Performer gives a little piece of her heart to Janis Joplin portrayal by Trish Crawford

Singer Mary Bridget Davies frees her inner demons to perform in A Night with Janis Joplin, playing Toronto Feb. 9 to 21.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 6:44pm on February 8, 2016☆⚑

Toronto's Kinky Boots gets a new Lola by Debra Yeo - Staff Reporter

Alan Mingo Jr. is Broadway bound to be replaced here by Kyle Taylor Parker.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 6:38pm on February 8, 2016☆⚑

Cowboy Versus Samurai trades moralizing for humour: review by Carly Maga - Special To The Star

Soulpepper production is a twist on Cyrano de Bergerac in which skin colour is what keeps lovers apart.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:51am on February 8, 2016☆⚑

A Marriage of Figaro with psychological depth: review by Michael Crabb

In Claus Guth's Figaro the humour is sharply barbed, yet the music remains glorious and the singing mostly luminous.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:00pm on February 5, 2016☆⚑

Stephen Ouimette to lead Stratford Festival training program by Debra Yeo - Staff Reporter

Birmingham Conservatory schools young actors in theatre classics.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 6:27pm on February 4, 2016☆⚑

Hope and shame on the ballet stage in Going Home Star by Michael Crabb

Royal Winnipeg Ballet production grapples with Canada's residential school system. It plays Toronto Feb. 5 and 6.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 10:00am on February 4, 2016☆⚑

Canadians star in Toronto Symphony Orchestra's new season by Trish Crawford

More TSO soloists, more of the Decades Project and the New Creations Festival, and more live film scores part of 2016/17 program.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 6:19pm on February 3, 2016☆⚑

The Marriage of Figaro with a Scandinavian twist by Trish Crawford

Ingmar Bergman films, Ibsen and Strindberg, and Danish drawings influenced COC production opening Feb. 4

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 9:00am on February 1, 2016☆⚑

Top Tickets: Jan. 31 to Feb. 6 by Carly Maga - Special To The Star

Kiss & Cry, Going Home Star and Mustard are the three shows not to miss this week.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:30am on January 31, 2016☆⚑

Before 'Serial' and 'Making a Murderer,' a true-crime binge-watch on stage by Carly Maga Special To The Star

Dennis Kelly's Taking Care of Baby makes an apt opener for The Storefront Theatre's second season of 'Live Theatre and Chill'.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 2:36pm on January 30, 2016☆⚑

This indie Winter's Tale is well told: review by Carly Maga - Special To The Star

Stratford Festival vet Graham Abbey shows directorial promise in Groundling Theatre debut.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 2:33pm on January 29, 2016☆⚑

Shakespeare from the ground up by Trish Crawford

Groundling Theatre and a cast of Stratford and Shaw Festival vets bring The Winter's Tale to Toronto's tiny Coal Mine Theatre.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 1:00pm on January 28, 2016☆⚑

Yehudi Menuhin's great influence on Daniel Hope's life by Trish Crawford

Violinist grew up being mentored by the great musician when he gave Hope's mother a job.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:00pm on January 27, 2016☆⚑

Luminato 2016 to stage 11-hour epic James Plays: Knelman by Martin Knelman - Entertainment

The acclaimed trilogy will make their only North American appearance in a temporary theatre at Toronto's Hearn Generating Station.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 5:30am on January 27, 2016☆⚑

Canadian Stage features Quebec and Australia in 16/17 by Trish Crawford

Canadian Stage is mounting numerous new productions in its 2016/17 program, highlighting both Quebec and Australia.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 7:10pm on January 26, 2016☆⚑

Opera Atelier stages Medea and Dido and Aeneas by Trish Crawford

Toronto company will also take story of Medea and Jason to Versailles, France.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 6:35pm on January 26, 2016☆⚑

Kinky Boots gets another Toronto extension by Debra Yeo - Staff Reporter

Cyndi Lauper-Harvey Fierstein musical about a shoe factory that makes boots for drag queens now extended until May 15.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 6:18pm on January 26, 2016☆⚑

A human spin on Siegfried that soars: review by Catherine Kustanczy - Special To The Star

The voices of Stefan Vinke and Christine Goerke make for a breathtaking duo in Act III.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 3:24pm on January 25, 2016☆⚑

Toronto, I Love You celebrates city's quirks by Carly Maga - Special To The Star

Bad Dog Repertory Players allow their audience to laugh at their city out of joy, rather than cynicism.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 6:37pm on January 24, 2016☆⚑

Phase Space explores the chaos of human memory by Michael Crabb

Continuing on a theme from last season's 'Locus Plot', choreographer Peggy Baker draws from concepts of mathematics and physics for her new project.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:14pm on January 23, 2016☆⚑

Canada Opera Company's take on Siegfried's features unusual dance of the dragon by Trish Crawford

Don't expect high kicks in COC's take on Wagner's Siegfried.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 9:00am on January 23, 2016☆⚑

Bigmouth strikes at the heart of political speech by Carly Maga - Special To The Star

Belgian theatre creator Valentijn Dhaenens explores famous political speeches from The Grand Inquisitor to George W. Bush.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 3:49pm on January 22, 2016☆⚑

Dance Weekend gives big bang for your 10 bucks by Michael Crabb

Dance Ontario programs everything from hip hop to flamenco in three-day festival at Harbourfront.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:01am on January 22, 2016☆⚑

Sparring Game of Thrones actors a highlight of Gaslight: review by Carly Maga - Special To The Star

Despite the fine theatrics of Owen Teale and Ian McElhinney, this vintage thriller doesn't entirely make the case for its revival.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 3:06pm on January 21, 2016☆⚑

Theatre Passe Muraille's Elle a perfect compliment to The Revenant by Carly Maga - Special To The Star

Play expands upon story of French noblewoman Marguerite de La Rocque de Roberval who is left to fend for herself on the Isle of Demons.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 4:28pm on January 20, 2016☆⚑