"THE BOOK OF MORMON", "THE WIZARD OF OZ", "HONEYMOON IN VEGAS" & "SISTER ACT" COMING TO TORONTO

The Book of Mormon Official Artwork

Mirvish Productions announced their exciting new line-up for for their 2013 season and surely Theatre Lovers have to be thrilled! Among the new stage productions to grace Toronto in the near future are TONY Award-winning Musical The Book of Mormon from the Creators of South Park - Trey Parker and Matt Stone - and Avenue Q Writer Robert Lopez. The Musical is about two Missionaries who travel to Uganda in hopes of imposing their beliefs upon locals who are facing much more pressing concerns like poverty, famine and AIDS. I definitely will be going to see this one!

Other Productions to come include the ever-popular Sister Act, Flashdance, La Cage Aux Folles, Honeymoon in Vegas (starring Tony Danza!!!), Backbeat and The Wizard of Oz!  The latter will feature new Material from the winning combination of Andrew Lloyed Webber and Tim Rice!

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"DOROTHY OF OZ" POSTER UNVEILED

This first Official Poster for 2012's Dorothy of Oz has just been released.  Starring a stellar Cast of Lea Michele (Glee), Kelsey Grammer, Dan Akroyd, James Belushi, Patrick Stewart, Hugh Dancy and Martin Short, the 3-D Animated Feature will follow Dorothy as she decides to return back to Oz one more time to save her Friends.  In all honesty, I thought in the spirit of the original The Wizard of Oz that this was a Live Action Film.  You can imagine my surprise when I was presented with this bit of news!

Dorothy of Oz is set tentatively for an April 30, 2012 release.  Summertime Entertainment oversees Production, although it is unclear which company will be handling its Distribution.

GLEE'S LEA MICHELE TO STAR IN WIZARD OF OZ 3-D

Independent production company Summertime Entertainment has confirmed the cast of an upcoming remake of classic The Wizard of Oz, which will be shot in 3-D. Starring in the plum role of Dorothy will be Glee's Lea Michele in what is sure to leave her mark in Hollywood as one of the greatest of her generation. 

The cast is loaded with remarkable talent boasting the likes of Jim Belushi, Dan Akroyd, Kelsey Grammer, Hugh Dancy and Kristin Chenoweth. Canadian singer-songwriter Bryan Adams will be writing new music for the film which is slated for a 2012 release. This has Oscar, SAG and Golden Globe written allover it.

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