A sleeping beauty suspended in wonder by Paula Citron

The National Ballet’s dancers have technique to spare in the crown jewel of classical ballet

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 3:17pm on March 11, 2012☆⚑

In Vancouver, a storied troupe's final curtain call by Marsha Lederman

Many were in tears as the final production in the Vancouver Playhouse Theatre Company’s 49-year history came to a close

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 6:08am on March 11, 2012☆⚑

Antoni Cimolino to replace Des McAnuff at Stratford Shakespeare Festival by J Kelly Nestruck

2012 season at the renown theatre to be McAnuff’s last. Cimolino, long-time general director at the company, to take over for 2013.

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 11:50am on March 10, 2012☆⚑

Money woes force Vancouver theatre company to close curtains by Sunny Dhillon

The Vancouver Playhouse Theatre Company decided it couldn’t continue operations with the amount of debt it has, with no way to pay it back

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 6:40pm on March 9, 2012☆⚑

In this dysfunctional family, happiness is suspect by J. Kelly Nestruck

A deep, dark secret drives what little drama emerges in Rose Cullis's new play

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 5:59pm on March 9, 2012☆⚑

Ballet BC's mixed bill features an intriguing, engaging blend by Kaija Pepper

Premieres by Canadians Aszure Barton and Emily Molnar joined by complex work from Swedish choreographer Johan Inger

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 5:00pm on March 9, 2012☆⚑

With another departure, the Tarragon plot thickens by J. Kelly Nestruck

Playwright Morwyn Brebner has left after more than a decade, leaving more questions about whether the theatre gave in to political pressure

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 11:18am on March 9, 2012☆⚑

The Small Room at the Top of the Stairs is a little gem by J. Kelly Nestruck

The director behind Kim’s Convenience explores more psychological territory

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 5:19pm on March 8, 2012☆⚑

Small room is a little gem by J. Kelly Nestruck

The director behind Kim’s Convenience explores more psychological territory

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 5:19pm on March 8, 2012☆⚑

Muscular ballet and rocking butoh at Vancouver festival by Kaija Pepper

The best bet for the future is In Between, by Montreal’s Lucie Grégoire and Japan’s Yoshito Ohno

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 4:23pm on March 7, 2012☆⚑

No, Danny Bhoy's not edgy. He just makes people laugh by Brad Wheeler

Comic is a star Down Under and in his native Scotland

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 5:24pm on March 5, 2012☆⚑

Barenaked Ladies to work on Animal House musical

1978 frat-house film starring John Belushi to be reworked for the stage

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 1:43pm on March 5, 2012☆⚑

Ballet star Evan McKie defies the purists by Paula Citron

Canadian dancer has been accused by some of ‘dancing for the audience.’ His response: Why wouldn’t he?

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 6:00pm on March 4, 2012☆⚑

Sugar Sammy unites many solitudes with laughter by Matthew Hays and Montreal

The comedian is loved by all of Montreal’s solitudes even though his stereotypes sometimes seem easy

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 2:50pm on March 4, 2012☆⚑

Jesus Christ Superstar prepares for Broadway by J. Kelly Nestruck

As the Canadian cast of Jesus Christ Superstar prepares to face the New York critics, key players talk to about taking on the Great White Way

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 5:00pm on March 2, 2012☆⚑

N for Native, A for American, D-minus for drama by J. Kelly Nestruck

Free as Injuns, an adaptation of Desire Under the Elms, will make you wish you were seeing that rarely produced Eugene O’Neill play instead

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 3:30pm on March 2, 2012☆⚑

La Fille mal gardée: A delightful dance and pony show by Paula Citron

The National Ballet does a superb job on the comic La Fille mal gardée. Let’s hope we get to see it more often

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 5:52pm on March 1, 2012☆⚑

A delightful dance and pony show by Paula Citron

The National Ballet does a superb job on the comic La Fille mal gardée. Let’s hope we get to see it more often

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 5:52pm on March 1, 2012☆⚑

A choreographer's 15 minutes of must-see dance by Paula Citron

Crystal Pite’s Dark Matters challenges an audience to reflect on nothing less than the mysteries of humankind and the universe itself

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 5:00pm on February 29, 2012☆⚑

Karen Hines: Calgary's new Drama queen by Shelley Youngblut

Forget her trademark horror clowns Mump & Smoot. Karen Hines’s surreal new play mines the truly scary world of network TV

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 5:00pm on February 29, 2012☆⚑

Morris Panych highlights Vancouver theatre picks by Michael Harris

Gordon, a dark comedy about two young ne’er-do-wells and family dynamics, gets its West Coast premiere

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 4:00pm on February 29, 2012☆⚑

Resurrecting Carrie: A musical flop gets a second chance by Carly Maga

More than 20 years after a disastrous debut on Broadway, director Stafford Arima revives the horror classic with drastic changes to script and score

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 12:52pm on February 29, 2012☆⚑

War Horse puts on magical show to silence all the neigh-sayers by J. Kelly Nestruck

Creation takes the ancient theatrical art of puppetry and uses it to stir the soul

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 11:10pm on February 28, 2012☆⚑

Another plum for Plummer, this time from ACTRA by Gayle Macdonald

Veteran actor wins award for Barrymore performance, while Amy Price-Francis picks up best female performer honours

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 12:00am on February 26, 2012☆⚑

Analyzing Quebec's stage-to-screen synergy by J. Kelly Nestruck

With all the success Quebec filmmakers are having adapting French-Canadian plays, why isn’t the same trend happening in English Canada?

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 5:00pm on February 24, 2012☆⚑