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Toronto, ON...BirdLand Theatre, winner of 5 Dora Awards for
The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, will premiere the bold,
original, surreal, thought provoking and alarmingly funny
musical Assassins. Adam Brazier will direct John Weidman and
Stephen Sondheim's critically acclaimed musical, which runs from
Thursday, February 4th to Saturday, February 20th, 2010 at The
Theatre Centre.
Part vaudeville extravaganza, part exposé, and wholly
electrifying, Assassins is a dark and controversial Tony
Award-winning musical about the American dream gone awry. This
wickedly comic one-act historical "revusical" lays bare the
lives of nine individuals who assassinated, or tried to
assassinate, various presidents of the United States. From John
Wilkes Booth to Lee Harvey Oswald, Sondheim and Weidman bend the
rules of time and space, taking us on a nightmarish
rollercoaster ride in which assassins and would-be assassins
from different historical periods meet, interact and in an
intense final scene inspire each other to harrowing acts all in
the name of the American Dream.
Assassins features an all-star cast that includes Dora Winner
Graham Abbey (11 seasons at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival,
CBC's The Border), Jay Davis (Evita, Tick Tick Boom, Little Shop
of Horrors), Kate Hewlett (Humans Anonymous, Noble Parasites),
Martin Julien (3 time Dora Award nominee, Mimi, Fire), Trish
Lindstrom (Mimi, the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, the Shaw
Festival), Paul McQuillan (Hairspray, Beauty and the Beast,
Forever Plaid), Mike Ross (Civil Elegies, Threepenny Opera,
Three Sisters), Steve Ross (Orson's Shadow, West Side Story),
Eliza-Jane Scott (Elegies, The Producers, the Stratford
Shakespeare Festival), Christopher Stanton (The Last Days of
Judas Iscariot, Orson's Shadow, The Gladstone Variations),
Jonathan Tan (The Princess and the Handmaiden, A New Brain),
Alicia Toner (Ivan vs Ivan), and Geoffrey Tyler (The Overcoat,
The Producers, Sweeney Todd, The Stratford Shakespeare
Festival).
Director Adam Brazier is a Dora Award-winning actor and
critically acclaimed director. Passed acting credits include
Butch in The Last Days of Judas Iscariot (BirdLand Theatre),
Carnivia in Cinderella (Ross Petty Productions), Dr. Frank ‘N
Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Canadian Stage
Company), Walter in The Woman in White (Broadway), Repunzel's
Prince in Into The Woods (Broadway) and roles at both the
Stratford Shakespeare Festival and the Shaw Festival. Brazier
made his directorial debut with Talk Is Free Theatre's Myths and
Hymns. He also directed the 2009 Fringe hit Nebraska.
Rounding out the artistic team is Musical Director Reza Jacobs
known for his work with the Shaw Festival and Talk Is Free
Theatre. Set Designer Beth Kates (Bigger Than Jesus, Songs for a
New World, Music for Contortionists) will be transforming The
Theatre Centre into a derelict fairground. Gareth Crew (the
Stratford Theatre Festival and Variations on a Nervous
Breakdown) will be providing the lighting design.
BirdLand Theatre is a Toronto-based theatre company founded in
2004 by Artistic Director Zorana Kydd. Committed to ensemble
collaboration through its work with guest artists, sponsors and
the community, BirdLand Theatre aims to promote the art of live
theatre through dynamic productions, intensive actor training
and outreach programs. Their productions explore humanity and
the human condition well maintaining the highest standards in
every aspect of their creative work. The company received 5 Dora
Awards (9 nominations) for its hit production The Last Days of
Judas Iscariot, which they remounted last year to great critical
acclaim and was recently named one of NOW Magazines Top 10 Shows
of the Decade. BirdLand Theatre has also presented The Pillowman(with
the Canadian Stage Company), Frankie and Johnny and The Ride
Down Mt. Morgan.
Show Information for Assassins:
Venue:
The Theatre Centre
100-1087 Queen Street West
Opens:
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Closes:
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Performances:
Monday - Saturday at 8 PM; Saturday at 2 PM
Tickets:
All tickets are $33
Tickets are available through T.O. TIX online at www.totix.ca
<http://www.totix.ca/> , in person at the T.O. TIX booth at
Yonge-Dundas Square, or at the door.
For more information please visit
www.birdlandtheatre.com
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