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Friday, April 27, 2012

Ouzounian: Why I’m going to miss Aubrey Dan by Richard Ouzounian

Dan never lost his winsome enthusiasm for the theatre, remembering why we come.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 08:04PM

Dancap Productions winding down, with no new shows in development by Richard Ouzounian

Dancap Production’s founder, Aubrey Dan, is hanging up his hat, “stepping back and re-evaluating” his involvement in the theatre business.

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 07:45PM

Bring It On: The Musical comes to Toronto by Richard Ouzounian

Cheerleaders Courtney Corbeille, Sheldon Tucker and Brooklyn Alexis Freitag bring high-energy athletics to Bring It On in Toronto.

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 04:34PM

Big Interview: Sissy Spacek by Richard Ouzounian

Oscar-winning actress Sissy Spacek just a good ol' Texas girl

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 01:02PM
Thursday, April 26, 2012

A Florentine Tragedy tepid while Gianni Schicchi soars: Review by Richard Ouzounian

The amazing American bass-baritone, Alan Held, is alone worth the price of admission to the Canadian Opera Company’s double bill.

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 10:53PM

To do tonight: One Man, Two Guvnors by Richard Ouzounian

Hilarious updating of a classic comedy has conquered Broadway and London, but Torontonians have a chance to catch the action on-screen.

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 01:56PM

Cirque du Soleil’s Amaluna pushes boundaries, tells a real story by Richard Ouzounian

Cirque du Soleil stays on cutting edge with latest show, Amaluna at Le Grand Chapiteau

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 01:52PM
Monday, April 23, 2012

Catherine Malfitano directs for Canadian Opera Company by Richard Ouzounian

Legendary soprano Catherine Malfitano takes on A Florentine Tragedy and Gianni Schicchi for the COC.

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 12:01AM
Friday, April 20, 2012

The Game of Love and Chance review: ‘Pretentious piece of comic mayhem’ by Richard Ouzounian

It’s hard to decide what to dislike most about this over-emphatic, pretentious piece of comic mayhem.

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 10:31AM
Thursday, April 19, 2012

Gordon Lightfoot releases All Live Tuesday by Richard Ouzounian

Gordon Lightfoot talks about his songs Early Morning Rain, If You Could Read My Mind, Canadian Railroad Trilogy and The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 04:53PM

Million Dollar Quartet celebrates famed jam session by Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins by Richard Ouzounian

The hit musical has been touring North America since it began in Seattle in 2007. Dancap Productions is bringing it to the Toronto Centre for the Arts July 10-29.

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 12:09PM

In War Horse, music evoles pathos by Richard Ouzounian

Songs transposed from pastoral setting assume a powerful irony

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 11:54AM

At Kim’s Convenience, the store's the thing by Richard Ouzounian

When Soulpepper Theatre presented Ins Choi’s play, Kim’s Convenience, last January, everyone loved the script, the cast, the direction, but most of all, they loved the set.

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 11:52AM

In Stratford’s Much Ado About Nothing, Deborah Hay and Ben Carlson bring their own marital chemistry to the roles of sparring lovers by Richard Ouzounian

Do you recall the old scientific brain teaser: “What happens when an irresistible force meets an immovable object?” Well, you can find an excellent illustration of it this summer at the …

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 11:52AM

Costumes for Coward Shaw things by Richard Ouzounian

Clothes may make the man, but they glorify the woman.

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 11:50AM
Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Oil and Water a poetically stirring tale of salvation by Richard Ouzounian

Robert Chafe’s play is given a production by Newfoundland’s Artistic Fraud Theatre Company that reminds us once again how resourceful this company is.

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 10:49PM

Stewart Lemoine brings The Exquisite Hour to Toronto by Richard Ouzounian

Revered in Edmonton, playwright Stewart Lemoine's The Exquisite Hour is his first Toronto production in 13 years.

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 03:47PM
Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Road to Avonlea’s Cedric Smith in The Wizard of Oz by Richard Ouzounian

Role of Dorothy in Mirvish production of The Wizard of Oz expected to be cast through TV series.

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 06:00PM

Lady Gaga, Daniel MacIvor and The Normal Heart highlights of Buddies in Bad Times season by Richard Ouzounian

Under Artistic Director, Brendan Healy, Buddies remains the theatre whose mandate can best be described as “What are they going to do next?”

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 11:41AM
Sunday, April 15, 2012

Opera Atelier creates superb Armide with talented production, cast by Richard Ouzounian

Opera is beautiful both visually and aurally, making it a must-see.

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 03:34PM
Thursday, April 12, 2012

Renée Fleming: the thinking man’s diva by Richard Ouzounian

Renée Fleming talks opera ahead of her April 20 concert at Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto.

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 04:49PM
Monday, April 9, 2012

Marina Nemat relives her pain for stage version of Prisoner of Tehran by Richard Ouzounian

Marina Nemat was arrested, tortured and sentenced to death in Iran in 1982, leading to the book and now the play, Prisoner of Tehran.

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 03:09PM
Friday, April 6, 2012

The Big Interview: suspense author Harlan Coben by Richard Ouzounian

Harlan Coben, whose Stay Close debuted at No. 1 on the New York Times bestsellers list, writes about “the normal life that gets taken away.”

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 04:13PM

Six (new) meals in … Montreal, the food-lover’s paradise by Richard Ouzounian

Montreal is a great food city. There are old favourites but if you want something new, here’s the new.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:00AM
Thursday, April 5, 2012

Clybourne Park: Review by Richard Ouzounian

Bruce Norris's Clybourne Park is at the Berkeley Street Theatre until April 28.

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 11:00PM
Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Was Spring by Daniel MacIvor: Review by Richard Ouzounian

Daniel MacIvor's Was Spring, starring Clare Coulter at Tarragon Extra Space, contains passages of brilliance.

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 10:00PM
Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Hannah Moscovitch festival a highlight of new Tarragon Theatre season by Richard Ouzounian

Plays by Hannah Moscovitch, David S. Young and John Mighton in Tarragon Theatre’s 2012-13 season

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 06:36PM

Bruce Norris talks about Clybourne Park by Richard Ouzounian

Bruce Norris’s Clybourne Park, the flip side of A Raisin in the Sun, opens in Toronto Thursday.

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 03:35PM

Factory Theatre, Acting Up Stage announce their new seasons by Richard Ouzounian

George F. Walker, Judith Thompson, Nina Lee Aquino and CBC’s Bill Richardson behind the upcoming titles at Factory and Acting Up Stage.

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 12:01AM
Monday, April 2, 2012

Many years, many meals and many pounds by Richard Ouzounian

There are times — when you win/lose a job, a sweetheart, or a dream — when the moment must be marked with the kind of meal that makes you feel pampered.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:16PM

Michael Healey’s Proud coming to Toronto stage in the fall by Richard Ouzounian

Michael Healey’s Proud will be coming to the stage in Toronto after all.

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 10:55AM

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