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Sunday, June 10, 2018

Mythos: A Trilogy review at Festival Theatre, Ontario – ‘Stephen Fry is captivating’ by Martin Morrow

When Shakespeare’s Globe alumnus Tim Carroll was hired to run Canada’s Shaw Festival, it may have been with the unspoken understanding that

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:00AM
Thursday, May 10, 2018

The Magician’s Nephew review at Shaw Festival, Canada – ‘ingenious and charming’ by Martin Morrow

Before taking over the artistic leadership of Canada’s Shaw Festival, British director Tim Carroll’s biggest Canadian box-office success was his 2016 production

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:21AM
Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Review: History reboots itself in The Drawer Boy by Martin Morrow

Theatre Passe Muraille returns to its roots with a significant, diverse new production of The Drawer Boy

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 05:37PM
Friday, February 16, 2018

Review: ‘Future history’ play King Charles III is dreary, lacks imagination by Martin Morrow

This mock-Shakespearean production by Studio 180 Theatre in Toronto feels like a novelty that has already passed its ‘best before’ date.

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 03:31PM
Friday, November 10, 2017

Charismatic dancer Vincent Warren was likened to Nureyev by Martin Morrow

He danced at the Met and for Stravinsky before his stellar 18-year run with Les Grands Ballets Canadiens

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 07:55PM
Sunday, October 29, 2017

Toronto Theatre guru Ernest J. Schwarz broke boundaries of the stage by Martin Morrow

After his hippie-era version of The Bacchae became a hit, he produced shows for Mirvish Productions, including Les Miz

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 06:27PM
Friday, November 18, 2016

Baritone Bernard Turgeon originated the role of Louis Riel by Martin Morrow

He won acclaim for his portrayal of the Métis leader in the eponymous opera, which premiered in 1967

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 06:00PM
Wednesday, October 12, 2016

Dramaturge Iris Turcott devoted her life to theatre by Martin Morrow

Iris Turcott guided, championed – and inspired – works of Canadian playwrights

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 06:59PM
Thursday, October 6, 2016

Canadian Shaw Festival’s Tim Carroll: ‘This sort of company doesn’t exist in Britain’ by Martin Morrow

Two years ago, director Tim Carroll was vying for a Tony award for the Broadway transfer of his hit Shakespeare’s Globe production

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:42AM
Sunday, January 24, 2016

Stratford Festival’s elder statesman William Needles was a ‘beautiful man’ by Martin Morrow

William Needles was not only a living record of the festival’s history, but a distinguished actor himself, a respected acting teacher for many years at University of California, Irvine, an…

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 07:38PM
Friday, January 15, 2016

Brian Bedford: British-born star made Stratford his home by Martin Morrow

Tony Award winner who excelled in comedic roles also became a skilled director

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 09:02PM
Friday, November 13, 2015

Skewering gender politics in sex-scandal play Domesticated by Martin Morrow

Real-life couple Paul Gross and Martha Burns rip into each other with glee in the Canadian premier of Bruce Norris’s comedy

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 03:43PM
Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Banana Boys: Canadian-born Chinese students slip on society’s stereotypes by Martin Morrow

Once a landmark work in Asian-Canadian theatre, Banana Boys is revisited by Toronto’s Factory Theatre with a serious tone, good intentions and a great cast

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 03:38PM
Monday, November 9, 2015

The River: A beautiful, slippery and unnerving play with a deceptive hook by Martin Morrow

Themes of honesty and trust emerge as a fly fisherman interacts with multiple women who are no less prone to deceptive lures as the trout he pursues at his uncle’s cabin

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 03:08PM
Thursday, November 5, 2015

Sherlock Holmes: If this play were trimmed, it could be very entertaining by Martin Morrow

Andrew Shaver’s Sherlock Holmes stars David Arquette and is showing at Toronto’s Ed Mirvish Theatre until Nov. 8

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 03:10PM
Friday, October 2, 2015

Gifted Les Mis star Michael Burgess made hearts swell by Martin Morrow

Best known for his stage role as Jean Valjean, the powerful tenor also sang the national anthem at Leafs and Blue Jays games

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 07:57PM
Sunday, August 30, 2015

Full House: The Musical! embraces a fetid mess of grotesque performances by Martin Morrow

With tasteless jokes, gross sight gags and grotesque performances, this deliberately cruddy show embraces its own badness as enthusiastically as the Tanner clan used to engage in cure-all hu…

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 12:00PM
Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Award-winning actor Antony Holland founded Vancouver’s Studio 58 by Martin Morrow

The actor, teacher, producer and raconteur had an insatiable lust for theatre life, and could lay fair claim to being Canada’s oldest working actor

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 06:40PM
Friday, July 31, 2015

Canadian stage greats have actor, director Robin Phillips to thank by Martin Morrow

Former Stratford artistic head was both admired and hated for his perfectionism, but he inspired casts to do their best work

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 08:55PM
Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Attempt to modernize Julius Caesar leads to confusion by Martin Morrow

Infusion of modern themes spoils Shakespeare production that starts well, but fails to highlight insights into its characters

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 03:05PM
Monday, May 25, 2015

Blasted: pin-you-to-your-chair theatre by Martin Morrow

Gut-twisting play given a spellbinding treatment by Toronto's Buddies in Bad Times Theatre

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 05:58PM

Like the Wizard, Wicked isn't all it's cracked up to be by MARTIN MORROW

A fine cast is led by the two leads, Jackie Burns and Chandra Lee Schwartz

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 05:58PM

Oh My Irma: An actor makes a messy marvel out of a trifle by Martin Morrow

Haley McGee reveals her to be a talented actor, but her one-woman show unfortunately is slight

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 05:58PM

The Bird: Drugs, booze and misbehaving usually make for better theatre by Martin Morrow

After the success of ‘The Danish Play,’ more was expected from playwright Sonja Mills

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 05:58PM

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 05:58PM

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

Play needs pruning of excess adult parts

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 05:58PM

‘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 05:58PM

More visceral than emotional truth in ‘La Voix Humaine’ by Martin Morrow

One-woman drama is marred by director’s heavy hand

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 05:58PM
Friday, May 18, 2012

Soulpepper hits Home with comic portrait of madness by Martin Morrow

Playwright David Storey’s sly game is to make us see modern England in the microcosm of the lunatic asylum

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 01:00PM
Thursday, May 10, 2012

An earthy Kathleen Turner almost raises High by Martin Morrow

The playwright seems addicted to sensationalism, judging by this tale of addiction and redemption

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 02:52PM
Friday, May 4, 2012

Bring It On: Backflipping, backstabbing, Glee-evoking fun by Martin Morrow

Musical is witty, unabashedly light and frothy take on the high-school mean-girl genre

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 10:30AM

All that Chat

2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards