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Saturday, July 21, 2018

A Canada’s Got Talent star at age 12, prodigy joins English National Ballet by Bruce Demara - Entertainment Reporter

Shale Wagman won the prestigious Prix de Lausanne this year, which brought offers from around the world.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 07:30AM
Thursday, June 28, 2018

Toronto’s Medieval Times now has a Queen as head of the court by Bruce Demara - Entertainment Reporter

Aimée Ambroziak will be the first queen as the production marks its 25th season.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 08:00AM
Friday, June 22, 2018

Wicked: Two outstanding lead performances add magic to well-executed show by Bruce Demara - Entertainment Reporter

The new production of Wicked shows fine attention to detail and is flawlessly executed. But it’s stars Mary Kate Morrissey and Ginna Claire Mason that really make it shine.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:30AM
Sunday, June 10, 2018

RIOT comes to Luminato, led by Panti, the Emerald Isle’s best-known drag performer by Bruce Demara - Entertainment Reporter

Panti and a Dublin-based theatre company, bring an eclectic blend of circus, poetry, song, dance and cabaret to Luminato.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 09:30AM
Monday, May 21, 2018

For Barrie’s Talk Is Free Theatre, taking the show on the road means flying the audience to London by Bruce Demara - Entertainment Reporter

Talk Is Free is launching The Curious Voyage, a three-day experience that will send patrons to London for the performance of an unnamed musical.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:00PM
Tuesday, April 10, 2018

Second City’s latest revue sends up dating, politics and the digital age et al with pleasing results by Bruce Demara - Entertainment Reporter

Second City’s latest revue, The Best Is Yet To Come Undone, lampoons the usual suspects — dating, politics and the digital age — in a show that shows great promise but could use some g…

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 02:01PM
Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Luminato 2018 mashes up politics and performing arts in expanded 19-day program by Bruce Demara - Entertainment Reporter

This year the June festival combines entertainment with contemporary issues such as human rights, diversity and feminism.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 10:16AM
Monday, February 26, 2018

Dear Evan Hansen, Waitress, School of Rock among Mirvish 2018-19 season highlights by Bruce Demara - Entertainment Reporter

New musicals based on the songbooks of the Temptations and Bob Dylan will also make their premieres on Toronto stages in the coming year.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:00AM
Thursday, February 22, 2018

Tony-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen gets its first international production in Toronto by Bruce Demara - Entertainment Reporter

Mirvish Productions has landed a major theatrical coup, bringing the Best Musical winner to the Royal Alexandra Theatre in 2019.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:01AM
Tuesday, February 20, 2018

The tragic event, and the musical, that changed their lives by Bruce Demara - Entertainment Reporter

They were among the thousands diverted to Newfoundland on 9/11. But their lives changed again unexpectedly thanks to the hit musical Come From Away.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:00AM
Wednesday, December 13, 2017

Lorax actor Simon Paisley Day took stage role for his wife and kids by Bruce Demara - Entertainment Reporter

Day, who plays the Once-ler, says he joined the cast at the insistence of his wife, a conservation biologist.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:30PM
Thursday, November 30, 2017

Come From Away comes in for new Toronto landing by Bruce Demara - Entertainment Reporter

Eliza-Jane Scott, who plays Beverley Bass, and other actors are eager for performances to start on Feb. 13.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 04:38PM
Wednesday, October 25, 2017

Bat Out of Hell rolls out the red carpet in Toronto for North American premiere by Bruce Demara - Entertainment Reporter

Bat Out of Hell kicked off its official opening at the Ed Mirvish Theatre with a glitzy red carpet and after party.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 08:44PM
Saturday, October 21, 2017

From Smurf to Strat, actor is all revved up for Bat Out of Hell by Bruce Demara - Entertainment Reporter

Andrew Polec and director Jay Scheib are both fans of the classic Meat Loaf album, now a musical landing at Toronto’s Ed Mirvish Theatre.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 09:00AM
Thursday, September 28, 2017

Rebecca Northan’s Undercover is a whodunit improv hit: review by Bruce Demara - Entertainment Reporter

Undercover at Tarragon Theatre features an amateur detective plucked from the audience and a cast of seasoned improv veterans.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:58AM
Monday, September 25, 2017

Mirvish brings back Phantom, Come From Away in new season by Bruce Demara - Entertainment Reporter

Toronto company’s upcoming season features classics including Annie joining The Lorax and other newer offerings.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:35PM
Thursday, August 31, 2017

Buskerfest back with mix of old and new talents by Bruce Demara - Entertainment Reporter

Buskerfest for Epilepsy returns to Woodbine Park for the Labour Day weekend with a host of new acts.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 10:00PM
Wednesday, July 12, 2017

Canadian theatre veterans join Come From Away by Bruce Demara - Entertainment Reporter

Cast of T.O. return in February includes Lisa Horner, Barbara Fulton, Eliza-Jane Scott and Steffi DiDomenicantonio.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:30AM
Friday, June 9, 2017

Showstopper! troupe creates sweet music for improv fans: review by Bruce Demara - Entertainment Reporter

Showstopper, the U.K.-based improv company, offers a talented, nimble team likely to please fans of the form. Others, not so much.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:46PM
Wednesday, May 17, 2017

Meat Loaf goes to bat for new musical by Bruce Demara - Entertainment Reporter

Singer talks up Bruno Mars while in process of talking up Bat Out of the Hell, the stage musical based on the rocker’s famous album.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:30PM
Tuesday, May 2, 2017

‘Come From Away’ earns seven Tony nominations, including best musical by Bruce Demara - Entertainment Reporter

The uplifting Canadian musical has been picking up plenty of raves since opening on Broadway this year.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 09:38AM
Sunday, March 19, 2017

Sousatzka stars bond on and off the stage by Bruce Demara - Entertainment Reporter

Broadway veteran Victoria Clark and relative newcomer Jordan Barrow are the stars of Sousatzka.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 08:00AM
Thursday, March 9, 2017

National Ballet’s Pinocchio anything but wooden by Bruce Demara - Entertainment Reporter

British choreographer Will Tuckett promises a lively production of Pinocchio that will turn dancers into actors.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:00AM
Thursday, March 2, 2017

Book of Mormon is smart and naughty hilarity: review by Bruce Demara - Entertainment Reporter

The Book of Mormon returns to Toronto with an impeccably staged production and standout cast.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 02:46PM
Wednesday, February 15, 2017

National Ballet and Robert Lepage team on work honouring Norman McLaren by Bruce Demara - Entertainment Reporter

Frame by Frame is a collaboration between Quebec playwright Robert Lepage and National Ballet choreographer Guillaume Côté.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:00AM
Tuesday, January 3, 2017

Storefront Theatre closing, seeking new location by Bruce Demara - Entertainment Reporter

The independent theatre company is leaving its 955 Bloor St. W. location at the end of January.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:59PM
Friday, November 25, 2016

Cupid endowed with mystery in restored Royal Alex mural by Bruce Demara - Entertainment Reporter

Theatregoers have been all aquiver over the large object depicted between Cupid’s legs since the King Street theatre reopened last week.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:14PM
Tuesday, November 8, 2016

COC brings “green” opera to young people by Bruce Demara - Entertainment Reporter

Canadian Opera Company will give Ontario students their first taste of opera with Nov. 10 to Dec. 4 tour by Ensemble Studio singers.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 09:00AM
Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Royal Alex is stretching its legs by Bruce Demara - Entertainment Reporter

An extensive upgrade of the old theatre will make seating more comfortable and add much-needed legroom.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 04:28PM

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