Stage Door News
Stage Door News
2 PIANOS 4 HANDS continues to delight audiences, so much so that "due to popular demand", (and this phrase is not just hype, it is used truthfully!), the show will be extended until January 5th. This will be the final opportunity to see Ted and Richard for the last and final time in Toronto. (Have we made it clear that this will be the last and final time?)
2P4H has been playing to sold out audiences since its first performance of this 15th Anniversary season on October 29th. Critics have praised 2P4H:
"Magical! Laugh-out-loud funny! Poignant! Perfect! Don't miss these farewell performances!"
(Four out of Four Stars) The Globe and Mail
"Fresh and Deliciously Entertaining."
(Four out of Four Stars) Toronto Star
"2 Pianos 4 Hands - 1 Great Show! Ted Dykstra and Richard Greenblatt are Superb!"
(Five out of Five Stars) Toronto Sun
Audiences have been equally impressed, proclaiming their love of the show with standing ovations at every performance. Even distinguished visitors to the show have gushed over it:
"Deeply Touching."
Lang Lang, Internationally acclaimed concert pianist
"Brilliant, funny and moving."
Peter Oundjian, Music Director, Toronto Symphony Orchestra
The show can only run in Toronto until January 5th because Ted and Richard will be heading off to Ottawa early in the new year to perform at the National Arts Centre. Following this will be a Japanese tour.
This final Toronto extension affords audiences the chance to give tickets to the show as holiday gifts. For theatre and music lovers, for anyone who has ever taken a music lesson, for anyone looking for a funny and poignant entertainment, there is no better gift this holiday season.
About The Show
2P4H is a warm and funny musical entertainment about two lifetime obsessions with 88 piano keys. It’s a story of aspiring talents, teachers, lessons and competitions, and a not-to-be-missed classic of Canadian theatre.
Originally produced in 1996 at the Tarragon Theatre, and for a return engagement in 1997, 2P4H went on the Royal Alexandra Theatre for a 6-week engagement in 1998, and then for 4 weeks at the Elgin Theatre in 2003.
The winner of the 1996 Dora Award for Outstanding Production, and arguably the most successful play in the history of Canadian theatre, 2 Pianos 4 Hands has played off-Broadway, Washington’s Kennedy Center, the West End and in Tokyo. Since its humble Toronto premiere 2 Pianos 4 Hands has had 5000+ performances at more than 200 theatres worldwide.
Performance Schedule:
Week of Dec 5 – 11:
Fri, Dec 9 at 8pm Sat, Dec 10 at 8pm Sun, Dec 11 at 2pm
Week of Dec 12 – 18:
Fri, Dec 16 at 8pm Sat, Dec 17 at 8pm Sun, Dec 18 at 2pm
Week of Dec 26 – Jan 1:
Tues, Dec 27 at 8pm Wed, Dec 28 at 2pm & 8pm Thurs, Dec 29 at 8pm Fri, Dec 30 at 8pm
Week of Jan 2 - 8:
Mon, Jan 2 at 8pm Tues, Jan 3 at 8pm Wed, Jan 4 at 2pm / 8pm Thurs, Jan 5 at 8pm
The Panasonic Theatre
651 Yonge Street
Tickets $49.00 - $69.00 (On sale Monday November 28th, at 9:00 AM)
Phone 416-872-1212 or 1-800-461-3333
2011-11-24
Toronto: “2 Pianos 4 Hands” final extension to January 5, 2012