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Tuesday, December 7, 2010

A chance to see the hoodie Hamlet live (sort of) by J. Kelly Nestruck

Rory Kinnear’s award-winning National Theatre performance can be seen at selected Canadian cinemas on a time delay from London Thursday night

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 05:42PM
Friday, December 3, 2010

Spider-Man on Broadway: Can it do what a blockbuster does? by J. Kelly Nestruck

Our friendly neighbourhood theatre critic spins a web of answers to questions surrounding the troubled musical

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 04:00PM

Three cheers (boos?) for a beautifully beastly Christmas panto by J. Kelly Nestruck

Ross Petty’s holiday tradition returns for its 15th year with a lively jukebox musical for the whole family

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 11:08AM
Thursday, December 2, 2010

300 Tapes: Memories from before everything became digitized by J. Kelly Nestruck

Play traces the lines between life in the analog, private past and the digital, all-too-public present

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 04:13PM
Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Dear Des McAnuff: Regretfully, you updated the play by J. Kelly Nestruck

One audience member's review of As You Like It at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 06:33PM
Friday, November 26, 2010

Studies in Motion: The naked truth about Eadweard Muybridge by J. Kelly Nestruck

Vancouver’s Electric Company brings play about ‘the father of cinema’ to Toronto in a stunningly staged, nudity-filled production

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 11:28AM
Thursday, November 25, 2010

Abraham Lincoln va au théâtre: An intriguing layering of fact and fiction by J. Kelly Nestruck

Play-within-a-play repeats history, first as tragedy, then as farce

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 03:44PM
Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Hit Quebec musical Belles-Soeurs heads to English Canada by J. Kelly Nestruck

Translation of adaptation of Michel Tremblay’s play will be workshopped in Toronto in the new year

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 12:00AM
Monday, November 22, 2010

Mirvish and Sony Centre announce partnership deal by J. Kelly Nestruck

Two performance powerhouses teaming up to cross-promote and co-produce programming

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 06:51PM
Thursday, November 18, 2010

PHOTOG: Technology meets theatre and storytelling suffers by J. Kelly Nestruck

A play constructed from video, with a lead character who’s a composite of real people, ends up distant and unengaging

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 03:04PM
Wednesday, November 17, 2010

A cure for not quite everything by J. Kelly Nestruck

Even in the talented hands of Maja Ardal, the continuing adventures of lovable misfit Elsa hit a few snags

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 02:03PM
Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Oh, the fun to be had with America’s enduring adolescence by J. Kelly Nestruck

Broadway tackles the rise of the angry politician and the enduring dorky charm of Pee-wee Herman

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 04:00PM
Monday, November 15, 2010

The Scottsboro Boys: Racism and razzle-dazzle by J. Kelly Nestruck

The final collaboration of composer John Kander and lyricist Fred Ebb uses minstrelsy to tell a dark Southern tale

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 03:28PM
Sunday, November 14, 2010

This musical Elf leans too much on the movie version by J. Kelly Nestruck

Broadway production is cute and cuddly, but lacking in energy

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 09:00PM
Thursday, November 11, 2010

Wide Awake Hearts is sizzling, but it ends up fizzling by J. Kelly Nestruck

Brendan Gall's showbiz satire brims with banter and hot sex, but it’s hard to get worked up about characters who don’t even have names

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 03:26PM
Wednesday, November 10, 2010

The Year of Magical Thinking: A moving rehearsal for death by J. Kelly Nestruck

Measured direction and restrained performance make Joan Didion’s autobiographical play even more poignant

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 12:49PM

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Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Nov 17, 2024: Elf - Marquis Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre