One-Tank Trip for
Dec. 12/15
(c) By Jim Fox
The curtain is
rising on holiday shows including Cinderella, Disney-On-Ice, White Christmas,
Aladdin, the Nutcracker, Casa Loma magic and Peter Pan.
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s
Cinderella, the award-winning Broadway musical, offers a contemporary take on
the classic tale.
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| A contemporary take
on Rodgers and Hammerstein’s classic Cinderella is at the Ed Mirvish Theatre.
(Photo by Carol Rosegg) |
This “lush
production” at the Ed Mirvish Theatre (244 Victoria St.) in Toronto now through
Jan. 10 features the pumpkin, glass slipper, masked ball and “some surprising
new twists.”
Publicists call it
a “hilarious and romantic Broadway experience,” with an orchestra performing
the show’s classic music.
The Phantom of the
Opera is at Mirvish’s Princess of Wales Theatre (300 King St. W.) now through
Jan. 23.
This is Cameron
Mackintosh’s new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical success on a new
North American tour.
Called “bigger and
better than ever before,” it has new special effects, scenic and lighting
designs, staging and choreography. Details: mirvish.com;
1-800-461-3333
Holiday on ice
Disney On Ice
presents Dare to Dream, bringing Disney’s princess stories and fairy tales to
the ice in Feld Entertainment’s production at Toronto’s Rogers Centre from Dec.
18 to 27.
The ice spectacular
featuring scenes from Tangled, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Cinderella and
the Princess and the Frog, has 17 performances.
