Difference between revisions 132428027 and 147898781 on dewiki{{Importartikel}} [[Image:WarnePantomine1890.jpg|thumb|237px|''The Christmas Pantomime'' colour [[lithograph]] bookcover, 1890, showing the [[harlequinade]] characters]] (contracted; show full) Since 1996, [[Ross Petty]] has been producing 'Fractured Fairy Tale Musicals' at Toronto’s Elgin Theatre. These shows are firmly in the old English pantomime tradition, incorporating many of the style’s elements—broad comedy, winking asides that break the 'fourth wall', audience participation and a man in a dress, often Mr. Petty himself.{{Citation needed|date= November 20082008-11-00}} The guest stars are chosen to be of fun and interest to Toronto audiences, and include Canadian TV stars ([[Ernie Coombs]], better known as [[Mr. Dressup]], [[Sheila McCarthy]], two of the [[Degrassi (franchise)|''Degrassi'']] kids) ballet stars ([[Karen Kain]], [[Frank Augustyn]], [[Rex Harrington]] and athletes (Olympic skater [[Kurt Browning]], WWE wrestler [[Bret Hart]]). The list of shows produced is also in keeping with panto tradition: ''Peter Pan'', '&(contracted; show full)[[ru:Пантомима]] [[scn:Mmiròcculi]] [[simple:Pantomime]] [[sk:Pantomíma]] [[fi:Pantomiimi]] [[sv:Pantomim]] [[tr:Pandomim]] </nowiki> All content in the above text box is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license Version 4 and was originally sourced from https://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=prev&oldid=147898781.
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