Molière a study in contrasts
Bruce DeMara  
In a life filled with controversy and tragedy, Molière still found reasons to laugh and to bring laughter to his audiences.

National redhead as queer icon
Bruce DeMara  
Anne of Green Gables , a queer fable?

Rob Roy's legend lives on with new musical
Richard Ouzounian  
One of the greatest heroes of Scottish history is the subject of a new Canadian musical opening this winter in a major production scheduled to play Chicago and Toronto.

Canadian actors Broadway bound
Richard Ouzounian  
The continuing conquest of Broadway by Canadians added two more victories to its list this week with the news of two performers, who both starred in last season's hit musical White Christmas, landing roles in major Manhattan ...

Power couple
Richard Ouzounian  
It's rare that the entertainment gods allow both partners in a marriage to step into the spotlight at the same time, but that's just what's happening this coming week to Colm and Donna Feore.

Tough times on stage this holiday season
Richard Ouzounian  
Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol and Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life are set to open this month. You can't find two works more apt for the world climate in the holiday season of 2008, writes Richard Ouzounian.


An hour of intimacy with Pierre Trudeau
Bruce DeMara  
Six months after Pierre Elliott Trudeau took his famous "walk in the snow" and made his decision to finally leave politics, the wandering eye of one of Canada's greatest political icons caught ...

Muslim beauty queen tells of racism, survival
Stuart Laidlaw  
Asli Bayram knows the urge to hide, fearful of those outside who might hurt her, and too afraid to do anything that might get her noticed.

Broadway roaring through tough times
Richard Ouzounian  
A gallery of high-octane performances is helping to fill theatre seats on Broadway these days, even in the wake of a sluggish economy.

Sketch comedy etches out local niche
Bruce DeMara  
The Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival – which runs from tomorrow to Nov. 23 – returns for its fourth year, with 36 troupes from Canada and the U.S.

Musings on Mamet and Mad Men
Richard Ouzounian  
You've heard of "a man for all seasons"? Well, it's time to meet a woman for all decades.

Bonne Canuck, bad Canuck
RICHARD OUZOUNIAN  
He's played everything from a cornerstone of Canadian history to the curmudgeon of Corner Gas, but that's the way Eric Peterson likes it.