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 AUDIO: Queens of Comedy: Lily TomlinQ's Queens of Comedy series: For more than 40 years, Lily Tomlin's brought to life indelible characters such as Ernestine, Edith Ann, and Pervis Hawkins. Her work encompasses stage (The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe), screen (Nashville, All of Me, I Heart Huckabees), and TV roles (Laugh-In, The West Wing, Damages).
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 Lepage to bring 3D to Met opera stageCanadian director Robert Lepage, who wowed New York opera-lovers with his Das Rheingold last fall, is bringing a new technical innovation to the Metropolitan Opera stage: 3D.
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 Howie Mandel joins Winnipeg Comedy FestivalThe Winnipeg Comedy Festival is celebrating 10 years with a big opening act.
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 Winnipeg dance schools supported by OttawaThe federal government is contributing almost $3 million over three years to two Winnipeg dance schools.
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 VIDEO: Winnipeg ballet takes Moulin Rouge on tourThe Royal Winnipeg Ballet kicks off a southern Ontario tour on Thursday with a new ballet set in the colourful, multicultural milieu of 1890s Paris.
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 Spider-Man producer slams criticsThe lead producer of Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark is railing against critics who've panned the Broadway musical in reviews this week, posted before the show's opening night.
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 Heppner drops out of Met Opera's Ring CycleCanadian tenor Ben Heppner has withdrawn from the Metropolitan Opera's ambitious new staging of Wagner's Ring Cycle by acclaimed director Robert Lepage.
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 National Ballet commissions new Romeo and JulietA Western Canadian tour and the world premiere of a brand new Romeo and Juliet are in the works for the National Ballet of Canada's 60th anniversary season.
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 Phantom sequel leads race for Olivier AwardsLove Never Dies, Andrew Lloyd Webber's sequel to the hit musical Phantom Of The Opera, has won the most nominations at London's Laurence Olivier Awards.
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 Fela musical screened for Nigerian crowdA Nigerian audience celebrated the life and music of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti on Sunday, as his daughter helped unveil a screening of the award-winning musical about the Afrobeat legend.
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 Ondaatje's Divisadero set for stage debutMichael Ondaatje always believed there was something theatrical about his novel Divisadero, but it wasn't until he began working with director Daniel Brooks and Toronto's Necessary Angel theatre company that he could actually envision his award-winning work on stage.
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 Harrelson to launch Bullet for Adolf play in TorontoActor Woody Harrelson will hold auditions in Toronto later this month for his new play, Bullet for Adolf, which will launch in the city in April.
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 Vancouver arts groups seek young patronsVancouver's performing arts organizations, facing aging audiences that don't reflect the diversity of the city, are using new strategies to attract people.
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 Railway Children musical coming to Toronto parkA musical based on The Railway Children will make its North American debut this spring in a new theatre to be erected in downtown Toronto.
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 Principal dancer Lois Smith diesLois Smith, the first principal ballerina at the National Ballet of Canada and a significant force in dance training in Canada, has died. She was 81.
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 Kennedy Center to take over Washington operaThe Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., is taking over the financial operations of the struggling Washington National Opera.
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 The Magic Flute as all-night garden partyAs she prepares to direct The Magic Flute in a new production for the Canadian Opera Company in Toronto, Diane Paulus is taking cues both from the composer and contemporary theatre design.
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 Etheridge steps into American Idiot musicalBroadway's American Idiot is trading in one Grammy-winning rock star for another, with Melissa Etheridge set to join the cast of the Green Day musical.
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 AUDIO: Plummer on his idol BarrymoreChristopher Plummer says he sees "great pathos" in acting legend John Barrymore's story but hopes to avoid the great actor's ignominious end, brought on by alcohol.
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 Spider-Man musical opening delayed for 3rd timeThe Broadway production of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, plagued by financial problems and injuries including a stunt man's nine-metre fall after his safety harness malfunctioned, has delayed its opening night again, this time for more than a month.
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 Winnipeg theatre plans $2.2M upgradeThe Prairie Theatre Exchange launched a $2.2-million capital fundraising campaign on Thursday with a huge headstart.
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 Shaw actor Al Kozlik diesCanadian character actor Al Kozlik, who was a member of the Shaw Festival Ensemble for 28 years, has died. He was 76.
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 Acclaimed actor Peter Donaldson diesPeter Donaldson, an acclaimed and prolific Canadian actor of the stage and screen, has died after a two-year battle with cancer.
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 Injured Spider-Man actor to watch musicalThe Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark stuntman who was hurt in a fall 18 days ago plans to take in the Broadway show Friday as a spectator.
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 Annie Lennox on Queen's OBE listAnnie Lennox, the Scottish singer who fronted the Eurythmics, is being honoured by Queen Elizabeth as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE).
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