Starvox Entertainment http://www.theatromania.ca/taxonomy/term/141/all en Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play http://www.theatromania.ca/news/mr-burns-post-electric-play <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-header-images"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_header_images" width="640" height="426" alt="" src="http://www.theatromania.ca/sites/default/files/17412151808_7e2744452a_z.jpg?1431961872" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-label">Subtitle:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Outside the March enlightens audiences with unplugged production of Mr. Burns</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-headline"> <div class="field-label">Headline:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Review </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-credits"> <div class="field-label">Credits:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Presented by Outside The March in association with Crow's Theatre and Starvox Entertainment<br />Written by Anne Washburn <br />Score by Michael Friedman <br />Lyrics by Anne Washburn<br />Directed by Simon Bloom and Mitchell Cushman<br />Musical direction by Britta Johnson</p> </div> </div> </div> <p>Fans of the long-running animated series <em>The Simpsons</em> were disappointed to learn that Harry Shearer, who lends his voice to a number of key characters, including Mr. Burns, is leaving the show according to recent reports. This news signals the end of an era for a generation raised on the funny catch phrases and plotlines that have made the iconic American satire so popular. However, if Outside the March's current production of Anne Washburn's dark comedy <em><strong><a href="http://www.outsidethemarch.ca/mrburns.php">Mr.</a></strong></em></p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-exclusive"> <div class="field-label">Exclusive:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Not Exclusive </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-number-float field-field-stars"> <div class="field-label">Stars:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> 4.5 </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-date field-field-show-dates"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Show Dates:&nbsp;</div> <span class="date-display-start">Sat, 2015-05-09</span><span class="date-display-separator"> - </span><span class="date-display-end">Sun, 2015-06-07</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-theatre"> <div class="field-label">Theatre:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/theatres/aztec-theatre">Aztec Theatre</a> </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://www.theatromania.ca/news/mr-burns-post-electric-play" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.theatromania.ca/news/mr-burns-post-electric-play#comments Crow's Theatre Indie Outside The March Reviews Starvox Entertainment Mon, 18 May 2015 15:13:53 +0000 Lauren Gillett 970 at http://www.theatromania.ca Faulty Towers The Dining Experience http://www.theatromania.ca/news/faulty-towers-dining-experience <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-header-images"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_header_images" width="2048" height="1271" alt="" src="http://www.theatromania.ca/sites/default/files/Faulty.jpg?1425440141" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-label">Subtitle:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>A comic feast served with a side of nostalgia</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-headline"> <div class="field-label">Headline:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Review </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-credits"> <div class="field-label">Credits:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Presented by Starvox Entertainment <br />Starring Leigh Kelly, Benedict Holme and Alison Pollard-Mansergh</p> </div> </div> </div> <p><em><strong>F</strong><strong>aulty Towers the Dining Experience</strong></em> is a deliberately dated homage to the hit British TV series <em>Fawlty Towers</em> (1975-1979) written by John Cleese and Connie Booth. Set in a fictional hotel in the seaside town of Torquay on the "English Riviera," the farcical plot follows the uptight, rude and put-upon owner Basil Fawlty (Cleese) and his bossy wife Sybil (Prunella Scales) as they attempt to run the hotel in a most disastrous fashion.</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-exclusive"> <div class="field-label">Exclusive:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Not Exclusive </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-number-float field-field-stars"> <div class="field-label">Stars:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> 3 </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-date field-field-show-dates"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Show Dates:&nbsp;</div> <span class="date-display-start">Fri, 2015-02-27</span><span class="date-display-separator"> - </span><span class="date-display-end">Sun, 2015-04-19</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-theatre"> <div class="field-label">Theatre:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/theatres/sony-centre-performing-arts">Sony Centre for the Performing Arts</a> </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://www.theatromania.ca/news/faulty-towers-dining-experience" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.theatromania.ca/news/faulty-towers-dining-experience#comments Reviews Starvox Entertainment Wed, 04 Mar 2015 05:00:00 +0000 Lauren Gillett 943 at http://www.theatromania.ca Halloween Theatre Preview http://www.theatromania.ca/news/halloween-theatre-preview <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-header-images"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_header_images" width="1024" height="683" alt="" src="http://www.theatromania.ca/sites/default/files/unnamed_4.jpg?1413163782" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-label">Subtitle:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Spooky shows to watch this season in Toronto</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-headline"> <div class="field-label">Headline:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Preview </div> </div> </div> <p>Looking for some eerie entertainment this Halloween? We'd recommend checking out these four frightfully fun shows. 'Tis the season to be terrified!</p> <p><strong>1)</strong>&nbsp;<em><strong><a href="http://evildeadthemusical.com/toronto/">Evil&nbsp;Dead -&nbsp;The Musical</a></strong></em>&nbsp;(Starvox Entertainment)</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-exclusive"> <div class="field-label">Exclusive:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Not Exclusive </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://www.theatromania.ca/news/halloween-theatre-preview" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.theatromania.ca/news/halloween-theatre-preview#comments Eldritch Theatre Lower Ossington Theatre National Theatre of the World Previews Starvox Entertainment Sun, 26 Oct 2014 04:00:00 +0000 Lauren Gillett 872 at http://www.theatromania.ca