2009/2010 V.1 ON-LINE Curtains EDITION Dinner Theatres • Dance • Musicals • Comedy Drama • Kids & Family • Opera Plus Live Theatre Resource Directory UP
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YOUR SUPERGUIDE TO LIVE THEATRE WINTER 2009/2010 V.1 ON-LINE EDITION Curtains Dinner Theatres • Dance • Musicals • Comedy Drama • Kids & Family • Opera plus Live Theatre Resource Directory UP What The Butler Saw Jitters Billy Bishop Goes To War Virtuosity Featuring JERSEY BOYS more than 180 Theatre Productions in 2010 Young Frankenstein 4 ✴ ✴ y ✴ Ballet Jörgen u✴ j presents i ✴ The ✴ Amazing ✴ The Group of Seven Kreskin ✴ ✴ NutcrackerDec 9 - 11 at 7 pm Dec 22 at 8 pm h Suitable for t ages 5 and up. vg✴ l Your c f ✴ r D ✴ e m p c A Christmas Musical Q olidayl H 1 2 6 t - a l 0 Begins Here! 2 2 ✴ heer 0 a & y C t 7 p 19 m t Dec ✴ u✴ ✴ And After the Holidays Wind Down with these Great Shows! ✴ Constance Towers & Jason Graae in ✴ 4*9%"/$&-&440/4 #PZ[**.FO */4*98&&,4 ✴ A Broadway Comedy by Richard Alfieri Constance Towers ✴ Star of h General Hospital Jan 23 at 8 pm Broadway, Film, Television v✴g Jan 9 at 8 pm Jason Graae c ✴ Broadway, Film, Television Rik Emmett,Pavlo ✴ ✴ “Awesome! Funny, sentimental, & Oscar Lopez ✴ l bittersweet and riotous!” – The New York Times 9 *Warning: some language. ✴ 1 ✴ Jan 13 - 17 at 8 pm t Jan 16 & 17 at 2 pm h ✴ Jan 27 at 8 pm ✴ ✴ ✴ ✴ ✴ r ✴Q ✴ THEATRE BRAMPTON ✴ Rose_HotorontoAd_HolidayFINAL.indd 1 12/1/09 11:56:14 AM Winter 2009/2010 V.1 No.3 On -Line Edition from the editor Proud Member of SETTING THE STAGE Publisher and Managing Editor Joey Cee FOR A HOT & EXCITING Photographers NEW YEAR Aline Sandler, Tom Sandler Joey Cee Joey Cee, Publisher & Editor Enzo Iammatteo Lina Dhingra Live theatre is a great getaway and a sure alternative to taking in a movie. The differ- Interns ence is that you have actors who are taking you on a journey in real time - live and in Michael Capelo Jad Boukayli person. The audience reaction somehow draws you into a communal experience that is shared and felt. When we watch live theatre on stage, we can feel ourselves, we can Website Design see ourselves - many of us go through a life changing experience. The power of stage DesignSource is enormous - because it is real and not fake as in the movies. Although the big produc- Broadcast Media Division Producer tions are surviving through all this turmoil, community theatre is having a much tougher Joey Cee time to stage their productions. In most cases this is live theatre at its best and it needs HOToronto Magazine and to be supported. This is where you will usually find some real gems that may later make What’s On Where Magazines their way to Broadway. are published on-line by JCO Communications Inc., 1235 Bay Street, 4th Floor, In this third edition of our on-line magazine CURTAINS UP, we have compiled and Toronto, Ontario. M5R 3K4. condensed a listing of live theatre productions including dinner theatre, dance, comedy, Tel: (416) 923-HOTO (4686) drama, theatre for kids and family, opera, theatre festivals and of course musicals. You Fax: 905-820-9512 E-mail: [email protected] will find that many of these productions are very affordable. Some are (PWYC) Pay What You Can. www.HOToronto.com There is definitely no shortage of productions as you can see in this issue.Throughout The information on establishments and special venues listed or mentioned in this publication is the year, this edition will be updated and be available as a free download. Regular listing compiled from all available, and considered to be updates and additions can be found at any time by going to our website and clicking on reliable sources. The publisher does not assume re- sponsibility for omissions, errors or changes printed. the Curtains Up button in the instant links section. Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy of information provided at time of printing. Due to the nature of the venues, information may change after I highly recommend that you pass on this PDF format publication to your friends and date of publication. This publication does not endorse or recommend associates and also let them know that they can visit our website at www.HOToronto. the establishments listed or advertised. However, com and download this and our other publications for FREE. most establishments are listed on proven merit and therefore recommended for publication. You may no- tify the publisher in writing, by fax or by e-mail, of any Theatre is like a mirror where we can see ourselves, but we need to muster up the cour- changes or additions found in this publication. age to face it and to enjoy it whole heartedly. A theatre goer experiences the way life No part of this publication may be reproduced, is enacted live in front of them. It’s about listening to and experiencing the stories of duplicated or electronically stored in part or whole without the written permission of the publisher. ourselves. © Copyright 2009. All Rights Reserved. 714 Yonge Street (at Bloor Street) 416-921-8988 Delight yourself to an authentic taste of Japanese cuisine in the heart of Toronto. Free salad with every combo order. LIVE THEATRE DIRECTORY ALUMnae THeatre JOSEPH G. GREEN STUDIO THEATRE PASSE MURAILLE 70 Berkeley St. @ York University 16 Ryerson Ave. 416-364-4170 4700 Keele Street 416-504-7529 416-736-5172 BRIGANTINE ROOM & MARIlyn BREWER THeatre DIRECT at York Quay Centre MARKHAM THEATRE 601 Christie Street, Studio 174 235 Queens Quay West 171 Town Centre 416-537-4191 416-973-4000 905-305-7469 THE DRAKE Hotel BERKELEY STREET THeatre PANASONIC THEATRE 1150 QUEEN STREET W. 26 Berkeley Street 651 Yonge Street 416-531-5042 416-3680-3110 416-872-1212 THE NAGS Players BLUMA APPEL THEATRE PAPERMILL THEATRE at Tranzac Club at St. Lawrence Centre for The Arts at Todmorden Mills 292 Brunswick Avenue 27 Front St. East 67 Pottery Rd. 647-338-6247 416-366-7723 416-425-0917 TORONTO CENTRE FOR THE ARTS BUDDIES IN BAD TIMES THEATRE POOR ALEX THEATRE 5040 Yonge Street 12 Alexander St. 296 Brunswick Ave. 416-733-9388 416-975-8555 416-923-1644 TORONTO TRUCK THEATRE BURNHAMTHORPE AUDITORIUM PRINCESS OF WALES 94 Belmont Street 500 The East Mall 300 King St. W. 416-922-0084 416-248-0410 416-872-1212 VILLAGE PLAYHOUSE CANADIAN STAGE PREMIERE DANCE THEATRE at Studio Theatre at Berkeley Street Theatre Habourfront 2190 Bloor St. W. 26 Berkeley St. 207 Queens Quay W 416-767-9427 416-368-3110 416-973-3000 WINCHESTER STREET THEATRE CANON THEATRE ROSE THEATRE 80 Winchester St. 244 Victoria Street 1 Theatre Lane, Brampton 416-360-6429 416-362-3218 905-874-2800 YORK WOODS LIbrary THeatre ELGIN THEATRE ROYAL ALEXANDRA THEATRE 1785 Finch Ave. 189 Yonge Street 260 King St. W. 416-395-5980 416-314-2901 416-872-3333 YOUNG CENTRE FOR THE enwave THeatre RYERSON THEATRE PERFORMING ARTS 231 Queens Quay W. 43 Gerrard St. E. at Historic Distillery District 416-973-3000 416-979-5009 55 Mill Street, Building 49 416-866-8666 FACTORY THEATRE/ SCARBOROUGH VILLAGE THEATRE FACTORY STUDIO CAFE 3600 Kingston Road DINNER THEATRES 125 Bathurst Street 416-396-4049 416-504-9971 MYSTERIOUSLY YOURS SHAKESPEARE IN ACTION 2026 Yonge Street FAIRVIEW LIBRARY THEATRE 109 Gore Vale Ave. 416-486-7469 35 Fairview Mall Drive 416-703-4881 416-396-5473 SECOND CITY SOLAR STAGE 51 Mercer Street FEAST OF FOOLS THeatre 4950 Yonge Street 416-343-0011 250 Scarlett Road 416-368-8031 416-231-3131 STAGE WEST SOULPEPPER THeatre 5400 Dixie Road FLECK DANCE THeatre 55 Mill Street 905-238-0042 207 Queens Quay W 416.203.6264 416-973-4000 STUDIO THeatre OUT OF TOWN FESTIvals FOUR SEASONS CENTRE at York Quay Centre 145 Queen St. W. 235 Queens Quay West SHaw FESTIval 416-363-8231 416-973-4000 10 Queen’s Parade, Niagara-on-the-Lake 905-468-2172 IMPERIAL OIL OPERA THeatre TARRAGON MAINSPACE & EXTRA SPACE 227 Front St. E. THEATRE STRATFORD SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL 416-363 - 8231 30 Bridgeman Ave. 5 Queen Street, Stratford 416-531-1827 1-800-567-1600 LIVE THEATRE SUPERGUIDE Talented” A Black and White Comedy at least as much as his wife. Clérambard Comedy in the Grey Area! Four Comedians. Four soon sells his castle and embarks with his Different points of View. One Goal: family and friends in a wagon on a beg- A MONTH IN THE COUNTRY Urban Brilliance. Join Vince Morris, BT, garly good-will tour. A delightful comedy, Young Centre for the Billy D. Washington and Louis Johnson sure to entertain, with an array of charm- Performing Arts for a hilarious and thought provoking ing and colourful characters. July 6 - August 7 show where laughter and learning collide In this richly textured, love-filled com- with everyday social elements. Their CLIFFHANGER edy, the magic of a summer holiday turns motto: Be Yourself - Everyone Else Is Al- The Curtain Club, Richmond Hill several hearts upside-down. ready Taken. The S.E.L.L.O.U.T. Comedy June 11 - 26 Tour is the only interactive show with a When an ethics professor is turned down BARRYMORE popular segment that allows the audience for the promotion he deserves by a venge- The Rose Theatre, Brampton to “Ask a Black man anything you’ve ful rival, he commits an unthinkable act in February 26 - 27 wanted to know but were afraid to ask!” a moment of emotion. Now facing a moral This irreverent and very, very funny play dilemma of his own, he and his wife try takes place as the legendary actor John BLIND DATE to cover their tracks in the face of a police Barrymore is rehearsing for a comeback Brigantine Theatre investigation, a blackmailing student, and to the stage.