TIFF RED CARPET: James Earl Jones joins Canuck stars for Show Stopper: The Theatrical Life of Garth Drabinsky
TIFF RED CARPET: James Earl Jones joins Canuck stars for Show Stopper: The Theatrical Life of Garth Drabinsky
By Monika Warzecha | September 12, 2012
By Monika Warzecha | 09/12/2012
Though he spent the bulk of his career behind the scenes in movies, theatres and extravagant, Broadway-style productions, the life of Garth Drabinsky is just as dramatic. Debuting at the festival, Show Stopper: The Theatrical Life of Garth Drabinsky, follows the rise and fall of one of Canada’s tallest poppies. The Cineplex and Livent founder pretty much changed the Canadian entertainment industry, helping to create the multiplex, producing scads of Cancon and even making forays into the New York theatre world before some creative bookkeeping landed him in jail. Making an appearance at the event was the documentary’s director, Barry Avrich, who is no stranger to controversy after making Unauthorized: The Harvey Weinstein Project. (Now that Avrich has focused on a brash Canadian businessman who fell from grace, we’re hoping he’s secretly working on a Conrad Black doc next.) Walking the red carpet at the event were many familiar Canucks, including Albert Schultz (who narrates the doc, and was a sometime Drabinsky protégé) and musical power couple Chantal Kreviazuk and Raine Maida. Other famous faces who came out to show their support were James Earl Jones (who was the promotional voice for Drabinsky’s 1994 Showboat) and Elaine Stritch (a.k.a. Colleen Donaghy), who recently called Drabinsky “the greatest living producer” (and who totally deserves a mention in Advanced Style for looking so awesome at 87).
165763 Elaine Stritch, <em>Show Stopper</em> director Barry Avrich and James Earl Jones (Image: Erin Seaman) TIFF RED CARPET: <em>Show Stopper: The Theatrical Life of Garth Drabinsky </em> TIFF RED CARPET: Show Stopper: The Theatrical Life of Garth Drabinsky https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-garth-drabinsky_intro-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-garth-drabinsky_intro.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-garth-drabinsky_intro.jpg 656 416 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/tiff-2012-garth-drabinsky-red-carpet/slide/tiff12-red-carpet-garth-drabinsky_intro/ tiff12-red-carpet-garth-drabinsky_intro 0 0
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165777 James Earl Jones (Image: Erin Seaman) TIFF RED CARPET: <em>Show Stopper: The Theatrical Life of Garth Drabinsky </em> TIFF RED CARPET: Show Stopper: The Theatrical Life of Garth Drabinsky https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-garth-drabinsky09-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-garth-drabinsky09.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-garth-drabinsky09.jpg 416 624 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/tiff-2012-garth-drabinsky-red-carpet/slide/tiff12-red-carpet-garth-drabinsky09/ tiff12-red-carpet-garth-drabinsky09 0 0
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165766 Chantal Kreviazuk (Image: Erin Seaman) TIFF RED CARPET: <em>Show Stopper: The Theatrical Life of Garth Drabinsky </em> TIFF RED CARPET: Show Stopper: The Theatrical Life of Garth Drabinsky https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-garth-drabinsky03-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-garth-drabinsky03.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-garth-drabinsky03.jpg 416 624 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/tiff-2012-garth-drabinsky-red-carpet/slide/tiff12-red-carpet-garth-drabinsky03/ tiff12-red-carpet-garth-drabinsky03 0 0
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165775 Raine Maida (Image: Erin Seaman) TIFF RED CARPET: <em>Show Stopper: The Theatrical Life of Garth Drabinsky </em> TIFF RED CARPET: Show Stopper: The Theatrical Life of Garth Drabinsky https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-garth-drabinsky13-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-garth-drabinsky13.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-garth-drabinsky13.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/tiff-2012-garth-drabinsky-red-carpet/slide/tiff12-red-carpet-garth-drabinsky13/ tiff12-red-carpet-garth-drabinsky13 0 0
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165765 Elaine Stritch (Image: Erin Seaman) TIFF RED CARPET: <em>Show Stopper: The Theatrical Life of Garth Drabinsky </em> TIFF RED CARPET: Show Stopper: The Theatrical Life of Garth Drabinsky https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-garth-drabinsky02-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-garth-drabinsky02.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-garth-drabinsky02.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/tiff-2012-garth-drabinsky-red-carpet/slide/tiff12-red-carpet-garth-drabinsky02/ tiff12-red-carpet-garth-drabinsky02 0 0
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165768 Barry Avrich (Image: Erin Seaman) TIFF RED CARPET: <em>Show Stopper: The Theatrical Life of Garth Drabinsky </em> TIFF RED CARPET: Show Stopper: The Theatrical Life of Garth Drabinsky https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-garth-drabinsky05-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-garth-drabinsky05.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-garth-drabinsky05.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/tiff-2012-garth-drabinsky-red-carpet/slide/tiff12-red-carpet-garth-drabinsky05/ tiff12-red-carpet-garth-drabinsky05 0 0
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165769 Elaine Stritch (Image: Erin Seaman) TIFF RED CARPET: <em>Show Stopper: The Theatrical Life of Garth Drabinsky </em> TIFF RED CARPET: Show Stopper: The Theatrical Life of Garth Drabinsky https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-garth-drabinsky06-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-garth-drabinsky06.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-garth-drabinsky06.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/tiff-2012-garth-drabinsky-red-carpet/slide/tiff12-red-carpet-garth-drabinsky06/ tiff12-red-carpet-garth-drabinsky06 0 0
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165774 James Earl Jones (Image: Erin Seaman) TIFF RED CARPET: <em>Show Stopper: The Theatrical Life of Garth Drabinsky </em> TIFF RED CARPET: Show Stopper: The Theatrical Life of Garth Drabinsky https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-garth-drabinsky12-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-garth-drabinsky12.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-garth-drabinsky12.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/tiff-2012-garth-drabinsky-red-carpet/slide/tiff12-red-carpet-garth-drabinsky12/ tiff12-red-carpet-garth-drabinsky12 0 0
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165771 Chantal Kreviazuk (Image: Erin Seaman) TIFF RED CARPET: <em>Show Stopper: The Theatrical Life of Garth Drabinsky </em> TIFF RED CARPET: Show Stopper: The Theatrical Life of Garth Drabinsky https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-garth-drabinsky08-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-garth-drabinsky08.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-garth-drabinsky08.jpg 416 624 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/tiff-2012-garth-drabinsky-red-carpet/slide/tiff12-red-carpet-garth-drabinsky08/ tiff12-red-carpet-garth-drabinsky08 0 0
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165764 <em>Show Stopper</em>’s Albert Schultz (Image: Erin Seaman) TIFF RED CARPET: <em>Show Stopper: The Theatrical Life of Garth Drabinsky </em> TIFF RED CARPET: Show Stopper: The Theatrical Life of Garth Drabinsky https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-garth-drabinsky01-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-garth-drabinsky01.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-garth-drabinsky01.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/tiff-2012-garth-drabinsky-red-carpet/slide/tiff12-red-carpet-garth-drabinsky01/ tiff12-red-carpet-garth-drabinsky01 0 0
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165770 Barry Avrich, Elaine Stritch, Chantal Kreviazuk and Raine Maida (Image: Erin Seaman) TIFF RED CARPET: <em>Show Stopper: The Theatrical Life of Garth Drabinsky </em> TIFF RED CARPET: Show Stopper: The Theatrical Life of Garth Drabinsky https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-garth-drabinsky07-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-garth-drabinsky07.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-garth-drabinsky07.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/tiff-2012-garth-drabinsky-red-carpet/slide/tiff12-red-carpet-garth-drabinsky07/ tiff12-red-carpet-garth-drabinsky07 0 0
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165772 Elaine Stritch and James Earl Jones (Image: Erin Seaman) TIFF RED CARPET: <em>Show Stopper: The Theatrical Life of Garth Drabinsky </em> TIFF RED CARPET: Show Stopper: The Theatrical Life of Garth Drabinsky https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-garth-drabinsky10-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-garth-drabinsky10.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-garth-drabinsky10.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/tiff-2012-garth-drabinsky-red-carpet/slide/tiff12-red-carpet-garth-drabinsky10/ tiff12-red-carpet-garth-drabinsky10 0 0
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165773 Cecilia Hart and James Earl Jones (Image: Erin Seaman) TIFF RED CARPET: <em>Show Stopper: The Theatrical Life of Garth Drabinsky </em> TIFF RED CARPET: Show Stopper: The Theatrical Life of Garth Drabinsky https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-garth-drabinsky11-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-garth-drabinsky11.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-garth-drabinsky11.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/tiff-2012-garth-drabinsky-red-carpet/slide/tiff12-red-carpet-garth-drabinsky11/ tiff12-red-carpet-garth-drabinsky11 0 0
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165767 Raine Maida (Image: Erin Seaman) TIFF RED CARPET: <em>Show Stopper: The Theatrical Life of Garth Drabinsky </em> TIFF RED CARPET: Show Stopper: The Theatrical Life of Garth Drabinsky https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-garth-drabinsky04-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-garth-drabinsky04.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tiff12-red-carpet-garth-drabinsky04.jpg 416 624 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/tiff-2012-garth-drabinsky-red-carpet/slide/tiff12-red-carpet-garth-drabinsky04/ tiff12-red-carpet-garth-drabinsky04 0 0
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