All stories by Richard Ouzounian on BroadwayStars

Thursday, October 16, 2014

Anne and Alice both part of Charlottetown Festival season by Richard Ouzounian

Adam Brazier's first season as artistic director includes Anne of Green Gables, Stratford's Alice Through the Looking Glass and a remount of Evangeline.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:59PM
Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Lisa Ryder takes another ride in 'imaginary rodeo' with Helen Lawrence by Richard Ouzounian

Multimedia production opening at Bluma Appel Theatre on Thursday challenges former Andromeda star to work without three-dimensional scenery

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 09:00AM
Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Mike Wekerle brings some spice to Dragons' Den by Richard Ouzounian

Colourful entrepreneur, who describes himself as a rock star, part of new season that debuts Oct. 15 at 8 p.m. on CBC

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 07:00PM

Stratford casts festival newcomer in Sound of Music by Richard Ouzounian

Broadway performer Stephanie Rothenberg will play Maria in the 2015 production, the Star has learned.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 10:31AM
Monday, October 13, 2014

Shaw Festival looks to build two new theatres by Richard Ouzounian

Plans hastened by elevator breakdown that plagued Court House Theatre all summer. Meanwhile, Harveen Sandhu likely to play Eliza Doolittle in Pygmalion next season.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 02:59PM
Sunday, October 12, 2014

Sheridan grad takes over as Gerry Goffin in Carole King musical by Richard Ouzounian

Scott Campbell, who will play opposite to Jessie Mueller, says role in Broadway’s Beautiful: The Carole King Musical is “everything I could ask for.”

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:58PM
Saturday, October 11, 2014

Madama Butterfly fails to deliver on large promise: Review by Richard Ouzounian

Canadian Opera Company production’s of Madama Butterfly, on until Oct. 31 at the Four Seasons Centre, merely ordinary.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 04:49PM

Norman Reedus proud to be Robin to Andrew Lincoln’s Batman by Richard Ouzounian

Walking Dead fan favourite says Season 5 comes out of the gate ‘like a motorcycle flying off of a ramp.’

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 09:30AM

Walking Dead star Andrew Lincoln on Season 5 by Richard Ouzounian

Each half is 'like a Beatles song. The first half is Helter Skelter; the second half is A Day in the Life,' says British actor.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 09:00AM
Friday, October 10, 2014

Falstaff: review by Richard Ouzounian

Falstaff is must-see for opera lovers, and even those immune to opera’s charms will have their minds changed.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 10:50AM

Michael Cera matures as an actor in This Is Our Youth by Richard Ouzounian

Star of Scott Pilgrim and Arrested Development learns to stay in the moment in his Broadway debut in Kenneth Lonergan's play.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 09:00AM

The last days of Republic of Doyle by Richard Ouzounian

CBC series, which begins final season Oct. 15, was Allan Hawco's gift to his home province of Newfoundland.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 08:00AM
Thursday, October 9, 2014

What Makes a Man a boring mess of a musical by Richard Ouzounian

Show built around songs of Charles Aznavour at Berkeley Street Theatre until Nov. 2.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 09:30PM
Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Ben Heppner to star in Titanic musical in Toronto by Richard Ouzounian

David Mirvish announced Wednesday that the superstar tenor Heppner will make his musical theatre debut at the Princess of Wales Theatre.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:00AM
Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Diane Nyland Proctor dead at 70 by Richard Ouzounian

Actress, director and choreographer was best know for The Trouble With Tracy, but her heart belonged to musical theatre.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 07:40PM
Monday, October 6, 2014

This Is Our Youth: Review by Richard Ouzounian

First-rate revival of Kenneth Lonergan’s play, playing to sold-out houses on Broadway, still holds up an unflinching mirror to the lives of people in their 20s and 30s.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 02:34PM

Jennifer Hudson reflects on 10 years of fame by Richard Ouzounian

Album JHUD reflects "all the different sides of me" says Oscar winner and former American Idol finalist.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 10:49AM
Friday, October 3, 2014

The Big Interview: At 90, Charles Aznavour still draws inspiration from stories people tell by Richard Ouzounian

What Makes a Man, a musical tapestry woven from Charles Aznavour’s songs, begins performances at Canadian Stage’s Berkeley Street Theatre on Sunday.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 09:13AM

Sarah-Louise’s take on Julie Andrews leaves us Young at heart by Richard Ouzounian

Young captures the essence of Julie and reminds all of us fans why we were so in thrall to her for so many years.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 09:05AM

The boy with tape on his face still managed to say plenty: review by Richard Ouzounian

Sam Wills has three invaluable allies: his own imagination, his bottomless box of props and an audience full of willing victims.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 08:57AM
Thursday, October 2, 2014

Kevin Kline makes the pitch for My Old Lady by Richard Ouzounian

‘It’s such a relief to play a character who is not there to ingratiate himself in any way,’ says the actor who stars with Maggie Smith.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:44PM
Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Opera: Robert Carsen’s Falstaff looms large in the (second) Elizabethan era by Richard Ouzounian

Shakespeare’s roguish knight, as interpreted by Verdi, fits 1950s England perfectly, says the director of the Canadian Opera Company's season opener.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 07:15PM

Life is sweet for Bittergirl creators by Richard Ouzounian

Alison Lawrence and Mary Francis Moore have numerous theatre projects on the go, including a musical version of the play that kickstarted their careers.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:47AM

Life, Death and Blues offers contrived words but genuine music by Richard Ouzounian

Reviewer expected some sweeping in-depth revelations about the artist’s life to emerge in a show that the makers say was 15 years in the making. But the exact opposite was the case.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 07:27AM
Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Is Factory Theatre building a bunker to keep out critics? by Richard Ouzounian

Critics aren’t invited to opening night, but to a show five days later. But policy won’t affect the way Richard Ouzounian reviews shows.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:12PM
Monday, September 29, 2014

Artist collective lends a hand to create Kiss & Cry by Richard Ouzounian

A unique combination of dance, video and theatre brings together a diverse group of artists, performers to explore themes of love and loss.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:57PM
Sunday, September 28, 2014

Rebel Without a Cosmos: review by Richard Ouzounian

Second City’s latest mainstage show is no-holds-barred funny about the self-obsession in today’s culture. But it’s also much more than that.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:18PM

Martha Henry set to receive Stratford Legacy Award by Richard Ouzounian

Stage veteran honoured for storied career in Canadian theatre; joins impressive list of winners that includes Christopher Plummer and William Shatner.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 07:35PM
Saturday, September 27, 2014
Friday, September 26, 2014

Tennessee Williams: Mad Pilgrimage of the Flesh by John Lahr: Review by Richard Ouzounian

Exhaustively researched and brilliantly written biography covers the second half of Williams' life

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 10:49AM

Maggie Gyllenhaal knew The Honourable Woman was going to hurt: The Big Interview by Richard Ouzounian

Gyllenhaal herself is known as that rarest of creatures: a political activist possessed of a passionate heart paired with a rational mind.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 08:00AM

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