NEWS ITEM: Reason to celebrate
18 Mar'10

JOHN COULBOURN - QMI Agency

The Stratford Shakespeare Festival has landed a grant of $300,000 from the province's Celebrate Ontario Fund to support it's production of JACQUES BREL IS ALIVE AND WELL AND LIVING IN PARIS, it was announced Wednesday.

The announcement was made by John Wilkinson, MPP for Perth— Wellington, who said he believes that mounting a much anticipated musical on the Tom Patterson stage will have far-reaching effects. "Celebrate Ontario funding is not only helping to promote sales for (this) production, it is also helping to promote economic activity in Stratford and throughout Perth County," he said.