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Friday, February 13, 2015

Anna Kendrick: an actress who can't say no by Richard Ouzounian

She's making a lot of movies, including The Last Five Years and The Voices, opening Feb. 13, but Kendrick describes herself as a 'work freak.'

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:01AM
Thursday, February 12, 2015

Ryan Reynolds explains why he chased part in black comedy The Voices by Richard Ouzounian

Ryan Reynolds spoke to the Star during TIFF.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:33PM
Friday, February 6, 2015

Shaw Festival draws curtains on deficit by Richard Ouzounian

Operating surplus of $815,000 gives Niagara-on-the-Lake theatre company an accumulated surplus for first time in over 10 years.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:30PM

Review: A luminous How Do I Love Thee? by Richard Ouzounian

This tale of poets Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett tears audience’s hearts as the couple destroy and rebuild themselves over and over.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:00AM
Thursday, February 5, 2015

Walking Dead role cuts deep for Danai Gurira by Richard Ouzounian

Actress who is also accomplished playwright sees similarities between AMC drama, which returns Feb. 8, and her play Eclipsed about Liberian civil war.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 04:08PM
Wednesday, February 4, 2015

How Do I Love Thee? a poetic love triangle by Richard Ouzounian

In Florence Gibson MacDonald's play, Elizabeth Barrett Browning loves Robert Browning, but she loves drugs more.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:31PM
Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Sara Farb’s R-E-B-E-C-C-A about two sides of a sister by Richard Ouzounian

Stratford Festival actress’s play, beginning Feb. 5 at Theatre Passe Muraille, is about the disabled sibling who is and the one who might have been.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:32PM

Brazilian version of MacIvor's Monster among works in Progress festival by Richard Ouzounian

Beginning Feb. 4 at the Theatre Centre, festival presents international works in challenging theatrical formats.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 04:59PM
Sunday, February 1, 2015

The riches of Die Walkure are boundless: Review by Richard Ouzounian

Director Atom Egoyan steers this Canadian Opera Company production well, showcasing the strength of his female Valkyries, including Christine Goerke.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 04:50PM
Friday, January 30, 2015

The spirit still moves Angela Lansbury by Richard Ouzounian

89-year-old actress, who appears in Toronto in Blithe Spirit starting Feb. 11, says she won’t stop acting ‘before the absolute end.’

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:00AM
Thursday, January 29, 2015

Once to get extended run in Toronto by Richard Ouzounian

Musical begins its return visit Feb. 10 with an all-Canadian cast and advance sales are already strong.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:38PM
Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Opera Atelier gets regular gig at Versailles opera house by Richard Ouzounian

Toronto company to stage productions at Opera Royal every other season, beginning with Armide in November.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:00AM
Sunday, January 25, 2015

Miss seeing COC’s Don Giovanni at your peril: review by Richard Ouzounian

Director Dmitri Tcherniakov’s interpretation of a world of dysfunctional people and the Lord of Misrule is like nothing you’ve seen in your life.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 07:59PM
Friday, January 23, 2015

Andrew Kushnir's Small Axe deserves to be seen: review by Richard Ouzounian

Performers spill out their heartfelt stories of what it means to be gay and Jamaican.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:01PM

Toronto to experience work of Shakespeare's Globe by Richard Ouzounian

The London company's The Taming of the Shrew can be seen at Bloor Hot Docs Cinema as part of Globe on Screen.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:00AM

Graham Yost has 'the best job in Hollywood' by Richard Ouzounian

Son of the late Elwy Yost relishes his work on Justified and The Americans.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:00AM
Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Rick Miller's Boom more admirable than enjoyable: Review by Richard Ouzounian

One-man show has Rick Miller taking audience on journey through history of baby boomer generation.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:01AM
Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Chilina Kennedy to lead Broadway cast in Beautiful by Richard Ouzounian

The Stratford star will succeed Jessie Mueller, who won a Tony Award for her portrayal of Carole King in the Broadway musical.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 01:21PM

The Heart of Robin Hood's Toronto run extended by Richard Ouzounian

The extension to March 29 means that the planned transfer of the show to Broadway has been delayed until next season.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:01PM
Friday, January 16, 2015

'The Seagull,' as if by candlelight by Richard Ouzounian

Sometimes the unearthly glow of genius illuminates Berkeley Street Theatre’s production of The Seagull. Other passages leave us in the dark.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 09:30AM
Thursday, January 15, 2015

Many ingredients in Roger Mooking's success by Richard Ouzounian

With Chopped Canada back for a second season, chef talks cooking, making a TV show and his new Pearson restaurant

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 07:00PM

Director and playwright bond over cancer play by Richard Ouzounian

HER2 at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre about a group of women who are told they have incurable breast cancer

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:42AM
Wednesday, January 14, 2015

The Heart of Robin Hood: Review by Richard Ouzounian

Part fractured fairy tale, part acrobatics display, part bluegrass concert — this novel rearrangement of the classic story is a rollicking delight.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:39PM
Monday, January 12, 2015

Son’s medical crisis births Diane Flacks’ The Waiting Room by Richard Ouzounian

Surreal and unbelievable moments during son’s hospitalization in 2006 spur play at Tarragon Theatre

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:44PM
Sunday, January 11, 2015

Preparing The Seagull to soar by Richard Ouzounian

An all-star cast, under the direction of Chris Abraham, is creating a buzz for the new production of the Chekhov classic, opening Sunday at Berkeley Street Theatre.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:00AM
Friday, January 9, 2015

Louis Gossett Jr.’s history-making career by Richard Ouzounian

From Roots to Book of Negroes, Louis Gossett Jr. has been a trailblazer among African American actors for more than half a century.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:45PM
Monday, January 5, 2015

Next Stage Theatre Festival presents 10 challenging shows by Richard Ouzounian

From Graham Clark reading the phone book to a tragicomedy set during the Stanley Cup finals, fest runs Jan. 7 to 18 at Factory Theatre.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:44AM

Molly Parker to star in Harper Regan for Canadian Stage by Richard Ouzounian

Parker begins lead role in Simon Stephens play just two days after new season of House of Cards debuts.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:00AM
Friday, January 2, 2015

Donald Sutherland captivated by Pirate's Passage by Richard Ouzounian

“It’s a way to bring back Nova Scotia in my mind and my heart," actor says of animated film premiering Jan. 4 on CBC.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 10:00AM
Thursday, January 1, 2015

Theatre worth a trip to London, England by Richard Ouzounian

Shakespeare in Love hilarious and heartwarming while Behind the Beautiful Forevers showcases National Theatre at its best.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 02:47PM
Monday, December 29, 2014

Moving musicals from stage to screen doesn’t always work by Richard Ouzounian

An overview of the winners and losers among Broadway classics to make the transition to film over the past decade.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 01:47PM

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