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Richard Ouzounian

Theatre Critic
- Kinky Boots nose to nose with Matilda for coveted Tony Award for Best Musical
Martin Knelman

Entertainment
- Under Fire: Journalists in Combat vindicated with Peabody Award
John Terauds

Freelance Entertainment writer
- Pianist Kirill Gerstein provides keyboard fireworks as conductor Giancarlo Guerrero supplies hip-swinging fun

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Martin Knelman

Entertainment
- Under Fire: Journalists in Combat vindicated with Peabody Award
Peter Howell

Movie Critic
- Cannes 2013: Ryan Gosling a no-show, booed at festival for debut of Only God Forgives
Vinay Menon

Staff Reporter
- Missing Cleveland women: Charles Ramsey is a meme in the making
David Macfarlane

Arts and culture columnist
- The Great Gatsby: Wild horses couldn’t drag me to Baz Luhrmann’s movie

Kinky Boots nose to nose with Matilda for coveted Tony Award for Best Musical

Kinky Boots nose to nose with Matilda for coveted Tony Award for Best Musical

Kinky Boots has 13 nominations, Matilda has 12

Eifman Ballet makes Toronto debut at Sony Centre May 23

Wed May 22 2013

Boris Eifman choreographs the complex relationship between sculptors Auguste Rodin and Camille Claudelcomments
Bette Midler and Alan Cumming go it alone in two very different Broadway shows

Mon May 20 2013

Midler in I'll Eat You Last satisfies more than Cumming in Macbethcomments
Jake Epstein on slinging webs in Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark

Mon May 20 2013

Toronto actor known for Degrassi, Beauty and the Beast and American Idiot, hopes to originate a Broadway role of his owncomments
Stratford Festival’s Tommy: Group pinball game sets Guinness World Record

Sat May 18 2013

Thursday event saw 100 people playing pinball at First Canadian Place to celebrate May 30 opening of Tommycomments
Pete Townshend talks about The Who’s Tommy

Fri May 17 2013

Who guitarist in Stratford for Stratford Festival's revival of the musical theatre version of Tommycomments
Kate Nankervis and Simon Renaud stage She Was at The Citadel

Fri May 17 2013

Choreographers had help from Coleman Lemieux & Compagnie with dance double billcomments
Of a Monstrous Child: A Gaga Musical: Review

Fri May 17 2013

Lady Gaga-inspired musical at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre has excellent performances by Bruce Dow, Tyson James and Kimberly Personacomments
The Barber of Seville flirts with disaster: theatre review

Thu May 16 2013

Soulpepper remount of Theatre Columbus hit is at Young Centre for the Performing Artscomments
The Barber of Seville vocals are weak: Review

Thu May 16 2013

Director Leah Cherniak has chosen actors who can act rather than sing for Barber of Sevillecomments
Billy Crystal bringing 700 Sundays back to Broadway

Tue May 14 2013

Hit show about his childhood had a sold-out Toronto run in 2005.comments
Slap Shot, famous hockey movie, coming live to Second City

Mon May 13 2013

Second Cityin Toronto brings 1977 film starring Paul Newman to life for two weeks this summer comments
Louise Pitre working with Sting on new Broadway musical

Mon May 13 2013

The star of Mamma Mia! has been in Manhattan doing readings of The Last Ship, which is aiming for Broadway in 2014.comments
Guys and Dolls: Thom Allison nicely brings the house down — Review

Sun May 12 2013

Guys and Dolls, now on at the Shaw, is delightful nonsense, mixing gangsters and salvationists and offering two contrasting love stories. comments
Television Tonight: Once Upon a Time, Survivor: Caramoan and Revenge end their seasons

Sun May 12 2013

Plus Justin Bieber is a voice guest on The Simpsons and Christopher Guest comedy Family Tree premierescomments
Our Betters: Scandalous in its day, it’s still raising moral hackles today — Review

Sat May 11 2013

A perfect director for a show like this is Morris Panych, with his way of getting some fresh new performances out of Shaw Festival stalwarts. comments
Major Barbara: Talented cast in a great play but sense of life has gone missing — Review

Sat May 11 2013

Leading performances are smashing in Major Barbara but elsewhere colour has been drained and supporting roles need to be in this play.comments
Les Misérables returning to Toronto stage

Fri May 10 2013

Tickets for Cameron Mackintosh production of famed Boublil & Schönberg musical go on sale Mondaycomments
Stopheart at Factory Theatre: Review

Fri May 10 2013

Amy Lee Lavoie shows lively theatrical intelligence but occasionally lapses into melodramacomments
Duelling Grizabellas from Cats: Betty Buckley and Ma-Anne Dionisio

Fri May 10 2013

Buckley created the role of Grizabella in Cats on Broadway and Dionisio is playing the role in Toronto in the production that opens at the Panasonic on June 11.comments
Chilina Kennedy highlights SpringWorks

Fri May 10 2013

Indie theatre and arts festival for Perth County runs May 9-19comments
Alberta Ballet pays tribute to singer k.d. lang

Fri May 10 2013

Singer hopes it will go on tourcomments
Dialogues des Carmélites for the COC: Review

Thu May 09 2013

Judith Forst, Adrianne Pieczonka and Isabel Bayrakdarian stunning in Canadian Opera Company production comments
The Golden Mean: Review

Thu May 09 2013

Watch for the dancing "Stephen Harpers"comments
Stratford Festival launches $20 bus service from downtown Toronto

Thu May 09 2013

Richard Ouzounian takes a ridecomments
Neil Patrick Harris to return as Tony Award host

Thu May 09 2013

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