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May 7, Toronto, Ontario... Angelwalk Theatre is thrilled to announce its 5th season of producing Off-Broadway musical theatre in Toronto. The 2013/2014 season features four productions: the Subscription Series and the return of last season's hit Showcase Series. All performances will take place at the Toronto Centre for the Arts, where Angelwalk Theatre has been a resident company since its inception in 2009.
The season kicks off with RENT creator Jonathan Larson's autobiographical tick, tick...BOOM!, with the same creative team as Angelwalk Theatre's [title of show]. Liza & Barbra...Together at Last is up next, featuring past Angelwalk Theatre performers Jennifer Walls (Off Broadway On Stage) and Gabi Epstein (I Love You Because) in a show all about Liza Minnelli and Barbra Streisand. Ashley Gibson's The Life is Sweet Project follows, an inspirational journey in support of the CAMH Foundation. The season concludes with the Canadian premiere of Stars of David, a show about some of North America's most recognizable public figures and penned by an all-star team of Broadway's finest composers and lyricists.
Subscription Series
With book, music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson, the Tony-Award and Pulitzer Prize winning composer of RENT, tick, tick...BOOM! is a musical look at the courage it takes to follow your dreams. The show is Jonathan Larson's autobiographical tale of a young composer on the brink of turning 30 and falling into oblivion. His girlfriend wants to get married and move out of the city, his best friend is making big bucks on Madison Avenue, and yet Jon is still waiting on tables and trying to write the great American musical. tick, tick...BOOM!takes you on the playwright/composer's journey that led to the Broadway blockbuster, RENT. Winner of the 2001 Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Off-Broadway Musical, tick, tick...BOOM! will reunite director Tim French (Altar Boyz, [title of show]) with music director Anthony Bastianon ([title of show], Songs for a New World, Off-Broadway On Stage), the creative team behind Angelwalk Theatre's 5-time Dora-nominated production of [title of show]. tick, tick...BOOM! will be co-produced with Newface Entertainment and will run from September 21 until October 6, 2013 in the Studio Theatre.
Winner of the Edgerton Foundation New American Play Award, Stars of David is a brand-new musical that features music and lyrics by Gaby Atler, Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Susan Birkenhead, Amanda Green, Michael Friedman, Marvin Hamlisch, Sheldon Harnick, Tom Kitt, Richard Maltby, Daniel Messe, Itamar Moses, Steven Sater, Duncan Sheik, David Shire, Jeanine Tesori, and Nathan Tysen. Based on the original book by Abigail Pogrebin and conceived by Aaron Harnick, Stars of David is a snapshot of Jewish identity told through interviews with some of North America's most recognizable public figures, including Steven Spielberg, Gloria Steinem, Leonard Nimoy, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Joan Rivers, Aaron Sorkin, Tony Kushner, and Fran Drescher. You don't have to be Jewish to connect with this funny and engrossing musical featuring songs by some of Broadway's finest composers and lyricists, artists behind shows such as Shrek, Next to Normal, Fiddler on the Roof, A Chorus Line, The Way We Were, Closer Than Ever, Miss Saigon, Caroline or Change, and Spring Awakening. Co-produced with the Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company, this is the Canadian premiere of the production and will be directed by Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company's Co-Artistic Director Avery Saltzman and music directed by Mark Camilleri. The show will run from May 10 until June 1, 2014 in the Studio Theatre.
Showcase Series
Two of stage and screen's biggest stars, Liza Minnelli and Barbra Streisand, share the spotlight for the first time in an evening of story and song. Liza & Barbra...Together at Lastis written and will be performed by past Angelwalk Theatre artists Jennifer Walls (Off-Broadway On Stage) and Gabi Epstein (I Love You Because). Backed by a live orchestra, Jennifer and Gabi will bring these two legendary personalities to life, with a few special guests along the way. Concert hall will meet cabaret in this unforgettable, one-night only performance, music directed by Donavon LeNabat. A fundraiser in support of Angelwalk Theatre, the evening will also feature a silent auction pre-show and during intermission. Liza & Barbra...Together at Last will take place on October 19, 2013 in the George Weston Recital Hall.
Following on the heels of last year's Life is Sweet cabaret, The Life is Sweet Project, written and performed by Ashley Gibson, is an inspirational story about overcoming tragedy and finding the sweetness in life. In February 1998 Ashley's mom committed suicide. Fifteen years later, Ashley created a cabaret show to honour her mother's memory. Through a blog series leading up to the sold-out show, Life is Sweet told both Ashley's story and many others, creating a much-needed dialogue about mental health. The Life is Sweet Project will be music directed by Tara Litvack. All proceeds from this production will be donated to the CAMH Foundation, in support of mental health. The Life is Sweet Project will take place on February 10, 2014 in the Studio Theatre.
Subscriptions for the 2013/2014 season will go on sale starting on May 21, 2013 while single-tickets will go on sale on July 1, 2013. Patrons can save up to 28% by subscribing along with avoiding all online/telephone service fees with the purchase of a subscription. Tickets can easily be exchanged for any performance and subscribers get a discounted rate for both Showcase Series performances. In addition,, subscribers are guaranteed the same seats for all future seasons provided that they renew their subscription on time.
Angelwalk Theatre is a not-for-profit professional theatre company dedicated to producing Off-Broadway musical theatre and providing opportunities for both emerging and established Canadian theatre professionals. Founded in 2009, Angelwalk Theatre has quickly established itself as a leader in producing Off-Broadway musical theatre in Toronto. To date, Angelwalk Theatre has produced seven Off-Broadway musicals: the world premiere of Off-Broadway On Stage, the Canadian premieres of Ordinary Days and I Love You Because, the Toronto premieres of Altar Boyz and [title of show], and two musicals by Jason Robert Brown, The Last Five Years and Songs for a New World. The company has been nominated for 11 Dora Mavor Moore Awards.
Angelwalk Theatre will be concluding its 2012/2014 season with its upcoming production of the hit Off-Broadway musical I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change, co-produced with KooGle Theatre Company. I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change runs from May 14 until June 2, 2013 in the Studio Theatre.
2013/2014 Performance Schedule
tick....tick...BOOM!
Co-produced with Newface Entertainment
Book, Music and Lyrics by Jonathan Larson
Directed by Tim French
Music Directed by Anthony Bastianon
September 21 - October 6, 2013 (Opening: September 25)
Studio Theatre, Toronto Centre for the Arts
Liza & Barbra...Together at Last!
A fundraiser in support of Angelwalk Theatre
Written and Performed by Jennifer Walls & Gabi Epstein
Music Directed by Donavon LeNabat
October 19, 2013
George Weston Recital Hall, Toronto Centre for the Arts
The Life is Sweet Project
All proceeds will be donated to the CAMH Foundation
Written and Performed by Ashley Gibson
Music Directed by Tara Litvack
February 10, 2014
Studio Theatre, Toronto Centre for the Arts
Stars of David
Co-produced with Harold Green Jewish Theatre
Based on the Original Book by Abigail Pogrebin
Conceived by Aaron Harnick
Directed by Avery Saltzman
Music Directed by Mark Camilleri
May 10 - June 1, 2014 (Opening: May 14)
Studio Theatre, Toronto Centre for the Arts
For more information, please visit www.angelwalk.ca.
2013-05-07
Toronto: Angelwalk Theatre announces its 2013/14 season