Gentle show is good family fare by Richard Ouzounian

Have you been longing to see an old-school Christmas musical? One with tuneful songs, witty lyrics and unabashed sentiment?

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

No more Shakespeare, says Christopher Plummer by Richard Ouzounian

He's also weighing New York offer to star in Long Day's Journey Into Night.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Valerie Wilder: Lady of the dance by Richard Ouzounian

The 32-year veteran of the National Ballet is now running Australia's national ballet company

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

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.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Robert Lepage work rewards theatregoers' efforts by Richard Ouzounian

Play about Hans Christian Andersen is visually stunning, but it takes a while to piece together its fragments.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Good outweighs the bad in Wicked by Richard Ouzounian

It's wicked good, not wicked great.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Jane Seymour goes from Bond Girl to brush master by Richard Ouzounian

The star of “Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman” has her work now on display in a Port Credit art gallery.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

The Big Interview: Krystin Pellerin, Soulpepper�s sunbeam by Richard Ouzounian

Young actress has already made a major impact on stage and television. The movies await.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

American playwright's messages ring true by Richard Ouzounian

Author of The Glass Menagerie, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Streetcar Named Desire born on Mar. 26, 1911.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Masterful musical theatre writer's hat trick by Richard Ouzounian

Sing along Sondheim as the master writer releases the first volume of his collected lyrics published Tuesday.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Dancap's award-winning 2011 lineup by Richard Ouzounian

After a couple of attempts at seasons that featured some giant hits but lacked an overall sense of continuity and clout, the head of Dancapproductions announced his 2011 playbill, which has …

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Matthew Jocelyn: A man of many, many ghosts by Richard Ouzounian

The head of Canadian Stage is set to challenge Toronto audiences and subscribers with his first show

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 5:58pm on May 25, 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 6:58pm on May 24, 2015☆⚑

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 on May 24, 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 2:08pm on May 22, 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 on May 21, 2015☆⚑

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 2:16pm on May 21, 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 on May 20, 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 on May 19, 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 4:42pm on May 18, 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 8:59am on May 17, 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 6:01pm on May 16, 2015☆⚑

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 on May 16, 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 on May 15, 2015☆⚑

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 9:00am on May 15, 2015☆⚑