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All it needs is an engaging storytelling approach, an emotional arc, credible performances and a more coherent musical score.
Rating: **1/2
With an Oscar to his name and a slew of projects in the works, life is being good to the writer. He talks to SIMON HOUPT about Roman Polanski, Marlboro Lights and when not to be an advocate
Stratford veteran is happy to leave the limelight to his celebrity co-star
Ireland’s fresh woes make Martin McDonagh’s horrific and hilarious assault on every Irish cliché all the more painful
The 17th-century French comedy has been transposed to modern-day London, but its British references make it less accessible
Marie Clements creates three moving native characters, but the play fails to deal satisfyingly with these tragic figures
The Broadway musical will now open June 14
Singer-songwriter is third musician, after Elton John and Joni Mitchell, to see her work choreographed by the innovative Calgary company
Images of the singer attending rehearsals of the ballet "Fumbling Towards Ecstasy"
In the play Good Mourning, Mrs. Brown, Irish comedian Brendan O’Carroll’s mam-in-drag routine is vintage - but in a bad way
Play has Broadway roots, as well as a little Broadway cash
Rumours also swirl that director Julie Taymor is leaving the show
Julie Taymor will still be credited as troubled Broadway show’s director but will no longer continue day-to-day duties
Age 40 used to mean the end of a dancer’s career, but more and more are pushing the envelope
Tarragon’s "More Fine Girls" reunites three sisters after the death of their father
Dancers competed for Erik Bruhn Prize
The latest joint effort between Michael Healey and Peggy Baker makes for a disjointed whole
Montreal playwright decided Wall Street’s financial shenanigans belonged in the theatre
Toronto producers unveil three new shows, but former teen idol dominates with thoughts about Justin Bieber
One-woman drama is marred by director’s heavy hand
The characters are strongly drawn and well-acted but the play loses its focus before the second act
As the title character’s cross-dressing pal in the Toronto production, the North Carolina teen is enjoying the role of a lifetime
