<div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Myriad Pro'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></B></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Myriad Pro'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Please add to your listings<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Myriad Pro'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">April 2, 2007<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right" align=right><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm
0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 20pt; FONT-FAMILY: Gungsuh; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT face="Times New Roman">"So, what <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><U>really</U></I> goes on back there?"<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Myriad Pro'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT face="Times New Roman"><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:City w:st="on"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Myriad Pro'; mso-bidi-font-family:
Arial">TORONTO</SPAN></B></st1:City><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Myriad Pro'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">ALLIANCE</st1:place></st1:City> FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS (TAPA) <o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Myriad Pro'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT face="Times New Roman">PRESENTS<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 35pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Myriad Pro'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT face="Times New Roman">BACKSTAGE TORONTO 2007<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Myriad Pro'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT face="Times New Roman">BRINGING BACKSTAGE FRONT AND CENTRE<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Myriad Pro'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><st1:City w:st="on"><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Myriad Pro'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Toronto</SPAN></st1:City><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Myriad Pro'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">, <st1:State w:st="on">Ontario</st1:State>….The TAPA Board of Directors is proud to launch a new spring initiative - <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">BACKSTAGE <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">TORONTO</st1:place></st1:City>.</B> On <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Saturday, May 12, 2007</B>, twelve venues will open their doors to the public for behind-the-scenes, guided tours at some of <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Toronto</st1:place></st1:City>'s most intriguing performing arts spaces - both large and small.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Myriad Pro'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Myriad Pro'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">BACKSTAGE TORONTO features <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">three unique tour packages</B>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Ticket holders will board buses (courtesy of Gray Line Toronto) at designated venues, and
travel throughout the day to performing arts spaces throughout the downtown core.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In addition to exploring behind the scenes, each venue will introduce an additional "backstage" element ranging from box office tours to wardrobe, lighting and rehearsals.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Each tour also includes </SPAN><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Myriad Pro'">a delicious complimentary lunch featuring special guests from the performing arts industry</SPAN></B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Myriad Pro'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Myriad Pro'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Staggered bus runs begin at 9:45am with the final tour ending at 2:30 p.m.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm
0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Myriad Pro'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Myriad Pro'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Confirmed venues for the <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">BACKSTAGE TORONTO</B> event include <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, Diesel Playhouse, Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre Centre, Factory Theatre, Princess of Wales Theatre, Royal Alexandra Theatre, The Walter Carsen Centre for The National Ballet of Canada, Harbourfront Centre, St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, Tarragon Theatre, Four Season Centre for the Performing Arts and CanStage-Berkeley Street Theatre.<o:p></o:p></B></FONT></FONT></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Myriad
Pro'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></B></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Myriad Pro'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Tourists and Torontonians alike will love this sneak-peak into the inner workings of <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Toronto</st1:place></st1:City>'s most-loved and vibrant performing arts institutions. "<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Backstage Toronto</B> showcases a wide variety of our city's theatre, dance and opera spaces and is a unique opportunity to visit behind-the-scenes at some of these fabulous venues," Says Celia Smith, Chair of TAPA's Board of Directors<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Myriad Pro'; mso-bidi-font-family:
Arial"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Myriad Pro'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Proceeds from this event will assist TAPA in enhancing the services and support it offers to over 190 member companies and doubles as an event to enhance public awareness of some of the live performing arts venues in the downtown <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Toronto</st1:City></st1:place> core.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Tickets for <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">BACKSTAGE TORONTO</B> are $60 per person (or $100 for 2 tickets), which includes transportation, tours and lunch, and are available for purchase at www.totix.ca, or in person at the T.O.TIX Booth at <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Yonge-Dundas Square</st1:address></st1:Street>. <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></div>
<div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right" align=right><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">(more…)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right" align=right><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></I></div> <DIV style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 4pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 1pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; mso-element: para-border-div; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt"> <div class=MsoNormal style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0cm; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0cm; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 81pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; TEXT-INDENT: -81pt; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none;
mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt"><B><U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">EVENT DETAILS<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></U></B></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0cm; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0cm; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 81pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; TEXT-INDENT: -81pt; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></B></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0cm; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0cm; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 81pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; TEXT-INDENT: -81pt; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; tab-stops: 81.0pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid
windowtext .5pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">DATE:<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>May 12, 2007 <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0cm; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0cm; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 81pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; TEXT-INDENT: -81pt; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; tab-stops: 81.0pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></B></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0cm; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0cm; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 81pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; TEXT-INDENT: -81pt;
PADDING-TOP: 0cm; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; tab-stops: 81.0pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">TICKETS:<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN></SPAN></B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">$60 per person / $100 per couple <SPAN style="COLOR: red"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></B></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0cm; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0cm; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 81pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; TEXT-INDENT: -81pt; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; tab-stops: 81.0pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p><FONT face="Times
New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></B></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0cm; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0cm; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 81pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; TEXT-INDENT: -81pt; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; tab-stops: 81.0pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">TOUR A:<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>Departures at 10:00am and 10:30am from <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Royal</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Alexandra</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Theatre</st1:PlaceName></st1:place><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT:
0cm; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0cm; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 81pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; TEXT-INDENT: -81pt; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; tab-stops: 81.0pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>Tour A includes tours of the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Royal</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Alexandra</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Theatre</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>, Factory Theatre, Diesel Playhouse, St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, Tarragon Theatre (Lunch at the Diesel Playhouse)<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal"><o:p></o:p></B></FONT></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0cm; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0cm; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 81pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; TEXT-INDENT: -81pt; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; tab-stops: 75.6pt 81.0pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0cm; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0cm; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 81pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; TEXT-INDENT: -81pt; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; tab-stops: 81.0pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">TOUR B:<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>Departures at 10:00am and 10:30am from Four Seasons Centre for the Arts</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0cm; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0cm; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 81pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; TEXT-INDENT: -81pt; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; tab-stops: 81.0pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>Tour B includes tours of the Four
Seasons Centre for the Arts, Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, Diesel Playhouse, The Walter Carsen Centre, <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Harbourfront Centre</st1:PersonName> (Lunch at the Diesel Playhouse)<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0cm; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0cm; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 81pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; TEXT-INDENT: -81pt; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; tab-stops: 81.0pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0cm; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0cm; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 81pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; TEXT-INDENT: -81pt; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; tab-stops: 81.0pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt
4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">TOUR C: <SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>Departures at 9:45am and 10:15am from the Princess of Wales Theatre<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0cm; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0cm; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 81pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; TEXT-INDENT: -81pt; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; tab-stops: 81.0pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count:
1"> </SPAN>Tour C includes tours of the Princess of <st1:country-region w:st="on">Wales</st1:country-region> Theatre, CanStage-Berkeley Street Theatres, <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Elgin</st1:place></st1:City> and Winter Garden Theatre Centre, Diesel Playhouse (Lunch at the Diesel Playhouse)<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><o:p></o:p></B></FONT></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoHeading7 style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0cm; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0cm; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; MARGIN: 12pt 0cm 3pt 81pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; TEXT-INDENT: -81pt; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; tab-stops: 81.0pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">BOX OFFICE:<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN></SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Tickets for <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">BACKSTAGE TORONTO</B> are $60 per person, which includes transportation and lunch, and are available for purchase at www.totix.ca, or in person at the T.O.TIX Booth at <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Yonge-Dundas Square</st1:address></st1:Street>.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0cm; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0cm; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT></o:p></div></DIV> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm
0cm 0pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Myriad Pro'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">The Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) is a professional arts service organization dedicated to advancing the arts in the City of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Toronto</st1:City></st1:place> by promoting and advocating on behalf of local theatre, dance and opera companies and providing services to enhance the artistic, technical and administrative development of its membership.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Myriad Pro'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt;
tab-stops: 378.0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Myriad Pro'"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Among the programs and services provided by TAPA are: the <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">T.O.TIX Booth - Toronto's One-Stop Ticket Shop</B> at Yonge-Dundas Square and online at www.totix.ca; the <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Dora Mavor Moore Awards</B>; the <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Go Live Theatre Guide</B> with current listings for theatre, dance and opera performances; <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">www.goliveto.ca</B> featuring comprehensive show listings; <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">The City Special</B>,<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> </B>offering free performing arts tickets to members of communities-at-risk; <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">hipTIX</B>,<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> </B>sponsored by BMO Financial Group, offering $5:00 tickets to students between the ages of 15 and 25; <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">5 Star Experiences</B>,<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> </B>unique and affordable theatre packages; and the <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Commercial Theatre Development Fund</B>.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></div> <div class=Print-FromToSubjectDate style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm" align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">-30-<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=Print-FromToSubjectDate style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Myriad Pro'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Press contact:<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></B></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Myriad Pro'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">For further media information and interviews please contact<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Myriad Pro'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Jacoba Knaapen at (416) 536-6468 ext. 25 or jacobak@tapa.ca<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Myriad Pro'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Myriad Pro'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Group Booking contact:<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></B></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Myriad Pro'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">For information on group rates and bookings, please contact<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Myriad Pro'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Kathy MacKenzie at (416) 536-6468 ext. 21 or kathym@tapa.ca<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN:
center" align=center><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Myriad Pro'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Myriad Pro'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><A href="http://www.tapa.ca/"><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>www.tapa.ca</FONT></SPAN></A></SPAN></div>