http://www.theatromania.ca/taxonomy/term/9/all en http://www.theatromania.ca/news/preview-disneys-beauty-and-beast <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="1632" height="1088" alt="" src="http://www.theatromania.ca/sites/default/files/emily_behny_as_belle_and_the_cast_of_disneys_beauty_and_the_beast._photo_by_joan_marcus0_0.jpg?1350786612" /> </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>Disney's enchanting fairytale comes alive at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts</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 NETworks Presentations, LLC<br /> Music by Alan Menken<br /> Lyrics by Howard Ashman &amp; Tim Rice<br /> Book by Linda Woolverton<br /> Originally Produced by Disney Theatrical Productions</p> </div> </div> </div> <p>Beautiful princesses, terrifying villains, and lavish musical numbers have been the defining features of Walt Disney's movies over the last 75 years. The 1991 film version of <em>Beauty and the Beast</em>, however, stands out both for its artistry and storyline, offering an independent heroine with beauty and brains who ultimately looks beyond appearances and finds love with a beast.</p> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image-embeds"> <div class="field-label">Images:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_image_embeds" width="3264" height="4896" alt="" src="http://www.theatromania.ca/sites/default/files/dane_agostinis_as_beast_and_emily_behny_as_belle._photo_by_joan_marcus.jpg?1350786726" /> </div> </div> </div> <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"> 5 </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/four-seasons-centre-performing-arts">Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts</a> </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://www.theatromania.ca/news/preview-disneys-beauty-and-beast" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.theatromania.ca/news/preview-disneys-beauty-and-beast#comments Dancap Productions Four Seasons Centre Musicals Previews Thu, 05 Jul 2012 04:00:00 +0000 Victoria Bégin 194 at http://www.theatromania.ca http://www.theatromania.ca/news/west-side-story <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="2802" height="1800" alt="" src="http://www.theatromania.ca/sites/default/files/2011WSS0022r__00.jpg?1337473526" /> </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 time-honoured musical gets a fresh makeover</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>Book by Arthur Laurents<br /> Music by Leonard Bernstein<br /> Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim<br /> Directed by David Saint<strong><br /> </strong></p> </div> </div> </div> <p><strong></strong>Book by Arthur Laurents<br /> Music by Leonard Bernstein<br /> Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim<br /> Directed by David Saint</p> <p><em><strong>West Side</strong> <strong>Story</strong></em> has been romancing audiences for decades. Lucky for fans, <em><strong></strong></em><em></em>the 1957 musical (inspired by Shakespeare's <em>Romeo and Juliet</em>) with book by Arthur Laurents, music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim is back on stage this season in a charming revival at the Toronto Centre for the Arts.</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 </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">Wed, 2012-10-10</span><span class="date-display-separator"> - </span><span class="date-display-end">Sun, 2012-10-14</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/toronto-centre-arts">Toronto Centre for the Arts</a> </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://www.theatromania.ca/news/west-side-story" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.theatromania.ca/news/west-side-story#comments Broadway Dancap Productions Musicals Reviews Stephen Sondheim Wed, 16 May 2012 15:20:00 +0000 Lauren Gillett 156 at http://www.theatromania.ca