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Winnipeg Free Press
6 hours ago
- Climate
- Winnipeg Free Press
Free Press Head Start for July 23, 2025
Mainly cloudy, with a 60 per cent chance of showers early this morning. Widespread smoke. High 24 C. Humidex 26. UV index 7 or high. Winnipeggers may have received a tornado alert on their phones on Monday — some repeatedly — but it wasn't for them and they were never in any danger. While the Environment Canada emergency alert popped up on the cellphones of many Winnipeggers at about 6:30 p.m. — urging them to 'take immediate cover in a basement or interior room if weather threat approaches' — it was intended for residents in the Rural Municipality of MacDonald, southwest of the city. Some of its communities include Oak Bluff, La Salle, Brunkild and Starbuck. Kevin Rollason has more here. What's happening today The Royal Winnipeg Ballet's Ballet in the Park is to summer in Winnipeg what Nutcracker is to winter: a beloved annual tradition. The annual al fresco performance is a once-a-season chance to watch the company and RWB School students perform for free (at the Lyric Theatre at Assiniboine Park), making it the perfect introduction to the art form. Performances run July 23-25, starting tonight at 7:30 p.m. You can register here. The Royal Winnipeg Ballet's Ballet in the Park returns to the Lyric Theatre for three nights starting tonight. (Nic Adam / Free Press files) Today's must-read Manitoba's experience as a leader in reconciliation will give it a leg up when it comes time for Canada to fast-track megaprojects, Premier Wab Kinew said Tuesday after signing an agreement with Saskatchewan to expand trade through the Port of Churchill. 'We're working a ton on making sure we have consensus with the Indigenous nations for the megaprojects that we want to pursue to build up the Manitoba and Canadian economy,' Kinew said. Twenty-nine First Nations and 12 northern communities own the Arctic Gateway Group, which operates the Port of Churchill and the Hudson Bay Railway that connects it to the rest of the continent. Carol Sanders has the story. The Port of Chuchill (John Woods / The Canadian Press files) On the bright side It's better to be safe than sorry when around water. That's the message the YMCA-YWCA of Winnipeg is spreading this week as it offers free water safety resources for both new and comfortable swimmers at its four locations in Winnipeg. 'Drowning is so, so preventable. Swimming is a life skill,' said Finn McLandress, aquatics director at the downtown location at 301 Vaughan St. Swim instructors will be available during drop-in swim times to answer questions and help any adult or child who has basic swim skills. Displays at each location entrance will have pamphlets and kids colouring sheets that list tips on how to avoid drowning. Matthew Frank has more here. Finlay McLandress, Aquatics Director, Downtown Y Community Hub (Supplied) On this date On July 23, 1953: The Winnipeg Free Press reported British government officials believed a violent shakeup gripped top leadership in the Soviet Union and were far from convinced premier Georgi Malenkov wielded total power. Buckingham Palace had no comment on the relationship between Princess Margaret and divorced Second World War fighter pilot Group Capt. Peter Townshend. In Winnipeg, all inoculations and other immunization injections for children were paused as 16 more cases of polio were reported. Read the rest of this day's paper here. Search our archives for more here. Today's front page Get the full story: Read today's e-edition of the Free Press .
eNCA
20-06-2025
- Entertainment
- eNCA
Mazwai marks Sankofa anniversary
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's renowned singer and songwriter, Thandiswa Mazwai, will be celebrating a year since the release of her album Sankofa with a special presentation at the Lyric Theatre at Johannesburg's Gold Reef City next weekend Sunday. She will also present music from her album Belede and tell her fans about her memories from her encounters with mentors like Miriam Makeba and Huge Masekela as well as her travels across Africa.
Sydney Morning Herald
14-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
Ten (or more) big shows to book now
The chipper red-haired 11-year-old orphan who, pining for her parents, swaps an orphanage for opulence when Fifth Avenue billionaire Oliver Warbucks plucks her from Depression-Era captivity to life in his mansion ahead of Christmas to improve his image. Expect heartwarming tears, a very cute dog, songs such as Tomorrow and It's The Hard Knock Life, and Anthony Warlow, an Annie -aficionado after previous runs (including on Broadway), as warmly stoic Warbucks, comic chops from Debora Krizak as Miss Hannigan and the original Yellow Wiggle, Greg Page, as President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Capitol Theatre, Sydney, until June 21; Princess Theatre, Melbourne, Jul 8-Sep 28. Anastasia: The Musical Inspired by the legend of Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia, the youngest Romanov princess, and the 1997 animated movie with a score by this musical's co-creators, Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, Anastasia follows Anya, a young orphaned woman with amnesia seeking her true identity. Swinging from the dying years of the Russian Empire to the dazzle of 1920s Paris, it swirls between political turmoil, gilded palaces, a handsome ruffian and a ruthless villain, all alongside its resilient heroine. Regent Theatre, Melbourne, from December; Lyric Theatre, Sydney, from April, 2026. MJ The Musical A winner of four Tony Awards, seen by nearly two million people during its Broadway run, and one of the highest-grossing musicals ever created, this biopic is not about the 'King of Pop's' troubled years, or allegations made against him. Set over two days, it explores Jackson's creativity and artistic legacy, his father's influence, his early years singing with The Jackson 5, Motown, and Quincy Jones, and the songs, dance prowess and perfectionism that made him a superstar Lyric Theatre, Sydney, until Aug 23; Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, Sep 9-Nov 2. Carmen Melbourne Theatre Company artistic director Anne-Louise Sarks swaps Blanche DuBois, the complex antiheroine of her 2024 production of Tennessee Williams's A Streetcar Named Desire, for Carmen, the molten femme fatale of Georges Bizet's four-act opera. Sarks' modern retake of the original story, a deadly love triangle between Carmen, gullible soldier Don Jose and dashing toreador Escamillo, redefines perceptions of the title character, amid heart-pulsing music, dance and song. Sydney Opera House, Jul 10-Sep 19, Regent Theatre, Melbourne, Nov 15-25. The Book of Mormon Regularly described as witty, filthy and outrageous, the Tony, Olivier, Grammy and, for its 2015 Australian debut, Helpmann Award-winning musical, is the satirical work of South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone and Robert Lopez (Avenue Q, Frozen). Follow the adventures of Elder Cunningham (Nick Cox, Le Fou in Disney's Beauty and the Beast) and Elder Price (Sean Johnston, Hairspray), two naive missionaries sent to a remote Ugandan village, who discover what the power to make change for good is really all about. Capitol Theatre, Sydney, July 15-Nov 30. Back to the Future: The Musical If you get tingles hearing Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) ask Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd), 'Wait a minute, Wait a minute, Doc. Are you telling me you built a time machine out of a DeLorean?' (exactly 23-minutes and one second into the 1985 film Back to the Future) then book this Australian production of the musical adaptation now. Not only does our teenage hero (played by Axel Duffy) utter the line, he says it to Tony Award-winner Roger Bart, who originated the boiler suit-wearing Doc Brown role on Broadway and the West End. There's also 17 new songs, skateboarding in a puffer vest, much 80's-50's plutonium-powered time-travel and that DeLorean. Lyric Theatre, Sydney, Sept 26-Dec 28. The Lion King No word yet on this mega-musical touring beyond Sydney but opening night is ten months away so anything could happen. Director Julie Taymor's 1997 adaptation of Disney's The Lion King won six Tony Awards, including best musical, and has been seen by 120 million people in 25 countries. It's the box office-breaking show's third visit to Australia and who wouldn't feel the love for Simba, Mufasa and Scar's return. Capitol Theatre, Sydney, from April 2026 Beetlejuice Given five stars and hailed 'an offbeat triumph of camp gothic' by our reviewer, the Australian production of Beetlejuice is led by perpetual triple threat Eddie Perfect who wrote the music and lyrics for this Broadway adaptation of the 1988 Tim Burton comedy-horror film. It's welcome praise after its 2019 Broadway debut drew mixed reviews. Perfect plays the title's agent of chaos character to the hilt and film fans will rejoice that the musical retains Burton's desiccated heads, calypso songs from Harry Belafonte and Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) among other irrepressibly nightmarish kinks. Regent Theatre, Melbourne, until August 31 Rent The late American playwright and composer Jonathan Larson's Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, which transplants the Parisian bohemians of Puccini's La Boheme to New York City borough Alphabet City in 1989, was an immediate sensation after its 1996 opening. It also inspired a 17-year-old Lin-Manuel Miranda to write his first musical. Larson never saw the show open – he died from an aortic dissection the night before its premiere – but Rent's earnest and emotional look at life, love and AIDS lives on. Sydney Opera House, Sep 27-Nov 1. Shirley Valentine Middle-aged Liverpudlian 1980s's housewife Shirley Valentine is living her 'little life' – dreary housework, dinner for her unadventurous husband, kids flown the nest, grey days with little spark. She talks to the wall because that's the only thing listening. After a friend invites her on a holiday to the Greek island of Corfu, Shirley rediscovers her adventurous self, sparking questions about her future. Lee Lewis's concise direction draws a smart, funny and affecting solo performance from Natalie Bassingthwaighte in Willy Russell's ever-wise and witty play. Theatre Royal, Oct 22-25
The Age
14-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Age
Ten (or more) big shows to book now
The chipper red-haired 11-year-old orphan who, pining for her parents, swaps an orphanage for opulence when Fifth Avenue billionaire Oliver Warbucks plucks her from Depression-Era captivity to life in his mansion ahead of Christmas to improve his image. Expect heartwarming tears, a very cute dog, songs such as Tomorrow and It's The Hard Knock Life, and Anthony Warlow, an Annie -aficionado after previous runs (including on Broadway), as warmly stoic Warbucks, comic chops from Debora Krizak as Miss Hannigan and the original Yellow Wiggle, Greg Page, as President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Capitol Theatre, Sydney, until June 21; Princess Theatre, Melbourne, Jul 8-Sep 28. Anastasia: The Musical Inspired by the legend of Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia, the youngest Romanov princess, and the 1997 animated movie with a score by this musical's co-creators, Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, Anastasia follows Anya, a young orphaned woman with amnesia seeking her true identity. Swinging from the dying years of the Russian Empire to the dazzle of 1920s Paris, it swirls between political turmoil, gilded palaces, a handsome ruffian and a ruthless villain, all alongside its resilient heroine. Regent Theatre, Melbourne, from December; Lyric Theatre, Sydney, from April, 2026. MJ The Musical A winner of four Tony Awards, seen by nearly two million people during its Broadway run, and one of the highest-grossing musicals ever created, this biopic is not about the 'King of Pop's' troubled years, or allegations made against him. Set over two days, it explores Jackson's creativity and artistic legacy, his father's influence, his early years singing with The Jackson 5, Motown, and Quincy Jones, and the songs, dance prowess and perfectionism that made him a superstar Lyric Theatre, Sydney, until Aug 23; Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, Sep 9-Nov 2. Carmen Melbourne Theatre Company artistic director Anne-Louise Sarks swaps Blanche DuBois, the complex antiheroine of her 2024 production of Tennessee Williams's A Streetcar Named Desire, for Carmen, the molten femme fatale of Georges Bizet's four-act opera. Sarks' modern retake of the original story, a deadly love triangle between Carmen, gullible soldier Don Jose and dashing toreador Escamillo, redefines perceptions of the title character, amid heart-pulsing music, dance and song. Sydney Opera House, Jul 10-Sep 19, Regent Theatre, Melbourne, Nov 15-25. The Book of Mormon Regularly described as witty, filthy and outrageous, the Tony, Olivier, Grammy and, for its 2015 Australian debut, Helpmann Award-winning musical, is the satirical work of South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone and Robert Lopez (Avenue Q, Frozen). Follow the adventures of Elder Cunningham (Nick Cox, Le Fou in Disney's Beauty and the Beast) and Elder Price (Sean Johnston, Hairspray), two naive missionaries sent to a remote Ugandan village, who discover what the power to make change for good is really all about. Capitol Theatre, Sydney, July 15-Nov 30. Back to the Future: The Musical If you get tingles hearing Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) ask Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd), 'Wait a minute, Wait a minute, Doc. Are you telling me you built a time machine out of a DeLorean?' (exactly 23-minutes and one second into the 1985 film Back to the Future) then book this Australian production of the musical adaptation now. Not only does our teenage hero (played by Axel Duffy) utter the line, he says it to Tony Award-winner Roger Bart, who originated the boiler suit-wearing Doc Brown role on Broadway and the West End. There's also 17 new songs, skateboarding in a puffer vest, much 80's-50's plutonium-powered time-travel and that DeLorean. Lyric Theatre, Sydney, Sept 26-Dec 28. The Lion King No word yet on this mega-musical touring beyond Sydney but opening night is ten months away so anything could happen. Director Julie Taymor's 1997 adaptation of Disney's The Lion King won six Tony Awards, including best musical, and has been seen by 120 million people in 25 countries. It's the box office-breaking show's third visit to Australia and who wouldn't feel the love for Simba, Mufasa and Scar's return. Capitol Theatre, Sydney, from April 2026 Beetlejuice Given five stars and hailed 'an offbeat triumph of camp gothic' by our reviewer, the Australian production of Beetlejuice is led by perpetual triple threat Eddie Perfect who wrote the music and lyrics for this Broadway adaptation of the 1988 Tim Burton comedy-horror film. It's welcome praise after its 2019 Broadway debut drew mixed reviews. Perfect plays the title's agent of chaos character to the hilt and film fans will rejoice that the musical retains Burton's desiccated heads, calypso songs from Harry Belafonte and Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) among other irrepressibly nightmarish kinks. Regent Theatre, Melbourne, until August 31 Rent The late American playwright and composer Jonathan Larson's Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, which transplants the Parisian bohemians of Puccini's La Boheme to New York City borough Alphabet City in 1989, was an immediate sensation after its 1996 opening. It also inspired a 17-year-old Lin-Manuel Miranda to write his first musical. Larson never saw the show open – he died from an aortic dissection the night before its premiere – but Rent's earnest and emotional look at life, love and AIDS lives on. Sydney Opera House, Sep 27-Nov 1. Shirley Valentine Middle-aged Liverpudlian 1980s's housewife Shirley Valentine is living her 'little life' – dreary housework, dinner for her unadventurous husband, kids flown the nest, grey days with little spark. She talks to the wall because that's the only thing listening. After a friend invites her on a holiday to the Greek island of Corfu, Shirley rediscovers her adventurous self, sparking questions about her future. Lee Lewis's concise direction draws a smart, funny and affecting solo performance from Natalie Bassingthwaighte in Willy Russell's ever-wise and witty play. Theatre Royal, Oct 22-25
The Star
10-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Star
Tom Felton will become Draco Malfoy again – this time, on Broadway
Tom Felton (pic) — the original Draco Malfoy from the Harry Potter movies — will slip into his old role on Broadway this winter in Harry Potter And The Cursed Child. 'Being a part of the 'Harry Potter' films has been one of the greatest honours of my life. Joining this production will be a full-circle moment for me, because when I begin performances in Cursed Child this fall, I'll also be the exact age Draco is in the play,' Felton, currently 37, said in a statement. Felton will be making his Broadway debut in the role, beginning performances at the Lyric Theatre on Nov 11 and playing through March 22, 2026. Malfoy was Potter's nemesis in the books and eight movies, but in the play, set 19 years after the events of Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows , Potter's son, Albus, becomes friends with Malfoy's son, Scorpius, at Hogwarts. It will mark the first time a member of the Harry Potter film cast has joined the stage production. Felton made his West End debut in 2022, starring in 2:22 A Ghost Story, and in 2024 was in Gareth Farr's play A Child Of Science at the Bristol Old Vic. His movie credits include They Will Kill You , opposite Patricia Arquette, and Fackham Hall with Damian Lewis. – AP
