Best Bets: Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle, Boyz II Men, Monster Jam, 'Six' and more by From Staff Reports

Here are a few of our staff picks for things to do Jan. 20-26.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 5:30am on January 20, 2023[SHARE]

Jonathan Spector's 'This Much I Know' wins 2023 Will Glickman Award by Chronicle Staff Report

Oakland's Jonathan Spector is only the second playwright to win the Will Glickman Award twice in its 39-year history.

SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 5:22pm on January 19, 2023[SHARE]

Downton Abbey's Kevin Doyle never thought he'd be an actor. Now he's Mirvish's leading man in a World War II play about weather by Aisling Murphy - Staff Reporter

The TV star makes his Mirvish debut this month in "Pressure," a British play about the meteorologists who advised Eisenhower while planning D-Day in 1944.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 5:00am on January 16, 2023[SHARE]

Best Bets: 'Les Misérables,' MLK events, Cardinals Winter Warm-Up and more by From Staff Reports

Here are a few of our staff picks for things to do Jan. 13-19.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 7:15am on January 13, 2023[SHARE]

'Girls and Boys' is a painful solo show about loss and betrayal. But for Fiona Mongillo, the play's future at Crow's Theatre couldn't be mor by Aisling Murphy - Staff Reporter

'Girls and Boys' made a splash in Stratford last summer, a quick jaunt from the behemoth Stratford Festival. Its upcoming remount will play at the Streetcar Crowsnest in Toronto.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 1:56pm on January 10, 2023[SHARE]

'It's been the greatest adventure of my life': Panto legend Ross Petty says farewell by Aisling Murphy - Staff Reporter

Petty took his final bow Saturday, bidding adieu to Toronto's yearly Christmas pantomime after 25 years.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 4:32pm on January 8, 2023[SHARE]

For Ann-Marie MacDonald, a 'Fall on Your Knees' theatrical adaptation was inevitable by Aisling Murphy - Staff Reporter

MacDonald says she always saw her groundbreaking novel "as a 3D experience for the reader." Part One opens in Toronto Jan. 20.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 9:00am on January 6, 2023[SHARE]

Best Bets: 'Snowy Day,' 12th Night, T.I., Harlem Globetrotters, Louis C.K. and more by From Staff Reports

Here are a few of our staff picks for things to do Jan. 6-12.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 5:30am on January 6, 2023[SHARE]

Best Bets: Kodak Black, New Year's Eve shows and Kwanzaa at St. Louis Art Museum by From Staff Reports

Here are a few of our staff picks for things to do Dec. 30-Jan. 5.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 2:15pm on December 30, 2022[SHARE]

From Soulpepper to Stratford, here are the Star's top theatre picks for 2022 by Joshua Chong - Staff Reporter,aisling Murphy - Staff Reporter,karen Fricker - Theatre Critic

Live theatre came back blazing to Toronto and the GTA in 2022.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 9:00am on December 26, 2022[SHARE]

Top 5 opera, dance and classical music experiences from 2022 by Michael Crabb - Special To The Star,joshua Chong - Staff Reporter

Post-pandemic life saw companies entering a brave new world marked by unpredictable and shifting consumer habits, declining attendance rates and general economic uncertainty

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 5:00am on December 24, 2022[SHARE]

Best Bets: Where to find music, lights and more last-minute holiday cheer by From Staff Reports

Here are a few of our staff picks for things to do Dec. 23-29.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 9:45am on December 23, 2022[SHARE]

Best Bets: Armory opening, 'Cirque Dreams Holidaze,' Krampus, 'Jurassic World Live' by From Staff Reports

Here are a few of our staff picks for things to do Dec. 16-22.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 5:45am on December 16, 2022[SHARE]

Bad Hats Theatre's 'Alice in Wonderland' is a love letter to childhood by Aisling Murphy - Staff Reporter

This "Alice in Wonderland" is nothing short of a delight " and Bad Hats Theatre puts on a very good show.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 2:12pm on December 15, 2022[SHARE]

Can Christmas shopping be viewed as a form of theatre? Well, sort of by Aisling Murphy - Staff Reporter

When retail stores deck the halls for holiday shopping, they're using many of the same tenets of design that make theatrical productions pop, according to experts in both fields.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:23pm on December 15, 2022[SHARE]

There's no blubber in this stunning 'Moby Dick' at Harbourfront Centre by Aisling Murphy - Staff Reporter

This isn't the "Moby Dick" of your high school English classroom and these aren't the puppets from days of Jim Henson yore.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 5:35pm on December 14, 2022[SHARE]

Jac Yarrow is living the dream as star of 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat' by Aisling Murphy - Staff Reporter

From Jac Yarrow's offstage charisma to his vocal chops, it's clear why Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber chose him as his leading man.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 4:49pm on December 9, 2022[SHARE]

Ross Petty and Toronto pantomime favourites take one last bow in the delightful 'Peter's Final Flight' by Joshua Chong - Staff Reporter

Dan Chameroy, Eddie Glen and Sara-Jeanne Hosie return for a magical final goodbye.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 4:25pm on December 9, 2022[SHARE]

Best Bets: Prince tributes, Amy Grant and Michael W. Smith, Christmas tours and more by From Staff Reports

Here are a few of our staff picks for things to do Dec. 9-15.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 5:45am on December 9, 2022[SHARE]

Forget the 'hoity-toity tuxes and gowns' " at Opera Revue you can cheer and holler. No shushing allowed by Joshua Chong - Staff Reporter

Events by companies like Opera Revue, Against the Grain and Tapestry Opera are part of an effort to make the art form more accessible.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 9:00am on December 8, 2022[SHARE]

Cirque du Soleil will return to Toronto next spring with touring show 'Kooza' by Joshua Chong - Staff Reporter

The Montreal-based circus company will bring their iconic big top to the site of the former Mr. Christie factory.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 8:00am on December 6, 2022[SHARE]

The Second City has a swanky new venue, but its inaugural main stage show, 'Home Sweet New Home,' can't compete by Joshua Chong - Staff Reporter

The spirited ensemble draws some laughs from the material, but some of it feels stale and overlong.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 2:07pm on December 5, 2022[SHARE]

Arvada Center announces 2023 repertory company by Osc Staff Report

Upcoming season includes 'Our Town' and 'The Book Club Play'

SOURCE: OnStage Colorado at 12:35pm on December 3, 2022[SHARE]

Revisiting 'da Kink': Playwright Trey Anthony on theatre, hair and Black self-love by Aisling Murphy - Staff Reporter

"The staying power of ''da Kink in My Hair' is rooted in authenticity. And truth," says Anthony. "Everyone wants to feel seen, heard, listened to, loved, accepted."

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 9:00am on December 2, 2022[SHARE]

Best Bets: Santa Jam, Brian Owens, Foxing, Handel's 'Messiah,' 'The Christians' by From Staff Reports

Here are a few of our staff picks for things to do Dec. 2-8.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 5:45am on December 2, 2022[SHARE]