Media Bulletin #8
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, November 23, 2011…The Shaw Festival is pleased to announce its seventh annual Festival Film Series line-up. This year’s Festival Film Series will launch with the screening of Woody Allen’s unapologetic love letter to the City of Light, Midnight in Paris on December 3 at 3 p.m. Eight feature films have been [...]
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Seventh annual Shaw Festival Film Series to screen acclaimed films and documentaries
Filed under: 2011 Media Bulletins, Media Bulletins | Tags: 2012 Season, Festival Film Series, Festival Theatre, Film Series, Niagara region, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Shaw Festival, TIFF
Principal roles and creative teams for Shaw Festival’s Court House Theatre productions announced
Filed under: 2011 Media Releases, Media Releases | Tags: 2012 Season, Bernard Shaw, Casting, Court House Theatre, creative teams, Niagara region, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Shaw Festival
Media Release #37
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, November 7, 2011…Artistic Director Jackie Maxwell is pleased to announce the principal casting and creative teams for The Shaw’s Court House Theatre productions.
Shaw Festival’s historic 50th season ends with increase in attendance
Filed under: 2011 Media Releases, Media Releases | Tags: 2011 Attendance, 2011 Season, Bernard Shaw, Niagara region, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Shaw Festival
Media Release #36
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, November 2, 2011 . . .The Shaw Festival witnessed a growth in attendance during its milestone 50th season, which also included an increase in the number of people who came to The Shaw to see the plays by its namesake.
Shaw Festival Executive Director to retire from The Shaw in early spring 2012
Filed under: 2011 Media Releases, Media Releases | Tags: 2011 Season, Bernard Shaw, Colleen Blake, Economic Impact, Executive Director, Niagara region, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Shaw Festival
Media Release #33
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, September 26, 2011…After over 17 years as Executive Director, Colleen Blake will be leaving the Shaw Festival in early spring 2012.
Shaw Festival announces 2012 season
Filed under: 2011 Media Releases, Media Releases | Tags: 2012 Season, Bernard Shaw, Court House Theatre, Festival Theatre, Niagara region, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Noel Coward, Royal George Theatre, Shaw Festival, Studio Theatre
Media Release #30
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, September 20, 2011 . . . Looking ahead to the next 50 seasons of theatrical exploration, Artistic Director Jackie Maxwell officially announced the playbill for the Shaw Festival’s 51st season today.
Molly Smith helms two musicals wowing audiences in U.S. and Canada
Filed under: 2011 Media Releases, Media Releases | Tags: 2011 Season, Bernard Shaw, Festival Theatre, Molly Smith, My Fair Lady, Niagara region, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Shaw Festival
My Fair Lady at the Shaw Festival and Rodgers And Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! at Arena Stage are simultaneously breaking records
Media Release #29
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario/Washington, D.C., September 14, 2011…Artistic Director of Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theatre Molly Smith finds herself with two record-breaking shows in North America at the same time: Rodgers and Hammerstein’s [...]
Shaw Festival 50th season has much to celebrate including extensions of two productions
Filed under: 2011 Media Releases, Media Releases | Tags: 2011 Season, Bernard Shaw, Box Office, Candida, Court House Theatre, Extended run, Heartbreak House, Maria Severa, Niagara region, Niagara-on-the-Lake, On the Rocks, Shaw Festival
Media Release #28
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, August 30, 2011… The extension of two shows, record breaking sales for the landmark musical My Fair Lady and clear evidence that the plays of Bernard Shaw are still relevant to theatre-goers across Canada and the United States are just some of the reasons the Shaw Festival has cause to celebrate.
Original cast recording of Maria Severa now available
Filed under: 2011 Media Releases, Media Releases | Tags: 2011 Season, Court House Theatre, fado, Maria Severa, Niagara region, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Portugal, Shaw Festival
CD’s release coincides with the annual Canada-Portugal day celebrations on June 10
Media Release #18
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, June 9, 2011 . . .The original cast recording of the new musical Maria Severa is now available at Bernard’s, the Shaw Festival’s gift shop, and online at www.shawfest.com. Maria Severa will have its world premiere on August 5 at the [...]
Shaw Festival golden 50th launches tonight with Bernard Shaw’s timeless masterpiece Heartbreak House
Filed under: 2011 Media Releases, Media Releases | Tags: 2011 Season, Bernard Shaw, Candida, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Court House Theatre, Drama at Inish - A Comedy, Festival Theatre, Heartbreak House, My Fair Lady, Niagara region, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Royal George Theatre, Shaw Festival
Niagara Falls and the CN Tower will glow gold to mark this special evening
Media Release #15
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, May 25, 2011. . .This evening, the Shaw Festival’s landmark 50th season will be celebrated with the opening of Bernard Shaw’s prophetic classic Heartbreak House this evening. The festivities continue for the rest of the week with the [...]
