Beauty & The Beast highlights Vancouver theatre picks by Michael Harris

Also: Calendar Girls, Chelsea Hotel, Intimate Apparel and Problem Child

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 4:43pm on February 8, 2012☆⚑

Mediocre cast turns once-sizzling musical into bland soap opera by Martin Morrow

With a merely adequate understudy in the lead role, this slice of barrio life is like West Side Story without the gangs

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 4:15pm on February 8, 2012☆⚑

Ramin Karimloo star leaves stage behind (for now) by Dave McGinn

Actor talks with the Globe about playing the Phantom and branching out

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 12:10pm on February 7, 2012☆⚑

‘Phantom’ star leaves stage behind (for now) by Dave McGinn

Ramin Karimloo talks with the Globe about playing the Phantom and branching out

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 12:10pm on February 7, 2012☆⚑

'Book of Mormon,' Tony Danza coming to Toronto stages by J. Kelly Nestruck

Mirvish announcement of new season includes Flashdance, Wedding in Vegas and La Cage aux Folles

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 11:40am on February 6, 2012☆⚑

In Absentia: Morris Panych ponders big questions in midlife-crisis drama by Matthew Hays

Despite an able cast, the play isn’t as grand as the ideas it floats

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 3:15pm on February 3, 2012☆⚑

Alvin Ailey Dance: Defying shallow choreography - and gravity, too by Paula Citron

The pieces themselves were more showy than deep, but the dancers of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater prove themselves among the best on the planet

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

Jason Priestley to return to stage in T.O. production of Mamet’s Race by J. Kelly Nestruck

Actor part of Canadian Stage’s 25th anniversary theatre season

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 11:50am on February 2, 2012☆⚑

Antoni Cimolino has inside track at Stratford, insiders say by Michael Posner

Insiders say he’s already heavily favoured to take the biggest job in Canadian theatre even though the Stratford Festival hasn’t yet started its short-list interviews

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 12:00am on February 2, 2012☆⚑

Theodore Bikel fiddled on the roof, but he’s wasted here by J. Kelly Nestruck

Bikel, who at 87 has played both Captain von Trapp and Tevye, is a genuine star but what is he doing in this dated play?

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 4:06pm on February 1, 2012☆⚑

He’s fiddled on the roof, but he’s wasted here by J. Kelly Nestruck

Theodore Bikel, who at 87 has played both Captain von Trapp and Tevye, is a genuine star but what is he doing in this dated play?

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 4:06pm on February 1, 2012☆⚑

Season scoop: Tear the Curtain! to have Toronto premiere at Canadian Stage

Plus: What shows will Mirvish Productions announce on Monday?

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 5:50pm on January 31, 2012☆⚑

In Toronto-vs-Chicago theatre war, tax credits are the new ammo by J. Kelly Nestruck

Efforts are being made to lure prestigious, big-budget productions - and the jobs, tourism and economic spinoffs they bring

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 5:04pm on January 30, 2012☆⚑

Tax credits may be the ammo needed in theatre war by J. Kelly Nestruck

Efforts are being made to lure prestigious, big-budget productions - and the jobs, tourism and economic spinoffs they bring

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 5:04pm on January 30, 2012☆⚑

Shaw Festival finishes 50th year $1.5-million in debt by J. Kelly Nestruck

This is the second year in a row that the Shaw has ended a season more than a million dollars in the red

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 6:25pm on January 27, 2012☆⚑

Fresh, warm family drama - served with samosas by Martin Morrow

Ravi and Asha Jain’s comedy about the mismatched aims of an Indo-Canadian family’s visit to the homeland, a kind of parent-child dual memoir, is wry and enlightening theatre

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 4:30pm on January 27, 2012☆⚑

A disappointing performance mars a visually striking Cruel and Tender by J. Kelly Nestruck

Atom Egoyan's return to working in Toronto theatre is cause for celebration, but his choice of play is puzzling and his wife’s role is a letdown

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 12:45pm on January 27, 2012☆⚑

Guided Tour at the VAG is not about the art. It is the art by Marsha Lederman

If you’re expecting something provocative or magical, you’ll be disappointed. What Peter Reder’s site-specific work does deliver is a behind-the-scenes experience

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 3:42pm on January 26, 2012☆⚑

Highlighting diversity of black dancers is the goal of Toronto event by Paula Citron

Thirty-four dance companies and schools from eight countries will be showcased at the annual conference and festival, hosted in Toronto for the second time

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 5:35pm on January 25, 2012☆⚑

A son and his mom work things out - on stage by Aparita Bhandari

Ravi Jain and his mother Asha spent a trip to India fighting over arranged marriage. Then they came back and put on a play about it

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 5:35pm on January 25, 2012☆⚑

Caroline, or Change: civil rights, song and satire by J. Kelly Nestruck

Canadian premiere of Tony Kushner’s musical keenly captures the racial tensions of American society in 1963

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 6:00pm on January 24, 2012☆⚑

War Horse gallops into Toronto with Oscar nods by Dave McGinn

Up for six awards, including best picture, the film can only boost the play’s box-office buzz

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 5:42pm on January 24, 2012☆⚑

Tim Rice calls Jesus Christ Superstar plans ‘tacky’ by J. Kelly Nestruck

Lyricist slams former partner Andrew Lloyd Webber reality-TV search

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 6:04pm on January 23, 2012☆⚑

Theatre 20 announces inaugural season by J. Kelly Nestruck

Power-packed company to mount Sondheim’s ‘Company’

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 6:00pm on January 23, 2012☆⚑

‘Prince of Broadway’ won’t open in Toronto: Dancap by J. Kelly Nestruck

Production company says show has grown too costly and large to launch in TO

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 1:12pm on January 23, 2012☆⚑