Lower Ossington Theatre

Halloween Theatre Preview

Lauren Gillett — Sun, 26 Oct 2014 04:00:00 +0000

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Spooky shows to watch this season in Toronto

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Preview

Looking for some eerie entertainment this Halloween? We'd recommend checking out these four frightfully fun shows. 'Tis the season to be terrified!

1) Evil Dead - The Musical (Starvox Entertainment)

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Disney's The Little Mermaid Jr.

Victoria Bégin — Tue, 19 Aug 2014 23:40:24 +0000

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Lower Ossington Theatre splashes out with Disney's underwater musical for young audiences

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Review

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Presented by Maurice Galpern & The Lower Ossington Theatre
Directed by Alan Kinsella
Music by Alan Menken
Lyrics by Howard Ashman & Glenn Slater
Book by Doug Wright

A Walt Disney motion picture has the ability to transport its audience to a completely different world full of colour and music, qualities which make it easily adaptable to a lively stage production. The transition from film to stage is beautifully illustrated in the Lower Ossington Theatre's The Little Mermaid Jr., the hit Broadway musical, now on stage at the Al Green Theatre (Miles Nadal JCC).

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Wed, 2014-08-20 - Sun, 2014-08-31

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Lower Ossington Theatre

The Sound of Music

Victoria Bégin — Sun, 13 Apr 2014 04:00:00 +0000

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The Randolph Theatre is alive with the sound of LOT's latest family-friendly musical

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Review

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Directed by Jeremy Hutton
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse
Music by Richard Rodgers

Featuring a superstar cast, the Lower Ossington Theatre's ambitious new production of the beloved musical The Sound of Music rises to the occasion in the very first scene, as the nuns of Nonnberg Abbey sing "Preludium," a beautiful introduction to the audience’s first glimpse of Maria (Michelle Nash). Nash is perfectly cast as Maria, almost childlike in her innocence and enthusiasm for life.

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3.5

Show Dates:

Thu, 2014-04-10 - Sat, 2014-05-03

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Lower Ossington Theatre

Q&A | Lower Ossington Theatre: Cabaret

Lauren Gillett — Thu, 23 Jan 2014 16:09:31 +0000

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Jeremy Hutton on making creative choices, the dangers of apathy and directing Lower Ossington Theatre's ambition new production

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Interview

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Presented by Lower Ossington Theatre
Directed by Jeremy Hutton

Toronto audiences are in for a musical treat this winter as Lower Ossington Theatre prepares to mount a new production of the Tony Award-winning Cabaret with music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb. First staged on Broadway in 1966, the show tells the story of a decadent nightclub in 1930s Berlin during the rise of the Nazi party.

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Thu, 2014-01-23 - Sun, 2014-03-02

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Lower Ossington Theatre

Q&A: Little Shop of Horrors

Lauren Gillett — Fri, 06 Dec 2013 00:47:14 +0000

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Performer Mark Willett on sharing the stage with a seven-foot plant puppet at the Lower Ossington Theatre

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Interview

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Presented by Lower Ossington Theatre
Music by Alan Menken
Lyrics by Howard Ashman
Directed by Seanna Kennedy
Musical director: Robert Wilkinson

One of the longest-running Off-Broadway shows of all time, Little Shop of Horrors with music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Howard Ashman, is currently on stage in a new Toronto production at the Lower Ossington Theatre. Based on the 1960 black comedy film, the musical tells the story of Seymour, a skid-row floral assistant who discovers and raises a monstrous, flesh-eating plant in exchange for fame and fortune.

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Thu, 2013-12-05 - Sun, 2014-01-12

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Lower Ossington Theatre

Q&A: Shrek The Musical

Victoria Bégin — Fri, 27 Sep 2013 04:00:00 +0000

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The man behind the ogre: Andrew Di Rosa on turning green for Lower Ossington Theatre's latest family-friendly offering

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Interview

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Book and Lyrics by David Lindsey-Abaire
Music by Jeanine Tesori
Directed by Seanna Kennedy
Musical direction by Marc-Anthony Del-Brocco

Since the 2001 release of Dreamworks’ fairytale musical Shrek, the story about a green ogre his donkey friend has charmed audiences both young and old. In 2008, the film was adapted into an original Broadway production and has since toured all over the world. This fall, Toronto audiences have the chance to see the Lower Ossington Theatre's presentation of Shrek The Musical, opening today at the Randolph Theatre.

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Fri, 2013-09-27 - Sat, 2013-10-19

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Randolph Theatre

Q&A | Lower Ossington Theatre: Next To Normal

Lauren Gillett — Wed, 28 Aug 2013 04:00:00 +0000

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In conversation with director Heather Braaten and musical director Paul Moody

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Interview

Lower Ossington Theatre is set to revive the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning Broadway sensation Next To Normal for Toronto audiences with a new production lead by director Heather Braaten and musical director Paul Moody opening on August 29. The rock musical with book by Brian Yorkey and music by Tom Kitt tells the story of a mother, Diane Goodman, who struggles with bipolar disorder and the effect her illness has on her family.

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Thu, 2013-08-29 - Sun, 2013-09-29

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Lower Ossington Theatre

Avenue Q

Lauren Gillett — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:00:00 +0000

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Lower Ossington Theatre brings back popular musical comedy with new leads Jacqueline Martin and Graham Fleming

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Interview

After a sold-out run last year, the hit musical Avenue Q returns to the Lower Ossington Theatre this summer with two new leads: Jacqueline Martin plays the dual role of Kate Monster and Lucy, and Graham Fleming tackles the parts of Princeton and Rod. We caught up with the dynamic duo to find out more about their experience working on the show (opens June 20).

Theatromania: How would you describe Avenue Q in a sentence or two?

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Thu, 2013-06-20 - Sun, 2013-09-29

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Lower Ossington Theatre

The Buddy Holly Story

Victoria Bégin — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 19:54:51 +0000

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Music legend Buddy Holly lives on in Lower Ossington Theatre's rocking production

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Written by Alan Janes
Directed by Charles Roy
Musical Direction by Robert Wilkinson
Presented by the Lower Ossington Theatre in association with Classical Theatre Project

“A long, long time ago, I can still remember how that music used to make me smile...”

This opening lyric to Don McLean's "American Pie" is universally recognized as a reference to three musicians, The Big Bopper, Ritchie Valens and Buddy Holly, who died in a tragic plane crashon February 3, 1959. The music supposedly died that day, but Buddy Holly is still very much alive and well in the Lower Ossington Theatre's stellar production of The Buddy Holly Story, now on stage at the Randolph Theatre

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4.5

Show Dates:

Thu, 2013-03-28 - Sun, 2013-04-21

Theatre:

Randolph Theatre

Q&A: [title of show]

Lauren Gillett — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 05:00:00 +0000

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Adam Norrad and Bianca Heuvelmans talk about their roles in a new production of Jeff Bowen and Hunter Bell's show-within-a-show at the Lower Ossington Theatre

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Interview

It's hard to resist a musical about making a musical, especially for those of us who love the art form.

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Lower Ossington Theatre: Avenue Q

Victoria Bégin — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 04:00:00 +0000

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Avenue Q's hilarious and heartwarming characters return to the stage in a new production at the Lower Ossington Theatre

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Produced by Maurice Galpern and Joseph Patrick
Directed by Seanna Kennedy
Music and Lyrics by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx
Book by Jeff Whitty

There are few things more friendly to a child than the big, endearing eyes of a puppet. For most adults, the very thought of a colourful, felt-bodied puppet brings about childhood memories associated with television shows such as Sesame Street and The Muppet Show. This nostalgia is what Avenue Q, now playing at the Lower Ossington Theatre, draws on to entice its audience.

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4.5

Show Dates:

Fri, 2012-06-29 - Sun, 2012-07-22

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Lower Ossington Theatre