Ross Petty's ALADDIN to be revived this Christmas seasonOctober 31, 2006Protect your funny bones!Ross Petty's riotous ALADDIN, THE MAGICAL FAMILY MUSICAL, featuring Wrestling Superstar and King of the Sharpshooter Bret 'Hitman' Hart as The Genie of the Lamp, will once again run rampant in Toronto this winter, December 6 - 24 at the Elgin Theatre.
CanStage revives HALF LIFEOctober 31, 2006John Mighton's play opened at Tarragon last spring to rave reviews. In January, CanStage revives the play at the Bluma Appel Theatre.
FORUM to be staged in HamiltonOctober 31, 2006Oldies 1150 Presents Hamilton Theatre Inc.'s A Funny
Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum From November 3
to 18, 2006
Two exciting new initaitives from CanStageOctober 31, 2006CanStage presents two exciting new initiatives
for the 2006.2007 season --
The RAW! RAW! RAW! Play Reading Series and
BASH! CanStage's Artist Development Program
Front Row Centre reviews RADIUM GIRLSOctober 31, 2006University of Toronto's senior year theatre students offer a powerful drama, RADIUM GIRLS as their first show of the season.
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Upcoming shows in the Toronto areaOctober 23, 2006Here is a listing of shows scheduled to begin performances in Toronto and surrounding area between now and the end of November.
Front Row Centre reviews THE LAST RESORTOctober 22, 2006Murder and madcap mayhem in a rundown Saskatchewan hotel. That's what happens in Norm Foster & Leslie Arden's musical comedy THE LAST RESORT, a wonderfully silly spoof currently being performed at Stage West Dinner Theatre.
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Acting Up Stage Theatre Company presents ELEGIESOctober 22, 2006Acting Up Stage Theatre Company is a theatre company in Toronto, dedicated to producing intimate musical theatre productions, while cultivating a new generation of audiences through thought-provoking, contemporary works. The company previously produced the Canadian premiere of Jonathan Larson's tick, tick…BOOM! in 2005 and the Toronto premiere of john & jen in 2006. In February 2007 they will present teh Toronto premiere of William Finn's ELEGIES.
Introducing the 2007 Soulpepper SeasonOctober 20, 2006The bold and ambitious 2007 Soulpepper season will revisit relationships established with specific playwrights and embrace some new and thrilling challenges and discoveries.
FRONT ROW CENTRE weekly radio showOctober 18, 2006FRONT ROW CENTRE, a weekly program featuring original cast performances of Broadway's greatest hits returns to the Toronto airwaves starting Sunday November 12.
TORONTO'S LONGEST-RUNNING MUSICAL RETURNSOctober 17, 2006The Cameron Mackintosh/Really Useful Theatre Company, Inc. production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera, directed by Harold Prince, returns to Toronto to The Princess of Wales Theatre for a strictly limited engagement beginning Wednesday, February 21, 2007. Tickets go on sale Monday, October 23rd at 9:00 AM.
SEXY LAUNDRY OPENS AT THEATRE AQUARIUSOctober 13, 2006Michele Riml's laugh-out-loud and moving comedy about long-time marriage and later-life sex, Sexy Laundry is on stage at Theatre Aquarius, Hamilton's regional professional theatre. Directed by Sue Miner, Sexy Laundry previews October 25, opens October 27, and runs until November 11 in the Irving Zucker Auditorium of the Dofasco Centre for the Arts.
Front Row Centre reviews LEGENDSOctober 13, 2006Joan Collins & Linda Evans fail to spark LEGENDS
James Kirkwood's problematic comedy strands its leading ladies with weak material.
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Mark Andrew Lawrence began his broadcasting career as music director for St. Catharines radio station CHRE. After six years there and eight years at classical station CFMX, he created FRONT ROW CENTRE to supply theatre reviews and articles to magazines, newspapers, and broadcasters across the greater Toronto area. Mark Andrew Lawrence maintains an extensive collection of over 3,500 Broadway show recordings in all formats (78 RPM singles, 45 RPM album, 10 & 12-inch Lps, and Compact discs) dating back to the early years of the 20th century.