Bell Media jumps in to live theatre with Iconic Entertainment Studios partnership

TORONTO and LONDON - Bell Media is venturing into live theatrical production via a partnership with Canadian producer Michael Cohl's Iconic Entertainment Studios.The two companies said Tuesday that the first production from the new joint venture is Bat Out of Hell: The Musical, a new live theatrical spectacle that celebrates the 40th anniversary of the record-breaking album Bat Out of Hell by American rock singer Meat Loaf.Casting is currently underway in the U.K. and the production, directed by award-winning theatre and opera director Jay Sheib (Powder Her Face, World of Wires, Platonov), will begin previews on February 17, 2017 at...