April 1, 2010 to October 31, 2010
Harvey
Location:
Royal George Theatre -- 85 Queen Street, Niagara-on-the-Lake
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By Mary Chase. Everyone wants to meet Elwood Dowd and his friend Harvey. When they enter a room, strangers soon become friends and people want to share a drink with them. But Harvey is a six-foot invisible rabbit and Elwood's sister wants him gone. The question is -- does the world need another "normal" chap, or more Harvey's? A new look at this Pulitzer Prize-winning play, made famous by Jimmy Stewart's portrayal of the loveable Elwood Dowd in the 1950 film. 1-800-511-SHAW.
April 9, 2010 to October 31, 2010
An Ideal Husband
Location:
Festival Theatre -- 10 Queen's Parade, Niagara-on-the-Lake
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By Oscar Wilde. When a husband behaves badly, should a wife always stand by her man? The quest for power and ambition finally catches up with a much-admired politician one night at an elegant party, when a past misdeed is revealed by a beautiful stranger. The options are clear -- public scandal or the loss of his trusting wife -- but how to choose? Wilde's play about infidelity and life in the political arena remains witty and utterly relevant more than a century after it was first performed in 1895. Tickets: 1-800-511-SHAW.
April 10, 2010 to October 30, 2010
Kiss Me, Kate
Location:
Festival Theatre -- Stratford, Ontario
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Music and lyrics by Cole Porter. Book by Sam and Bella Spewack. As backstage bickering between the co-stars of a musical version of The Taming of the Shrew threatens to sabotage opening night, along come a couple of gangsters with a gambling debt to collect. The result is hilarity on and off stage -- all punctuated by Cole Porter's unforgettable melodies and wickedly witty lyrics. Box office: 1-800-567-1600.
April 16, 2010 to October 31, 2010
Peter Pan
Location:
Avon Theatre -- Stratford, Ontario
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A strange visitor flies in through the Darling children's nursery window and whisks Wendy, Michael and John away to a magical land -- where fairies and mermaids mindgle with Indian maidens, and the boy who refuses to grow up must face his arch enemy, the fearsome Captain Hook. Box office: 1-800-567-1600.
April 20, 2010 to October 2, 2010
The Cherry Orchard
Location:
Court House Theatre -- 26 Queen St., Niagara-on-the-Lake
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By Anton Chekhov, adapted by Tom Murphy. An aristocratic family's way of of life seems to be disappearing, and with it, their beloved cherry orchard. On the verge of financial collapse, will they finally make the decision to sell their land to make way for holiday cottages? Or will they remain in blissful denial of the unstoppable nature of progress? This adaptation of Chekhov's seriously comic final play by one of Ireland's leading contemporary playwrights, maintains all the power of this Russian classic, with an Irish twist. 1-800-511-SHAW.
April 20, 2010 to October 31, 2010
Rock of Ages
Location:
Royal Alexandra Theatre -- 260 King Street West
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www.mirvish.com
In 1987, on the Sunset Strip, a small town girl meets a big city rocker and, in LA's most famous rock club, they fall in love to the greatest songs of the '80s. It's ROCK OF AGES, an arena-rock love story told through the mind-blowing, face-melting hits of Journey, Foreigner, Styx, Reo Speedwagon, Pat Benatar, Twisted Sister, Poison, Asia, Whitesnake and many more. Nominated for five Tony awards, including Best Musical, ROCK OF AGES took Broadway by storm when it opened at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre in April 2009.
April 30, 2010 to October 31, 2010
As You Like It
Location:
Festival Theatre -- Stratford, Ontario
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By Williams Shakespeare. Banished by her usurping uncle, Rosalind seeks refuge in the Forest of Arden, where her father, Duke Senior, holds court with his followers. There, disguised as a young squire, she instructs Orlando, the man she secretly loves, in the ways of a woman's heart -- only to acquire a new and unexpected admirer. Box office: 1-800-567-1600.
May 1, 2010 to October 31, 2010
DR. JEKYLL, THERE'S NOWHERE TO HIDE
Location:
Mysteriously Yours...Mystery Bistro Theatre -- 2026 Yonge St.
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www.mysteriouslyyours.com
You're attending a conference of criminologists, where Dr. Henry Jekyll is about to make a presentation on his radical approach to investigating the "Criminal Mind". The discovery of a dead body forces him to put his theories to the test. See if you can help him solve Whodunit? in this hilarious twist of the classic tale. Box office: 416-486-7469 or 1-800-NOT-DEAD (668-3323).
May 8, 2010 to October 30, 2010
THE CODFATHER
Location:
Forget About It Supper Club -- 3258 King St. West
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www.murdermysterytoronto.com
(Every Saturday). A killer comedy about disorganized crime. Big Time Productions. Box office: 416-855-3306.