The pull of the past, the push of the present by Carly Maga

Sold-out run in Chicago and commission from New York theatre signal Moscovitch’s star is on rise in U.S.

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 4:30pm on November 8, 2011☆⚑

Julie Taymor sues ‘Spider-Man’ producers

Ousted director says she’s not being properly compensated for now-successful musical

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 3:43pm on November 8, 2011☆⚑

Elton John ballet hopes to feel the love tonight by Marsha Lederman

Choreographer Jean Grand-Maître has made some adjustments to Love Lies Bleeding as it begins a crucial run in Toronto

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 6:00am on November 8, 2011☆⚑

Joan MacLeod wins Siminovitch Prize by Marsha Lederman and Vancouver

The B.C. playwright says this $75,000 award means the end of full-time teaching for her

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 6:30pm on November 7, 2011☆⚑

D’bi.young amps it up again by J. Kelly Nestruck

Poet-playwright-actress explores third generation in final instalment of Sankofa Trilogy

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 3:56pm on November 7, 2011☆⚑

Is Debra DiGiovannni really a single, awkward female? by Brad Wheeler

The comedian talks about her tour and about being outnumbered by male comics

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 6:00pm on November 6, 2011☆⚑

The Test’s strange, stilted style makes an odd play even odder by J. Kelly Nestruck

Jason Byrne’s direction makes an odd play even odder. The style is striking, but wears thin quickly

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 5:00pm on November 4, 2011☆⚑

Ditch: Two sailors, stranded in the ice and a harsh society by Martin Morrow

A revival of a 1994 play about the doomed Franklin expedition renews its black humour - but its AIDS-crisis undertones no longer ring true

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 4:00pm on November 4, 2011☆⚑

Four humours, two cities, one over-ambitious choreographer by Paula Citron

Simultaneously performed cross-border production falters in the execution

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 2:41pm on November 3, 2011☆⚑

Four humours, two cities by Paula Citron

Simultaneously performed cross-border production falters in the execution

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 2:41pm on November 3, 2011☆⚑

Eric Peterson and Sonja Smits are put to The Test by Gayle Macdonald

Director Jason Byrne brings his avant-garde rehearsal strategy to a dark comedy about paternity, requiring players ‘to be extremely vulnerable,’ Gayle MacDonald reports

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 6:00pm on November 2, 2011☆⚑

Orpheus and Eurydice is quintessential Chouinard by Paula Citron

Choreographer pushes buttons to the extreme, both physically and artistically

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 6:00pm on November 2, 2011☆⚑

In the shadow of (Gran)Papa Hemingway by Matthew Hays

Ernest Hemingway's grandson, John, helps shape a new Montreal play about the iconic author

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 8:30pm on November 1, 2011☆⚑

Like the First Time’s style constantly wavers by J. Kelly Nestruck

Based on a Pirandello work, the play explores an identity crisis

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 4:54pm on October 31, 2011☆⚑

2 Pianos 4 Hands is like a favourite song by Paula Citron

Something magical happened when Ted Dykstra and Richard Greenblatt collaborated on this show

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 4:52pm on October 31, 2011☆⚑

Doc Wuthergloom has a few tricks up his sleeve by J. Kelly Nestruck

The tales become a bit of a shtick, but the magic is appealing

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 3:13pm on October 30, 2011☆⚑

Circumcise Me! doesn’t cut too deeply by Martin Morrow

Yisrael Campbell’s chronicle of conversion is witty and revealing, but doesn’t really address the depth of his religious conviction

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 1:00pm on October 27, 2011☆⚑

Bharati serves up a Bollywood feast for eyes and ears by Paula Citron

The story is merely a hook to hang the show on. It’s the energy of the performers that makes this spectacle work

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 1:00pm on October 27, 2011☆⚑

Unique rhythm of Fela! will carry you away by J. Kelly Nestruck

Tony-Award nominee Sahr Ngaujah channels virile charm of rock star to play Nigerian musician and activist Fela Kuti

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 3:55pm on October 26, 2011☆⚑

Namasya: a beautiful, trance-like dream

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SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 5:30pm on October 25, 2011☆⚑

Fluid Movement: A feast of the physical by Paula Citron

The Fluid Movement Arts Festival offered everything from international stars to hilarious choreography for a dancer’s left arm

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 5:30pm on October 25, 2011☆⚑

A spellbinding performance - behind bars by Susan Walker

A unique theatre program at a Vancouver Island prison is a testament to the power of art to transform lives

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 5:00pm on October 25, 2011☆⚑

Appeal of Le Dieu du carnage is clear by J. Kelly Nestruck

Yasmina Reza’s smash hit is all over English Canada this season

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 1:55pm on October 25, 2011☆⚑

Soulpepper to mark 15th anniversary with original production by J. Kelly Nestruck

The company will stage its first production of an original full-length play - written by a graduate of its in-house academy

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 12:00am on October 25, 2011☆⚑

Spirit of Nigerian superstar Fela Kuti inspires actor playing him on stage by Madeleine White

Sahr Ngaujah, star of Fela!, talks about what it's like to play a man who created Afrobeat, fought as a political activist and had 27 wives

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 5:00pm on October 24, 2011☆⚑