BWW Reviews: Jerry Herman's DEAR WORLD - Revised & Revived by The Civic Light Opera Company
by Mark Andrew Lawrence - May 29, 2012
Each season Toronto's Civic Light Opera Company revises and revives failed and forgotten shows from Broadway's past. This year it's the 1969 Jerry Herman musical DEAR WORLD based on the Jean Giraudoux play THE MADWOMAN OF CHAILLOT. Barbara Boddy and David Haines lead the cast in making the case for this much neglected show.
Auditions: ANYTHING GOES
by Mark Andrew Lawrence - Jan 24, 2011
The Civic Light Opera Company
Anything Goes AUDITIONS
Feb. 15 and 22 - 5:00 to 8:00 by appointment
RSVP by e-mail - CivicLightOpera@aol.com
Civic Light Opera Company Closes REX, 3/6
by BWW News Desk - Mar 6, 2010
THE CIVIC LIGHT-OPERA COMPANY, Toronto's Premiere Musical Theatre, proudly presents THE CANADIAN PREMIERE of Richard Rodgers' penultimate musical REX, which plays at the Fairview Library Theatre from Feb. 17-Mar. 6. This is the first-ever post-Broadway staging of the musical which amazed audiences on Broadway in the 1975-76 season.
Review: 'Rex' at Fairview Library Theatre
by Mark Andrew Lawrence - Feb 24, 2010
Rex has a reputation as a big Broadway disaster. It is well known that the show had many problems on the rocky road to Broadway in 1976, but The Civic Light Opera Company's new production shows off the show's strengths. Sheldon Harnick attended the opening night performance and pronounced this production to be everything he had always hoped the show to be.
* * * * 1/2 (OUT OF 5)
Civic Light Opera Company Set for Canadian Premiere of Richard Rodgers’ REX, 2/17-3/6
by BWW News Desk - Feb 17, 2010
THE CIVIC LIGHT-OPERA COMPANY, Toronto's Premiere Musical Theatre, proudly presents THE CANADIAN PREMIERE of Richard Rodgers' penultimate musical REX, which plays at the Fairview Library Theatre from Feb. 17-Mar. 6. This is the first-ever post-Broadway staging of the musical which amazed audiences on Broadway in the 1975-76 season.
Civic Light Opera Company Set for Canadian Premiere of Richard Rodgers’ REX, 2/17-3/6
by BWW News Desk - Jan 30, 2010
THE CIVIC LIGHT-OPERA COMPANY, Toronto's Premiere Musical Theatre, proudly presents THE CANADIAN PREMIERE of Richard Rodgers' penultimate musical REX, which plays at the Fairview Library Theatre from Feb. 17-Mar. 6. This is the first-ever post-Broadway staging of the musical which amazed audiences on Broadway in the 1975-76 season.
Review 'A Class Act' at Toronto 's Civic Light Opera
by Mark Andrew Lawrence - Jun 3, 2009
The Civic Light Opera Company's Toronto premiere production of A Class Act affords a chance to get to know some of Ed Kleban's catalogue. It is a catalogue filled with eloquent songs, and production that is exceptionally well acted and sung.
* * * * * (OUT OF 5)
Review: 'Scrooge!'
by Mark Andrew Lawrence - Dec 16, 2008
The Civic Light Opera Company revives its 1998 musical version of A Christmas Carol at Fairview Library Theatre. Production runs thru December 21.
'The Rink' at Civic Light Opera Company
by Mark Andrew Lawrence - Feb 25, 2008
Civic Light Opera Company presents the Canadian premiere of Kander and Ebb's personal favorite amongst all of their shows.
* * * * 1/2 (OUT OF 5)
Review: As Thousands Cheer
by Mark Andrew Lawrence - Sep 12, 2007
Toronto's Civic Light opera Company offers Canadian premiere of Irving Berlin & Moss Hart's depression era revue.
* * * * (OUT OF 5)
(Reviewed September 7, 2007)
Civic Light Opera Company opens ON A CLEAR DAY...
by Mark Andrew Lawrence - Oct 11, 2006
The musical ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER - last seen in Toronto when a touring production played here in 1967 - will be staged by North York's Civic Light Opera Company.
The Civic Light Opera Company presents A FUNNY THING...
by Mark Andrew Lawrence - Mar 24, 2006
Following its acclaimed sold-out run of TITANIC-THE MUSICAL, the Civic Light Opera Company is pleased to close its 27th season with the show that has been dubbed by many critics as 'the funniest musical in Broadway history.'
