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What’s HOT? ALSO INSIDE: Show Listings | Venue Map | What’s Hot? THEATRE GUIDE Toronto’s OFFICIAL GUIDE to Theatre, Dance and Opera JUL AUG 2013 Vol. 9 No. 6 416 866 8666 SOULPEPPER.CA ANGELS IN AMERICA PART I : MILLENNIUM APPROACHES PART II : PERESTROIKA TONY KUSHNER ON STAGE JULY 19 illustration: brian rea TOTIX.CA ANGELS IN AMERICA July 19 – September 14, 2013 This season Soulpepper is presenting one of the most important plays of the last half century, Tony Kushner’s Angels in America. A sweeping, powerful medi- tation on the AIDS crisis that gripped the world throughout the 1980s, Angels in America follows seven individuals as they negotiate New York City during the seemingly indiscriminate epidemic. Soulpepper; Young Centre for the Performing Arts (50 Tank House Lane, Distillery Historic District); 416.866.8666; soulpepper.ca DANCE: MADE IN CANADA / FAIT AU CANADA (D: MIC/ FAC) August 14 - 17, 2013 dance: made in canada/ fait au canada (d: mic/fac), is Toronto’s only biennial contemporary dance summer festival. Join Artistic Director & curator Yvonne Ng, with guest curators Serge Bennathan and Cylla von Tiedemann as they present three MainStage Series and lottery drawn “What You See Is What You Get” Series. Princess Productions; Betty Oliphant Theatre (404 Jarvis Street); 416-504- 6429 ex. 24; princessproductions.ca LOVE IS A POVERTY YOU CAN SELL 2: KISSES FOR A PFENNIG July 3 to 14, 2013 Step into the world of a 1920’s Berlin Cabaret for an evening of song, story, and sin! Love is a Poverty You Can Sell 2 recreates the mood and atmosphere of an authentic European cabaret and seduces audiences with a tantalizing stage show rife with song and spectacle. Featuring music from across the decades performed by a top-notch cast of Bohemian riff-raff and a live ten-piece orchestra. Soup Can Theatre; Bite (423 College Street); fringetoronto.com. The Theatre Guide is designed by CMANGO DESIGN and published by Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA). Listings are sponsored by NOW Magazine. TOMMY ANTONI CIMOLINO Artistic Director ANITA GAFFNEY Executive Director TOMMY Music and lyrics by Pete Townshend | Book by Pete Townshend and Des McAnuff Additional music and lyrics by John Entwistle and Keith Moon | Originally produced on Broadway by Pace Theatrical Group and Dodger Productions with Kardana Productions Choreographed by Wayne Cilento Directed by Des McAnuff With Robert Markus | Jewelle Blackman | Kira Guloien | Jeremy Kushnier | Paul Nolan | Steve Ross Support for Tommy generously provided by Production Sponsor Support is provided by Richard Rooney & Laura Dinner 1 800 567 1600 stratfordfestival.ca STRATFORD GETS YOU INVOLVED THE FORUM: A lively new series of debates, concerts, comedy and more. stratfordfestival.ca/forum TORONTO TO STRATFORD – $ 20 AND BACK! Daily round-trip luxury bus service-direct to all four Stratford theatres. stratfordfestival.ca/bus Support for Stratford Direct is provided by The Peter Cundill Foundation (left) Gabriel Antonacci, Matthew Armet, Robert Markus. Photo: Michael Cooper WHEN YOU CAN’T SPEAK BUT CAN STILL ROCK THE WORLD

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Page 1: Theatreguide jul aug(web)

What’s HOT?

ALSO INSIDE:

Show Listings | Venue Map | What’s Hot?

ThEATrE GuIDEToronto’s OfficiaL Guide to Theatre, dance and Opera

JuLauG2013

Vol. 9 No. 6

416 866 8666soulpepper.ca

aNGels iN aMericaparT i : MilleNNiuM approaches parT ii : peresTroika ToNy kushNer

oN sTaGe July 19

illust r at ion: br i a n r ea

totix.ca

Angels in AmericA July 19 – September 14, 2013

This season Soulpepper is presenting one of the most important plays of the last half century, Tony Kushner’s angels in america. a sweeping, powerful medi-tation on the aidS crisis that gripped the world throughout the 1980s, angels in

america follows seven individuals as they negotiate New York city during the seemingly indiscriminate epidemic.

Soulpepper; Young Centre for the Performing Arts (50 Tank House Lane,

Distillery Historic District); 416.866.8666; soulpepper.ca

dAnce: mAde in cAnAdA / fAit Au cAnAdA (d: mic/fAc)

August 14 - 17, 2013

dance: made in canada/ fait au canada (d: mic/fac), is Toronto’s only biennial contemporary dance summer festival.

Join artistic director & curator Yvonne Ng, with guest curators Serge Bennathan and cylla von Tiedemann as they present three MainStage Series and lottery drawn “What You See is What You Get” Series.

Princess Productions; Betty Oliphant Theatre (404 Jarvis Street); 416-504-

6429 ex. 24; princessproductions.ca

love is A Poverty you cAn sell 2: Kisses for A Pfennig July 3 to 14, 2013

Step into the world of a 1920’s Berlin cabaret for an evening of song, story, and sin! Love is a Poverty You can Sell 2

recreates the mood and atmosphere of an authentic european cabaret and seduces audiences with a tantalizing stage show rife with song and spectacle. featuring music from across the decades performed by a top-notch cast of Bohemian riff-raff and a live ten-piece orchestra.

Soup Can Theatre; Bite (423 College Street); fringetoronto.com.

The Theatre Guide is designed by cMaNGO deSiGN and published by Toronto alliance for the Performing arts (TaPa). Listings are sponsored by NOW Magazine.

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ANItA GAFFNEy Executive Director

tommyMusic and lyrics by Pete Townshend | Book by Pete Townshend and Des McAnuff

Additional music and lyrics by John Entwistle and Keith Moon | Originally produced on Broadway by Pace Theatrical Group

and Dodger Productions with Kardana Productions

Choreographed by Wayne Cilento

Directed by Des McAnuffWith Robert Markus | Jewelle Blackman | Kira Guloien | Jeremy Kushnier | Paul Nolan | Steve Ross

Support for Tommy generously provided by

Production Sponsor

Support is provided by Richard Rooney & Laura Dinner

1 800 567 1600 stratfordfestival.caStRAtFoRD GEtS yoU INVoLVED

thE FoRUm: A lively new series of

debates, concerts, comedy and more.

stratfordfestival.ca/forum

toRoNto to StRAtFoRD – $20 AND BACK!Daily round-trip luxury bus service-direct to all

four Stratford theatres. stratfordfestival.ca/bus Support for Stratford Direct is provided by The Peter Cundill Foundation

(left) Gabriel Antonacci, Matthew Armet, Robert Markus. Photo: Michael Cooper

whEN yoU CAN’t SpEAK BUt CAN StILL RoCK thE woRLD

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Legend: Play | Musical | Comedy | Young Audience THeaTRe

12 ANGrY MEN Jul 5 – Jul 27 a teenage boy is accused of killing his father and is awaiting the court’s verdict. The judge charges the jury: “However you decide, your verdict must be unanimous. in the event that you find the accused ‘Guilty,’ the bench will not entertain a recommendation for mercy. The death sentence is mandatory in this case. You are faced with a grave responsibility…” Rose Theatre Brampton, 1 Theatre Ln. 905.874.2800; rosetheatre.ca

ANGELS IN AMErICA PArT I: MILLENNIuM APPrOAChES Jul 19 – Sep 14 encompassing the lives of seven individuals as they negotiate New York city during the aidS crisis that wracked the world in the 1980s, Kushner looks to a deeply human series of reactions to a seemingly indiscriminate epidemic, and offers spiritual outlet for the redemption and reclamation of their souls. Mature content. a Multi-Play experience: angels in america Parts i & ii are best seen chronologically. Soulpepper Theatre Company, Young

Centre for the Performing Arts, 50 Tank House Ln. Distillery Historic District,

416.866.8666; soulpepper.ca

ANGELS IN AMErICA PArT II: PErESTrOIKA Jul 20 – Sep 14

in this stunning finale Kushner brings an other-worldly, angelic

presence to protagonist Prior Walter as he and his fellow sufferers negotiate how their lives will either progress or end. Palliative con-fessions, realizations, and declarations of faith give way to hope for the future and a lesson in humanity. Mature content. a Multi-Play ex-perience: angels in america Parts i & ii are best seen chronologic-ally. Soulpepper Theatre Company, Young Centre for the Performing Arts,

50 Tank House Ln. Distillery Historic District, 416.866.8666; soulpepper.ca

ANYThING GOES Jul 17 – Aug 18 When the S.S. american heads out to sea, etiquette and convention get tossed out the portholes as two unlikely pairs set off on the course to true love…proving that sometimes destiny needs a little help from a crew of singing sailors, an exotic disguise and some good old-fashioned blackmail. Mirvish Productions, Princess of Wales Theatre, 300 King St. W. 416.872.1212; mirvish.com

AVENuE q Jun 20 – Aug 3 avenue Q tells the story of Princeton, a bright-eyed college grad who moves to NYc with big dreams and a tiny bank account. The only apartment he can afford is way out on avenue Q, where everyone’s looking for the same things he is: a de-cent job, a stable relationship, and a “purpose.” eventually, Princeton learns to embrace the ups and downs of city life and realizes that “the real world” isn’t so bad, after all! *Not intended for children. The Lower Ossing-

ton Theatre, 100A Ossington Ave. 416.915.6747; lowerossingtontheatre.com

BuSTEr CANFIELD AND hIS AMAZING FLEAS Jul 6 – Aug 10

(Saturdays only) Ladies & Gentlemen Boys and Girls of all ages! Step right up and behold the most miraculous manifestation of mite-sized marvelosity ever to appear on any stage! Be stunned! Be astounded! Scratch your skin with delight at our microscopic, entomic entertainment! Buster canfield and His amazing fleas is a theatrical play for the whole family that consists of a solo actor, puppets, masks, parlour magic, and the Greatest Humbug flea circus ever seen on any stage! Pocket Carnival Productions in

association with Theatre Direct, Wychwood Theatre, 76 Wychwood Ave.

pocketcarnival.com

CATS May 28 – Sep 1 Be one of the first to experience an all-new canadian production of cats. for the first time in over 25 years, an all-canadian cast graces the Toronto stage with andrew Lloyd Webber’s beloved musical masterpiece. Mirvish Productions,

Panasonic Theatre, 651 Yonge St. 416.872.1212; mirvish.com

DIAL M FOr MurDEr Aug 15 – Aug 17 a tale of love and betrayal, dial M for Murder is an edge-of-your-seat suspense drama set in 1950s London. adultery, a murder-for-hire plot and a violent attack all come together to create this riveting tale that was the basis for alfred Hitchcock’s famous film of the same name. Bygone Theatre, Robert Gill Theatre, 214 College St. 647.980.7575; bygonetheatre.com

ENTErTAINING Mr. SLOANE Jul 5 – Aug 3 entertaining Mr. Sloane pits Sloane, a brooding, dangerous lodger against his hosts. as Sloane prowls the house, his charm works on everyone but it cannot help him shake his dark past and shadowy impulses.

Mature content. Soulpepper Theatre Company, Young Centre for the

Performing Arts, 50 Tank House Ln. Distillery Historic District, 416.866.8666;

soulpepper.ca

FALL 2013 MAINSTAGE rEVuE Jul 16 – Ongoing The Second city proudly presents our fall 2013 Mainstage Revue, a hilarious new collection of sketches, songs, and improvisations written and performed by Toronto’s legendary comedy troupe. The Second City,

51 Mercer St. 416.343.0011; secondcity.com

GrEAT ExPECTATIONS Jul 6 – Aug 17 Great expectations follows the orphaned but resourceful Pip, who grows from a blacksmith’s apprentice into a London gentleman, always attempt-ing to live up to the expectations of the beautiful but scornful estella, the haunted, spurned Miss Havisham, and his mysterious, shadowy benefactor. Soulpepper Theatre Company, Young Centre

for the Performing Arts, 50 Tank House Ln. Distillery Historic District,

416.866.8666; soulpepper.ca

I hIrED A CONTrACT KILLEr Jul 3 – Jul 14 civil servant Henri Boulanger is distraught at being ousted from his job and hires a professional to murder him. When his luck in love and life starts to change, Henri tries to cancel the contract, but is unable to do so. Randolph Academy for the Performing Arts, Annex Theatre, 730 Bathurst St.

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416.966.1062, ext 1; randolphacademy.com

I SEEN YOu ON TV Last Wednesday of the Month Watch hilarious Second city alumni and other hysterically funny people from your favourite canadian television shows and commercials as they improvise comedy gold before your very eyes. The National Theatre

of the World, The Drake Hotel, 1150 Queen St. W.

thenationaltheatreoftheworld.com

LEGALLY BLONDE Aug 1 – 10 elle Woods will do anything to win her boyfriend back after he unexpectedly breaks up with her to go to Harvard Law School. The beautiful blonde follows him into the world of academia where what she values is ridiculed. When given the opportunity to work on an important murder case, elle discov-ers that she is more skilled with the law than she thought. Through it all, elle learns – and even teaches – some difficult but funny life lessons. Randolph Academy for the Performing Arts, Randolph Theatre,

736 Bathurst St. 416.966.1062, ext 1; randolphacademy.com

LITTLE ShOP OF hOrrOrS Jul 26 – Aug 3 a down-and-out floral shop assistant becomes an overnight sensation when he inadver-tently raises a mysterious bloodthirsty plant. Laced with dark humour and an irresistible doo-wop/rock/Motown score, Little Shop of Hor-rors has been making audiences scream with laughter for decades. Rose Theatre Brampton, 1 Theatre Ln. 905.874.2800; rosetheatre.ca

LOST Jul 3 – Jul 13 following a civil war, fifteen-year old twins, Kaza and Kurima, accidentally get separated from their family while returning home in Burundi after living for several years as refugees in neighbouring Tanzania. forced to spend the night in an unknown forest, the twins confront the fear of the bogeyman and legacies of the civil war. AfriCan Theatre Ensemble, Toronto

Centre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge St. 416.364.7313; africantheatre.org

LOVE IS A POVErTY YOu CAN SELL 2: KISSES FOr A PFENNIG Jul 3 – Jul 14 Love is a Poverty You can Sell 2: Kisses for a Pfennig (German for ‘penny’) aims to recreate the mood and atmosphere of an authentic Berlin cabaret in Bite, a warm and scenic bar/music venue in the heart of downtown Toronto, and to seduce audiences with a tantalizing stage show rife with song and spectacle. Soup Can Theatre, 423 College St. 416.966.1062;

soupcantheatre.com

MACBETh Jun 26 – Sep 1 (Wed, Fri & Sun Evenings) Macbeth tells the story of a general’s battle with ambition, the temptation of power and his struggle to retain his grasp on his humanity. This produc-tion of the classic tragedy will be both thought-provoking and viscerally thrilling to watch. Canadian Stage, High Park Amphitheatre,

canadianstage.com

ONCE uPON A MurDEr: A FAIrYTALE MurDEr MYSTErY!

Jul 5 – Ongoing Lord upton (the earl of duke) is running out of time… and money. and, with no male heir, his american wife, ab-bey, is desperately trying to marry off their daughters.Things go from bad to worse when a body is discovered. Whodunit?! Was it one of the daughters? Lord or Lady upton? The dowager count-ess? Or… maybe the Butler did it! Mysteriously Yours…Mystery Dinner

Theatre, 2026 Yonge St. 416.486.7469; mysteriouslyyours.com

PrINCESS POLLY AND ThE wOrLD’S SMALLEST NINjA Jul 4 – Sep 1 This summer, The Second city is pleased to bring you a hilarious new adventure for all ages, Princess Polly and the World’s Smallest Ninja. come along as Princess Polly sets out to save the kingdom, with the help of a tiny ninja, whose skills will baffle your eyes! The Second City, 51 Mercer St. 416.343.0011; secondcity.com

SLAP ShOT LIVE! Jul 2 – Jul 14 Hockey’s greatest film hits the stage! The Second city presents Slap Shot - a hilarious new live theatrical version of the iconic movie. Part homage, part satire, this gloves-off, no-holds-barred comedy journeys back to the days when hockey was a gentleman’s game. Well... sort of. Recommended for ages 16+ The Second City, 51 Mercer St. 416.343.0011;

secondcity.com

ThE BEST OF ThE SECOND CITY Select Mondays and Fridays

The Second city Touring company comes home to Toronto for an unforgettable night of classic and original sketch comedy and trademark improvisation. featuring the next generation of talent, The Best of The Second city delivers some of our funniest material from the past fifty years, as well as wild unpredictable laughs inspired by the audience’s suggestions. The Second City, 51

Mercer St. 416.343.0011; secondcity.com

ThE MEETING Jul 3 – Jul 13 Set during the civil Rights era, The Meeting depicts an imaginary debate between two of its best known icons, dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X. King has learnt that Malcolm X’s home has been bombed and he has come to offer Malcolm his support in the Harlem hotel room where the latter is relaxing, with his bodyguard, before he is scheduled to go the audubon Ballroom to give what will be his last speech. AfriCan

Theatre Ensemble, Toronto Centre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge St. 416.364.7313; africantheatre.org

ThE MELVILLE BOYS Aug 2 – Aug 24 a relaxing weekend trip full of fishing, football, and beer is on the agenda for the Melville brothers. So is confronting eldest brother Lee’s terminal illness. But their trip is thrown for a loop when the boys meet two attractive sisters who inadvertently change more than their weekend plans. in this modern canadian classic, Norm foster offers a tender, vigorous comedy about brotherhood and the unexpected. Rose

Theatre Brampton, 1 Theatre Ln. 905.874.2800; rosetheatre.ca

ThE ODYSSEY Jul 11 – Jul 28 The great general of the Trojan war, Odysseus, has been missing at sea for twenty years. His wife, the ithican Queen Penelope, struggles to maintain the safety of her

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kingdom, her son and herself in the face of an increasingly hostile hoard of suitors. The Driftwood Theatre Group, (Jul. 11 – Jul. 12) Todmor-

den Mills - Paper Mill Theatre 67 Pottery Rd., (Jul. 23 – Jul 28) Withrow Park,

Logan Ave. & McConnell Ave. 416.703.2773; driftwoodtheatre.com

ThE rASCALS: ONCE uPON A DrEAM Aug 13 – Aug 25 is a hy-brid of a Rock concert and a Broadway show, Rock N’ Soul dance party meets the Jersey Boys. More than just a concert experience, the audience is taken through the history of The Rascals, and the history of the 1960s through their music, which includes such smash hits as “Good Lovin’”,”Lonely Too Long”, “it’s a Beautiful Morning”, “How can i Be Sure” and “Groovin’.” Their story is told through a combination of live narrative, performance, film reen-actiments of pivotal moments in history for the band, and archival performance. Mirvish Productions, Royal Alexandra Theatre, 260 King St.

W. 416.872.1212; mirvish.com

ThE TAMING OF ThE ShrEw Jul 6 – Aug 31 (Tues, Thurs & Sat

Evenings) The Taming Of The Shrew follows the romantic entangle-ments of two sisters, Katherina and Bianca. frustrated by the swinish men who populate her world, Kate vows she’ll never wed. Bianca has suitors by the truckload, but is forbidden to marry until her older sister has. Bianca’s situation seems hopeless until Kate meets Petru-chio, a lost soul with a gambling problem and a wit that rivals hers. a feast for the eyes, and food for thought. Canadian Stage, High Park Amphitheatre, canadianstage.com

ThE TOrONTO FrINGE Jul 3 – Jul 14 The fringe festival is turn-ing 25! Join us for the biggest, most spectacular, fringe-tastic fes-tival we’ve ever put on, featuring 148 shows in 35 venues, in every genre – with local, national, and international artists. There will be new plays and old favourites, experimental works and fresh hits. dance lovers can check out eight dance productions, and families can look forward to fringeKids! shows for even the littlest fringer. The Fringe of Toronto Theatre Festival, Various Venues, fringetoronto.com

ThE wIZArD OF OZ Dec 20 – Aug 18 andrew Lloyd Webber’s new production of The Wizard of Oz is an enchanting adaptation of the all-time classic, totally reconceived for the Toronto stage.  Mirvish

Productions, Ed Mirvish Theatre, 244 Victoria St. 416.872.1212; mirvish.com

wE ArE ThE BOMB Jul 3 – Jul 14 On the eve of modern Prohibi-tion in canada, a group of would-be revolutionaries declare their favourite bar a sovereign nation. from the makers of delicacy, Rock, and last year’s Best of fringe hit Help Yourself comes a new kind of revolution: part Occupy and part Lord of the flies, all at Toronto’s historic bar The Paddock. Join the revolution. Be the bomb. Theatre

Brouhaha, The Paddock, 178 Bathurst St.; theatrebrouhaha.com

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DANCE MADE IN CANADA Aug 14 – Aug 17 dance: made in canada / fait au canada (d:mic/fac)features some of canada’s most inventive dance creators in three different MainStage Series, as well as a Late-Night Series, arts encounters, visual art exhibit, community dance lesson and other happenings. Three world premieres and three Toronto premieres (and one remount) bounce between pure dance and interpreting conceptual ideas as varied artists explore their relationship to the world around them. Princess Productions, Betty Oliphant Theatre, 404 Jarvis St.

416.533.8577; princessproductions.ca

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STrATFOrD FESTIVAL Apr 27 – Oct 20 With William Shakespeare as its foundation, the Stratford festival aims to set the standard for classical theatre in North america. The 2013 season includes productions of:

Blithe Spirit May 16 – Oct 20

fiddler on the Roof Apr 23 – Oct 20

Mary Stuart May 3 - Sept 28

Measure for Measure May 18 - Sept 28

Othello Aug 4 - Oct 19

Romeo and Juliet May 1 - Oct 19

Taking Shakespeare Jul 13 - Sept 22

Tommy May 4 - Oct 19

The Merchant of Venice Jul 30 - Oct 18

The Three Musketeers May 18 - Oct 19

The Thrill Jul 18 - Sept 22

Waiting for Godot Jun 13 - Sept 26 Stratford Festival, Various Venues, Stratford Ontario, 1.800.567.1600;

stratfordfestival.ca

ShAw FESTIVAL Apr 3 – Nov 27 discover Niagara-on-the-Lake theatre with productions from the Shaw festival Theatre, produc-ing thee works of Bernard Shaw and Shavian playwrights. The 2013 season includes productions of:

arcadia

enchanted april

faith Healer

Guys and dolls

Lady Windermere’s fan

Major Barbara

Our Betters

Peace in Our Time: a comedy

Trifles (Lunchtime One-acts)

The Light in the Piazza Shaw Festival, Various Venues, Niagara-on-the-Lake Ontario, 1.800.511.

SHAW; shawfest.com

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