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Canada's contemporary theatre reflects a rich diversity of regional and cultural identities. [1] [dead link ] Since the late 1960s, there has been a concerted effort to develop the voice of the 'Canadian playwright', which is reflected in the nationally focused programming of many of the country's theatres.
By the end of 2022, Mirvish had not cancelled a performance that year because of COVID-19, with The Globe and Mail noting the Canadian production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child grossed approximately $2 million in sales over the last week of 2022 (setting a Canadian box office record for a non-musical play).
The musical Cats was presented at the Elgin Theatre from 1985 to 1987. The musical was very successful, and demonstrated that the Elgin Theatre was still an economically viable venue. Since 1979, the Elgin Theatre has served as one of the hosts to the annual Toronto International Film Festival. [6]
The Charlottetown Festival is a seasonal Canadian musical theatre festival which runs from late May to mid-October every year since 1965.. Named after its host city Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island and its Charlottetown Conference, since its inception in 1965 the festival has showcased Canada's longest-running musical, Anne of Green Gables – The Musical, as well as having sought out and ...
The company's main stage, The Bluma Appel Theatre, is located in the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts (a city of Toronto-owned building), at 27 Front Street East. The theatre has been Canadian Stage's home for over 25 years. The St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts was constructed in the late 1960s as part of the city's Centennial Celebrations.
By doing so, she was able to allow "strategic integration of female, Canadian and nonwhite voices into the festival's programming and casting". [10] In 2003, a production of The Coronation Voyage was the first time a show that was written by a living playwright was featured at the Shaw Festival.
Theatre critic J. Kelly Nestruck criticized the agreement in a Globe and Mail editorial, citing the possibility of confusion between the venues due to their shared naming rights. [35] On May 31, 2022, the Ed Mirvish Theatre re-opened with the Canadian production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. [36]
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