Spoke too soon?

The Beacon Herald is now reporting that rumours of Cynthia Dale's return to Stratford's stages may be greatly exaggerated...

[exerpt] "Dale's manager and the Festival's Des McAnuff and Antoni Cimolino all say any announcement is a bit premature.

Her manager told The Beacon Herald there have been conversations but there is not a "done deal" as of yet."

"I can't say enough about the talents of Cynthia," said McAnuff, the Festival's artistic director.

"But we haven't signed a single contract for 2012." That was a position echoed by Cimolinio. "We will be announcing casting in the months ahead," said Cimolino, adding, "Cynthia has been a very important part of the Stratford Festival and I would love to see her back very soon."

Dale -- a "triple threat" who sings, dances and acts -- was the marquee actress for the Festival for almost a decade, but hasn't been at the Festival since 2007." - John Kastner, Managing Editor, Stratford Beacon Herald