The Wedding Party
Kristen Thomson on her new comedic play
“I woke up to the idea after attending a dinner party with Ethel Teitelbaum, who is [former Art Gallery of Ontario director] Matthew Teitelbaum’s mother. She’s a wonderful woman, and she was telling a story…
Source: Globe & Mail
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Interview with Playwright Martyna Majok
Majok discusses how the play uses humor and sexuality to paint a picture of “four messy, contradictory, funny, and flawed people, destabilizing assumptions about disability”.
Source: Public Books
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NAC Preview with David Yee
Ahead of the play’s Ottawa production, playwright David Yee talks about his inspirations in this interview with the Ottawa Citizen.
Source: Ottawa Citizen
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What Caused the Boxing Day Tsunami
An explanation of the geology behind the tsunami, which caused a chain reaction of disaster.
Source: TIME
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Ten Years Since the Tsunami
A look back on the 2004 event, a series of then-and-now comparison images, and photos from the ten year anniversary memorials in 2014.
Source: The Atlantic
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Podcast: How Kinky Boots was developed
Find out how the show, based on true events, went from a little-known British indie film to a Broadway hit.
Source: TodayTix
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Cyndi Lauper, Theater Tunesmith
Why the singer of enduring hits like “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” and “True Colors” was the perfect person to compose the music and lyrics for Kinky Boots.
Source: The New York Times
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Interview with Harvey Fierstein
The Tony Award winner initially turned down the Kinky Boots writing job.