COCKTAILS & CANDY CANES To Be Presented December 16 & 17
Toronto's hottest professional musical theatre talents kick it up in a festive evening of holiday song! From sacred to scintillating, jazz to gospel - and all musical stylings in between, Cocktails & Candy Canes is an entertaining evening not to be missed!
BWW Review: CANNIBAL! THE MUSICAL Doesn't 'Meat' My Expectations
If you bill a show as 'From the co-creator of South Park and The Book of Mormon' you're going to set the expectations pretty high. Cannibal! The Musical opened last night in Toronto, and as much as I really wanted to like it - it came across rather flat, even in the intimate Panasonic Theatre.
Liam Tobin & Elicia MacKenzie to Star in CANNIBAL! THE MUSICAL at Panasonic Theatre
Starvox Entertainment today announced casting details for Trey Parker's Cannibal! The Musical on stage at David Mirvish's Panasonic Theatre (651 Yonge St.) from Feb. 10 to Mar. 8, 2015. The highly anticipated new production tells the hilarious, and (mostly) true story of Alferd Packer, the only person ever convicted of cannibalism in America. Based on Parker's fan-favourite film of the same name, Cannibal! The Musical will premiere a brand new production featuring new songs, new jokes, and an all-Canadian cast led by Liam Tobin as Packer (Shrek the Musical, MTC's Next to Normal) and Elicia MacKenzie (The Sound of Music; winner of CBC's How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?) as Polly Pry, Packer's unexpected love interest.
YPT Extends JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH into January
Young People's Theatre has announced that the musical James and the Giant Peach has just been held over for a second time due to overwhelming audience demand. YPT is extending their special ?Holiday schedule which will now include performances at 11am and 2pm on most days from December 26 to January 4. Visit youngpeoplestheatre.ca for complete schedule details.
Young People's Theatre to Present JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH, 11/24-12/28
Young People's Theatre will present the Canadian Premiere of a rollicking new musical version of the beloved children's classic James and the Giant Peach. Created by Tony Award-nominated songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, this wonderfully touching show has just been extended due to popular demand and will be presented on the Mainstage beginning November 24, running to December 28.
Photo Flash: First Look at Ross Petty Productions' THE LITTLE MERMAID, Opening Tonight
Toronto is awash with excitement to celebrate the O-FISH-AL opening night of Ross Petty Productions' THE LITTLE MERMAID, tonight at 7pm at the Elgin Theatre. Ross Petty proudly celebrates the opening of his 18th consecutive pantomime on stage now through January 4, 2014, putting the sea in 'Holiday Season'! BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
Review: Funny Business
Office politics, Industrial shows, TV Reality shows and corporate team building exercises are just some of the targets in Funny Business, a new musical that attracted great acclaim earlier this summer at The Fringe Festival. It's called FUNNY BUSINESS. And it is very funny.
* * * * (OUT OF 5)