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Ramin in Toronto!

so to contribute, here’s a cute pic from the final toronto CC curtain call

#frontmezzjunkies reviews: @Mirvish's Canadian production of #HarryPotterAndTheCursedChild at #Toronto's CAA Ed #Mirvish Theatre #CursedChildCAN @cursedchildcan #HarryPotter on stage #JKRowling #JackThorne d: #JohnTiffany

The cast of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Photo by Evan Zimmerman. The Toronto Theatre Review: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child By Ross Pulled and compacted together, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child the stage show has been reborn, both on the road and on the Broadway and West End stage. Most magically, I might add, albeit only the West End production remains as the one and only place…

So, if some of you don't know, I'm a born and raised Torontonian. I've been proud to call TO my one true home for two decades. However, it is also a garbage city sometimes, and nothing is more garbage than goddamn fucking Mirvish.

Background: the Mirvish Theatre Company, or just Mirvish, was created by beloved businessman and philanthropist Ed Mirvish. Ed was a sweet, wonderful man who gave back to the community in so many ways. Nowadays, his theatre company owns practically all the big theatres in town, so they have a monopoly on mainstream theatre. Unfortunately good ol' Honest Ed died awhile ago and his son, David Mirvish, took over.

Fuck. David. Mirvish.

Under him, all the good work Ed did for the community has been undone while David gets rich. And Mirvish Theatre has become cheap and shitty to the Nth degree. They charge waaaaay too much for tickets knowing there's literally nowhere else to go for the show's they have. Total monopoly holding hypercapitalist scuzzballs. I didn't think they could get any worse, but today they really outdid themselves.

My family bought Hamilton tickets for this May. Unfortunately the show got cancelled because of Covid-19. Understandable, that's not what I'm upset about. What I am beyond pissed about is that Mirvish sent out an email notifying ticket holders that they WOULD NOT be getting their money back immediately. Instead they would have "Mirvish credits" that they would be able to put toward new tickets when the theatres open again. Oh and everyone who spent literal HOURS waiting to get Hamilton tickets won't get guaranteed tickets when the show comes back, instead we have "priority" to use our credits to buy them again. And we shouldn't ask for a refund because "your personal information could be compromised if you ask for a refund" and we "need to support the arts community in this trying time."

ARE. YOU. KIDDING. ME?!?!?!?!

FUCK YOU FUCK YOU FUCK YOU!!!!!!!

You don't get to scare people out of getting their hard earned money back from you after David Mirvish sold a Toronto landmark for over a BILLION dollars!!! How about you take some cash out of that shady ass realty deal, huh Davy?! And how are you not giving us guaranteed tickets to a show you charged us through the nose for and made us wait hours to even get a place at?!?! That is the least you can do when none of this is the customer's fault.

And in no world are you, Mirvish, the "starving arts community." You guys make millions every year because you are a monopoly. If I wanna support the arts I will buy from indie places and give money to the small theatres doing interesting work! Hell I'll give to the actors and crew directly before I ever, EVER give my money to Mirvish in the name of supporting the arts.