Come From Away returns to Toronto
How presenters get winning names
TORONTO — Several Tony Award-winning hits and the return of Canadian smash musical
are among the shows headlining the 2017-18 season from Mirvish Productions.
The acclaimed Lincoln Center Theater production revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s
will head to Toronto with performances scheduled for July 10 to Aug. 12, 2018, at the Princess of Wales Theatre. Five-time Tony winner
based on the bestselling graphic novel by Alison Bechdel, is planned to run at the Panasonic Theatre from April 13 to May 6, 2018.
featuring the music of George Gershwin, is scheduled for March 27 to April 29, 2018, at the Princes of Wales Theatre.
The musical based on the hit 1994 Australian comedy-drama, is set for performances from April 3 to May 28, 2018, at the Ed Mirvish Theatre.
Direct from the Old Vic Theatre in London, the musical adaptation of Dr. Seuss classic is slated to run from Dec. 10 to Jan. 21, 2018, at the Royal Alexandra Theatre.
Other upcoming shows include the North American premiere of Alfred Hitchcock’s thriller
which is expected to start performances Sept. 19. The Canadian premiere of
based on the mystery novel by British writer Mark Haddon, is slated to begin performances on Oct. 10.
After a well-received run last fall, will return to Toronto on Feb. 13 next year. The heartwarming musical, which is set in Gander, N.L., during the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks is currently in previews on Broadway.
Other returning shows include Pulitzer Prize-winning play and Other productions include: • The North American premiere of
• David French’s classic Canadian play
• Olivier Award-winning • Rodgers and Hammerstein’s •
LOS ANGELES — A look at how the Academy Awards’ winners envelopes are handled before being opened live onstage:
• The consulting firm PwC, formerly Price Waterhouse Coopers, tabulates the winners based on ballots cast by the academy’s 6,687 voting members. Unlike the nominations, which rely on a branchspecific, preferential-voting system, winners are chosen by popular vote.
• Two accountants are tasked with bringing the final results, inside sealed envelopes, to the Oscars ceremony. They are the people carrying briefcases on the red carpet, flanked by police protection. Each briefcase contains an identical set of envelopes for the show’s 24 categories. The accountants also memorize the winners.
• The two accountants are ostensibly the only people who know the winners before they are announced live on TV.
• During the telecast, the two briefcase-toting accountants are stationed in the Dolby Theatre wings, one stage left and one stage right.
• Most presenters enter stage right. They come backstage a few minutes ahead of time, and the accountant hands them their category’s envelope just before they walk onstage. The sealed envelope with the winner’s name inside is opened live onstage.
• On Sunday, Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway entered stage right, where PwC representative Brian Cullinan handed them the errant envelope.
• The previous award, best actress, was presented by Leonardo DiCaprio, who entered stage left. PwC representative Martha Ruiz handed him the envelope for the correct category.
• A duplicate, unopened envelope for best actress remained stage right, and apparently ended up in the hands of Beatty and Dunaway.