Wayne Leung (1981-2019)
Wayne was the Managing Editor of Mooney on Theatre from 2012 - 2019 and will be sorely missed. His death from an apparent heart attack was a loss not just to Mooney on Theatre, but also to the Toronto Theatre Community at large. You can read our publisher Megan Mooney's tribute to him here here.
Wayne was a writer, editor and corporate communications professional who was thrilled to be a part of the Mooney on Theatre team. Wayne loved theatre ever since his aunt brought him to a production of Les Misérables at the tender age of ten . . . despite the fact that, at that age, the show’s plot was practically indiscernible and the battle scenes scared the bejeezus out of him. Wayne’s current list of likes ran the gamut from opera, ballet and Shakespeare to Broadway musicals, circus and Fringe theatre. Outside of the theatre Wayne’s interests included travel, technology and food.
The 2012 Dora Mavor Moore Awards were held last night at the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts. The Doras are held annually by TAPA to honour excellence in Toronto’s performing arts industry.
Luminato presents the North American premiere of visionary director Robert Lepage’s play, Playing Cards 1: SPADES in Toronto.
When going to see a show by visionary Quebec director Robert Lepage you have no idea what to expect, and, at the same time, you also know exactly what to expect. Lepage is famous for his use of intricate stage technology and avant-garde techniques to create his unique brand of theatrical magic.
Toronto’s Clearwater Theatre Company presents the gripping drama of a family’s fight with mental illness, Next to Normal.
Next to Normal won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for drama. It’s an intelligent and gripping drama about a suburban family coping with the effects of a mother’s mental illness, and a scathing critique of psychopharmacology and the pharmaceutical industry. Oh, and it’s also a rock musical!
Luminato presents the Toronto premiere of Robert Wilson and Philip Glass’ rarely-performed epic opera Einstein on the Beach.
The 2012 edition of Luminato, Toronto’s annual festival of arts and creativity, kicked off on Friday and one of its most highly-anticipated (or at least highly-publicized) events is the Canadian premiere of the epic opera Einstein on the Beach.
In 1976, Philip Glass, a prolific contemporary classical composer whose style is often described as minimalist collaborated with avant-garde stage director Robert Wilson to create Einstein on the Beach. In the years since, the opera has rarely been performed. This international touring production presented in Toronto by Luminato is the first major production of the opera in twenty years.
