All stories by Richard Ouzounian on BroadwayStars

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
Saturday, December 27, 2014

Blades on Stage problematic, clunky by Richard Ouzounian

Ice dancing show on at the Princess of Wales Threate introduced the stars, Elvis Stojko and Shae-Lynn Bourne, badly and to no entrance applause.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:51PM
Friday, December 26, 2014

Big Interview: 2014 in celebrity quotations by Richard Ouzounian

“Sex is the only way we have of keeping death at bay.” Who said it: David Cronenberg, Mike Tyson, Molly Ringwold or Tom Stoppard?

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 10:00AM
Thursday, December 25, 2014

Assassins delivers a powerful musical punch by Richard Ouzounian

Currently playing at the Menier Chocolate Factory in London, England, this historical musical resonates in equal parts harrowing and hilarious with today’s darkest nightmares.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:01AM
Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Richard Ouzounian's Top 10 theatre of 2014 by Richard Ouzounian

Our traditional stage companies took more chances than they usually do, and the results were sometimes spectacular.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 10:00AM
Saturday, December 20, 2014

Jersey Boys hits the right notes by Richard Ouzounian

But this production isn't holding a full house even with some nice cards in its hand.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 04:59PM
Friday, December 19, 2014

A wise and whimsical romp through Sherwood Forest by Richard Ouzounian

Modern maidens, rejoice: The Heart of Robin Hood is not the story you think.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:00AM

Shae-Lynn Bourne stars in Blades on Stage by Richard Ouzounian

World champion ice dancer recalls her partnership with Victor Kraatz and how their professional breakup set her free.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 09:00AM
Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Nicolas Dromard’s Jersey Boy a far cry from Mary Poppins by Richard Ouzounian

Dromard, who plays cad Tommy DeVito in Jersey Boys, opening this week, was last here on stage as chimney sweep in Mary Poppins.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 08:00AM
Friday, December 12, 2014

Alan Cumming's life a cabaret with tragic roots by Richard Ouzounian

The Scottish star of stage and screen revealed the sad mysteries of his family’s past in a recent memoir, Not My Father’s Son.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:42PM
Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Donny and Marie deliver ageless treats: review by Richard Ouzounian

Donny and Marie are for real. They believe in the music they perform and the audience believes in them.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 10:48AM
Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Call it the 12 plays of Christmas by Richard Ouzounian

From Soulpepper's A Christmas Carol to Donny and Marie to the National Ballet's Nutcracker, some holiday entertainment worth leaving the house for.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:49PM
Friday, December 5, 2014

Shaun Majumder celebrates This Hour Has 22 Minutes by Richard Ouzounian

Comedian says he loves the CBC show he's been part of for more than a decade, but he likes to push the boundaries in his standup act.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:00AM
Monday, December 1, 2014

Second City meets the TSO: ‘the funniest two hours I spent in a theatre this year’ by Richard Ouzounian

To call The Second City Guide to the Symphony the comedy highlight of 2014 wouldn’t be far off the mark at all.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 08:38AM
Saturday, November 29, 2014

Brian Macdonald leaves a fine legacy in Madama Butterfly by Richard Ouzounian

Macdonald is remembered as a man important to the landscape of Canadian performing arts, as both a dancer and choreographer.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 07:24PM
Friday, November 28, 2014

It’s not easy to Escape the Book Club Killer by Richard Ouzounian

A first-hand look at Toronto’s LockQuest, which combines a room escape game with a book club for a stylish entertainment.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:00PM

Donny and Marie bring Christmas show to Toronto by Richard Ouzounian

Princess of Wales show brings memories of Christmases past for Osmond brother and sister.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 09:00AM

Ross Petty’s Cinderella filled with comic glee: review by Richard Ouzounian

Elgin Theatre’s annual Christmas pantomime, though a little too long in Act I, still has that feel-good sensation that sends you home grinning.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:36AM
Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Cannibal! The Musical stars Elicia MacKenzie by Richard Ouzounian

Former Sound of Music and Rock of Ages star will play Polly Pry to Liam Tobin's Alfred Packer when musical opens in Toronto Feb. 10.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 09:00AM
Tuesday, November 25, 2014

De Chardin Project’s persuasive secular saints and spiritual guides: review by Richard Ouzounian

Play about Jesuit philosopher and scientist Teilhard de Chardin is an intellectually challenging depiction we need more of in theatre.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 10:59PM

Canadian Rep's second season includes Nothing Sacred revival by Richard Ouzounian

George F. Walker's award-winning play joins Florence Gibson MacDonald's How Do I Love Thee? and Colleen Murphy's Armstrong’s War on the bill.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:51PM
Monday, November 24, 2014

Broadway pair bring James and the Giant Peach to Toronto by Richard Ouzounian

Benj Pasek and Justin Paul are the songwriting partners behind the musical version of the Roald Dahl story coming to Toronto’s Young People’s Theatre.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 07:00AM
Sunday, November 23, 2014

'The Heart of Robin Hood' hits Toronto before Broadway debut by Richard Ouzounian

The show critics praise as a 'crowd-pleasing stage spectacle' will begin performances Dec. 23 at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:39PM
Friday, November 21, 2014

Idina Menzel lets it go where the music takes her by Richard Ouzounian

The 43-year-old Broadway star has pulled off a trifecta of audience-relating songs that any actress would envy.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:00AM

How do you like your Cinderella? by Richard Ouzounian

Both Ross Petty Productions and the Ryerson Theatre School have made pantos out of the classic fairy tale.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 08:30AM
Thursday, November 20, 2014

Remembering Mike Nichols: a vital cultural force for half a century by Richard Ouzounian

The late director had a remarkable career that included Silkwood, Working Girl, Angels in America, Closer and Death of a Salesman.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:46PM

Horses of Odysseo to thunder back into Toronto by Richard Ouzounian

Improved version of sequel to Cavalia to open here April 8

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:00AM
Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Intricate two-character play explores life of great thinker De Chardin by Richard Ouzounian

Cyrus Lane, Maev Beaty star in The De Chardin Project, a heady piece that begins previews Nov. 20 at Theatre Passe Muraille.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 10:44AM
Friday, November 14, 2014

Anne Rice: interview with the chronicler of the vampire by Richard Ouzounian

Ahead of her appearance at Inspire! Toronto book fair, author talks about her return to the undead literary fold in the age of True Blood and Twilight

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 09:00AM

Alan Doyle of Great Big Sea spins stories as well as music by Richard Ouzounian

Author of "Where I Belong" talks about the path that took him from a struggling Newfoundland fishing village to worldly lead singer of a successful band.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 07:00AM
Thursday, November 13, 2014

Buyer and Cellar is pure pants-splitting entertainment: review by Richard Ouzounian

Christopher J. Hanke displays comic virtuosity as an unemployed L.A. actor who lands a job looking after Barbra Streisand’s junk.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:47PM

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