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Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Luminato 2016 to stage 11-hour epic James Plays: Knelman by Martin Knelman - Entertainment

The acclaimed trilogy will make their only North American appearance in a temporary theatre at Toronto’s Hearn Generating Station.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:30AM
Thursday, January 14, 2016

I Lost My Talk creates beauty from a dark past by Martin Knelman - Entertainment

Words, music, dance and film used to give voice to poet and residential school victim Rita Joe.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 01:36PM
Wednesday, December 23, 2015

The Curse of Clara and her sugar-plum dreams: Knelman by Martin Knelman - Entertainment

The Nutcracker role takes centre stage in CBC animated film.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 07:00AM
Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Crow’s Theatre finds new ways to soar: Knelman by Martin Knelman - Entertainment

Crow’s new home is a pioneering venture.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 07:00AM
Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Guillaume Côté, comeback of a ballet superstar by Martin Knelman - Entertainment

Almost a year after what he feared would be a career-ending injury, Côté returns to National Ballet stage as Romeo.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 01:00PM
Thursday, November 19, 2015

Cabaret singer Judith Lander appears at Young Centre by Martin Knelman - Entertainment

On Saturday Nov. 21 Lander is doing an intimate one-night show in Soulpepper’s cabaret series at the Young Centre.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:31PM
Friday, July 17, 2015

The Watershed makes a splash: Knelman by Martin Knelman - Entertainment

Oil sands debate makes for high energy theatre in documentary stage work. Too bad the show closes Sunday.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:33PM
Tuesday, July 14, 2015

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea takes audiences to a trippy underwater wonderland by Martin Knelman - Entertainment

Panamania’s stage version of Jules Verne classic is kept afloat by a raft of impressive multimedia effects.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 04:43PM
Tuesday, July 7, 2015

David Rakoff gets posthumous salute at Panamania in Toronto by Martin Knelman - Entertainment

Studio 180 brings his final book, Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish, to the stage.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 04:53PM
Thursday, June 25, 2015

New York's Fall for Dance fest gets a Toronto spinoff by Martin Knelman - Entertainment

Fall for Dance North debuts Sept. 29 and includes renowned dance companies, with tickets priced at $10.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:00AM
Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Report pushes merger for three city-owned theatres: Knelman by Martin Knelman - Entertainment

Facing sale not long ago, Toronto’s civic-owned theatres will now try to run more efficiently, with a single management.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:00AM
Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Theatre rivals find a new horse race by Martin Knelman - Entertainment

Marlene Smith books the Elgin Theatre for equine musical Dancer but does that nose out Garth Drabinksy’s comeback?

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 07:09PM
Tuesday, June 9, 2015

Is Duddy Kravitz finally ready to master the musical? by Martin Knelman - Entertainment

After two failed starts in the 1980s, there are high hopes as a musical version of The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz opens in Montreal this week.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:26PM
Friday, June 5, 2015

Luminato’s Weisbrodt stays calm while preparing to stage world’s fiery end by Martin Knelman - Entertainment

Fest spends $1.5 million to resurrect Schafer masterpiece

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:16PM
Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Prestigious performing arts prize deserves national recognition: Knelman by Martin Knelman - Entertainment

Torontonians Atom Egoyan, R.H. Thomson and Diana Leblanc were celebrated at the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards gala, even if their hometown wasn’t paying attention.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 04:12PM
Friday, May 22, 2015

The Sony Centre buzzes while Toronto City Hall dithers by Martin Knelman - Entertainment

Interim CEO Mark Hammond pushes Front St. theatre into its next phase

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:20PM
Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Did Edith Piaf ballet fall down the rabbit hole? by Martin Knelman - Entertainment

Wonderland's Christopher Wheeldon was rumoured to direct the planned Luminato production, with vocals by Martha Wainwright, but news of the production has vanished.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 07:08PM
Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Fleming and Goerke: a tale of two divas by Martin Knelman - Entertainment

Renée Fleming reigns at the Met in The Merry Widow while Christine Goerke prepares to take Toronto by storm in Die Walkure.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:47PM

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