107 stories by "Debra Yeo - Toronto Star"
Robert Markus goes for a walk with Debra Yeo and talks about getting the 'behemoth of a role' and the Stratford Festival show that kindled his love of musical theatre.
Canadian Opera Company and Soulpepper have the most nominations overall as the Doras celebrate their 40th anniversary and introduce gender neutral performance awards.
The theatre festival will present the arts and music festival programmed by the Canadian Opera Company's Johannes Debus.
A new block of tickets is on sale for the Tony Award-winning musical.
Performers delve into legendary band's tensions, worsened by Phil Spector's manipulations, for new play Four Chords and a Gun.
Annerin Productions revives the musical featuring the music of Queen for a North American tour.
Soprano says there are very few roles she's done twice, but Elettra in Opera Atelier's Idomeneo is one of them.
In 2018, the festival made a $1.9-million surplus and earned its highest ticket revenue in 10 years, in part due to the popularity of The Rocky Horror Show.
The 2019-20 season features nine world premieres, including new works from Kat Sandler, Jason Sherman, Anosh Irani, Ellie Moon and Kenneth T Williams.
Musical about a teenager dealing with her father's death is at the Old Globe Theatre in the first U.S. production of Johnson's work.
The Canadian-made musical about the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks in Newfoundland is tied for most nominations with Sondheim's Company.
The play by Ramones fan and Big Bang Theory actor Bowie makes its Canadian debut April 2. And no, it's not a musical.
The dancer and violinist have co-created new work for Atelier's The Angel Speaks, debuting Feb. 21 at the Royal Ontario Museum.
Academy will given Kain its Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Award for her 50 years with the National Ballet of Canada, making her the first recipient outside the U.K.
The co-founder with Daniel MacIvor of da da kamera was most recently part of the leadership of Canadian Stage.
Harry is a dad now, with a son who is best friends with the son of Potter's nemesis, Draco Malfoy
Côté will perform Romeo in Alexei Ratmansky's Romeo and Juliet, a role he originated for the Canadian company.
Tickets for new performances of the beloved Canadian musical go on sale Nov. 24.
Creator Hofesh Shechter sees humanity's end coming within a century, but new work coming to the Bluma Appel theatre this week is, he says, full of communion.
Season that included the Norman McLaren ballet Frame by Frame and the company's return to Paris ended $257,000 in the black.
PlayME's recordings of Canadian plays will be included in the new season of CBC Podcasts.
Extension of 1973 cult rock musical marks the latest date that a show has run at the theatre festival.
Fricker is honoured in the short category for a review of a Soulpepper production of Hosanna.
The French Baroque operas about two heroes who fall in love, with starkly different consequences, open first in Toronto Oct. 25.
The Will & Grace and Travelers star is happy to return to the Stratford Festival Oct. 30 with a musical he loves.
