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Sunday, June 28, 2015

Kinky Boots a spectacular celebration of song, dance: review by Richard Ouzounian

Trifecta of theatrical luminaries blazes across the sky as Kinky Boots opens Sunday night at the Royal Alexandra Theatre.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 10:45PM[SHARE]

Friday, June 26, 2015

Cyndi Lauper: 'I am such a sucker for redemption' by Richard Ouzounian

In Toronto for Pride and the opening of Kinky Boots, Cyndi Lauper traces her path from New York vocational school to Tony Award winner.

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

Monday, June 22, 2015

David Byrne's Contemporary Color an inspired combination of music and colour guard by Richard Ouzounian

David Byrne brings this once-in-a-lifetime marriage of colour, light, music and movement to the Air Canada Centre.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:01PM[SHARE]

Saturday, June 20, 2015

Chaz Bono: 'I lived inside a bubble of fear' by Richard Ouzounian

The transgender advocate and performer will join the Transforming Pride in Toronto on June 26.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:28PM[SHARE]

Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Stratford bringing Chorus Line, A Little Night Music to 2016 season by Richard Ouzounian

A Chorus Line will be directed and choreographed by Donna Feore, while it's looking likely that Gary Griffin will return to direct Night Music.

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

Five Things We Learned About k.d. lang from Balletlujah by Richard Ouzounian

"I don't know if I'll ever make another record," says k.d. lang says in an interview about the CBC special premiering Thursday.

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

Tuesday, June 16, 2015

The Wizard & I: review by Richard Ouzounian

The music of Broadway legend Stephen Schwartz gets bravura theatrical vocals and fine choral work in this symphony pops concert.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:58PM[SHARE]

Russian director Rimas Tuminas brings Smile at Us, Oh Lord to Toronto by Richard Ouzounian

Production played to sold-out houses in Manhattan.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:00AM[SHARE]

Monday, June 15, 2015

Brent Carver returns to Charlottetown Festival in September by Richard Ouzounian

Tony Award winner will appear in the revival of Ted Dysktra's musical, Evangeline.

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

Friday, June 12, 2015

Charlotte Rampling mines own dark memories in The Night Dances by Richard Ouzounian

Actress brings poems of Sylvia Plath to life in Luminato presentation June 20 and 21.

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

Thursday, June 11, 2015

Sport meets art meets David Byrne in Contemporary Color by Richard Ouzounian

Former Talking Heads frontman brings the world of Color Guard to Luminato June 22 and 23.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 04:45PM[SHARE]

Saturday, June 6, 2015

Deborah Hay's Katherina a performance for the ages at Stratford by Richard Ouzounian

Carried by a complex lead performance by an actor of genius, The Taming of the Shrew shines on Festival Theatre stage.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:03AM[SHARE]

Friday, June 5, 2015

Victor Garber: from playing Jesus to a meta-human by Richard Ouzounian

Actor has had a varied career, including a legendary Toronto version of Godspell, but lately TV is muscling out stage work

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

She Stoops to Conquer: review by Richard Ouzounian

Classic comedy by Oliver Goldsmith moves smoothly in Stratford production directed by Martha Henry.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:13AM[SHARE]

Thursday, June 4, 2015

Kinky boots are made for strutting by Richard Ouzounian

Graham Scott Fleming gets ready to open in Tony-winning musical Kinky Boots opposite Alan Mingo Jr. in Toronto.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:19AM[SHARE]

Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Soulpepper Theatre announces plan to go national by Richard Ouzounian

Toronto theatre company plans to commission new work on a countrywide basis.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:16PM[SHARE]

Monday, June 1, 2015

Spoon River, The Wild Party, Tom at the Farm most nominated productions for Doras by Richard Ouzounian

Nominations for performing arts awards dominated by The Canadian Opera Company, with 29, followed by Soulpepper, then Mirvish Productions

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:47PM[SHARE]

Sunday, May 31, 2015

The Adventures of Pericles: review by Richard Ouzounian

Scott Wentworth's Stratford production is an adventurous, thoughtful take on a difficult play.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 08:41AM[SHARE]

Saturday, May 30, 2015

Carousel: review by Richard Ouzounian

Sexism runs rampant in this strangely old-fashioned production, making it hard to take, Richard Ouzounian writes.

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

Friday, May 29, 2015

Harvey Fierstein says it's all about healing yourself by Richard Ouzounian

Actor and creator of Torch Song Trilogy, Kinky Boots and Newsies says you can't hide from yourself.

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

Thursday, May 28, 2015

The Diary of Anne Frank: review by Richard Ouzounian

Jillian Keiley's direction turns powerful story, played by superb actors, into mishmash.

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

Jim Parsons divine in An Act of God on Broadway by Richard Ouzounian

Big Bang Theory actor fills a proscenium arch as superbly as a widescreen TV in David Javerbaum's witty play.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 08:00PM[SHARE]

Stratford's Carousel raises issue of domestic violence by Richard Ouzounian

Festival invites speakers to address issue in a season that also includes Taming of the Shrew and play about Henry VIII.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:06PM[SHARE]

Theatre villain Ross Petty will retire from performing after this Christmas by Richard Ouzounian

Actor known for creations like Revolta Bulldoza in Cinderella will continue to produce pantos at Toronto's Elgin Theatre.

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

Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Stratford's The Physicists engaging and thought-provoking: review by Richard Ouzounian

Director Miles Potter's new version of play originally written in 1962 by Friedrich Dürrenmatt about a Swiss insane asylum makes witty, trenchant comments about society.

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

Toronto Theatre Critics salute best in local theatre by Richard Ouzounian

Fiona Reid and David Ferry take Best Actress and Actor in a Play. Trish Lindstrom and Daren A. Herbert win for musicals.