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How to be your own Dancing Queen

April 16, 2015 by Carly Maga
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Last week, the Broadway Gods announced that Mamma Mia! will close on September 5 - after 14 years and 5,765 performances. While it’s always great to have some fresh blood on The Great White Way, we must pay tribute somehow to the musical giant - it’s a good thing we happen to have a musical theatre dance party planned for this weekend!

To prepare for the most anticipated Sunday night of the Toronto musical theatre calendar - you must become your own Dancing Queen! And with these (virtually) instructional dance videos according to genre, from a Twenties fad to the iconic “angry dance,” you’ll be well on your way. More

Our picks for Hot Docs 2015

April 14, 2015 by Carly Maga
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Contrary to popular belief, the Acting Up Stage team is not totally obsessed with musical theatre. Well, maybe we are. But we’re not ONLY obsessed with musicals. We’re also big documentary fans, and lucky for us, the world’s biggest documentary film festival is starting next week!

Hot Docs is taking place in Toronto from April 23 to May 3, and to get ready we’ve picked what we think are some of the most exciting movies coming to this year’s festival. And yes, some of them have to do with musical theatre. More

What you can expect from And 5, 6, 7, 8… !

April 10, 2015 by Carly Maga
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Coming up on April 19 is the next edition of the musical theatre event of the year (or so we say) - And 5, 6, 7, 8… a Musical Theatre Dance Party! This year, local musical experts from four Toronto institutions (Acting Up Stage, Theatre 20, Sheridan College, and Randolph Academy for the Performing Arts) are creating four amazing playlists to keep you mambo-ing, charleston-ing, and box square-ing all night long.

Get a taste of the tunes in store for anyone who attends our FREE dance party, Sunday April 19 from 8 to 11 p.m. at The Drake Underground (1150 Queen Street West). These are some of the songs featured at last year’s event that really got the party going.

RSVP now to the Facebook event!

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Why Tituss Burgess is the best thing since Pinot Noir

April 7, 2015 by Carly Maga
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Anyone with a Netflix account has heard of the new comedy series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, which is amazing not only for showing us Don Draper with an unwieldy beard but for proving to the world what Broadway fans have known for over 10 years - that Tituss Burgess is a living dream. More

The Show That Changed My Life

April 2, 2015 by Ari Weinberg
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March 27th was World Theatre Day. So I spent a lot of time reflecting on meaningful theatre experiences, performances I’ve attended and shows I’ve been in. One particular production came to mind, that was particularly life changing:

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat.

Yes, Lord Lloyd Weber’s poppy biblical tale was a pretty life changing experience. More

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