Broadway Across Canada
Hamilton: new and old perspectives
Arts June 7, 2022By: Yelin Gemma Lee, Arts & Culture Editor and Yasmin Vejs Simsek, Staff Writer This June, Broadway Across Canada is bringing the beloved and multiple award-winning musical Hamilton to Queen Elizabeth Theatre. Written by Lin-Manuel Miranda, the musical shook the world of theatre with a score rooted in rap, hip-hop, jazz, and R&B. Broadway Across Canada states it “has had a profound impact on culture, politics, and education.” The Pulitzer-winning musical is famous for casting predominantly Black and POC actors to tell a story of the Founding Fathers and the American Revolution. One of us has rewatched Hamilton on Disney+…
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Measured in love: Rent at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Arts October 1, 201904/10/2019: This story was corrected from an older version. The previous version stated that Mimi was played by Kelsee Sweigard, Maureen was played by Lexi Greene, and Collins was played by Juan Luis Espinal. Mimi was portrayed by Aiyana Smash,…
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