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Monday, May 25, 2015

Theatre review: ‘Parade' sadly goes nowhere by Richard Ouzounian

An award-winning musical about anti-semitism in the U.S. South lacks excitement.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:58PM

Gina Wilkinson, multi-talented theatre artist, dies at 50 by Richard Ouzounian

Thirty-year veteran of Canadian stage and screen died Thursday of cervical cancer. She was to have directed Candida at the 2011 Shaw Festival.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:58PM

Some theatrical second chances in Sin City by Richard Ouzounian

Criss Angel, Twyla Tharp and Adrian Marchuk all trying something new in Las Vegas

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:58PM

Theatre review: ‘Parade' sadly goes nowhere by Richard Ouzounian

An award-winning musical about anti-semitism in the U.S. South lacks excitement.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:58PM

The creation of Haley McGee by Richard Ouzounian

Workshopped at many indie venues, her show is now opening at Theatre Passe Muraille

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:58PM

Scott Conant: Superstar chef by Richard Ouzounian

From age 15, cooking has been his life

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:58PM

Review: This Misanthrope is hard to like by Richard Ouzounian

There is something so profoundly wrong about the production of The Misanthrope which opened Wednesday night at the Tarragon Theatre that it takes a while to come to grips with it.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:58PM

Barbra Streisand reported in talks to act, direct and produce a Gypsy movie by Richard Ouzounian

Superstar Barbra Streisand is reported to be set to produce, direct and star in a show about stripper Gypsy Rose Lee and her monstrous stage mother.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:58PM

Longtime Stratford veteran Peter Donaldson dies at age 58 by Richard Ouzounian

Married to Sheila McCarthy, he was known for his strength and versatility as a performer.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:58PM

African genocide haunts our stages by Richard Ouzounian

Lynn Nottage's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama Ruined is the latest work to explore the tragedy of African genocide.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:58PM

Rod Beattie as Walt Wingfield: Seven times lucky by Richard Ouzounian

Wingfield Lost and Found is seventh play in successful series by Dan Needles.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:58PM

Luminato's artistic director stepping down by Richard Ouzounian

Chris Lorway has been with festival for five years. “We've done a lot of good work, but sometimes you need a new voice,” he said.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:58PM

Adrian Grenier's celebrity quest for the self by Richard Ouzounian

Entourage star uses his time away from the set to make his own films of self-exploration

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:58PM

Latest Wingfield play a miniature gem by Richard Ouzounian

Wingfield Lost and Found exchanges boffo laughs for more Chekhovian rhythms.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:58PM

Brian Bedford conquers Broadway by Richard Ouzounian

Unanimous raves greet Stratford star in the New York production of The Importance of Being Earnest.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:58PM

Michael Langham: Former Stratford Artistic Director dies at 91 by Richard Ouzounian

Continued to work at Stratford as a director through the 2008 season

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:58PM

Lots of Canadians in cast of Billy Elliot by Richard Ouzounian

Toronto's Kate Hennig starred on Broadway and now is coming here.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:58PM

Diane Paulus: From Hair to The Magic Flute by Richard Ouzounian

Her biggest hit set A Midsummer Night's Dream inside a disco

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:58PM

Wilkinson, Dionisio, Carver three more stars for Theatre 20 by Richard Ouzounian

Louise Pitre performs a selection from Sisters, a new Quebecois musical

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:58PM

The Big Interview with Diane Paulus by Richard Ouzounian

Her biggest hit set A Midsummer Night's Dream inside a disco

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:58PM

Christopher Plummer on Barrymore, brilliance and the bottle by Richard Ouzounian

As actor prepares to remount play, he's struck once more by his life's parallels with the fabled thespian he portrays.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:58PM

Michael Langham made me love Stratford by Richard Ouzounian

His 1967 Antony and Cleopatra started our critic on a lifelong infatuation with the Festival Theatre.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:58PM

Brian Bedford's run extended on Broadway by Richard Ouzounian

Stratford star's production of The Importance of Being Earnest held over until July 3.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:58PM

British hit The Railway Children coming to Toronto's Roundhouse by Richard Ouzounian

Critically acclaimed production is to open May 3 at a new theatre next to Roundhouse Park.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:58PM

Gene Saks: The hit man behind Barrymore and so many others by Richard Ouzounian

Three-time Tony Award winner has staged everything from Mame to Same Time, Next Year

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:58PM

Eternal Hydra a fascinating play by Richard Ouzounian

David Ferry gives a magnificent performance as an author who may (or may not) have stolen some of his best work.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:58PM

Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark: Epic comic-book musical a $65 million disaster by Richard Ouzounian

Director Julie Taymor fails to make any magic out of Peter Parker's epic Spider-Man story on Broadway.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:58PM

When Elton met Billy: How the Rocket Man wrote a hit musical by Richard Ouzounian

The superstar singer/composer talks about how the movie mirrored his own troubled childhood.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:58PM

Gene Saks: The hit man behind Barrymore and so many others by Richard Ouzounian

Three-time Tony Award winner has staged everything from Mame to Same Time, Next Year

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:58PM

Ouzounian: Spidey has had show's creators climbing the walls by Richard Ouzounian

Death and misfortune have dogged the most expensive show on Broadway history from its very start.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:58PM

Spider-Man's secret identity: He's a flop by Richard Ouzounian

Director Julie Taymor fails to make any magic out of Peter Parker's epic Spider-Man story on Broadway.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:58PM

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