Stratford's JCS gets goahead for Broadway by J. Kelly Nestruck

Des McAnuff's version of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical to open in New York March 1

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 7:00pm on October 4, 2011☆⚑

Stratford director 'extremely pleased' to take JCS to broadway by J. Kelly Nestruck

Des McAnuff's version of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical to open in New York March 1

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 7:00pm on October 4, 2011☆⚑

Stratford director 'extremely pleased' to take Jesus Christ Superstar to Broadway by J. Kelly Nestruck

Des McAnuff's version of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical to open in New York March 1

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 7:00pm on October 4, 2011☆⚑

Cirque du Soleil’s Michael Jackson creep-out by J. Kelly Nestruck

Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour is a bloated and busy spectacle that will ultimately leave many Jackson fans and Cirque fans cold

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 3:00pm on October 3, 2011☆⚑

Cirque du Soleil’s tribute to Michael Jackson is fittingly bizarre by J. Kelly Nestruck

Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour is a bloated and busy spectacle that will ultimately leave many Jackson fans and Cirque fans cold

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 3:00pm on October 3, 2011☆⚑

Cirque du Soleil’s tribute to Michael Jackson is fittingly wacko by J. Kelly Nestruck

Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour is a bloated and busy spectacle that will ultimately leave many Jackson fans and Cirque fans cold

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 3:00pm on October 3, 2011☆⚑

A brilliant satire treks into darkest-humoured Africa by J. Kelly Nestruck

One of the two works on the Another Africa program may be the best play to premiere so far this decade in Toronto

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 12:12pm on September 30, 2011☆⚑

Chess: It isn’t as simple as black and white by J. Kelly Nestruck

The stars of Chess shine despite Craig Revel Horwood’s otherwise overly cluttered production

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 5:37pm on September 29, 2011☆⚑

Fall theatre preview: Puppets, painters, politics, pop by J. Kelly Nestruck

An apocalyptic vision from Ronnie Burnett and a Michael Jackson extravaganza from Cirque de Soleil are among the highlights of an eclectic and edgy season

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 5:30pm on September 27, 2011☆⚑

Fall theatre preview: Puppets, painters, politics and pop by J. Kelly Nestruck

An apocalyptic vision from Ronnie Burnett and a Michael Jackson extravaganza from Cirque de Soleil are among the highlights of an eclectic and edgy season

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 5:30pm on September 27, 2011☆⚑

Cattrall, Gross duel in Private Lives by J. Kelly Nestruck

Noel Coward’s comedy a royal rumble between its two Canadian stars

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 10:38pm on September 25, 2011☆⚑

He’s only cane and bike parts - but War Horse seems alive by J. Kelly Nestruck

Joey, the life-size puppet of War Horse fame, was an imposing presence at a press conference in advance of the February opening

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 5:00pm on September 23, 2011☆⚑

Canadian revivals on the rise by J. Kelly Nestruck

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SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 2:34pm on September 23, 2011☆⚑

Genet's 'The Maids' shows how hard it is to find good help by J. Kelly Nestruck

In Brendan Healy’s hands, Jean Genet’s script milks questions of class and gender for maximum drama

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 11:04am on September 23, 2011☆⚑

In the Next Room: Fumbling towards the right approach by J. Kelly Nestruck

Until the second act, In the Next Room’s heightened performances, production and design come off as mismatched

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 5:52pm on September 22, 2011☆⚑

Sarah Ruhl goes beyond the buzz of the vibrator by J. Kelly Nestruck

First, American playwright Sarah Ruhl was shocked by the history of vibrators. Then, by the success of her play about the sex toy

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 12:00am on September 22, 2011☆⚑

Less Shaw, more Ragtime at Shaw Festival next year by J. Kelly Nestruck

Festival scales back Shaw offerings but will revive popular hits

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 11:09am on September 20, 2011☆⚑

Veteran actor Diane D’Aquila sharpens her theatrical edge by J. Kelly Nestruck

With a gender-bending role in The Maids and a new take on Elizabeth I, the award-winning actor sees aging as a time for challenges

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 6:00am on September 19, 2011☆⚑

Is this a tired remount I see before me? by J. Kelly Nestruck

Despite Rick Miller’s obvious talents, his hit Shakespeare spoof is getting a bit stale after 15 years

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 6:00pm on September 14, 2011☆⚑

How 8 TIFF films made the leap from stage to screen by J. Kelly Nestruck

How 8 plays made the transition into TIFF-worthy films

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 6:00pm on September 14, 2011☆⚑

Why I’m dazed and exhilarated by Punchdrunk’s Sleep No More by J. Kelly Nestruck

This hot off-Broadway ticket is immersive theatre at its best. Here are four things the British company does that set it apart

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 5:30pm on September 7, 2011☆⚑

The Price loses a little currency by J. Kelly Nestruck

Arthur Miller’s psychologically sophisticated play has great comic dressing, but the dramatic meat is hard to invest in

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 3:22pm on September 4, 2011☆⚑

When the Rain Stops Falling: Haunting, simple and beautiful by J. Kelly Nestruck

Australian playwright's epic work explores multi-generational effects of fathers who leave their sons behind

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 4:13pm on September 1, 2011☆⚑

White Biting Dog: These people need to be saved. So does the production by J. Kelly Nestruck

Despite several stellar performances, Soulpepper’s redo of Judith Thompson’s 1984 play is all bark with no bite

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 1:25pm on August 19, 2011☆⚑

Student ‘da Kink plays up the populism by J. Kelly Nestruck

The latest remount of the famous Canadian play is put on by students at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 1:17pm on August 18, 2011☆⚑