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The Canadian-made Broadway hit The Drowsy Chaperone is being developed into a movie musical - and Oscar-winning actor Geoffrey Rush is slated to play the lead.
Critic J. Kelly Nestruck keeps an eye on what's going on in theatre
Call it Cirque du Soleil's quarter-life crisis.
Back in 2008, the Canadian circus conglomerate " known for its animal-free thrills and aesthetic "was enjoying a completely charmed existen…
Livent Inc. co-founder Garth Drabinsky has been granted day parole from prison following an emotional and at times confrontational parole board hearing.
Elizabeth Renzetti talks to Philip Glass and Robert Wilson about Einstein on the Beach, their 4½-hour opera that, despite being plotless, wowed audiences in 1976 and still captivates
‘I got tired of seeing him die,’ says Halifax professor and playwright J.A. Wainwright, of the Polish immigrant who died after RCMP tasering. ‘I wanted to see him live’
Antoni Cimolino’s production is a well-acted ensemble piece but lacks standout performances
The first in a series of kids’ plays, Stratford’s Charlie Brown boasts a stellar cast
Toronto reviewers present second-annual awards to honour the best of the city’s 2011-2012 theatre productions
42nd Street is all about hoofing, and not so much about plot
This could be an enjoyable romp, but it misses the comedic mark
In her turn as Beatrice, Hay finds an aching balance between sass and longing
Three intriguing shows from the first weekend of Montreal’s avant-garde theatre and dance fest
Thom Marriott’s performance as John Tarleton, one of Shaw’s most inspired blowhards, is unmissable
Alisa Palmer’s hard-to-categorize play a fascinating look at family conflict
Jackie Maxwell’s ambitious pageant about America, both the place and the idea, slightly out of tune
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It’s easy to pooh-pooh Gilbert and Sullivan as dusty English relics, but as The Globe’s theatre critic observes, the operetta-writing duo are not only surprisingly influential but …
Depression-era form of entertainment featured couples who literally danced until they dropped
Moncton-based Atlantic Ballet Theatre of Canada performs Igor Dobrovolskiy’s Ghosts of Violence in Toronto
The central character in the Shaw Festival’s 2012 season opener suggests a homosexual lothario in disguise, though the rest of the characters seem entirely oblivious
In its final season, the Vancouver Playhouse Theatre Company receives a total of seven nominations
Juiced by the popularity of reality-TV, an immersive theatre experience turns mild-mannered two-steppers into cutthroat competitors
Contrary to popular belief, Terence Rattigan’s plays are works of substance and sexual frisson
Playwright David Storey’s sly game is to make us see modern England in the microcosm of the lunatic asylum
