Cirque du Soleil turns its attention to New York by Mark Kennedy

The Montreal-based circus company is planning for two travelling shows to land in the city next fall, as well as a new one this spring, Paramour, which Cirque has specifically designed for a…

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 9:26am on November 12, 2015☆⚑

Banana Boys: Canadian-born Chinese students slip on society's stereotypes by Martin Morrow

Once a landmark work in Asian-Canadian theatre, Banana Boys is revisited by Toronto's Factory Theatre with a serious tone, good intentions and a great cast

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 3:38pm on November 11, 2015☆⚑

The River: A beautiful, slippery and unnerving play with a deceptive hook by Martin Morrow

Themes of honesty and trust emerge as a fly fisherman interacts with multiple women who are no less prone to deceptive lures as the trout he pursues at his uncle's cabin

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 3:08pm on November 9, 2015☆⚑

Winnipeg illusionist Darcy Oake on being a finalist on Britain's Got Talent by Brad Wheeler

Winnipeg magic man Darcy Oake was working on cruise ships before going on Britain's Got Talent

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 5:29pm on November 6, 2015☆⚑

Eunoia dance portrays gimmick as Rosé Porn builds 'portrait of a lover' by Martha Schabas

Denise Fujiwara's adaptation of Eunoia uses choreography to parralel text, sometimes feeling too clever but Dancemakers' Rosé Porn, a free-flowing conceptual movement about heartache and lo…

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 3:07pm on November 6, 2015☆⚑

Actor Tom McCamus on the power of tyrants, on and off the stage by J. Kelly Nestruck

Winnipeg-born actor plays a harsh but charismatic writing teacher in the play Seminar

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 3:43pm on November 5, 2015☆⚑

Sherlock Holmes: If this play were trimmed, it could be very entertaining by Martin Morrow

Andrew Shaver's Sherlock Holmes stars David Arquette and is showing at Toronto's Ed Mirvish Theatre until Nov. 8

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 3:10pm on November 5, 2015☆⚑

Shaw Festival announces principal casting for upcoming season by J. Kelly Nestruck

The Shaw Festival's four stages will be filled with old familiar faces next season " as the Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., repertory theatre bids farewell to its artistic director of 14 years, J…

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 6:00am on November 5, 2015☆⚑

Toronto's Soulpepper Theatre Company announces 2016 lineup by J. Kelly Nestruck

Theatre company has secured the rights to produce the first three parts of Suzan-Lori Parks's highly acclaimed new spin on The Odyssey, Father Comes Home from the Wars

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 12:01am on November 3, 2015☆⚑

Playwright Yaël Farber breaks silence around sexual violence with Nirbhaya by Marsha Lederman

Farber aims to keep the flames of outrage alive and give survivors an opportunity to tell their stories of brutality

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 3:47pm on November 2, 2015☆⚑

Air india [redacted]: An artistic collaboration on the 1985 tragedy by Marsha Lederman

Air India Flight 182 was on its way to Delhi from Canada and exploded into the sea on the southwest coast of Ireland in June 1985

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 12:00pm on November 1, 2015☆⚑

Director Nelson George on his new documentary A Ballerina's Tale by Brad Wheeler

Nelson George's documentary features Misty Copeland, American Ballet Theatre's first ever black female principal dancer

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 4:48pm on October 30, 2015☆⚑

Hogtown Stories: Burlesque helped this Toronto woman gain real confidence by Jeremy Korn

Reena Smith was unpopular for most of her childhood and preferred books over the company of people

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 4:00pm on October 30, 2015☆⚑

National Ballet of Canada ends fiscal year with modest surplus by Brad Wheeler

All told, 36,526 audience members witnessed the company's tour first-hand

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 3:59pm on October 30, 2015☆⚑

'Every step is of equal value': Christopher House's dance philosophy by Martha Schabas

Toronto Dance Theatre choreographer and artistic director talks about how his methods have changed, and stayed the same, over 21 years, and discusses the company's newest piece, Echo

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 2:48pm on October 30, 2015☆⚑

Stratford announces casting for musicals and Shakespeare in Love by J. Kelly Nestruck

Casting details for several big shows in the Ontario theatre company's 2016 season unveiled

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 12:37pm on October 27, 2015☆⚑

Next year's cast for Stratford Festival's Shakespeare productions by J. Kelly Nestruck

Stratford Festival's Shakespeare productions next year will include Ian Lake as Macbeth

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 6:00am on October 26, 2015☆⚑

David Arquette on being resilient in the world of acting by Brad Wheeler

Actor David Arquette will be the lead of touring production Sherlock Holmes which comes to the Ed Mirvish theatre on Oct. 27

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 4:03pm on October 23, 2015☆⚑

Bagne Recréation a nostalgic reawakening of Quebec modern dance by Robert Everett-green

Dancer-choreographers Pierre-Paul Savoie and Jeff Hall have brought back an intensely physical piece, but reworked for current times

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 3:44pm on October 23, 2015☆⚑

Playwright Nicolas Billon's hate-hate relationship with Christmas by J. Kelly Nestruck

Butcher, Billion's theatrical thriller, has hooked directors and companies alike with its twist-filled script and Hitchcockian craftsmanship

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 2:50pm on October 23, 2015☆⚑

Canadian Opera Company posts a modest $13,000 surplus by Robert Harris

Individual philanthropic donations, as opposed to individual ticket sales, are increasingly vital

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 5:00pm on October 22, 2015☆⚑

Robert Binet looks to modernize gender identity in traditional ballet by Martha Schabas

The 24-year-old explores his craft's complex relationship with contemporary values at TEDxToronto

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 2:58pm on October 20, 2015☆⚑

Montreal designer Anick La Bissonnière wins Siminovitch Prize by J. Kelly Nestruck

After being a finalist three times, the Montreal designer went home with the $100,000 prize

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 9:00pm on October 18, 2015☆⚑

Hogtown Stories: Comedian finds therapy in making people laugh by Jeremy Korn

After a difficult break up and two suicide attempts, comedy helped Eddie Reid out of depression

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 4:45pm on October 16, 2015☆⚑

Pyramus and Thisbe ready to make Canadian Opera Company history by Robert Harris

Pyramus and Thisbe is unusual " and the first Canadian work produced at the COC in almost 20 years

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 3:19pm on October 16, 2015☆⚑