choreographer Cody Berry.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 02:08PM
Friday, June 14, 2019

Who’s the man behind Toronto’s Dear Evan Hansen by Debra Yeo - Toronto Star

Robert Markus goes for a walk with Debra Yeo and talks about getting the ‘behemoth of a role’ and the Stratford Festival show that kindled his love of musical theatre.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 07:35PM
Tuesday, May 28, 2019

Here’s who is nominated for Dora Mavor Moore Awards this year by Debra Yeo - Toronto Star

Canadian Opera Company and Soulpepper have the most nominations overall as the Doras celebrate their 40th anniversary and introduce gender neutral performance awards.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:26PM
Sunday, April 28, 2019

Festival Players of Prince Edward County and Wellington Water Week team for summer season by Debra Yeo - Toronto Star

The theatre festival will present the arts and music festival programmed by the Canadian Opera Company’s Johannes Debus.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:11PM
Tuesday, April 9, 2019

Dear Evan Hansen extends Toronto run to Sept. 29 by Debra Yeo - Toronto Star

A new block of tickets is on sale for the Tony Award-winning musical.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:00AM
Thursday, April 4, 2019

Actors playing the Ramones love bringing the characters — not the songs — to life by Debra Yeo - Toronto Star

Performers delve into legendary band’s tensions, worsened by Phil Spector’s manipulations, for new play Four Chords and a Gun.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 10:00AM
Tuesday, April 2, 2019

We Will Rock You will rock again thanks to the film Bohemian Rhapsody by Debra Yeo - Toronto Star

Annerin Productions revives the musical featuring the music of Queen for a North American tour.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:49PM

Measha Brueggergosman returns to Elettra, 11 years, one divorce and two kids later by Debra Yeo - Toronto Star

Soprano says there are very few roles she’s done twice, but Elettra in Opera Atelier’s Idomeneo is one of them.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:00AM
Saturday, March 30, 2019

Stratford Festival extends Antoni Cimolino’s contract as festival reports sixth straight surplus by Debra Yeo - Toronto Star

In 2018, the festival made a $1.9-million surplus and earned its highest ticket revenue in 10 years, in part due to the popularity of The Rocky Horror Show.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:23PM
Monday, March 25, 2019

New Hannah Moscovitch play part of ‘ambitious’ Tarragon Theatre season by Debra Yeo - Toronto Star

The 2019-20 season features nine world premieres, including new works from Kat Sandler, Jason Sherman, Anosh Irani, Ellie Moon and Kenneth T Williams.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:01PM
Sunday, March 24, 2019

Britta Johnson’s Life After gets a San Diego run by Debra Yeo - Toronto Star

Musical about a teenager dealing with her father’s death is at the Old Globe Theatre in the first U.S. production of Johnson’s work.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:11PM
Tuesday, March 5, 2019

Come from Away has a leading nine nominations for Britain’s Olivier Awards by Debra Yeo - Toronto Star

The Canadian-made musical about the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks in Newfoundland is tied for most nominations with Sondheim’s Company.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 04:55PM

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