Hairs Opens this Friday!

HART HOUSE THEATRE UPDATE

Issue 19, 2018/2019 Season | January 15, 2019

Hello!

This week we are gearing up for Friday's opening of Hair with some fun little tidbits for you! We are also celebrating a Heathers: The Musical Broadway World win, reminding you about our fabulous dinner and theatre package from our sponsor The Duke of York and highlighting some theatrical events around the House.

Hair opens on Friday

Our crew is focusing the lights, the cast is rehearsing their dance steps, the band is tuning their instruments and we are getting excited for Friday's opening of Hair ! Are you ready for a radical time?

Did you know that the songs from Hair were written by recently deceased, Canadian jazz composer Galt MacDermot? Or that the original Broadway cast's album is still the last cast recording to reach No. 1 on the charts? Even Hamilton can't claim that brag...

Tickets for our opening weekend are selling quickly, so don't delay, book now >>

Congratulations to Heathers: The Musical

We are so proud to say that this year Heathers: The Musical took home Best Independent Theatre Production at the 2018 Broadway World Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and voted on by local theatre audiences and we are so excited for the cast and creative team. Congratulations to all of this year's winners!

Dinner and a Show!

Hart House Theatre is proudly sponsored by the Duke of York Pub and we have once again teamed up with them up to bring you two mouth-watering dining and theatre packages!

Dinner And Theatre Package

When you call to book your tickets to a Hart House Theatre Season show, ask for the Duke of York Dinner and Theatre Package and make reservations at the Duke of York, where you will dine on a choice of a delicious 2 or 3-course prix fix dinner! Call the Hart House Box Office for more details.

After Theatre Package

Bring your ticket stub from that evening’s Hart House Theatre Season performance to the Duke of York and receive 2-for-1 Basket Bites – a delicious end to the night!

Visit The Duke of York for more information and menu options.

Theatre and Performance around the House

The Ugly Black Woman: Reflections in Song & Discussion | Fri., Feb. 1

Join us for this one night only performance with actor and powerful vocalist Nicky Lawrence. Featuring the songs and stories of female jazz and blues greats—Billie, Ella, Nina, Lena, Etta, Dinah and Sarah. Nikky will be accompanied by Juno award-winning musician Justin Abedin.

Tickets are only $10 for students!

Don't miss out on this one night only extravaganza, grab your tickets here >>

Night of Ideas | Sat., Feb. 2

Join artists, philosophers, and scientists for a night of thinking through the urgencies of our time. Hart House Theatre is teaming up with this years UofT Drama Festival adjudicator Autumn Smith to bring in her exciting production of Territorial Tales . As a creative launching pad for young storytellers (ages 14-21) to share their experiences of displacement, migration and settlement, the show premiered at CanStage in 2018 and features the work of several Hart House Theatre alums.

Prince Hamlet : In Conversation with Ravi Jain and Dawn Jani Birley | Sun., Feb. 10

Our friends over at CanStage and Why Not Theatre are bringing back Ravi Jain's groundbreaking production of Prince Hamlet . Join us at Hart House for a free conversation led by Director Ravi Jain and deaf actor Dawn Jani Birley about creating the show. Programmed in association with Hart House's annual lecture series, the Hancock Lecture. More here >>