July 22, 2008
THEATRE CALGARY TOPS BETTY MITCHELL AWARD NOMINATIONS WITH 20.
Theatre Calgary has recieved a leading 20 nominations for the 2008 Betty Mitchell Awards, which celebrate excellence in Professional Theatre in Calgary. Timothy Findley's THE WARS, which had its world premiere at Theatre Calgary (co-production with the Vancouver Playhouse), leads the nominations with 8, including Outstanding Production of a Play and Outstanding Direction (Dennis Garnhum). Also heavily nominated was Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (co-production with the Citadel Theatre) with 7 nominations including Outstanding Production of a Musical. Other notable nominations include Outstanding Production for VIGIL, along with acting nominations for its two performers Dean Paul Gibson and Joyce Doolittle.
For all the nominees, please visit the Betty Mitchell Awards page.
Read the nomination story at CBC.ca.
Read the nomination story in the Calgary Herald .
July 7, 2008
THEATRE CALGARY TAKES HOME AWARDS FOR THE WARS &
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Two of Theatre Calgary's hit shows have received several awards from the cities where they were co-produced. THE WARS was a recipient of 3 Jesse Ricahrdson Awards (Vancouver's professional theatre awards) for Outstanding Lighting Design (Kevin Lamotte), Outstanding Set Design (Allan Stichbury) and Outstanding Original Composition (Scott Killian). Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST took home the Outstanding Costume Design (Leslie Frankish) award at Edmonton's Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Awards. Click here for more on the Jessie Awards and the Sterling Awards.
June 26, 2008
STEPHEN HAIR EMERGING ACTOR AWARD - RECIPIENT ANNOUNCED
Theatre Calgary has announced the recipient of the 2008 Stephen Hair Emerging Actor Award. The award annually recognizes and assists new actors from the Calgary region in the dawn of their acting careers. Click here to see who the recipient is.
June 9, 2008
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST nominated for Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Awards
The Theatre Calgary/Citadel Theatre production of Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST has received 4 nominations for Edmonton's 2008 Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Theatre Awards. Nominations include Outstanding Production of a Musical, Outstanding Costume Design (Leslie Frankish) and Outstanding Musical Director (Don Horsburgh) and Outstanding Choreography (Phillip Nero). For more on the awards, click here to see all the Sterling nominations.
May 21, 2008
THE WARS nominated for Jessie Richardson Awards
The Theatre Calgary/Vancouver Playhouse co-production of Timothy Findley's THE WARS has received a leading 8 nominations for Vancouver's 2008 Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards. Nominations include Outstanding Production, Outstanding Direction (Dennis Garnhum) and Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role (Meg Roe). For more on the nominations, click here to read the Vancouver Province story.
April 2, 2008
Beauty and the Beast becomes longest running show in Theatre Calgary history
Theatre Calgary's production of Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST has been heldover for a second time. A final week has been added to the run, as the show will now close May 4th. This holdover makes the show the longest running production in Theatre Calgary's 40 year history. Click here to download the media release (pdf document).
March 6, 2008
Theatre Calgary 2008-09 Season Announced
Theatre Calgary has announced its 2008-09 season of plays. Click here for the season lineup!