Jennifer Toulmin returns in the role of Anne Shirley

One of the most popular Anne Shirley’s returns to the Homburg Theatre stage this month when Jennifer Toulmin again takes the lead role in Anne of Green Gables—The Musical™. More than 220,000 people watched her play Canada’s most famous red-head during her four previous years with The Charlottetown Festival.

That’s almost 10% of the entire
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An all-lslander cast for Abegweit: The Soul of the Island

The Confederation Centre Young Company this year is really about evolving for at least one cast member. The 2010 production of Abegweit: The Soul of the Island is a reworking of the production that was performed at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver. That, in turn was a reworking of the production that debuted at The Charlottetown
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A free interactive Student Club at the Montgomery Theatre is designed for High School and Junior High School students from PEI. This club gives students an electronic backstage pass to the theatre world as they create their new shows for this summer. On Facebook search LMMI. Students will receive password protected access to a private conversation with the actors, designers, directors, composers
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All-Island cast debuts with Abegweit: The Soul of the Island

Confederation Centre Young Company debuts their 2010 production in the outdoor amphitheatre on Canada Day. Abegweit: The Soul of the Island, is a reworking of the production that was performed at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver to packed houses at Atlantic Canada House and to 25,000 people at BC Place in Vancouver.

For the
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Norm Foster play brings rural Saskatchewan to PEI

A Canadian murder mystery that is part slapstick and part slick and sly musical comedy takes over The Mack in Charlottetown this summer. The mystery unravels in The Charlottetown Festival production of The Last Resort.

“The Last Resort is set in a remote inn in Northern Saskatchewan where everyone has a secret and murder is the order of the day,”
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Chuck & Albert, Bruce & Kendra (and Boomer)

The Harbourfront Theatre has announced the return of some favourite musical performers to their mainstage this summer. Kendra MacGillivray and Bruce Rainnie and special guest “Boomer” Gallant.

2006 Canadian Comedy Award & 2007 East Coast Music Award nominees, Chuck & Albert are well known as remarkable showmen, delivering absolute
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The cast of Anne & Gilbert is preparing for its first preview performance at the Harbourfront Theatre, June 15, in Summerside. This year, the musical features two new faces in the leading roles: Amy Reitsma is Anne Shirley and Jory Rossiter will co-star as Gilbert Blythe. They headline a cast that sees many Island performers returning to the production or making their first appearance in the
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Jennifer Toulmin returns to stage in lead role for 2010

Anne of Green Gables—The Musical™ is back at The Charlottetown Festival for 2010, and this year a favourite Anne is back, as Jennifer Toulmin returns to the role. Toulmin played Anne Shirley for four years, from 2002 through 2005. “I am over-the-moon to be returning,” says Toulmin. She most recently wore the red braids for three runs of Anne™
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Harbourfront Theatre

Amy Reitsma will play the role of Anne Shirley in the PEI production of the hit musical Anne & Gilbert. The announcement was made by the Harbourfront Theatre, in Summerside, where the musical begins its sixth year of production in June.

Raised in Seabright, Nova Scotia, Reitsma says as a child she was obsessed about the Anne of Green Gables books. “I didn’t appreciate them
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