Mirvish set to reopen theatres in April with long-delayed Toronto run of ‘Room’

TORONTO — Mirvish theatres are set to reopen at full capacity this spring with the repeatedly delayed Toronto run of “Room.”

The musical based on Canadian author Emma Donoghue’s 2010 novel will kick off Mirvish’s revised schedule after the emergence of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 disrupted its 2021-2022 season.

Mirvish says “Room” is slated to open at the Princess of Wales Theatre on April 5.

Canadian actor-singer Jake Epstein’s show business musical “Boy Falls from the Sky” is expected to open on April 19 at the Royal Alexandra Theatre.

The show replaces the previously announced “Pressure,” which has been pushed to the 2022-2023 season.

Ted Dykstra and Richard Greenblatt are set to return to the Royal Alexandra Theatre for the 25th anniversary production of “2 Pianos 4 Hands” from June 4 to July 17.

The Canadian première of “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” is expected to open on May 31 as originally scheduled.

The Shakespeare reimagining “& Juliet” is booked for a limited run from June 22 to Aug. 14 at the Princess of Wales Theatre, which is also where “Singin’ in the Rain” is set to close out the season with a run from Sept. 24 to Oct. 23.

“When we announced our 2021-22 season last summer, we could not have anticipated the Omicron variant’s sudden arrival in December,” theatre impresario David Mirvish said in a statement Tuesday.

“Under the government’s most current protocols, theatres are allowed to open at 100 per cent capacity as of March 1. But we are giving ourselves an extra five weeks to allow us to reopen in a safe and responsible manner.”

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 22, 2022.

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