All stories by Trish Crawford on BroadwayStars

Thursday, March 3, 2016

Loretta Lynn, 83, still on the road and singing by Trish Crawford

A new album, a documentary about her life and a Broadway show marks Loretta Lynn’s six decades of performing.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:00AM
Saturday, February 27, 2016

Tarragon Theatre brings back The Watershed and Infinity by Trish Crawford

New season includes premieres The Millennial Malcontent by Erin Shields and Peace River Country by Maria Milisavljevic

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:37PM
Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Second City owner Len Stuart dies peacefully by Trish Crawford

Len Stuart, one of the owners of Second City which saw the troupe gain television success, remembered as a larger-than-life personality that was ‘born to be a businessman.’

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 10:00AM
Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Art of Time plans variety for 2016/17 season by Trish Crawford

Program includes jazz, poetry, comedy and classical music.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 02:14PM
Tuesday, February 16, 2016

National Ballet to present world premiere of Pinocchio by Trish Crawford

National Ballet of Canada's 2016/17 season includes Canadian premiere of Streetcar Named Desire.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 01:32PM

Mirvish nabs Beautiful and Come From Away by Trish Crawford

The 2016/17 season includes Carole King musical and Canadian hit about Sept. 11 aftermath.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:30AM
Monday, February 15, 2016

Thirty years of love, sweat and tears by Trish Crawford

Opera Atelier founders’ love story is inextricably tied to their opera company

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:00PM
Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Harrison Thomas comes from good thespian stock by Trish Crawford

Thomas learned his love of theatre from his actress mother, Lucy Peacock, a Stratford stalwart.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:00PM
Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Accordion achieves new musical heights in Squeezebox by Trish Crawford

Soundstreams showcases the lowly accordion with lofty new music compositions in Squeezebox Feb. 10

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:01AM
Monday, February 8, 2016

Performer gives a little piece of her heart to Janis Joplin portrayal by Trish Crawford

Singer Mary Bridget Davies frees her inner demons to perform in A Night with Janis Joplin, playing Toronto Feb. 9 to 21.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:44PM
Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Canadians star in Toronto Symphony Orchestra’s new season by Trish Crawford

More TSO soloists, more of the Decades Project and the New Creations Festival, and more live film scores part of 2016/17 program.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:19PM
Monday, February 1, 2016

The Marriage of Figaro with a Scandinavian twist by Trish Crawford

Ingmar Bergman films, Ibsen and Strindberg, and Danish drawings influenced COC production opening Feb. 4

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 09:00AM
Thursday, January 28, 2016

Shakespeare from the ground up by Trish Crawford

Groundling Theatre and a cast of Stratford and Shaw Festival vets bring The Winter’s Tale to Toronto’s tiny Coal Mine Theatre.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 01:00PM
Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Yehudi Menuhin's great influence on Daniel Hope's life by Trish Crawford

Violinist grew up being mentored by the great musician when he gave Hope's mother a job.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:00PM
Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Canadian Stage features Quebec and Australia in 16/17 by Trish Crawford

Canadian Stage is mounting numerous new productions in its 2016/17 program, highlighting both Quebec and Australia.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 07:10PM

Opera Atelier stages Medea and Dido and Aeneas by Trish Crawford

Toronto company will also take story of Medea and Jason to Versailles, France.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:35PM
Saturday, January 23, 2016

Canada Opera Company’s take on Siegfried’s features unusual dance of the dragon by Trish Crawford

Don’t expect high kicks in COC’s take on Wagner’s Siegfried.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 09:00AM
Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Valentijn Dhaenens honours oration in Bigmouth by Trish Crawford

Bigmouth star Valentijn Dhaenens uses the best speeches of all time to show the power of words

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:00AM
Monday, January 18, 2016

Sgt. Pepper's iconic photos reveal OPP badge on Paul McCartney's uniform by Trish Crawford

A live performance of the Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band in Toronto will be accompanied by a Beatles Canadian trivia pre-concert.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:16PM
Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Louis Riel revival the star of Canadian Opera Company's new season by Trish Crawford

Canadian Opera Company's 2016/17 will include a new production of Louis Riel to celebrate Canada's 150th anniversary

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 07:30PM
Monday, January 11, 2016

Play remembers girls kidnapped by Boko Haram by Trish Crawford

All Our Yesterdays, the story of two girls kidnapped in Nigeria, is at Factory Theatre until Jan. 17

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 01:53PM
Friday, December 18, 2015

How Arabic song became a welcome to Canada by Trish Crawford

Video of Ottawa school choir singing ancient song is attracting attention worldwide.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:00AM
Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Free Times Café still a haven for folk singers after 35 years by Trish Crawford

Musicians from Ron Sexsmith to Emm Gryner share their memories of Judy Perly’s College St. restaurant.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 10:00AM
Monday, December 7, 2015

How do you like your Messiah? by Trish Crawford

The annual Christmas tradition of the Messiah comes in many shapes and sizes in Toronto this season.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 10:00AM
Saturday, December 5, 2015

Toronto trio tackles Adele’s monster hit Hello by Trish Crawford

We threw out a challenge to the women of VIVA, who answered with their operatic take on the song.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:00AM
Thursday, December 3, 2015

Olivier Laquerre looks for suffering behind the evil by Trish Crawford

King Herod in Berlioz’s L’Enfance du Christ may be a bad guy, but at least he’s interesting, baritone says.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 10:00AM
Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Cultures meet in Jewish-Arab couple’s music by Trish Crawford

Married musicians David Buchbinder and Roula Said celebrate cultural diversity Dec. 5 at Koerner Hall.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 09:30AM
Friday, November 27, 2015

Revue updates big band and tap for modern times by Trish Crawford

Big Band Tap Revue honours the era of Duke Ellington while throwing in some OutKast and Superbad.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 10:00AM

Canadian brothers Mychael and Jeff Danna write score for The Good Dinosaur by Trish Crawford

Canadian composers Mychael and Jeff Danna teamed up to write score for The Good Dinosaur opening this week.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:01AM
Monday, November 23, 2015

TSO reports small surplus and 57% jump in donations by Trish Crawford

Symphony ends 2014-15 season in the black.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:14PM
Friday, November 20, 2015

Toronto Symphony Orchestra pays tribute to Bond, James Bond by Trish Crawford

From Thunderball to Skyfall, the theme songs for James Bond films featured stars of the day and memorable tunes.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:00AM

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