BWW's Top Quebec Theatre Stories of 2012

BroadwayWorld brings you the Best of Quebec in the year 2012. Check out the Top Theatre Stories from each month during in the year 2012. We look forward to another exciting year of theatre in 2013!

January

Centaur Theatre Announces Lineup for Wildside Theatre Festival, 1/3-1/14

Centaur Theatre is proud to mark the 15th anniversary of its Wildside Theatre Festival with a spectacular line-up that breaches theatrical boundaries and breaks new ground. Performed by both seasoned ... (read more...)

Centaur Theatre Company Presents IN ABSENTIA, 1/31-3/4

Centaur Theatre Company presents the world premiere of In Absentia By Morris Panych and Directed by Roy Surette from January 31 - March 4, 2012.... (read more...)

February

Infinithéâtre Presents THE LEISURE SOCIETY, March 6-25

Infinithéâtre will present the Québec English language premiere of the award-winning play, The Leisure Society (La Societé de loisirs), by François Archambault, translated by Bobby Theodore, from Marc... (read more...)

Saint Matthias' Church Presents Inspiring Lenten Lecture Series

The Reverend Kenneth M. Near, Rector, is will offer a free Lenten programme for 2012; a speakers series around the theme of honour. Lectures take place over the next four Sunday mornings at St. Matthi... (read more...)

March

Centaur Theatre Company Presents INTIMATE APPAREL, 3/27-4/29

Centaur Theatre presents Intimate Apparel by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage. First staged in Baltimore, Maryland in 2003, this play, whose various incarnations have earned a bevy of a... (read more...)

Infinithéâtre's THE LEISURE SOCIETY Closes

April

The Shaw Festival Opens With RAGTIME

The Shaw Festival embarks on the first season of its next 50 years by proudly initiating a provocative conversation through the Tony Award-winning musical Ragtime. Based on E.L. Doctorow's novel of th... (read more...)

Stratford's 42ND STREET Begins Previews

The 'inspiring story of a small-town girl chasing her dream in the big city is told through exhilarating tap dance numbers' in the hit musical 42nd Street. Featuring Cynthia Dale and directed by Gary ... (read more...)

Shaw Festival's MISALLIANCE Previews Tonight at the Royal George Theatre

Misalliance, Bernard Shaw's cheeky social examination of Darwin's idea of Natural Selection and familial affiliations, previews today at the Royal George Theatre.... (read more...)

May

Olympic Beat Reporters Visit ART Newsmaker Breakfast, May 24

You've seen their by-lines - now's your chance to hear what some of the world's leading Olympic beat reporters think about major events involving the Olympics, such as the short list for the 2020 Game... (read more...)

July

STAGE TUBE: Shawn Barker Pays Tribute to Johnny Cash at Le Capitole

The Man In Black, A Tribute to Johnny Cash is currently playing the Le Capitol de Quebec through September 8, 2012. For tickets and more information, click here and to catch the performance highligh... (read more...)

ROCKY ROAD TO DUBLIN Plays Piggerty Theatre, 7/25 - 7/27

From the creator/performer of BOARDWALK! The Doo-Wop Show, comes an irreverent tribute to the Emerald Isle!... (read more...)

August

Hudson Village Theatre's BACK IN THE TENT Fundraiser Set for 9/15

To celebrate their 20th birthday, Hudson Village Theatre (HVT) returns to its roots for the annual gala on September 15th. Riding the successful wave of their spring fundraising drive, a matched donat... (read more...)

Blyth Festival Appoints Peter Smith as Interim Artistic Director

The Board of Directors of the Blyth Centre for the Arts has announced the appointment of Peter Smith as Interim Artistic Director of the Blyth Festival. Board President, Wendy Hoernig reported that th... (read more...)

October

STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek at THE CLOWN PRINCE

The Clown Prince, Josh Oskrdal Children's Series will be playing October 20, 2012 at the Hudson Village Theatre. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the show below.... (read more...)

Scapegoat Carnivale Presents THE BACCHAE, Oct 11-20

Scapegoat Carnivale presents THE BACCHAE, October 11-20, 2012 at the Centaur Theatre Company, a new translation by Andreas Apergis and Joseph Shragge, directed by Andreas Apergis, new translation by A... (read more...)

December

Cirque du Soleil Returns to Calgary With AMALUNA

Cirque du Soleil returns to Calgary with its latest big top production Amaluna which premieres on April 11, 2013 for a limited engagement under the blue-and-yellow Big Top at Stampede Park (Lot #6). D... (read more...)