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Solution for the afghan people. >> we want to create pockets of hope, stability and forward looking, cultural, uplifting. >> reporter: the mayor of kabul is a former u.s. citizen and united airlines pilot, and thousand he's one of the last afghan government officials still serving under taliban rule. >> i have a responsibility, and i've been, i've been given the responsibility to do something. and if i just leave like others, what have i achieved? >> reporter: the future of afghanistan remains uncertain. civilians don't know whether the taliban will be able to govern. for many of the group's y...

Some inspiration, but that wasn't simply light, and dear evan hansen looks at some serious subjects about the life of a young man going through some personal issues, some mental health issues, dealing with social isolation, as so many of us were, but it is a musical. it has gorgeous songs. it is ultimately very uplifting. and that combination of being serious and yet inspiring and uplifting was i think exactly the right tone for opening. those attending the festival found it a little different from normal pre—covid times. in 2019 there was a lot more people, a lot more excitement. it is easi...

And as connected to me as i could, without playing myself. toronto endured a tough lockdown, one of the longest in north america, for the staff of the festival, getting their annual extravaganza off the ground hasn't been easy. for the artistic director cameron bailey, dear evan hansen was a perfect choice for the opening night film. we were going through hard times, we had a bad third wave in canada. as we were watching the films we were looking for something that offered hope, that offered some inspiration, but that wasn't simply light, and dear evan hansen looks at some serious subjects abo...

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Issues, some mental health issues, dealing with social isolation, as so many of us were, but it is a musical. it has gorgeous songs. it is ultimately very uplifting. and that combination of being serious and yet inspiring and uplifting was i think exactly the right tone for opening. those attending the festival found it a little different from normal pre—covid times. in 2019 there was a lot more people, a lot more excitement. it was easier to get tickets. it is a nice layout, - you're not as scrunched, you're not waiting in line. the princess of wales theatre hosted the world premiere at one...