Australian Ballet costumes damaged by flooding
The Australian Ballet is engaged in a salvage operation for its costumes and sets after fierce storms that hit Melbourne last weekend flooded a storage facility.
Conan comedy tour has 3 Canadian stops
Conan O'Brien is following up his disappearing act on network TV with a standup tour that will take him to 33 cities, including three in Canada.
Performing arts companies brace for HST
Ottawa's performing arts venues are trying to help patrons save money in anticipation of the harmonized sales tax, which will make theatre and concert tickets more expensive.
Lepage double bill heads to Toronto
Toronto will get a double bill of Robert Lepage production this fall, with The Andersen Project and Eonnagata coming to the city for the first time.
Shaw Festival locks out workers
The Shaw Festival at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., has locked out its maintenance employees in an ongoing labour dispute.
Anna Nicole Smith's life gets operatic treatment
Britain's Royal Opera will stage the world premiere of an opera about the late Anna Nicole Smith, who died from an accidental drug overdose in 2007.
Montreal critics pick Blessed Are They
Blessed Are They, a play examining faith in a downtown Montreal parish, was declared best production at the Montreal English Critics' Circle Awards.
Love Never Dies sees mixed reviews
Love Never Dies, Andrew Lloyd Webber's long-awaited sequel to Phantom of the Opera premiered in London on Tuesday evening to mixed reviews by critics.
Stratford festival finishes 2009 with surplus
The Stratford Shakespeare Festival in southern Ontario has finished 2009 with a small surplus after struggling in the first quarter of the year.
Vancouver Bard fest to open with Much Ado
Much Ado About Nothing, one of Shakespeare's most popular and witty romances, will open Vancouver's Bard on the Beach Shakespeare festival in 2010.
Russell Peters postpones tour for film role
Comedian Russell Peters has landed a part in a science-fiction film directed by David Bowie's son, Duncan Jones.
Africa Trilogy anchors Luminato 2010
A triple bill of plays about Africa makes its premiere at the Luminato festival in Toronto this June.
Wheeldon steps down at Morphoses
British choreographer Christopher Wheeldon has stepped away from Morphoses, the ballet company he set up with plans to perform on both sides of the Atlantic.
Play is angry man's response to torture
Newfoundland director and playwright Frank Barry turns his attention to the prisoner abuses of Abu Ghraib in his new play opening next week at the Rabbittown Theatre in St. John's.
Broadway eyes Evita revival
A plan to bring Evita back to Broadway is in the works, with the Argentine star of an acclaimed British revival set to tackle the title role.
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