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Review: LIFE OF PI at Connor Palace/Key Bank Series

Yann Martel is noted for his ability to write tales filled with adventure, survival and spirituality.  His novel, LIFE OF PI, sold more than 15 million copies and won numerous awards. The novel has been translated into a film and now a stage play by Lolita Chakrabarti.  It is on stage at the Connor Palace Theatre, as part of the Key Bank Broadway Series.
LIFE OF PI Comes to the Eccles in April

Tickets for LIFE OF PI in Salt Lake City will go on sale Friday, January 10, 2025 for performances on April 1-6, 2025. Learn more about this upcoming performance here!
Feature: Ilana Lucas Picks the Top Toronto Theatre of 2024

What did our critic have to say about Toronto's Top Theatre of 2024?
Review: LIFE OF PI at The Kennedy Center

With breathtaking visuals and puppetry, the stage adaptation of Life of Pi stays true to the novel while putting spectacle in the spotlight. Through a heart-wrenching odyssey across the Pacific, this production will make you believe in the power of stories—beautifully told, with imagery that sticks—to help us survive.
Review Roundup: LIFE OF PI Launches National Tour

Performances are now underway for the US tour of LIFE OF PI, Lolita Chakrabarti’s stage adaptation of Yann Martel’s best-selling novel. Read the reviews so far here!
Ron OJ Parson To Direct HYMN at Chicago Shakespeare Theater

Chicago director Ron OJ Parson will helm the North American premiere of Lolita Chakrabarti's Hymn at ​​​​​​​Chicago Shakespeare Theater, making his CST directorial debut. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.
Tickets to LIFE OF PI at The Paramount to go on Sale Next Week

Tickets for LIFE OF PI, the Tony Award-winning theatrical experience at The Paramount, will go on sale next week. Lolita Chakrabarti’s dazzling stage adaptation of LIFE OF PI is based on Yann Martel’s best-selling novel. Learn more!
Review Roundup: SWEPT AWAY Opens On Broadway Featuring the Music of The Avett Brothers

The new musical Swept Away hits the high seas of Broadway. The new musical with music and lyrics by The Avett Brothers. Did the new musical sink or sail with critics? Find out below!
Tickets Now on Sale for LIFE OF PI at the Aronoff Center

Lolita Chakrabarti’s dazzling Olivier and Tony Award®-winning stage adaption of LIFE OF PI embarks on another exciting adventure when it launches its North American Tour in Baltimore, Maryland in December 2024 at the Hippodrome Theatre. Cincinnati is one of 22 cities on the tour where theatregoers can experience this extraordinary show. 
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld October 22, 2024

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is October 22, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
LIFE OF PI North American Tour Reveals Full Cast

The cast has been revealed for the US tour of LIFE OF PI. Lolita Chakrabarti’s stage adaptation of Yann Martel’s best-selling novel is a worldwide phenomenon that will now tour across the US. See what cities the tour is coming to and learn how to purchase tickets.
LIFE OF PI Comes to Playhouse Square Next Year

Playhouse Square has announced that tickets for LIFE OF PI, the hit Broadway and West End sensation will go on sale Thursday, September 26th at 10:00 a.m. for performances January 7 – 26, 2025.
Tickets to LIFE OF PI at Keller Auditorium On Sale This Month

Tickets for LIFE OF PI will go on sale for performances at Keller Auditorium. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Review: LIFE OF PI at CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre

Life of Pi is an award winning novel by Canadian author Yann Martel. The rapid success of this inspiring novel has lead to both screen and stage adaptations, the latter of which picked up five Olivier Awards including Best New Play, and three Tony Awards. Currently on their North American tour making their only Canadian stop, Life of Pi, written by Lolita Chakrabarti and directed by Max Webster, is on stage now at the CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre until October 6, 2024. 
Video: Go Inside Rehearsals for LIFE OF PI in Toronto

Get a sneak peek behind the scenes at rehearsals for Life of Pi. Cast members Peter Twose and Riya Rajeev talk about the fantastic puppets that are used in the production, including how they watched footage of real tigers to study their movements.
LIFE OF PI On Sale At Proctors This Week

Tickets for LIFE OF PI are now available at Proctors Theatre.
Tickets For LIFE OF PI at the Hippodrome Theatre Go on Sale Today

The France-Merrick Performing Arts Center, home of Baltimore's historic Hippodrome Theatre, has announced that tickets to the North American Tour Launch of LIFE OF PI – the hit Broadway and West End sensation – will go on sale today, Friday, August 9 at 10 a.m. EST.
Cast Set For Canadian Premiere of LIFE OF PI

Lolita Chakrabarti's multi Olivier and Tony Award-winning stage adaptation of Life of Pi, based on Canadian author Yann Martel's best-selling and Man Booker Prize-winning novel, will make its Canadian Premiere in only 4 weeks. Learn more about the cast here!
Review: LIFE OF PI, Theatre Royal, Glasgow

After conquering the West End and Broadway, the 5 star ‘theatrical phenomenon’ embarks on its biggest adventure yet. Don’t miss the West End and Broadway spectacle on its first ever UK tour.
LIFE OF PI Will Make Canadian Premiere in September

Based on the best-selling and Man Booker Prize-winning book by Canadian author Yann Martel, Lolita Chakrabarti’s Olivier and Tony Award-winning stage adaption of Life of Pi will embark on another exciting adventure when it makes its Canadian premiere at Toronto’s CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre.

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How many shows has Yann Martel written?

Yann Martel has written 1 shows including Life of Pi (Original Novelist).

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