Stage News
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San Jose -
Five people were wounded early Sunday morning when someone opened fire at a packed San Jose nightclub just after controversial R&B star Chris Brown took the stage.
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Toronto -
I've missed several chances to see “Potted Potter”; besides its previous Toronto run in 2012, the world-touring revue has been in London and New York at times when I happened to be in those cities. Despite the new cast, it was worth the wait.
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Toronto -
“Death of a Salesman” may be Arthur Miller’s most revered play, but “The Crucible”, his 1953 drama about the seventeenth-century witch trials in Salem, Massachusetts, holds up as his most stinging study of evil and hypocrisy in human nature.
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Toronto -
From the peak of his career to his death in 1982, Glenn Gould was a baffling enigma as much as he was a classical-music superstar. As many artistic geniuses were, from Picasso to Salinger, the Toronto pianist could be eccentric and difficult.
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Toronto -
It's a tricky business, trying to make an old theatre warhorse seem fresh and new. Bold or eccentric choices can spark new life into a classic, or they can massacre it. Soulpepper's new mounting of “Tartuffe” tastes both ends of the lollipop.
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Toronto -
A stinging, gripping defence of presumption of innocence, “Twelve Angry Men” hasn’t lost any of its guts after nearly 60 years. It’s a credit to Reginald Rose’s sharp writing that the play overcomes the flaws of Soulpepper’s production.
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Toronto -
Judith Thompson's new solo show “Watching Glory Die” is a brutal, unsentimental tragedy of a teenage girl's mental and psychological decline in juvenile-detention centres. What it lacks in subtlety, it makes up for in honest, righteous passion.
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New York -
Lucy Liu and Jonathan Groff announced the Tony nominations this morning and "The Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder" led the way with 10.
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Award-winning actor Hugh Jackman will return to host the 68th annual Tony Awards, which honors the best of Broadway, organizers said on Tuesday.
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Toronto -
Evelyne de la Chenelière's Flesh and Other Fragments of Love begins with a discovered corpse but the emotional core of this Toronto production is very much alive as a married couple explore their own fears and frailties.
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Toronto -
One of the most popular books to come out of Germany has been adapted to the English stage for the first time. Toronto's UnSpun Theatre wonderfully brings The Tin Drum to life using creative set design, pitch-perfect acting and lively dialogue.
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Veteran actress Angela Lansbury is to appear on the London stage for the first time in almost 40 years. Lansbury will appear in a new production of Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit.
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Tony award-winning actress Angela Lansbury is going to return to the West End stage in London for the first time in almost four decades.
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Toronto -
Gender politics are rarely as funny, or as thought-provoking, as they are in “Venus in Fur.” Making its Canadian debut in Toronto, David Ives' Tony-winning one-act play cleverly twists satire and eroticism into an exciting, sexy stage winner.
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Toronto -
Daniel MacIvor has long established himself as a Canadian theatre icon, but he’s never been as accessible, funny or true as he is in his newest play, “The Best Brothers”, which was a hit at last year’s Stratford Shakespeare Festival.
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Toronto -
Many contemporary stage musicals, especially big ones, can't help reminding you of the old “Futurama” line: “You can't just have your characters announce how they feel. That makes me feel angry!” That advice could have helped “next to normal”.
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Toronto -
"Anything Goes" is a fun, lively time at the theater. For jazz lovers especially, it's a heavenly ride. The touring production of the music, on now in Toronto, offers great singing, glamorous costumes, and dazzling dance numbers.
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Toronto -
“The Taming of the Shrew” remains one of Shakespeare's most problematic and debated comedies, in its endorsement of male-dominated gender politics from four centuries ago. Is it possible to adapt the text in a way that's acceptable in 2013?
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Toronto -
Sometimes you have to approach a new adaptation of a familiar classic with an open mind. Nothing could ever match how you see it in your head or how you've seen it staged or filmed before; letting that go is the only way to be objective.
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Toronto -
Say what you want about Andrew Lloyd Webber's “Cats”, but it's a show that knows how to captivate and move an audience. The current Toronto reboot, which opened last night, is lots of fun all the way through.
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The singer Ciara was performing at LA Pride when she was served with legal papers. The papers were served to her while she was on stage.
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London -
The London West End, home of much of British and International theater, turns 350 years-old this month. Special events are being held to mark this historical milestone.
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Toronto -
“I'm a good liberal, and I've always made a lot of assumptions about my own liberal purity,” says director Daniel Brooks. “I haven't thought a lot about race, and I thought this would be a great opportunity to enter a discussion about it.”
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Rocker Marilyn Manson was performing at the Saskatoon's Arts and Convention Centre in Canada last night; he was halfway through a song when he collapsed on the stage.
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Beverly Hills -
Now is the time when presenters for this year's Oscar telecast get announced. Of course, a story could be done for every name that gets announced.
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Barcelona -
Lady Gaga has become the latest performer to join an exclusive group after vomiting on stage during a performance in Barcelona on the weekend.
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Toronto -
It would be the thrill of a lifetime for any Bruce Springsteen fan but 10-year old Halle Tator is taking her on-stage debut, singing with the Boss, all in stride.
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Beloved British comedy actor and writer, Eric Sykes, has died at the age of 89, BBC News reports. "Eric Sykes, 89, star of TV, stage, and films, died peacefully after a short illness," said his manager, Norma Farnes. "His family were with him."
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Baker City -
On July 1, the blues rocked Baker City, Oregon during a special concert at Geiser-Pollman Park featuring world-renowned Jimmy Lloyd Rea & The Bluesmen.
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Baker City -
Theater is a language most of us can easily understand, whether it is a popular Hollywood action movie or a live stage production in your hometown.
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BBB Main Stage with the Nace Brothers performing. Fayetteville, Ark. Oct. 2, 2010.
Soulpepper Ensemble Creation members Ins Choi (L) and Mike Ross (R) in a scene from the stage adaptation of Alligator Pie, on now at the Young Centre. Jason Hudson
Ta'Rea Campbell as Deloris and Hollis Resnik as Mother Superior in the touring production of Sister Act. Joan Marcus
The PS22 Chorus performing at the 2011 Academy Awards. "I made this film because I was mesmerized by the chorus," notes Kalafer, "Mr. B's teaching style, the kids personalities, and of course all that amazing music. It was such a splendid subject to work with." Soundcheck
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Roundabout Theatre Company’s ANYTHING GOES. Pictured: Alex Finke, Erich Bergen and Company. Joan Marcus
A scene from the Canadian Opera Company’s production of "Dialogues des Carmélites", 2013. Michael Cooper
Rinat Shaham as Carmen and Alain Coulombe as Zuniga. Photo from 'Carmen' (Canadian Opera Company, 2010), which will be staged as part of the COC's 2015-2016 season. Michael Cooper
Legendary performer talks with her audience. Rialto Theater
The Emerson String Quartet receive a standing ovation at Koerner Hall in Toronto on the opening night of the Toronto Summer Music Festival. Meghan Proudfoot Hila
The main stage for the "Born Frees".
The cast of Sister Act offer a high-energy, joy-filled performance, and are assisted by great design, along with disco-inspired choreography by Anthony Van Laast. Joan Marcus
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Skylar Campbell performs in the National Ballet of Canada's production of John Neumeier's "Nijnsky." Bruce Zinger
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The combination of actor and dancer is something Campbell has taken to heart. A large part of Nijinsky’s artistry derived from his seemingly-seamless integration of the theatrical and balletic. It’s an integration Campbell is focusing on. “We have technically difficult steps we have to execute,” he notes, “but that’s not the majority of what the role is about.” Bruce Zinger
A scene from the 2011 Salzburg Festival production of Mozart's 'The Marriage of Figaro', which will be part of the COC's 2015-2016 season. "Mozart is key, like the core of the core," Neef says. "(His work is) the most human and he never judges his characters." ( L-R, Genia Kühmeier as the Countess, Katija Dragojevic as Cherubino and Marlis Petersen as Susanna) Monika Rittershaus
Armin van Buuren commanding the stage at Madison Square Garden Floris Heuer Fotografie
Photo taken from printed program of Asia on Stage show 2010 at Herbst Theater San Francisco Program photo from Asia on Stage show 2010
Luca Pisaroni as Maometto II. Photo from 'Maometto II' (Sante Fe Opera, 2012). Ken Howard
Christopher Sieber (L) and George Hamilton (R) star in the touring production of La Cage Aux Folles, currently running at Toronto's Royal Alexandra Theatre through mid-November. Paul Kolnik
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