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A mad king on Broadway *
Ticket sales have been brisk as an acclaimed Stratford production transfers to New York, with Christopher Plummer in the role of a lifetime, SIMON HOUPT writes.
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A mighty brain stretch *
The Joao Penalva and Liam Gillick shows at the Power Plant are baffling, but SARAH MILROY finds the journey toward understanding them is worth the effort.
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Becky Johnson -- new works and recent biography *
One of evalu8.org's writers is also a first-rate performer.
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Canadian stars shine in Walk of Fame ceremonies *
Lorne Michaels, Linda Evangelista, Mike Myers, Shania Twain among those honoured
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Chicago Road Show: Some, but not all that jazz *
If memory serves me correctly, the last productions of Hamlet that I saw on stage didn't add the word "Live" to set them apart from the Mel Gibson or Kenneth Branagh film versions.
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Cirque's Alegria returning to Toronto this summer *
Cirque du Soleil is bringing its tried-and-true hit production Alegria -- with its trapeze artists, aerialists and contortionists, all accompanied by a world-music aura -- to Toronto's Ontario Place for a limited engagement from Aug. 19 to Sept. 12, according to Cirque's website.
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Getting the Bard to the bay *
Former mayoral candidate John Tory will steer fundraising for the plan to present Shakespeare at Toronto's Ashbridges Bay this summer, RAY CONLOGUE writes.
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HOT DOCS CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES ITS 2006 PROGRAMME *
From April 28 to May 7, Hot Docs will showcase the best in contemporary documentary cinema from Canada and around the world, screening 99 outstanding docs from 23 countries for Toronto audiences and more than 1700 international industry delegates.
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I think it has a double life, Toronto *
Gay marriage, legal pot, strip clubs -- we've finally got Hollywood's attention
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Leap of faith required ****
new Jason Sherman play received its world premiere at the Tarragon Theatre Tuesday night, and with it a new Jason Sherman made his entrance. A more-serious-than-usual Sherman, but a less-confident-than-ever-before one; a playwright who takes an entire first act before making his point in a hurried but solid second.
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Music, visual art and the shrieks that bind them *
Music and visual art are estranged siblings, each wanting what the other one's got enough to stir lifelong resentment. They stirred first in the same cave, we assume, one daubing blood and fruit juice up on the stone and the other picking up a couple of rocks and knocking them to a beat; and they both eventually got sent to the same schools, groomed and jargoned up to the eyeballs and earholes into respectability
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News from Toronto's Iron Cobra *
A bunch of Tee-Zero comedy shows you won't want to miss (if you're in Toronto, that is!)
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Ruling the world without a martini *
The legendary stage actress has battled more than her share of demons, writes SARAH HAMPSON. Still, at 77, it's as if she's in an arm wrestle with life
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Shelter from the swarm *
Galen Weston Jr. is creating a brand-new hot spot where Toronto's most fabulously interesting people can hobnob away from the irksome masses, writes GAYLE MacDONALD
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Tarragon holds sway *
In the most one-sided Dora Mavor Moore Awards ceremony in recent memory, Toronto's Tarragon Theatre walked away with 13 of 18 prizes last night in the general theatre division.
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The best of TIFF... and the worst *
Toronto Film Festival opens in Tee-Zero. . .
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The Nutcracker: A tough nut to crack *
When National Ballet of Canada artistic director James Kudelka unveiled his version of The Nutcracker in 1995, it was hailed as one of the best in the world -- dense and demanding in its choreography and sumptuous in its Santo Loquasto designs.
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The real mystery science theatre *
Michael Frayn's Copenhagen, about the birth of the atom bomb, is one of the most intellectually challenging plays to hit the stage in years, MICHAEL POSNER writes.
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The shows go on, with fingers crossed *
The stage of The Lion King in Toronto will continue to be lit in a bright African gold, unaffected by any worries over a reoccurring blackout, in what seems to be a cross-your-fingers, go-ahead attitude running throughout Toronto's entertainment sector.
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Too old for camping *
Theatre audiences in Toronto are always reminded by critics, myself included, and historians of Canadian drama that Sky Gilbert has "more theatrical flair in his little finger than anybody else." Perhaps, but it's a shame that he doesn't always know what to do with it -- the theatrical flair that is.
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Toronto's SummerWorks Theatre Festival, 2007 *
August 2 -- 12, 2007, Toronto, Ontario.
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Toronto's Woofstock a barking great success *
For the hundreds of thousands of dogs who have never had a show of their own, WOOFSTOCK® presented the chance to attend a free admission, festive, entertainment and consumer show with more than 120 companies offering the latest in every conceivable doggie indulgence, spanning the gamut from artistic to zany -- everything that a cool canine needs to live well in this dog-eat-dog world.
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Vanessa Olivarez -- A leading role to dye for *
She appeared on American Idol in pink and purple locks, and until recently worked at a beauty salon. So for Vanessa Olivarez, landing a starring role in the Toronto production of Hairspray was, well, a logical extension, MICHAEL POSNER writes.
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CausticTruths dot com *
You can promote yourself on caustictruths.com. Music focus.
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Choose your masque *
For instant mystery and melodrama, nothing beats a Mexican wrestling mask.
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Frankie Avalon: 'Don't forget, I was a teenage idol' *
As long as the questions are gentle, he pours on the charm, SARAH HAMPSON writes. When they get tough, she finds out what it's like to get the celebrity brush-off
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In praise of bolder directors *
Actresses Nicole Kidman, Sarah Polley and Meg Ryan tell JOHANNA SCHNELLER how the right person behind the camera can make all the difference.
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More news from Toronto's Iron Cobra & Vancouver's Becky Johnson *
More comedy than you can stomach!
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The star-recycling machine *
Former sitcom leads, ex-pop idols, maybe even a former movie star's sister or brother, you'll find them in the next touring musical coming to your city, KAMAL AL-SOLAYLEE writes
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Toronto Film Festival unveils galas *
Anthony Hopkins and Nicole Kidman will play a May-December romance in director Robert Benton's The Human Stain, one of two gala presentations just announced by the Toronto International Film Festival.
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