Preview: Dani Girl

The season at Passe Muraille has been quite inspiring and opening tonight is a piece that is no exception and we are very excited to it check out...

Show Description:

Dani Girl is the inspiring and humorous story of a young girls battle with a life-threatening disease. Far from sitting back and accepting her condition, Dani transforms her struggle into a fantastical adventure. Together with her teddy bear, imaginary guardian angel, and movie-obsessed hospital roommate, she battles a personified Cancer across the realms of fantasy and reality as she attempts to get her beloved hair back. Told from a childs perspective, this provocative musical explores the universal themes of life in the face of death, hope in the face of despair, and the indomitable power of imagination.

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TIFT and Show One Productions present
Dani Girl
Febuary 16th- March 4th 2012
Theatre Passe Muraille
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Preview: The Double

Opening to very strong reviews at the Factory Theatre is a piece that has been touted as: "Two actors and one musician with a double bass collide in a schizophrenic feast of sight and sound". Sounds incredible if you ask us!

Show Description:

TheatreRUN, the Dora Award-winning company best known for co-creating the critically acclaimed smash hit Spent, presents the world premiere of The Double, a multi-disciplinary adaptation of Fyodor Dostoevski’s novella of the same name. Conceived by Artistic Director Adam Paolozza (who also directs) and Arif Mirabdolbaghi, bass-player and lyricist of the award-winning Canadian Metal band Protest The Hero, The Double combines physical theatre with live, jazzy double bass into a molotov cocktail of alienation and paranoia.

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The Double runs to February 19 at Factory Studio Theatre!

Created by The Company
Directed by Adam Paolozza
Original Music by Arif Mirabdolbaghi
Starring: Adam Paolozza, Arif Mirabdolbaghi, Viktor Lukawski

(And a heads up here that the show prices are very reasonable and Sunday is PWYC!)

Mirvish 2013 Subscription Season Announced.

Mirvish Productions has announced the subscription shows for next season, and there are a lot of great show to get excited about.  Not only is Mirvish bringing the multi-Tony award winning The Book of Mormon, but Sister Act and La Cage Aux Follies will also be landing in Toronto next year.  Plus a whole lot more!!!!


Click here to see the full line-up and to get special early bird pricing on subscription tickets.  Official tour dates have not been announced yet but expect to see the full season line up soon.  

The National Ballet of Canada announces 2012-13 Season!

Please take a moment and watch the announcement of the upcoming season from Karen Kain, Artistic Director!

Preview: In the Heights

Four time Tony and Grammy Award winning In the Heights opens tonight at the Toronto Centre for the Arts.  This dynamic musical about Latin communities in Washington Heights, New York took Broadway by storm, winning Tony's for Best Musical, Best Music and Lyrics, Best Choreography and Best Orchestration, in 2008.  The show also won the 2008 Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album.  

The story of family and community is set in the niche New York neighborhood, Washington Heights, where Spanish is spoken more easily than English. In the Heights was a hit with New York critics like Ben Brantley of the New York Times who said " [it]  is an exuberant, animated shrine to the importance of family ties and being faithful to where you come from." 

The show is fueled by the rhythm of Latin music and hip hop. But at the same time is, "pure Broadway.  An evening of old-style, innocent pleasure, " said the Washington Post.  The electric choreography and heart warming tale of an immigrant community thriving moved audiences in even more conservative theatre markets like Buffalo and Erie, Pennsylvania.  Presenter, Aubrey Dan, President of Dancap Productions, brought In the Heights because "it is about a community of hard working immigrants seeking a better life... just like so many new Canadians in Toronto."  With Its non-stop action and huge heart In the Heights is sure to move you.

In The Heights runs February 7-19th.  Click here for ticket info.  This would be a good one for the loved one in your life.  

The Star: Lin-Manuel Miranda Interview from In the Heights

It arrives next week and we are very excited! For a great interview from Richard Ouzounian with the composer of In the Heights please click the below and for info or tickets to the show please click the header!


Lin-Manuel Miranda is hitting the heights: The Big... - Toronto.com

Globe & Mail: In Toronto-vs-Chicago theatre war, tax credits are the new ammo

Check out this new article from J. Kelly at the Globe and Mail:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/theatre/in-toronto-vs-chicago-theatre-war-tax-credits-are-the-new-ammo/article2319934/