Joshua Chong
Culture Reporter at The (Toronto) Star
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3 weeks ago |
therecord.com | Joshua Chong
The Stratford Festival ended 2024 with a million-dollar deficit as audience attendance fell short of expectations, underscoring the challenges many arts organizations still face even years after reopening from the COVID-19 shutdown. At its annual general meeting on Thursday, the repertory theatre company announced a $1.1-million operational shortfall for the previous season. The festival also reported a drop in ticket sales, with 430,000 seats sold in 2024, down from 443,000 in 2023.
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3 weeks ago |
thespec.com | Joshua Chong
The Ontario government will invest $35 million over three years to help rebuild the Shaw Festival’s aging Royal George Theatre. The proposed theatre that will replace it is expected to honour the original building’s design, the province said, but will also include about 20 per cent more seats, accessible front-of-house areas and new rehearsal space. The project is expected to be completed by the spring of 2029.
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1 month ago |
therecord.com | Richie Assaly |Joshua Chong
Buffy Sainte-Marie was stripped Friday of her Polaris Music Prizes, Juno Awards and Canadian Music Hall of Fame induction, as the fallout continues from an investigation that raised questions about her Indigenous ancestry and Canadian citizenship. The Polaris Music Prize is rescinding two awards given to Buffy Sainte-Marie, the Canadian music organization announced in a statement on Friday.
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1 month ago |
stcatharinesstandard.ca | Briony Smith |Joshua Chong |Richie Assaly
The 97th Academy Awards, which took place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles just weeks after a series of devastating wildfires ripped through the region, shone a spotlight on the resiliency of Hollywood. Host Conan O’Brien led a safe and occasionally solemn awards ceremony, which marked the end of one of the most wide-open Oscar races in recent memory. Here are the top nine moments from the evening, including the full Oscars 2025 winners list. 1.
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1 month ago |
thespec.com | Briony Smith |Joshua Chong |Richie Assaly
The 97th Academy Awards, which took place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles just weeks after a series of devastating wildfires ripped through the region, shone a spotlight on the resiliency of Hollywood. Host Conan O’Brien led a safe and occasionally solemn awards ceremony, which marked the end of one of the most wide-open Oscar races in recent memory. Here are the top nine moments from the evening, including the full Oscars 2025 winners list. 1.
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