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Monday, May 25, 2015

Real Jersey Boys, Temptations hit Ontario casinos in April by Richard Ouzounian

Also on tap for Rama or Fallsview are Ricky Martin, The Fab Four and The Beach Boys.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:58PM[SHARE]

This Dream comes true by Richard Ouzounian

A Midsummer Night's Dream is a charmer; plus hot tidbits from the world of theatre.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:58PM[SHARE]

10 shows I'd love to see in Toronto Theatres by Richard Ouzounian

What our theatres really need is a good strong infusion of star quality.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:58PM[SHARE]

Christopher Plummer: Bringing Barrymore back to life by Richard Ouzounian

Star, writer and director all agree on the importance of the original producer Garth Drabinsky to its success.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:58PM[SHARE]

Christopher Plummer: Bringing Barrymore back to life by Richard Ouzounian

Star, writer and director all agree on the importance of the original producer Garth Drabinsky to its success.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:58PM[SHARE]

Canadians' creation the talk of U.S. theatre by Richard Ouzounian

Three administrators and the building's designer are all Canucks at Arena Stage in Washington.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:58PM[SHARE]

Springtime for Cullen by RICHARD OUZOUNIAN

After a string of promising misses, Sean Cullen is ready for his best shot: The Producers

SOURCE: thestar.com at 05:58PM[SHARE]

Sunday, May 24, 2015

Titanic musical just gets better with age: review by Richard Ouzounian

Thom Southerland's versatile new production of the 1997 musical at the Princess of Wales reveals itself capable of stirring heart and mind simultaneously.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:58PM[SHARE]

To be a Hamlet is a daunting task by Richard Ouzounian

Jonathan Goad takes up the gauntlet in Stratford Festival version opening May 25. A look at others who played the melancholy Dane.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:00AM[SHARE]

Friday, May 22, 2015

Toronto gets timeless story of the Titanic, in musical by Richard Ouzounian

Mirvish Productions brings Titanic the Musical, to Toronto's Princess of Wales Theatre through June 21

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 02:08PM[SHARE]

Thursday, May 21, 2015

The Dybbuk takes you between worlds, and to edge of your seat by Richard Ouzounian

Soulpepper's The Dybbuk is the most exciting, thought-provoking and morally challenging show you're likely to see in Toronto this year.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:30PM[SHARE]

Blythe Danner's first movie starring role turned out to be a dream by Richard Ouzounian

Longtime actress says she cherishes the range of emotions she got to express as Carol in I'll See You in My Dreams.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 02:16PM[SHARE]

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

A wedding day from hell: Soulpepper's The Dybbuk brings new meaning to classic play by Richard Ouzounian

The story of a young Jewish bride possessed by a demon continues to resonate.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:00AM[SHARE]

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Stratford's Antony and Cleopatra gains stature in film edition by Richard Ouzounian

Antony and Cleopatra had its problems when it opened at Stratford last August, but Barry Avrich's cinematic version overcomes much of the awkward staging.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:20PM[SHARE]

Monday, May 18, 2015

Middle East conflict meets drag cabaret in Ballad of the Burning Star by Richard Ouzounian

"It's exactly where things are darkest that drag should thrive," says Nir Paldi, creator of the show opening Tuesday at Toronto's Theatre Centre.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 04:42PM[SHARE]

Sunday, May 17, 2015

Shaw fest's Sweet Charity lacks focus as it slogs out of gate by Richard Ouzounian

Strong performance by Kyle Blair and sleek design not enough to compensate for curious casting choice for female lead and other cardboard performances.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 08:59AM[SHARE]

Saturday, May 16, 2015

Shaw Festival's Peter and the Starcatcher delivers in a first-class way by Richard Ouzounian

Peter and the Starcatcher weaves a magic web of silliness and sentiment that may endear parents even more than their children.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:01PM[SHARE]

Lady from the Sea at Shaw Festival an exciting take on Ibsen classic by Richard Ouzounian

Performance by Moya O'Connell is even worth the drive down the QEW on a crowded weekend.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:54AM[SHARE]

Friday, May 15, 2015

Shaw opener You Never Can Tell too loud, emotionally and literally: review by Richard Ouzounian

Peter Millard, Tara Rosling and Julia Course have lightness and charm, but after that things go off wildly in several directions.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 10:38AM[SHARE]

David Byrne's road to somewhere by Richard Ouzounian

Musical creator and Talking Heads co-founder brings his music-colour guard mashup, Contemporary Color, to Luminato.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 09:00AM[SHARE]

Donna Feore is serious about The Sound of Music by Richard Ouzounian

In search of another Stratford Festival hit, Feore insists there's a side of the saccharin musical that audiences haven't heard before.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:30AM[SHARE]

Thursday, May 14, 2015

Tom Stoppard's The Hard Problem has Cineplex encore by Richard Ouzounian

Play has its problems, but even misfiring Stoppard is better than most other plays.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:12PM[SHARE]

Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Paul Gross and Martha Burns onstage together for first time in 30 years by Richard Ouzounian

Married couple to appear in dark comedy Domesticated by Bruce Norris, opening Nov. 17.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:00AM[SHARE]

Friday, May 8, 2015

James Van Der Beek is far beyond Dawson's Creek by Richard Ouzounian

CSI: Cyber star says beloved TV show gave him 'a bedrock that allowed me to reinvent myself over and over again'

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 09:00AM[SHARE]

Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Bluebeard's Castle/Erwartung still has the magic: review by Richard Ouzounian

Robert Lepage's double bill of operas " Bluebeard's Castle and Erwartung " remains a diabolically astute pairing and has grown in depth and stature since its unforgettable debut in 1993.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:48PM[SHARE]

Friday, May 1, 2015

The present life of Shirley MacLaine by Richard Ouzounian

At age 80, Shirley MacLaine has many stories to tell without having to cast back to her previous incarnations.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 10:30AM[SHARE]

Liver terribly funny and wonderfully thought-provoking: review by Richard Ouzounian

In her new play, Kat Sandler brings together a quintet of misfits and milks them for all the comedy she can before it gets darker, deeper, truer.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:01AM[SHARE]

Thursday, April 30, 2015

Picture do-it-yourself musical theatre by Richard Ouzounian

Adrian Marchuk and other young artists band together to bring 35mm: A Musical Exhibition to the Great Hall in Toronto.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:00PM[SHARE]

Friday, April 24, 2015

Indie theatres grab attention at opposite ends of Bloor-Danforth by Richard Ouzounian

Storefront on Bloor W. and Coal Mine on Danforth focus on interaction with their audiences and their neighbourhoods.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 04:49PM[SHARE]

Thursday, April 23, 2015

Margaret Cho: There's compassion behind the anger by Richard Ouzounian

Comedian, who plays the Danforth Music Hall on May 3, says she doesn't like to hurt people's feelings.

All stories by RICHARD OUZOUNIAN on BroadwayStars

Real Jersey Boys, Temptations hit Ontario casinos in April by Richard Ouzounian

This Dream comes true by Richard Ouzounian

10 shows I'd love to see in Toronto Theatres by Richard Ouzounian

Christopher Plummer: Bringing Barrymore back to life by Richard Ouzounian

Christopher Plummer: Bringing Barrymore back to life by Richard Ouzounian

Canadians' creation the talk of U.S. theatre by Richard Ouzounian

Springtime for Cullen by RICHARD OUZOUNIAN

Titanic musical just gets better with age: review by Richard Ouzounian

To be a Hamlet is a daunting task by Richard Ouzounian

Toronto gets timeless story of the Titanic, in musical by Richard Ouzounian

The Dybbuk takes you between worlds, and to edge of your seat by Richard Ouzounian

Blythe Danner's first movie starring role turned out to be a dream by Richard Ouzounian

A wedding day from hell: Soulpepper's The Dybbuk brings new meaning to classic play by Richard Ouzounian

Stratford's Antony and Cleopatra gains stature in film edition by Richard Ouzounian

Middle East conflict meets drag cabaret in Ballad of the Burning Star by Richard Ouzounian

Shaw fest's Sweet Charity lacks focus as it slogs out of gate by Richard Ouzounian

Shaw Festival's Peter and the Starcatcher delivers in a first-class way by Richard Ouzounian

Lady from the Sea at Shaw Festival an exciting take on Ibsen classic by Richard Ouzounian

Shaw opener You Never Can Tell too loud, emotionally and literally: review by Richard Ouzounian

David Byrne's road to somewhere by Richard Ouzounian

Donna Feore is serious about The Sound of Music by Richard Ouzounian

Tom Stoppard's The Hard Problem has Cineplex encore by Richard Ouzounian

Paul Gross and Martha Burns onstage together for first time in 30 years by Richard Ouzounian

James Van Der Beek is far beyond Dawson's Creek by Richard Ouzounian

Bluebeard's Castle/Erwartung still has the magic: review by Richard Ouzounian

The present life of Shirley MacLaine by Richard Ouzounian

Liver terribly funny and wonderfully thought-provoking: review by Richard Ouzounian

Picture do-it-yourself musical theatre by Richard Ouzounian

Indie theatres grab attention at opposite ends of Bloor-Danforth by Richard Ouzounian

Margaret Cho: There's compassion behind the anger by Richard Ouzounian

Once held over once more in Toronto by Richard Ouzounian