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Ambitious Amphibians – Musical Brings Humanistic Truths to Lily Pad

Ambitious Amphibians – Musical Brings Humanistic Truths to Lily Pad From the Winnipeg Free Press By Ben Waldman Posted Tuesday, December 10th, 2024 In 1973, during a filmed interview for Temple University’s Profiles in Literature series, writer-illustrator Arnold Lobel was asked whether books should be primarily entertaining or realistic for children. The author didn’t hesitate: “I think they can do ...

Three looks of the Frog in A Year With Frog and Toad

A Year With Frog and Toad designer inspired by nature

Some of Jackie Chau's inventive costumes from A Year With Frog and Toad A Year With Frog and Toad designer inspired by nature Set and costume designer Jackie Chau wants to inspire kids to have a relationship with nature. She imagines the audiences lying on their stomachs surrounded by tall grass on a hot summer day, when watching A Year ...

Katie German and Matthew Armet in A Year with Frog and Toad

FROG AND TOAD CHOREOGRAPHER WINS EVIE FOR OUTSTANDING WORK

A Year with Frog and Toad (2019) FROG AND TOAD CHOREOGRAPHER WINS EVIE FOR OUTSTANDING WORK Thank-you to the Winnipeg Theatre Community for being so welcoming. I grew up wanting nothing more than to dance at the RWB but choreographing at MTYP is just as rewarding and allows me the chance to work with Pablo who is one of my ...

Husband and wife perform together for first time on land

Husband and wife perform together for first time on land Frog and Toad aren’t the only best friends on the set of A Year With Frog and Toad at MTYP this holiday season. Rochelle Kives, in the ensemble, and Ruslan Rusin, the bassist in the band have been together since 2007, when they met each other on the deck of ...

Snail’s favourite holiday memory

Snail’s favourite holiday memory The actor playing Snail, along with a few more characters, in A Year With Frog and Toad wants to share. Growing up, Ari Weinberg loved Chanukah. Here is his favourite memory and recipe! "My favourite holiday tradition is my family Chanukah party. Every year, we congregate the party room at my grandparents’ apartment building. We’re a ...

Meet One of the Stars of MTYP’s Holiday Show

Rainbow Stage's production of "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do" featuring the songs of Neil Sedaka Meet One of the Stars of MTYP’s Holiday Show Katie German is wearing many hats this season! Since joining MTYP in 2002, Ms German has worked at eleven different jobs for the company, including Box Office Manager, Theatre School Administrator and Teacher, Teen Events ...