It’s like Degrassi, only older and set in Boston GAYLE MACDONALD May 22, 2007 When the American teen network The N decided it needed a new prime-time drama, it looked to its own programming schedule for inspiration and settled on its No. 1-rated show, the Canadian-made series Degrassi: The Next Generation. Smartly written, topical and…

Pics from the Sprockets tribute. Also, here’s some random thoughts & observations from that night : * “Jan” was a librarian colleague of Linda Schuyler’s who first gave her the book “Ida makes a Movie”, a children’s picture book that featured anthropomorphic cats. She joked that if she didn’t change the cat-people into real people,…

by: Marise Strauss May 15, 2007 Degrassi: The Next Generation ended its sixth season on Monday, drawing a respectable 520,000 viewers to its finale at 9:30 p.m. ET on CTV despite airing opposite CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada, with 1.9 million, and Global’s 24, which grabbed over 1.2 million. The teen drama managed a season-to-date…

The Kids of Degrassi Street is finally coming out on DVD but will they sell the missing episode “The Canards Move Out”, the only episode NEVER sold by WGBH Boston. Amazon gives a release date of July 31st. WGBH Boston’s web site shows a 3-DVD, 750 minute release for $39.95 Here is the link to…

directors:: Allyson Bradley, Chris Jackman musical director: Shari Porter producers: Matt Birnbaum, Sara Farb, Mike MacKenzie choreographer: Samantha Zimmerman executive producer: Mitchell Marcus production coordinators: Jason Powell, Danny Richmond spcial thanks Sarah Blair-Irwin, Ari Weinberg cast Tonia Brooks, Ryan Brown, Julia Lauren Bryant-Monk, Alessandra Cannito, Yolanda Cheung, Ruth Chitiz, Sophie Chitiz, Jackie Dell, Zoe Erwin-Longstaff,…

Casts of Spring Awakening and Degrassi: The Next Generation Hold “Verbal Mashup” for Teens [TheaterMania.com] By: Michael Portantiere Cast members of the hit Broadway rock musical Spring Awakening and The N’s hit TV series Degrassi: The Next Generation appeared on stage at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre (home of Spring Awakening) on Monday afternoon, April 30,…

Spring Awakening and DeGrassi to Have Live Verbal Mashup [broadwayworld.com] According to Spring Awakening’s website, the hit Broadway musical is collaborating with the popular teen drama “DeGrassi: The Next Generation” for a unique discussion event that will take place on April 30th at 2 PM in midtown Manhattan. “You can be part of the first…

Is Harper a Stephanie Kaye or a Joey Jeremiah? Aaron Wherry, Macleans.ca | Apr 19, 2007 | 6:11 pm EST The Scene. According to IMDB.com, Michelle Muntean – now famous as the Prime Minister’s image adviser – once worked on the CBC program Under the Umbrella Tree. That show just so happened to star Stacie…

Dreams of Degrassi The tale of three obsessed fans’ meeting with their favorite stars by Tara Brite, Kristi Eaton and Brian Indrelunas For the last nine months, our Friday nights have revolved around “Degrassi.” When Kristi missed the season premiere, we called her at least 50 times. It only got worse from there. When JT…

Lauren Whyte In September2006, Lauren Whyte’s parents attended the Wonder Ball (a children’s charity event benefiting the Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada) in Toronto. As a show of support, Epitome Pictures Inc. donated the rare opportunity to spend the day as a VIP and visit the set of Degrassi: The Next Generation. Lauren’s mom…