Ross Petty Productions fractured fairytales, take the stage at the Elgin Theatre in Toronto each year, from November to the beginning of January. I know this because for the past five years, the event has become a favourite holiday tradition for my family. Each year, we plan for our family night out, knowing that it will be filled with laughter, song and merriment. This year was no exception.
On Saturday night, we eagerly settled into our seats for the 7 pm show of SNOW WHITE, The Deliciously Dopey Family Musical, our vocal chords warmed up to boo at the villain, played by Ross Petty. You see, Ross Petty’s productions are done in pantomime style, meaning, that the audience is encouraged to get involved and respond to the actors on stage at various times during the show.
We knew not to expect the Disney version of Snow White, which made the anticipation so much more fun. We appreciated that the show would be loosely based on the tale of Snow White, but would be filled with lots of surprises and familiar tunes (think Gangnam Style and Firework). Looking around, it was clear that both adults and children found the play hysterical because the humour is aimed at both audiences. The Evil Queen is named FarFromPoopin, and current events form part of the jokes.
In SNOW WHITE, The Deliciously Dopey Family Musical, Bond 007 and a host of fairytale characters must come to Snow White’s rescue when she is banished from Queen FarFromPoopin’s Kingdom. What follows includes a magic mirror, adventure, romance, intrigue, fabulous singing, dancing, laughs and lots of well scripted (and partially improvised) silliness. #socialmediareferencesabound
It is rare that one will go to a production where the actors have as much fun as the audience, but it was so obviously the case at Snow White, and the cast’s enjoyment was infectious.
Our kids oohed and aahed about this part and that on our way home in the car (along with my husband and I). They agreed that their favourite scene was a beauty contest between Queen FarFromPoopin and Snow White to decide who would be able to remain in the Kingdom. No spoiler alerts here.
If you are worried about getting a happily ever after at the end, you won’t be disappointed, both on and off the stage. And there is still time to join in the excitement, as SNOW WHITE, The Deliciously Dopey Family Musical is continuing onstage until January 5, 2013.
Ross Petty Productions presents SNOW WHITE The Deliciously Dopey Family Musical! is playing at the Elgin Theatre, 189 Yonge Street, until January 5, 2013. For a complete performance schedule visit WWW.ROSSPETTY.COM. Tickets are on sale now: $85/$75/$64/$27 Adults • $59 Children under 12 • $236 Family 4-Pack (prices do not include fees/taxes). Tickets can be purchased online at www.rosspetty.com by phone at 1.855.599.9090 or in person at the Elgin Theatre Box Office. SNOW WHITE is presented by Lowe’s Canada and sponsored by Sears Financial, Maple Lodge Farms and the Fairmont Royal York Hotel.
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A century of classic and new Disney stars are taking to the ice to share memories, laughs and excitement in Disney On Ice celebrates 100 Years of Magic. This holiday season, the magnificent celebration is coming to Rogers Centre in Toronto, December 23, 2011-January 1, 2012 for 15 performances.
The captivating production features the largest cast ever of lovable Disney stars on ice - Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Buzz Lightyear, Woody, Pinocchio, Jiminy Cricket, Stitch, Nemo and the Incredibles - and exciting moments from Disney’s Mulan and The Lion King.
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Starring Dan Chameroy, Jessica Holmes, Elicia MacKenzie,
Yvan Pedneault and Ross Petty
“Toto, I don’t think we’re in Kansas anymore.”Truer words have never been spoken, especially when referring to the annual Ross Petty Holiday Family Musical!
Follow the yellow brick road to the Elgin Theatre this season and discover Ross Petty Productions’ world premiere of THE WIZARD OF OZ, an original Petty production and 16th consecutive holiday show, starring Dan Chameroy, Jessica Holmes, Elicia MacKenzie, Yvan Pedneault and Ross Petty.
Dorothy, played by Elicia MacKenzie in her panto debut, made a smooth transition from an innocent novitiate in The Sound Of Music to a rock and roll chick in Rock Of Ages, and now segues seamlessly into an adventure-seeking city girl from Toronto who finds herself transported, via snow storm, to a wickedly wacky new world.Accompanied by her dog Toto and Aunt Plumbum–yes Dan Chameroy returns to the Panto for the third time to reprise the role of the man-hungry Plumbum von Botox–Dorothy is helped along the way by Splenda the Good Witch, played by the lusciously loopyJessica Holmes of Royal Canadian Air Farce fame.
The Tin Man, the Cowardly Lion and the Scarecrow, the funniest trio since Ford, Ford and Hudak, join Dorothy on her quest to find the Wizard of Oz, because “there’s no place like home.” Yvan Pedneault, recent star of We Will Rock You and Rock Of Ages is a magically challenged Tin Man, Stratford’s Steve Ross is the Cowardly Lion, the Shaw Festival’s Kyle Blair portrays the Scarecrow, and fan-favourite Eddie Glen will appear as The Wizard Of Oz himself!
A Petty panto is no such thing without Ross Petty who will once again trod the boards as the force of farcical evil, the Wicked Witch of the West.This winter, somewhere over the rainbow–blame global warming–fractured fairy tales will reign!
Ross Petty Productions presents
THE WIZARD OF OZ
The Wickedly Wacky Family Musical!
Directed and Choreographed by Tracey Flye
Book By L. Frank Baum, Adapted by Lorna Wright & Nicholas Hune-Brown
Music Direction by Steve Thomas
Starring Dan Chameroy, Jessica Holmes, Elicia MacKenzie, Yvan Pedneault and Ross Petty
Elgin Theatre, 189 Yonge Street, Toronto
November 24, 2011 – January 6, 2012
TICKETS ON SALE NOW!
$85/$75/$64/$27 Adults • $59 Children under 12 • $235 Family 4-Pack – all prices include HST
Tickets can be purchased online at www.ticketmaster.ca, by phone 1.855.599.9090, or in person at the Elgin Theatre Box Office, 189 Yonge Street, Toronto
For groups of 12 or more call 647.438.5559, toll free 1.866.447.7849 or visit www.thegrouptixcompany.com
Most evening Performances begin at 7pm, Matinees at 2pm
THIS HOLIDAY SEASON, DISNEY ON ICE CELEBRATES 100 YEARS OF MAGIC IS COMING TO TORONTO, DECEMBER 23-JANUARY 1/12
TORONTO, ON – September 9/11 — Be part of the festivities when Disney On Ice celebrates 100 Years of Magic comes to Rogers Centre in Toronto, December 23 -January 1/12. Tickets go on sale November 14th.
More than 60 of Disney’s captivating characters and their unforgettable stories come to life in this commemorative celebration, produced by Feld Entertainment. In this lavish ice show, everyone’s favourite sweethearts, Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse, take audiences on a fun-filled adventure, sharing memories with Disney friends including Goofy, Donald Duck, the beloved Disney Princesses, Buzz Lightyear, Woody, Jiminy Cricket, Pinocchio, Mulan, Timon, Pumbaa, Stitch, Nemo, the Incredibles and many more!
Ticket Prices: $90 (Rinkside), $65 (VIP), $39, $26 and $15. Additional fees may apply.
To discover more about Disney On Ice, go to www.disneyonice.com, or visit us on Facebook and YouTube.
About Feld Entertainment
Feld Entertainment is the worldwide leader in producing and presenting live touring family entertainment experiences that lift the human spirit and create indelible memories, with 30 million people in attendance at its shows each year. Feld Entertainment’s productions have appeared in more than 70 countries on six continents and include Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey®, Feld Motor Sports, Disney On Ice and Disney Live!.
Record number of registered events along with thousands of participants rally on January 27 to Play for Literacy in celebration of learning
(Toronto, ON - January 20, 2011) – The countdown is on before Canada comes together to celebrate Family Literacy Day. ABC Life Literacy Canada is encouraging all Canadians to make family literacy a priority on January 27 by participating in a Family Literacy Day event or activity in your community or in the home.
Canadians have stepped up in record numbers to rally around the cause as they paint Canada orange by registering their community and family events online at FamilyLiteracyDay.ca. With 846 events currently registered, it is not too late to plan your own event or activity or plan to participate in one in your area.
Now in its 13th year, Family Literacy Day was developed by ABC Life Literacy Canada in 1999 to celebrate adults and children reading and learning together, and to encourage Canadians to spend at least 15 minutes a day enjoying a learning activity together. Family Literacy Day provides focus and encouragement on the issue and with recently released opinion data collected by research firm Ipsos Reid, showing that a high percentage of Canadian adults lack confidence in helping their children with homework, engaging in this celebration is a great way to foster a love of learning within the home.
“As Canadians Play for Literacy this year, we are encouraging adults to have fun with learning through the use of play-centered activities which will help inspire a love of learning in their children,” commented Margaret Eaton, president of ABC Life Literacy Canada. “Literacy continues to be an important issue in Canada as four out of 10 working age Canadians struggle with low literacy and Family Literacy Day provides national focus on the cause.”
Play for Literacy can include all types of play that encourages literacy and numeracy development as well as comprehension skills, such as board games, card games and imaginative self-created activities and games. Games, and the carefree act of playing, provide a fun outlet in which individuals of all ages can engage in activities that inherently provide new learning or opportunities to improve one’s reading, writing, math and comprehension skills.
A complete list of events in communities across Canada, as well as resource materials and the Family Literacy Day online activity book presented by HSBC can be found at www.FamilyLiteracyDay.ca.
If you are worried about getting a happily ever after at the end, you won’t be disappointed, both on and off the stage. And there is still time to join in the excitement, as SNOW WHITE, The Deliciously Dopey Family Musical is continuing onstage until January 5, 2013.
