Volume 9 Issue 3 - November 2003

Benjamin Britten: A Celebration. Noye's
F/udde. Church opera. Joy Coghill, director;
Nicholas Goldschmidt, music director; Gary
R!llyea, Marcia Swanston, soloists; Douglas
Campbell, voice; Bach Children's Chorus; North
Toronto Collegiate Symphony Orchestra. Nov 21
8:00, Nov 22-2:00 & 8:00. St. Anne's Church,
270Gladstone Ave. 416·8724255. $25(eve),
$20(ma1).
Benjamin Britten: A Celebration. The
Prodigal Son. Church opera. Gary Rideout, Gary
Relyea, Benoit Boutet, Theodore Baerg, soloists;
University of Western Ontario Chorus; Amabile
Children's Chorus; musicians of Orchestra
London; Brian Macdonald, director; Timothy
Vernon, music director. Nov 28 8:00 at Dundas
St.United Church, 482 Dundas St., London. 519·
679·8778. $35. Nov 29 8:00 at North Street
United Church, 56 North St., GodBrich. 519·24-
2103. $40. Nov 30 4:00 at River Run Centre, 35
Woolwich, Guelph. 519·763-3000. $30·$35.
Brampton Music Theatre. Bye Bye Birdie. By
Stewart, Strouse & Adams. Nov 13· 15, 20·22:
8:00, Nov 16 & 22: 2:00. Lester B. Pearson
Theatre, 150 Central Park Dr .. Brampton. 905·
874·2800. $20, $17(str/s1), $14(10 & under).
Canadian Children's Opera Chorus. Opera
Excerpts. Workshop production. Music from
Fiddler on the Roof & The Marriage of Figaro. Nov
7 & 8: 8:00. Timothy Eaton Memorial Church,
230 St. Clair West.'416·366·0467. $10,
$25(family of 4).
Canadian Opera Company Ensemble
Studio. Bach: Coffee Cantata; Purcell: Dido and
Aeneas. Luc Robert, Peter Barrett, Colleen Skull,
Frederique Vezina, Peter McGillivray & other
performers; Jan Willem Jansen, conductor. Dec
1,3,5: 7:30, Dec 7: 2:00. Imperial Oil Theatre,
Joey and Toby Tanenbaum Opera Centre, 227
Front St. East. 416·363·8231. $55.
CanStage. Cookin' at the Cookery. The music
and times of Alberta Hunter. Nov 10·Dec 6.
Bluma Appel Theatre, 27 Front St. East. 416·
367·8243. $25·$51.
Church of the Holy Trinity. The Christmas
Story. Nativity pageant. Professional musicians
&volunteercast. Dec.5·7, 12·14, 19-21.Fri&
Sat evenings: 7:30, Sat & Sun matinees: 4:30.
10 Trinity Square. 416-598-8979. Suggested
donation $1 O(adults), $ 5(children).
CIBC presents a Ross Petty Production.
Cinderella - The Sparkling Family Musical!
Performers include Ro.ss Petty, Don Harron, Erin
Davis, Jennifer Gould, Adam Brazier & others;
David Warrack, music director. Dec 2-30. Elgin
Theatre, 189 Yonge. 416-872-5555. $47-$67,
$37(child). Preview. For complete run see music
theatre listings.
Curtain Call Players. A Sentimental Joumey.
Musical Salute to the Big Band Era. GT A Swing
Band. Nov 1: 8:00. Fairview Library Theatre, 35
Fairview Mall Dr. 416·703-6181. $20.
Dancemakers. Tziganes Cracked Open.
Excerpts from Bennathan's musical metamorphoses
of the voyaging T ziganes from Eastern
Europe to Spain, with original music performed
live on stage. John Gzowski, composer/
performer; Andrew Downing, Rick Hyslop,
Robert Stevenson & Jeff Wilson, performers.
Dec 4-6: 8:00. Dancemakers Studio, Distillery
Historic District, 55 Mill St. 416-367-1800.
$ l 5,$.l 21previews).
Etobicoke Musical Productions. Joseph and
the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. By Lloyd
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OPERA AND MUSIC THEATRE LISTINGS
Webber & Rice. Nov 14, 15,21,22,28: 8:00; Nov
16,23,29: 2:00. Burnhamthorpe Auditorium,
500 The East Mall. 416-248-0410. $22, ·
$161youth), group rates.
Hamilton Theatre Inc. Joseph and the
Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. By Lloyd
Webber &Rice. Nov 1,7,8: 8:00, Nov 2: 2:00.
140 MacNab St. North, Hamilton. 905-522·
3032. $20. '
Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young
· People. Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded
fang. By Richler, Lee, Balsam & Betts; directed
by Allen Macinnis. For ages 7 to 107. Nov 1 to
Jan 4, various times. Mainstage, 165 Front St.
East. 416-862-2222. $18-$28.
M. Rubinoff Productions. Les Miserables:
School Edition. Performed by youth ages 8-19.
Nov 1: 7:30, Nov 2: 2:00 & 7:00. Betty Oliphant
Theatre, 404 Jarvis St. 416-366· 7723.
Mirvish Productions. Mamma Mia! Musical
based on the songs of ABBA. Music & lyrics by
Benny Andersson & Bjiirn Ulvaeus; book by Catherine
Johnson; directed by Phyllida Lloyd. To Feb 29.
Tues-Sat 8:00; Wed, Sat & Sun 2:00. Royal Alexandra
Theatre, 260 King St. West. 416-872-1212.
$26to $94.
Mirvish Productions. The lion King. Stage mu·
sical of Disney's 1994 animated feature. To Jan 4.
Wed·Sat: 8:00; Wed & Sat:2:00; Sun: 1 :00& 6:30.
Princess of Wales Theatre, 300 King St. West. 416-
872-1212. $21 to $116.
Mirvish Productions. The Producers. Musical
adaptation of the Mel Brooks film comedy. Sean
Cullen, Michael Therriault, Juan Chioran, Paul
O'Sullivan, Sarah Cornell & other performers.
Begins Nov 21. T ues·Sat: 8:00, Wed, Sat, Sun:
2:00. Canon Theatre, 244 Victoria. 416·364-
4100. $31-$l21.
Music Theatre Mississauga/Clarkson
Music Theatre. Cabaret. By Kander & Ebb. Nov
21,22,27-29: 8:00; Nov 23,29: 2:00.
Meadowvale Theatre, 6315 Montevideo Rd.
Mississauga. 905-6154720.
Music Theatre Mississauga/Theatre
Unlimited. Anything Goes. By Bolton,
Wodehouse, Lindsay, Crouse & Porter. Nov 1:
2:00 & 8:00. Meadowvale Theatre, 6315
Montevideo Rd. Mississauga. 905·6154720.
New Yorker Theatre. Cabaret. By Kander &
Ebb. Jordan Allison, director; Gretchen Helbig,
musical director; 18-member cast with
orchestra. Ncrv 14-Dec 6. Tues·Sat: 8:00, Thurs,
Sat & Sun: 2:00. 651 Yonge St. 416·872-1111.
$46·$57.
Opera Atelier/Tafelmusjk Baroque
Orchestra. Gluck: lphiglfnie en Tauride. Krisztine
Szab6, Daniel Belcher, Colin Ainsworth, Olivier
Laquerre, Jackalyn Short & other performers;
Andrew Parrott, conductor. Nov 1: 7:30; Nov 2:
3:00. Elgin Theatre, 189 Yonge. 416-872-5555.
$25-$99.
Opera in Concert. Verdi: I Vespri Siciliani.
Maria Knapik, Marcel Beaulieu, Jeffrey Carl,
Giles Tomkins, Joey Niceforo, performers; Opera
in Concert Chorus, Robert Cooper director; Dixie
Ross Neill, music director and pianist. Nov 30:
2:30. Pre·concert talk 45 min prior to
performance. Jane Mallett Theatre, 27 Front St.
East.416·366-7723. $28,$22.
Opera York. Verdi's la Traviata in Concert.
Kinga Mitrowska, Peter DeSotto, Igor Emalianov;
Opera York Orchestra; Mark DuBois, director.
Nov 30: 8:00. Markham Theatre for the
Performing Arts, 171 Town Centre Blvd. 905-
763-7853. $30.
Rat·A·Tat·Tat/Theatre Passe Muraille.
Tequila Vampire Matinee. By Kevin Quain.
Retelling of the opera Pagliacci. J.D. Nicholsen,
Amy Rutherford, Shelley Simester, Stephen
Sparks, Brendan Wall & other performers;
directed by Ted Dykstra. Previews Nov 11, 12,
regular run Nov 13-Dec 7. Tues-Sat: 8:00, Sun:
2:30 & 7:00. Mainspace, 16 Ryerson Ave. 416-
504· 7529. $251T ues-Thurs & Sun eve), $341Fri
& Sat eve), $16(advance) or PWYC (previews &
Sun mat).
Royal Opera Canada. Verdi: Nabucco. Nov
15, 18,20,22: 7:30; Nov 16: 3:00 at Living Arts
Centre, 4141 Living Arts Dr., Mississauga. 905·
306-6000. Nov 27,29, Dec 4,6: 7:30 at Toronto
Centre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge St. 416-S72-
1111.$14-$120 . •
Scarborough Music Theatre. Oliver! Music,
lyrics & book by Bart. Nov 1, Nov 6·8, 13-15:
8:00; Nov 2 & 9: 2:00. Scarborough Village
Theatre, 3600 Kingston Rd. 416·3964049.
$21, $ l 8(st/sr, Thursdays & Sundays).
Shaw Festival. On the Twentieth Century. Book
& lyrics by Comden & Green; music by Coleman;
direction by Hamilton & Moore; musical direction•
by Paul Sportelli. To November 2. Royal George
Theatre, Niagara ~on-the·Lake. 1-800·5 ll-7429.
$42-$77. .
Stratford Festival. Gigi. By Lerner & Loewe.
Director: Richard Monette; musical director:
Berthold Carriere.To November 1. Avon Theatre,
Stratford. 1·800·567·1600. $49.48-$.l 05.40, sr/
.;t & discount rates.
Stratford Festival. The King and l By Rodgers
and Hammerstein. Director: Susan H. Schulman;
musical director: Berthold Carriere. To November
9. Festival Theatre, Stratford. 1·800-567-1600.
$49.48-$105.40;sr/st & discount rates.
Tarragon Extra Space.Job: The Hip-Hop
Saga. BySaibil &Batalion. Nov 18-Dec 14. 30
Bridgman Aye.416-531-1827. $16-$27.
Tarragon, Theatre. Hello ... Hello. By Karen
Hines; musical score & direction by Greg
Morrison. Musical comedy. Previews from Nov
5, regu[ar run Nov 11-Dec 14.T ues·Sat 8:00, Sat
& Sun mat 2:30, Wed mat 1 :30. Mainspace, 30
Bridgman. 416-531-1827. $10·$32, previews
$17.
Theatre Ancaster. Joseph and the Amazing
Technicolor Dreamcoat. Nov 7-22. Auditorium,
Ancaster High School, 374Jerseyville Rd. West.
905-304-7469. $18, $15(sr), $12(s1).
Theatre Aquarius. The Music Man. By
Meredith Willson and Franklin Lacy. Dec
6,7, 13, 14,20·23,26-28: 1:00; Dec 10-13, 17·
19,21,23,27,28: 7:00. Irving Zucker
Theatre, 190 King William St., Hamilton. 905-
522· 7529. $20-$48.
T ryp Ty ch Productions. Walt Der Corregidor
(The Magistrate). In concert. Monica Zerbe,
Lenard Whiting, Stephen King, Edward Franko,
Richard Davidson & other performers; William
Shookhoff, music director. Nov 22: 8:00, Nov 23:
3:00. Studio Theatre, Toronto Centre for the
Arts, 5040 Yonge St.416:872-1111. $30,$20.
U of T Faculty of Music. Opera Series: Mozart
- Casi fan tutte. Agnes Grossman, conductor;
Michael Patrick Albano, director. Nov 12-15:
8:00. MacMillan Theatre, 80 Queen's Park. 416-
978-3744. $26,$16.
York Region Opera. Debut Opera Gala.
Selection of favourite arias & opera excerpts.
Soloists; students from Unionville High School,
chorus; Martin Dube, music director; Cassandra
Bourne, artistic director. Nov 14 at Newmarket
Theatre, 505 Pickering Cres. 905·953-5122;
Nov 27 at Markham Theatre for Performing
Arts, 171T own Centre Blvd. 905-305-7469.
$32.50.
Yorkminstrels.Fiddleron the Roof. By Bock &
Harnick. Nov 29, Dec 3·6: 8:00, Nov 30, Dec
6,7: 2:00. Leah Posluns Theatre, 4588 Bathurst.
416·291-0600. $22, $20(sr), $18(s1).
A Celebration of late 18th f:en tury Music, food & Dance
Sat., Jan.17, 2004 • Noon to 10:30 pm
HISTORIC FORT YORK
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•Historical Supper
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$80 afterward
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