In Rehearsals for RAGTIME

We are just over a week away from opening night of RAGTIME! This production features a talented cast of 57 performers and will star Korin Thomas-Smith as Coalhouse Walker Jr. and Keena Eloise as Sarah. The role of Mother will be portrayed by Lauren Lazar. Manuele Mizzi will play the Eastern European immigrant Tateh, with Sean Catheroy starring as Father and Klint Uzuni as Younger Brother. Toronto's Louisa Burgess Corbett will take the stage as Emma Goldman.

Enjoy the following behind-the-scenes sneak peeks of RAGTIME!

GYPSY at Newmarket Theatre

"Curtains up! Light the lights!" It's opening night of Gypsy at Newmarket Theatre! Don't miss this spectacular Wavestage production about the infamous stage mother, Mama Rose, and her search for stardom for her children! Featuring Louisa Burgess Corbett as Mama Rose.

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Behind the Scenes in Rehearsal for Gypsy

Show week is upon us! We open our production of Gypsy this Friday, April 22nd and run until the 24th. Everything’s coming up roses with this classic musical based upon the autobiography of striptease artist Gypsy Rose Lee. Gypsy centres upon Mama Rose, the consummate stage mother who prods and pushes her daughters June and Louise into a vaudeville career at any cost in order to fulfill the dream of stardom she never achieved herself.

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Meet Baby June & Baby Louise of Gypsy

"Let me entertain you", they scream! Our April 2016 production of Gypsy features two alternating casts of "Baby's", both with tremendous talent and sparkle! Today we are thrilled to give you a sneak peek behind-the-scenes and an opportunity to get to know the four young ladies who will take on these iconic roles later this month.

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The Wizard of Oz at Newmarket Theatre

Our January production of The Wizard of Oz was a smash hit at Newmarket Theatre with two sold out performances during the run! Thank you to all who came out to support our cast and crew! We are honoured that you chose to spend time with us and keep live theatre alive.

Click "read more" to see full production images and audience feedback!

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Company at Newmarket Theatre

Stephen Sondheim's musical, Company, will be performed at Newmarket Theatre from November 19-22.

On his 35th birthday, Bobby—a commitment-phobic bachelor—searches for the answers to love and life in New York City. While enjoying the company of some lovely ladies, he observes both the joys and pitfalls of marriage from his five quirky couple friends – but is he ready? Only Bobby can find the answer in this witty and piercing examination of matrimony. For how else can you treat marriage, but as a comedy?

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Into the Woods at RHCPA

Into the Woods began it's run at Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts last night and it will continue until Sunday. Tickets will be available for the remaining performances at the RHCPA box office before the show. Don't miss this hilarious, yet heartwarming Sondheim production that asks audiences to be careful what you wish for!

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Into the Woods Table Read

Into the Woods comes to Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts from July 9-12, 2015! We are thrilled to be producing this enchanting show with such a supremely talented cast and creative team. Into the Woods takes place in a fairytale kingdom where, once upon a time, a baker and his wife were sent on a quest by a mysterious witch. Thrust into a world of magic and adventure, they find their story intertwined with a group of legendary characters including Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood and a young man named Jack (of beanstalk fame). It’s a magical musical full of witches, wolves, giants and mysterious strangers, where all fairy tales get tangled up together. Sondheim’s brilliant lyrics and gorgeous music, paired with Lapine’s captivating book, make this Tony Award-winning Broadway musical about wishes, chasing your dreams, and the importance of the stories we tell our children both magical and deeply touching.

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Peter Pan at Newmarket Theatre

Join Peter, Wendy, Michael, and John on their journey to Neverland! This high-flying, timeless musical will whisk you away to a place where dreams are born and no one ever grows up! This production can be seen live at Newmarket Theatre April April 23-26. Tickets are available online at www.newtix.ca or at the door before the show. Two unique casts and only four shows remaining! Don't miss this magical show.

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In Rehearsal for Peter Pan

In just one Peter Pan rehearsal you can find Pirates, Lost Boys, Indians, Fairies, and the magic of a boy who never grew up! Our production of this classic musical comes to Newmarket Theatre from April 23-26, 2015 - don't miss your chance to see all the high-flying action yourself! Tickets are available at www.newtix.ca or by calling the box office at 905-953-5122. Tickets will also be available at the Newmarket Theatre box office prior to the performances.

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Follies Raves & Reviews

Our run of Follies has come to a close, but audiences are raving about this production! Here's a look at some of the comments that came in this past week:

"The Wavestage Follies production was mesmerizing! Outstanding performances, interesting choreography, evenly flowing production and passionately performed by a strong cast. Special mention to James Woods for richly grasping the text and to Sarah Langford for allowing the audience to see and experience a broken Sally. Beautiful voice; passionate singing. The Pastiche number of One More Kiss brought tears to my eyes. Magical. Congrats to the entire team." - Fred Barrows, Montreal stage director

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Follies at Newmarket Theatre

Follies is the musical theatre event you do not want to miss! Set a few decades after the demise of the Weissman Follies, a glitzy revue staged between the wars, the show focuses on a group of once-glamorous Weissman girls who gather in their now condemned theatre for one last time before it is demolished. As the women relive their glory days on stage, old rivalries and resentments surface and their ‘follies’, both past and present, are revealed. This production will be at Newmarket Theatre from January 30 - February 1. Tickets are available online at www.newtix.ca, 905.953.5122, or in person at the box office before the performance.

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Stephen Sondheim's musical, Company, will be performed at Newmarket Theatre from November 19-22.