All stories by RICHARD OUZOUNIAN on BroadwayStars

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Factory Theatre dispute is far from over: Ouzounian by Richard Ouzounian

Factory Theatre hiring of Nina Lee Aquino and Nigel Shawn Williams shouldn't mean an end to boycott over firing of Ken Gass.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 04:47PM[SHARE]

TIFF 2012: Jeremy Irvine's great expectations by Richard Ouzounian

Hopes are high for Jeremy Irvine, the 22-year-old star of Great Expectations

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 08:00AM[SHARE]
Monday, September 10, 2012

Maggie Smith receives Stratford festival's Legacy Award by Richard Ouzounian

Christopher Plummer presents Maggie Smith with the honour in a star-studded ceremony at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:41PM[SHARE]

Cirque du Soleil's Amaluna: Review by Richard Ouzounian

Cirque du Soleil's Amaluna, a female take on Shakespears's The Tempest, plays Toronto until Nov. 4.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:23PM[SHARE]
Sunday, September 9, 2012

TIFF 2012: Critic Roger Ebert talks personal and festival history by Richard Ouzounian

Critic Roger Ebert promoting newly issued softcover edition of his memoir, Life Itself.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:40PM[SHARE]
Friday, September 7, 2012

Maggie Smith talks the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, Harry Potter and Downton Abbey by Richard Ouzounian

Maggie Smith comes to Toronto for TIFF and to receive the Stratford Shakespeare Festival Legacy Award.

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

Cirque du Soleil's Amaluna: Review by Richard Ouzounian

When Cirque du Soleil opened Amaluna in Montreal this past April, I cheered it wildly for uniting the usual Cirque materials around the script of Shakespeare’s The Tempest, infusin…

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:22AM[SHARE]
Friday, August 31, 2012

Randy Bachman joins Canada's Walk of Fame by Richard Ouzounian

Randy Bachman of the Guess Who and Bachman Turner Overdrive is still takin' care of business and loving it.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 07:00AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, August 28, 2012

We've Totally (probably) Got This!: Review by Richard Ouzounian

Second City's We've Totally (probably) Got This! is funny, but it hurts, like the best comedy

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 10:00PM[SHARE]
Sunday, August 26, 2012

Kate McGarrigle's spirit infused wedding of son Rufus Wainwright and Jorn Weisbrodt by Richard Ouzounian

The most important presence at Rufus Wainwright and Jorn Weisbrodt's wedding was someone who was most noticeable by her absence " Kate McGarrigle.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 10:29PM[SHARE]
Saturday, August 25, 2012

For Christopher Lloyd, Back to the Future's a blast from the past by Richard Ouzounian

The famous DeLorean time machine draws crowds at Fan Expo, as star Christopher Lloyd stops by for a Q&A.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:01AM[SHARE]
Friday, August 24, 2012

Julio Iglesias mounting 'comeback' with new versions of his famous songs by Richard Ouzounian

The Spanish singing legend is releasing new versions of his most famous songs

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 10:13AM[SHARE]
Thursday, August 23, 2012

Toronto Second City director Melody A. Johnson on a theatrical roll by Richard Ouzounian

After her duties on Second City's We've Totally (probably) Got This! end, Melody A. Johnson will tour her one-woman show Miss Caledonia in Ontario and the Maritimes.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 07:00AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Factory Theatre boycott: Michel Marc Bouchard pulls his play by Richard Ouzounian

Michel Marc Bouchard's Tom and the Coyote was supposed to open the Factory Theatre season in Toronto; instead it's been pulled over conflict with Ken Gass.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 09:06PM[SHARE]

Canadian shows get buzz at Edinburgh Festival Fringe by Richard Ouzounian

Michael Hughes' Mickey & Judy, Sharron Matthews' Superstar: Gold 2012, Berend McKenzie's NGGRFG and Nonnie Griffin's Sister Annunciata's Secret at Fringe

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 07:00AM[SHARE]
Monday, August 20, 2012

Late Review: A Synonym for Love is truly delicious by Richard Ouzounian

The music in A Synonym for Love is respected fully, by vocalists and orchestra alike, but the new spin on the material is wonderful, writes Star critic Richard Ouzounian.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 10:27PM[SHARE]
Friday, August 17, 2012

Don McLean says he's just a man who likes to sing by Richard Ouzounian

Don McLean, the singer-songwriter behind 'American Pie,' 'Vincent' and 'And I Love You So,' plays The Ex on Aug. 24.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:01AM[SHARE]
Thursday, August 16, 2012

Two Gents does a great job of doctoring the Bard by Richard Ouzounian

Youth, charm, intelligence and talent were all in abundance before more than a few minutes had gone by in the 90-minute play at Withrow Park.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 10:41PM[SHARE]

Shakespeare in the Ruff brings Bard back to Withrow Park by Richard Ouzounian

New company Shakespeare in the Ruff, founded by Brendan McMurtry-Howlett, send up idea of actors wearing tights and ruffs.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 07:00AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Nina Arsenault presents 40 Days and 40 Nights: Working Towards a Spiritual Experience by Richard Ouzounian

Art, confession and nude self-flagellating all part of SummerWorks presentation by transsexual performance artist Nina Arsenault.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:32PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Shaw Festival to stage 'Guys and Dolls' next season by Richard Ouzounian

Big musicals have been keeping the festival afloat for the past two seasons.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 07:37AM[SHARE]
Monday, August 13, 2012

The God That Comes: SummerWorks Review by Richard Ouzounian

Hawksley Workman is on to something substantial with The God That Comes.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:44PM[SHARE]
Saturday, August 11, 2012

Helen's Necklace: Review by Richard Ouzounian

Shaw Festival staging robs Helen's Necklace of its intimacy

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 08:00PM[SHARE]
Friday, August 10, 2012

John Barrowman: There's more to actor than swashbuckling Torchwood character by Richard Ouzounian

When Fan Expo Canada hits the Metro Convention Centre from Aug. 23 to 26, there will be thousands of eager followers of Doctor Who and Torchwood there to see John Barrowman, the omnisexual C…

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 10:35AM[SHARE]

Hedda Gabler: Sexual, dramatic tension with a side of dowdiness: Ouzounian by Richard Ouzounian

There seems to be a new rule developing at the Shaw Festival: put Jim Mezon and another terrific actor on stage in a killer scene and watch the sparks fly.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:00AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, August 8, 2012

The Royal Comedians suffers from tragic lack of subtlety by Richard Ouzounian

Director's heavy hand with anti-Soviet message, and overacting by most of the cast, spoil show depicting Molière's struggles in his final years.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 10:08AM[SHARE]

Marvin Hamlisch, composer for 'The Sting' and 'A Chorus Line', dies in L.A. by Richard Ouzounian

Family spokesman Jason Lee says Hamlisch died Monday after a brief illness. Other details aren't being released.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 09:02AM[SHARE]

SummerWorks festival like a smaller, hipper Luminato by Richard Ouzounian

SummerWorks brings theatre, music, visual arts and more to Toronto.

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

Alan Thicke joins Queen for a Day: the Musical by Richard Ouzounian

Canadian actor known for Growing Pains will play Jack Bailey in Queen for a Day at Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:00AM[SHARE]
Friday, August 3, 2012

Mike Tyson sets himself up for a theatrical TKO by Richard Ouzounian

All critics agree that the boxer's Broadway debut in "Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth" is a singularly odd piece of theatre.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:34PM[SHARE]

The overworked actor and the lucky doughnut: Summer thing by Richard Ouzounian

As a young actor on a gruelling schedule, Richard Ouzounian endured long nights of rushed rehearsals while fantasizing over a particular lucky pastry.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 07:00AM[SHARE]

All that Chat

2025-2026 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 12, 2025: Call Me Izzy - Studio 54
Sep 16, 2025: Art - Music Box Theatre
Oct 08, 2025: Beetlejuice - Palace Theatre
Nov 13, 2025: Oedipus - Studio 54
Nov 16, 2025: Chess - Imperial Theatre
Mar 23, 2026: Giant - Music Box Theatre
Apr 06, 2026: Becky Shaw - Hayes Theater
Apr 16, 2026: Proof - Booth Theatre
Apr 26, 2026: Drama Desk Cut-Off