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Monday, May 25, 2015

Theatre review: ‘Parade' sadly goes nowhere by Richard Ouzounian

An award-winning musical about anti-semitism in the U.S. South lacks excitement.

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Gina Wilkinson, multi-talented theatre artist, dies at 50 by Richard Ouzounian

Thirty-year veteran of Canadian stage and screen died Thursday of cervical cancer. She was to have directed Candida at the 2011 Shaw Festival.

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Some theatrical second chances in Sin City by Richard Ouzounian

Criss Angel, Twyla Tharp and Adrian Marchuk all trying something new in Las Vegas

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Theatre review: ‘Parade' sadly goes nowhere by Richard Ouzounian

An award-winning musical about anti-semitism in the U.S. South lacks excitement.

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The creation of Haley McGee by Richard Ouzounian

Workshopped at many indie venues, her show is now opening at Theatre Passe Muraille

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Scott Conant: Superstar chef by Richard Ouzounian

From age 15, cooking has been his life

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Review: This Misanthrope is hard to like by Richard Ouzounian

There is something so profoundly wrong about the production of The Misanthrope which opened Wednesday night at the Tarragon Theatre that it takes a while to come to grips with it.

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Barbra Streisand reported in talks to act, direct and produce a Gypsy movie by Richard Ouzounian

Superstar Barbra Streisand is reported to be set to produce, direct and star in a show about stripper Gypsy Rose Lee and her monstrous stage mother.

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Longtime Stratford veteran Peter Donaldson dies at age 58 by Richard Ouzounian

Married to Sheila McCarthy, he was known for his strength and versatility as a performer.

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African genocide haunts our stages by Richard Ouzounian

Lynn Nottage's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama Ruined is the latest work to explore the tragedy of African genocide.

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Rod Beattie as Walt Wingfield: Seven times lucky by Richard Ouzounian

Wingfield Lost and Found is seventh play in successful series by Dan Needles.

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Luminato's artistic director stepping down by Richard Ouzounian

Chris Lorway has been with festival for five years. “We've done a lot of good work, but sometimes you need a new voice,” he said.

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Adrian Grenier's celebrity quest for the self by Richard Ouzounian

Entourage star uses his time away from the set to make his own films of self-exploration

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Latest Wingfield play a miniature gem by Richard Ouzounian

Wingfield Lost and Found exchanges boffo laughs for more Chekhovian rhythms.

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Brian Bedford conquers Broadway by Richard Ouzounian

Unanimous raves greet Stratford star in the New York production of The Importance of Being Earnest.

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Michael Langham: Former Stratford Artistic Director dies at 91 by Richard Ouzounian

Continued to work at Stratford as a director through the 2008 season

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Lots of Canadians in cast of Billy Elliot by Richard Ouzounian

Toronto's Kate Hennig starred on Broadway and now is coming here.

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Diane Paulus: From Hair to The Magic Flute by Richard Ouzounian

Her biggest hit set A Midsummer Night's Dream inside a disco

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Wilkinson, Dionisio, Carver three more stars for Theatre 20 by Richard Ouzounian

Louise Pitre performs a selection from Sisters, a new Quebecois musical

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The Big Interview with Diane Paulus by Richard Ouzounian

Her biggest hit set A Midsummer Night's Dream inside a disco

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Christopher Plummer on Barrymore, brilliance and the bottle by Richard Ouzounian

As actor prepares to remount play, he's struck once more by his life's parallels with the fabled thespian he portrays.

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Michael Langham made me love Stratford by Richard Ouzounian

His 1967 Antony and Cleopatra started our critic on a lifelong infatuation with the Festival Theatre.

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Brian Bedford's run extended on Broadway by Richard Ouzounian

Stratford star's production of The Importance of Being Earnest held over until July 3.

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British hit The Railway Children coming to Toronto's Roundhouse by Richard Ouzounian

Critically acclaimed production is to open May 3 at a new theatre next to Roundhouse Park.

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Gene Saks: The hit man behind Barrymore and so many others by Richard Ouzounian

Three-time Tony Award winner has staged everything from Mame to Same Time, Next Year

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Eternal Hydra a fascinating play by Richard Ouzounian

David Ferry gives a magnificent performance as an author who may (or may not) have stolen some of his best work.

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Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark: Epic comic-book musical a $65 million disaster by Richard Ouzounian

Director Julie Taymor fails to make any magic out of Peter Parker's epic Spider-Man story on Broadway.

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When Elton met Billy: How the Rocket Man wrote a hit musical by Richard Ouzounian

The superstar singer/composer talks about how the movie mirrored his own troubled childhood.

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Gene Saks: The hit man behind Barrymore and so many others by Richard Ouzounian

Three-time Tony Award winner has staged everything from Mame to Same Time, Next Year

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Ouzounian: Spidey has had show's creators climbing the walls by Richard Ouzounian

Death and misfortune have dogged the most expensive show on Broadway history from its very start.

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Spider-Man's secret identity: He's a flop by Richard Ouzounian

Director Julie Taymor fails to make any magic out of Peter Parker's epic Spider-Man story on Broadway.

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