Volume 10 Issue 4 - December 2004

Brampton Heritage Theatre. Forever
Plaid. Dec 2 & 3: 8:00. 86 Main St. Jorth,
Brampton. 905·874·2800. $35.
Brampton Lyric Opera. Ooni/8/ti: II
Campanella di Notte. followed by operatic
favourites in concert. Guests: Brampton
Festival Singers. Jan 5·8: 8:00. Heritage
Theatre, 86 Main St. North, Brampton.
905·450·3140. $15·$25.
Brampton Music Theatre. The Ule and
Adventures of Santa Claus. Family musical.
Dec 2-4: 7:30; Oec 4: 2:00. Cyril Clark
library Theatre, 20 loafers lake Lane,
Brampton. 905-874·2800. $15, $131sr/st/
group), $121children 10 & under).
Fundraiser for Brampton Music Theatre.
Buddies in Bad Times Theatre. Yapping
Out loud. Nicole Stamp, director; Mirha·
Soleil Ross, performer; music composed &
performed by Reena Katz. To Dec 5. 12
Alexander St. 416-975-8555. $10·$20,
Sundays pwyc.
Canadian Opera Company. Britten: Albert
Herring. Ensemble Studio production. Luc
Robert. Victor Micallef, Joni Henson,
Michelle Bogdanowicz, Peter Barrett &
other performers. Dec 2,3: 7:30; Dec 5:
2:00. Harbourfront Centre Theatre, 231
Queens Quay West. 4 I 6·363-8231. $40·
$60.
Canadian Opera Company. Puccini: la
Boheme. Elena Kelessidi, Biilent Kuleki.
Krisztina Szabo, Gabriele Viviani, Peter
McGillivray & other performers; David T.
Heusel, conductor. Opera Chat: 45 minutes
before each performance. Jan 23, Feb 6:
2:00; Jan 26,29, Feb 1,4, 10, I 2: 7:30.
Hummingbird Centre, 1 Front St. East. 416·
872-2262. $40-$175.
Canadian Opera Company. Wagner:
Siegfried. Christian Franz, Frances Ginzer,
Peteris Eglitis, Robert Kiinzli, Pavlo Hunka,
Mette Ejsing, performers; Richard
Bradshaw, conductor. Opera Chat: 45
minutes before each performance. Jan 27,
Feb 2,5,8, I I: 6:30; Jan 30: 2:00.
Hummingbird Centre, 1 Front St. East. 416·
872-2262. $40·$175.
Canon Theatre. Cats. Music by Lloyd
Webber. Dec 8· 19. Tues-Sat: 8:00, Wed,
Sat, Sun: 2:00. 244 Victoria St. 416-872-
. 1212. $51·$81.
CanStage. Side by Side by Sondheim.
Music by Sondheim, Bernstein, M.Rodgers,
A.Rodgers & Styne; lyrics by Sondheim. To
Dec 18. Mon·Sat: 8:00, Wed: I :30, Sat &
Sun: 2:00. Bluma Appel Theatre, 27 Front
St. East. 416·368·3110. $36·$80.
Centre for Russian & East European
Studies/Opera in Concert. Prokofiev:
l 'Amour des Trois Oranges. Colin
Ainsworth, Alain Coulombe, Alexander
Dobson & other performers; Opera in
Concert Chorus; Robert Cooper, chorus
director; Raisa Nakhmanovich, music
director & pianist. Feb 6: 2:30. l :45:
Backgrounder with host lain Scott. Jane
Mallett Theatre, 27 Front St. East. 416·
366·7723. $32,$25.
Church of the Holy Trinity. The
Christmas Story. Nativity pageant.
Professional musicians & volunteer cast.
Dec 3·5, 10-12, 17·19. fri & Sat: 7:30,
OPERA AND MUSIC THEATRE
Sat & Sun matinees: 4:30. 10 Trinity
Square. 416·598·8979. Suggested
donation $1 Oladults}, $ 51children}.
Civic Light Opera Company. Yours, Anne.
By Cohen & Futterman. Kelly Sanders,
Susan Sanders, Bob Deutsch, David Haines,
Carol Kugler & other performers; Joe
Cascone, artistic director. Dec 22.23, 28·
30, Jan 5·8: 8:00; Dec 26,31, Jan 2,6,8:
2:00. Fairview library Theatre, 35 Fairview
Mall Drive. 416-755-1717. $20, $17.SOlsr/
st. Tues-Thurs).
Etobicoke Musical Productions. Mame.
Dec 3,4, I 0: 8:00; Dec 5, 11: 2:00.
Burnhamthorpe Auditorium, 500 The East
Mall. 416·248·0410. $22, $16(youth},
group rates.
fabrik Company/Chartier DanselGoethe
lnstitut/OanceWorks. Screaming Popes.
Tale of power, vanity, desire, torment, faith
& grace with interaction between
performers & composer/live musician.
Danny Wild, Michael Sean Marye, Sven Till,
performers; Alex Nowitz, composer(
musician. Dec 16· l 9: 8:00. Buddies in Bad
Times Theatre, 12 Alexander St. 416-975-
8555. $20,$17.
Hamilton Theatre Incorporated. A
Christmas Survival Guide. Musical look at
the stressses of the holiday season, with
Christmas standards & new songs. Written
& conceived by James Hindman & Ray
Roderick. Dec 3.4. 10, 11, 17, 18: 8:00; Dec
12, 19: 2:00; Dec 31: 6;00 (New Years Eve
Gala· dinner, show & dance}. Studio
Theatre, 140 McNab St., Hamilton. 905·
522·3032. $80(Gala), $20,$18, group
rates.
Mirvish Productions. Oa Kink In My Hair.
Story told in words, music and dance. Trey
Anthony, Zena Brown, Raven Dauda,
Miranda Edwards, Quancetia Hamilton &
other performers; Weyni Mengesha,
director. Jan I I-Feb 7, various times.
Princess of Wales Theatre, 300 King St.
West. 416·872-1212.
Mirvish Productions. Mamme Mia! Musical
based on the songs of ABBA. Music & lyrics
by Benny Andersson & Bjorn Ulvaeus; book
by Catherine Johnson; directed by Phyllida
Lloyd. To February 13. Tues·Sat 8:00; Wed,
Sat & Sun 2:00. Royal Alexandra Theatre,
260 King St. West. 416·872-1212. $26 to
$94.
Michael Donovan, baritone; Bradyworks:
Pamela Reimer, piano; Andre Leroux.
saxophones; Phil Homsey, percussion;
Clemens Merkel, violin & other performers.
7: 15: Illuminating Introduction. Jan 22 &
23: 8:00. St. George the Martyr Church,
197 John. 416-204· 1080. $25, $15(sr},
$5(st cheapseats}.
Opera in Concert. Ooniietti: II Furioso al/'a
Isola de San Domingo. Jan 14: 4:00, Jan
15: 7:00. Edward Jackman Centre, 947
Queen St. East, 2nd floor. 416·922·2147.
$15.
Opera in Concert. Sullivan: Dream Play;
Wilson: The Summoning of Everyman. One·
act chamber operas. Marcel van Neer,
Rachel Cleland Ainsworth, l ynne McMurtry
& Thomas Fleming. performers; orchestra
ensemble; Alex Pauk, conductor. Dec 5:
2:30. I :45: Backgrounder with host lain
Scott. Jane Mallett Theatre, 27 Front St.
East. 416·366· 7723. $45, $35.
Opera Ontario. Mozart: Abduction !tom
the Seraglio. Benjamin Butterfield, Pascal
Charbonneau, Madeline Bender &
Sookhyung Park, performers. Feb 5: 8:00
at The Centre in the Square, 101 Queen St.
West, Kitchener. I ·800·265-8977. Feb
12, 17, 19: 8:00 at Hamilton Place, 105
Main St. East. 800·575· 1381.
Operatic Cabaret Review. Magical
Journey from Mozart to Musicals. Dec I 0:
8: 15. Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave.
416·927·9800.
Port Hope Festival Theatre. Jack & the
Beanstalk. Music, comedy & mayhem for
the entire family. Based on the traditional
British "Panto". Dec 1·19. Capitol Theatre,
20 Queen St., Port Hope. 905·885· 1071,
800·434-5092. S20. $18(srl. $121st}.
Really little Theatre Company. Morel
(The Gteedy Princess}. Book & lyrics by
Currie; music by Wingrove. Rock & roll
musical comedy. Ages 4· 10. Dec 2D·23,
26-30: 11 :OOam & 2:00. Solar Stage
Children's Theatre, 4950 Yonge St. 416·
368·8031. $13.
Ross Petty Productions. Aladdin, the
Magical Family Musical. Starring Jennifer
Dale, Adam Brazier, Bret "Hilman• Hart.
Oerek McGrath, Ross Petty; Ted Dykstra.
director; David Warrack, music director.
Dec 2·31, various times. Elgin Theatre, 189
Yonge St. 416·872-5555. $4].$67, child
$37. family & group rates.
Royal York Road United Church.
Menotti: Amahl and the Night Visitors.
Vanessa Grant, John·Michael Schneider,
Michael Morgan, Paul Schillaci, John Smith
& other performers; Lydia Pedersen, music
director. Jan 7,8,9: 8:00. 851 Royal York
Road. 416·231·94D1. $20, family rate.
Sanderson Centre for the Performing
Arts. Stardust Follies. Song·dance-comedy
revue. To May/05. Wednesdays: 2:00. 88
Dalhousie St., Brantford. 519·758-8090,
800· 265-0710 .
Smile Theatre. Fred & Adele. Written by
Tom Kneebone; directed by Dinah Christie;
starring William Orlowski & Susan
Cuthbert. Story of Fred & Adele Astaire.
Jan 20 7:30 at Rockway Gardens Senior
New Music Concerts. Three Cities in the
life of Or. Norman Bethune. Chamber opera
by Tim Brady; plus works for solo electric
guitar by Schafer, Bartley, Lussier & Brady.
Citizens Centre, 1405 King St. East.
Kitchener. 519-741·2510. Jan 26 1:45 at
Cummer lodge Adult Day Program, 205
Cummer Ave. 416·392-9502. Jan 29 1:30
at West Scarborough Neighbourhood
Community Centre, 313 Pharmacy Ave.
416·755·9215. Feb 2 1:30 at Clarington
Older Adults, 2 Beech Ave., Bowmanville.
905·697 ·2856. Feb 7 12: 15 at Older
Adults In Action, 22 Water St., Markham.
905· 294-5111.
Smile Theatre. Home for the Holidays.
Conceived by Tom Kneebone; written &
directed by Sandra Margolese; starring
Rachel Fischer & Michelle Piller. Story of
Canadian Army Show entertainers set to
music of the era. Dec I I :30 at Clarington
Older Adults, 26 Beech Ave., Bowmanville.
905-697-2856. Dec 3 I :30 at Fairfield
Seniors Centre, 80 Lothian Ave, Etobicoke.
4 I 6·394·8687. Dec 6 12: 15 at Older
Adults in Action, 22 Water St., Markham.
905-294-5111. Dec 9 7:00 at First Place
Seniors Centre, 3rd floor, 350 King St.
East, Hamilton. 905·525·9800. Dec 11
1 :30 at West Scarborough Neighbourhood
Community Centre, 313 Pharmacy Ave.
416·755·9215. Dec 14 2:00 at Sir John
Colborne Recreation Centre, 1565 Old
lakeshore Rd., Oakville. 905·815-5960.
Dec 16 8:00: Public Showcase
Performance at Al Green Theatre, Miles
Nadal JCC, 750 Spadina Ave. 416·599·
8440. $12. Dec 17 2:00 at Vera M. Davis
Community Centre, BO Allan Drive, Bolton.
905·857·0975. Dec 20 1:30 at Allan
Reuter Centre, 507 King St. East,
Cambridge. 5 I 9·65J.8822.
Solar Stage Children's Theatre. Tall
Tales: The Boy Who Cried Wolf. By Currie.
Musical retelling. Ages 4· I 0. Jan
1,2,8,9, 16,23,29,30: 1 l;OOam & 2:00.
4950. Yonge St. 416-368·8031. $13.
St. Anne's Music & Drama Society.
Gilbert & Sullivan: Iolanthe. Laura Schatz.
director; Ori Siegel. music director. Jan
28,29, Feb 3·5: 8:00; Jan 29,30, Feb 5:
2:00. St. Anne's Parish Hall, 651 Dufferin
St. 416-922-4415. $20, $15(sr/st, Jan 28
& Feb 5).
Theatre Unlimited. Nine. Musical version
of the Casanova story. Jan 21,22, 27-29:
8:00; Jan 23,29: 2:00. Meadowvale
Theatre, 6315 Montevideo Rd. 905-615·
4720. $21,$19.
Toronto Masque Theatre. Masques for a
Reaney aay. Beckwith: In the Middle of
Ordinary Noise: An Auditory Masque;
Reaney: One-Man Masque; Richardson:
Two Songs (world premiere). Teri Dunn,
soprano; Alexander Dobson, baritone;
Robert Kortgaard & Peter Tiefenbach,
pianists; Peter Stoll, clarinet; Larry
Beckwith, artistic director. Pre·concert
talk, 45 minutes before each performance.
Jan 13· I 5: 8:00, Jan 16: 2:30. Tarragon
Extra Space, 30 Bridgman. 416·410-4561.
$25,$15.
Toronto Operetta Theatre. Kalman:
Countess Marilla. Kurt Lehmann, Elizabeth
Beeler, Keith Savage, Curtis Sullivan,
performers; Wayne Strongman, conductor.
Oec 28,31, Jan 7,8: 8:00; Dec 26,29, Jan
2,5: 2:00. Jane Mallett Theatre, 27 front
St. East. 416·366·7723. $35-
$55(preview}, $35·$75(regular run).
UC Follies Musical Company/Hart House
Theatre. Godspell. By Schwartz &
Tebelak. Feb 3· 12. Week I: Thurs-Sat
8:00, week 2: Wed·Sat 8:00, Sat 2:00. 7
Hart House Circle. 416·978·8668.
$12,$10.
Yorkminstrels. The Wizard of Oz. Dec 2·4:
8:00, Dec 4,5: 2:00. Leah Posluns Theatre,
45B8 Bathurst St. 416·291-0600.
S24,$20(sr), $17{sl), group rate.
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