Entries from Torontoist tagged with 'myfairlady'
May 6, 2008
Photo of the Toronto Centre for the Arts by selosa On Thursday, Cameron Mackintosh’s revival of My Fair Lady makes its long-awaited Toronto debut. Just as significantly, however, its arrival brings a new lease on life for one of the city's finest major theatres.......
Continue Reading "Welcoming Back an Old Friend"December 13, 2006
At a press conference held this morning at the Canon Theatre, members of the band Queen and comedian Ben Elton gathered to promote the musical "We Will Rock You," opening in March, 2007. The press conference follows days of auditioning in which Elton, as well as Brian May and Roger Taylor, whittled 60 finalists down to a cast of 30 or so. Brian May commented on Queen's early career: "We were very against musical theatre.......
Continue Reading "Queen Promises Toronto It Will -- Wait For It -- Go 'Ga Ga' Over "We Will Rock You""December 22, 2004
Guess who's coming to town? Well, yes, Santa Claus. But following St. Nick by a month and a half is Bat Boy of Bat Boy: The Musical. Flying in from runs in New York, London and L.A. (and boy are its wings tired, ha, ha), the cult ironic musical -- billed as "a cross between My Fair Lady and Edward Scissorhands" -- is arriving at the Bathurst Street Theatre in early February. Ripped from the......
Continue Reading "The Musical Genre Turned Upside Down"