Quebec maestro brings Siegfried in 3-D to the Met by Marsha Lederman

Robert Lepage is producing high-tech Wagner without the dorky glasses

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 9:48pm on February 16, 2011☆⚑

Rhubarb Festival: Lady Gaga gets a musical of sorts by J. Kelly Nestruck

Writer and director Alistair Newton on "aesthetic sampling", Stratford's Bruce Dow and collaborating with convicted murderer Michael Alig

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 5:21pm on February 16, 2011☆⚑

Are you suffering from ‘Drowsy Chaperone’ syndrome? by J. Kelly Nestruck

If so, this review - along with Theatre Calgary’s new production - can help you

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 4:55pm on February 16, 2011☆⚑

‘The Fantasticks’ is full of heart and laughs by Martin Morrow

Performers have a grand time riding this old warhorse

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 4:08pm on February 15, 2011☆⚑

Stellar Canadian cast make ‘August: Osage County’ their own by J. Kelly Nestruck

When an unhappy family reunites, verbal bullets fly

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 3:58pm on February 15, 2011☆⚑

Mysterious happenings at the playRites Festival by J. Kelly Nestruck

Suddenly a second play on injustices to Asian Canadians and then a plot that gets lost

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 4:31pm on February 14, 2011☆⚑

‘The Secret Garden’ is overrun by weeds by Martin Morrow

Play needs pruning of excess adult parts

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 3:47pm on February 14, 2011☆⚑

The Romeo Initiative digs into a hot chapter of the Cold War by J. Kelly Nestruck

A lonely woman becomes the perfect target for a ‘honey trap’ set by spies

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 11:24am on February 14, 2011☆⚑

Saint Carmen is lacking in the divine by Martin Morrow

This highly stylized version of a seventies theatre classic fails to breathe life into the play

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 4:30pm on February 11, 2011☆⚑

Winnipeg’s Moulin Rouge too polite for Paris’s den of sleaze by Paula Citron

Jorden Morris’s ballet about the notorious cancan cabaret should sizzle more than this

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 4:30pm on February 11, 2011☆⚑

Alberta Ballet names upcoming work ‘Fumbling Towards Ecstasy’ by Marsha Lederman

Piece is based on music of Sarah McLachlan

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 4:36pm on February 9, 2011☆⚑

Divisadero: Dramatic hybrid ranges from spellbinding to murky by J. Kelly Nestruck

A mixture of poetry reading, cabaret act and radio drama, this stripped-down show has moments of startling beauty

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 2:12pm on February 9, 2011☆⚑

Private Lives, War Horse highlights of Mirvish’s 2011-2012 season by Guy Dixon

Kim Cattrall says playing Coward’s divorcée in Toronto is ‘icing on the cake’

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 6:06pm on February 8, 2011☆⚑

The enduring appeal of Michel Tremblay by J. Kelly Nestruck

New translations and revivals are giving a shot of Botox to plays written decades ago

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

National Ballet’s 60th season is full of surprises by Paula Citron

The company is celebrating a major anniversary with some changes to its repertoire and production format

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 3:50pm on February 7, 2011☆⚑

Wayne McGregor fascinates with his dance-technology fusion by Paula Citron

British choreographer’s dance piece ‘Entity’ blends cool science with living sculpture

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 3:24pm on February 7, 2011☆⚑

The Monday Q&A: James Kudelka on dancing a solo at 55 by Brad Wheeler

Performance will be included in an evening of Kudelka’s work at Toronto’s Enwave Theatre

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

Admiring Strindberg doesn’t mean we like him by J. Kelly Nestruck

Winnipeg’s Strindberg festival opts for many ‘re-imaginings’ of his plays in order to get around the Swedish playwright’s harsh misogyny

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

How Michael Ondaatje and Daniel Brooks made ‘Divisadero’ into a play by Kate Taylor

Pair combined their unique talents and mutual creativity to make the author’s sprawling novel work on stage

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

Toronto’s Soulpepper theatre embraces new business model by J. Kelly Nestruck

For its 2011 season, the non-profit company will schedule its production lineup based on audience demand, but will it mean more bums in seats

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

Professional dancers dish on Portman’s Black Swan by Dave McGinn

How’s a regular audience member supposed to know a perfect plié from a subpar pirouette? Go to the pros, of course

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

Oleanna: A political correctness nightmare played just right by J. Kelly Nestruck

Soulpepper remounting makes it clear who the villain is

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 1:50pm on February 4, 2011☆⚑

Savion Glover: From hoop dreams to hoofin’ by Paula Citron

The tap dance virtuoso talks about his roots and his take on dance and music

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 4:30pm on February 3, 2011☆⚑

Shockmeister Dave St-Pierre doesn’t disappoint by Paula Citron

The wild child of choreography turns tenderness on its ear in a provocative work

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 4:04pm on February 3, 2011☆⚑

Barrymore: Plummer’s electric performance transcends slight play by J. Kelly Nestruck

His affection for the ‘clown prince’ of U.S. acting royalty becomes infectious

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 2:31pm on January 31, 2011☆⚑