Stratford Festival faces $20-million budget shortfall despite cost cutting by David Friend - The Canadian Press

Stratford was scheduled to roll out 15 productions in four theatres, including Colm Feore’s ‘Richard III’’ as the inaugural show at the new $70-million Tom Patterson Theatre, before …

Locker-room sets and crinkled $10 bills: How comics make money in a precarious industry by David Friend - The Canadian Press

Layers of structural problems throughout Canada’s comedy industry have resulted in many comics living on shoestring budgets.

‘Good luck with your fight’: Sting supports GM workers as they battle plant closure by David Friend - The Canadian Press

Thousands of GM employees gathered Thursday to hear the British musician deliver a free acoustic performance as a gesture of support.

A new wave of plays about race and immigration aims to stoke conversation by David Friend - The Canadian Press

Stage rite: Canadian musicians jump to writing theatrical shows by David Friend - The Canadian Press

There are a number of musicals in development with a Canadian musician taking a key role behind the scenes.

Come From Away creators say Grammy nomination came as a shock by David Friend - The Canadian Press

Irene Sankoff and David Hein are up for Best Musical Theatre Album of the Year for Canadian Broadway hit.

A&R Angels a search for meaning in a digital world by David Friend - The Canadian Press

Maiden play by Kevin Drew of Broken Social Scene grew out of his frustration with modern life