Theatre

Host Ariana DeBose performs “This Party’s for You” during the 77th Tony Awards on Sunday, June 16, 2024, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

‘The Outsiders’ best musical, ‘Stereophonic’ best play at Tony Awards

Women make strides in annual theatre awards gala

 

Chris Lee, from left, Maleah Joi Moon, Alicia Keys, Shoshana Bean, Brandon Victor Dixon, and Kecia Lewis attend the “Hell’s Kitchen” Broadway musical opening night performance at the Shubert Theatre on Saturday, April 20, 2024, in New York. (Photo by CJ Rivera/Invision/AP)

Kecia Lewis delivers in Broadway’s ‘Hell’s Kitchen’, earns a Tony nomination

Lewis portrays the formidable piano teacher Miss Liza Jane

 

Theatre producer Michael Rubinoff poses alongside Tim Hortons executive Hope Bagozzi at the Elgin Theatre in Toronto, Tuesday, April 9, 2024. Tim Hortons is set to take centre stage with a new theatrical production. The fast-food chain says “The Last Timbit” will debut at the Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre in Toronto this June. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston

‘The Last Timbit’ brings donut shop’s humour and heart to the theatre stage

‘A little wacky’: Tim Hortons catching Canada off guard with a play about iconic eatery

 

Nelson actor Hiromoto Ida plays Lord Kiyama in the Disney+ series Shogun. “One hundred people on the set and suddenly totally quiet, on this beautiful Japanese set, just sitting the Japanese way with beautiful kimonos … that makes me very calm and I enjoy it, like I was here and lived this time before.” Photo: Katie Yu/FX

Nelson actor becomes ruthless warlord in new Disney+ Shōgun series

Hiromoto Ida plays a feudal lord of 17th century Japanese samurai culture

Nelson actor Hiromoto Ida plays Lord Kiyama in the Disney+ series Shogun. “One hundred people on the set and suddenly totally quiet, on this beautiful Japanese set, just sitting the Japanese way with beautiful kimonos … that makes me very calm and I enjoy it, like I was here and lived this time before.” Photo: Katie Yu/FX
Warm summer weather typically brings out crowds to Aldergrove’s Twilight Drive-In, which announced they’re closing in fall 2024. (Aldergrove Star files)

Lower Mainland’s Twilight Drive-In announces it will close

1 of B.C.’s last outdoor theatres will shutter at end of 2024 summer season, due to property taxes

Warm summer weather typically brings out crowds to Aldergrove’s Twilight Drive-In, which announced they’re closing in fall 2024. (Aldergrove Star files)
A costumed ticket holder attends “The Phantom of the Opera,” final Broadway performance at the Majestic Theatre on Sunday, April 16, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

‘The Phantom of the Opera’ closes on Broadway after 35 years

Flagship London run continues, and other productions are being staged around the world

A costumed ticket holder attends “The Phantom of the Opera,” final Broadway performance at the Majestic Theatre on Sunday, April 16, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
January 17, 2023 - David Warburton is the Executive Director of the Port Theatre in Nanaimo . He was photographed on the theatre stage. Don Denton photo

Secrets and Lives with David Warburton

Port Theatre’s executive director showcases emerging and innovative talent

  • Apr 7, 2023
January 17, 2023 - David Warburton is the Executive Director of the Port Theatre in Nanaimo . He was photographed on the theatre stage. Don Denton photo
This image released by Grapevine Public Relations shows Stark Sands, center, and the cast during a performance of “& Juliet.” (Matthew Murphy/Grapevine Public Relations via AP) This image released by Grapevine Public Relations shows Stark Sands, center, and the cast during a performance of “& Juliet.” (Matthew Murphy/Grapevine Public Relations via AP)

Broadway writer of ‘ Juliet’ builds show with huge pop hits

Original story uses ‘Romeo and Juliet’ as launch pad, mixes in biggest pop hits of past few decades

This image released by Grapevine Public Relations shows Stark Sands, center, and the cast during a performance of “& Juliet.” (Matthew Murphy/Grapevine Public Relations via AP) This image released by Grapevine Public Relations shows Stark Sands, center, and the cast during a performance of “& Juliet.” (Matthew Murphy/Grapevine Public Relations via AP)