What comedians Kathleen Madigan and Lewis Black are watching and reading by Brad Wheeler

As they make their way across Canada together on their shared 49th Parallel Tour, the comedians are distinguishable on the tour bus by the way they spend their idle hours

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 3:38pm on September 6, 2017[SHARE]

Comedian Brian Regan on Johnny Carson and being called a 'master' by Brad Wheeler

The 59-year-old stand-up specialist plays Massey Hall on Sept. 8

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 3:34pm on September 6, 2017[SHARE]

Hottest tickets in town: Five things to do in Toronto by Brad Wheeler

Catch Julie & The Wrong Guys, a Cirque du Soleil spectacle, Lady Gaga at Air Canada Centre and more

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 5:43pm on August 30, 2017[SHARE]

Review: Second City's latest offering does comedy like there's no tomorrow by Brad Wheeler

Short on satire and long on observational humour, Party Today (Panic Tomorrow) does have its amusing moments " but its zingers feel derived from mouldy headlines

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 3:03pm on August 30, 2017[SHARE]

What Soulpepper Theatre's Mike Ross is watching, listening to and looking forward to by Brad Wheeler

Mike Ross, Soulpepper Theatre's resident musical maestro, discusses what's been earning his hallelujahs lately

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 2:45pm on August 23, 2017[SHARE]

Terrance Houle conjures spirits with Ghost Days performance by Brad Wheeler

The interdisciplinary media artist is in Toronto for a weeklong residency for the SummerWorks festival

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 5:54pm on August 9, 2017[SHARE]

Ontario pledges an extra $4-million for Massey Hall revitalization by Brad Wheeler

The province previously put up $8-million (matching a federal contribution) for the restoration's first phase

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 2:46pm on August 9, 2017[SHARE]

Jasmyn Fyffe explores ideas of the black female body in solo dance show by Brad Wheeler

Titled what do you see?, the intimate piece seeks to explore the many ideas concerning the black female body

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 4:19pm on August 2, 2017[SHARE]

What theatre star Chilina Kennedy is watching and listening to by Brad Wheeler

Canadian singer has been busy on Broadway the past few years with the jukebox-raiding hit Beautiful: The Carole King Musical

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 2:46pm on August 2, 2017[SHARE]

What cabaret performer Sharron Matthews is listening to, reading and looking forward to by Brad Wheeler

The performer's one-woman show, Girl Crush, is playing at the High Park Amphitheatre on Monday

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 2:46pm on July 19, 2017[SHARE]

What actor-musician Torquil Campbell is tuned into and looking forward to by Brad Wheeler

In his new one-man play True Crime, Torquil Campbell (of the indie-pop band Stars) plays the real-life con man Clark Rockefeller

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 3:14pm on July 12, 2017[SHARE]

Jennifer Walls is a can't-miss multitasker at the Toronto Fringe Festival by Brad Wheeler

The multitalented artist and performer is involved in four productions at this year's Fringe

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 3:13pm on July 12, 2017[SHARE]

Actress Diane D'Aquila on playing the role of King Lear as a woman by Brad Wheeler

The Globe and Mail spoke with veteran actress Diane D'Aquila about High Park, female leaders and Lear in the age of Trump

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 3:32pm on July 5, 2017[SHARE]

What actor Eric Peterson is listening to, watching and looking forward to by Brad Wheeler

Eric Peterson is taking another spin in Billy Bishop Goes to War, the two-man stage play he created with John MacLachlan Gray

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 3:15pm on July 5, 2017[SHARE]

Crow's Theatre introduces Broken Social Scene singer as a playwright by Brad Wheeler

Canadian indie-rocker Kevin Drew pens A&R Angels, a comedic fable in which he'll star alongside Billy Talent's Ben Kowalewicz

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 6:00am on June 28, 2017[SHARE]

A snapshot of three Governor-General's Award laureates by Brad Wheeler

​Michael J. Fox and Martin Short may be the big-ticket names at this year's show, but what about the other honorees?​

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 3:43pm on June 23, 2017[SHARE]

What comedian Mark Forward is watching and looking forward to by Brad Wheeler

Forward performs his new show, Mark Forward Wins All the Awards, at the Comedy Bar in Toronto this weekend

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 12:14pm on June 21, 2017[SHARE]

The Harold Awards recognize the misfits of Toronto theatre by Brad Wheeler

Named in honour of Harold Kandel, the Harolds are a sort of rabble-rousing alternative to the Dora Awards

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 2:59pm on June 7, 2017[SHARE]

Soulpepper takes on Edward Albee in 2017/18 season by Brad Wheeler

Company will showcase two plays by the late American playwright, including The Goat or, Who Is Sylvia? and A Delicate Balance

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 6:00am on May 30, 2017[SHARE]

On stage, it's now all coming back to Meat Loaf by Brad Wheeler

In Toronto on Tuesday, cast members from the new Jim Steinman musical Bat Out of Hell charmed thousands with an upbeat four-song peek outside Ed Mirvish Theatre

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 2:53pm on May 16, 2017[SHARE]

Strictly Ballroom waltzes onto Toronto stage for North American premiere by Brad Wheeler

The musical, directed and choreographed by Drew McOnie, is a reimagining of the 1992 Baz Luhrmann film of the same name

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 3:43pm on May 3, 2017[SHARE]

What playwright Sky Gilbert is watching, reading and listening to by Brad Wheeler

Sky Gilbert is enjoying Feud: Bette and Joan, Neapolitan Novels, Amelia al ballo and Goya

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 3:07pm on May 3, 2017[SHARE]

Thomas Mitchell Barnet hopes to strike gold in Stratford's Treasure Island by Brad Wheeler

The young actor is just one of a number of vibrant upstarts looking to make their mark at Stratford this year

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 2:36pm on April 26, 2017[SHARE]

Torquil Campbell takes on notorious fraudster and the art of self-deception in True Crime by Brad Wheeler

The indie-rock singer with a new one-man show in Toronto isn't afraid to speak his mind. And while the current fluidity of truth has him concerned, he's long had an affinity for the small mi…

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 3:54pm on April 4, 2017[SHARE]

What playwright Anusree Roy is watching, looking forward to and tuning into by Brad Wheeler

We asked the actress and Dora Award-winning playwright about her arts (and politically-based) fixations

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 4:25pm on March 29, 2017[SHARE]