A film festival sword thrust by Martin Knelman

George Clooney’s new movie The Ides of March skips Telluride, going straight from Venice to Toronto showings.

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 4:18pm on September 6, 2011☆⚑

Kudos for three great art shows in Canada by Martin Knelman

Call it a tale of three cities and a tale of three stunning exhibitions that have been drawing art lovers all summer. As autumn looms, all three are shifting into last-chance mode. But it&rs…

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 12:01am on August 26, 2011☆⚑

AGO lands blockbuster Picasso show for 2012 by Martin Knelman

The Art Gallery of Ontario has scored a spectacular coup by securing a blockbuster Picasso retrospective from Paris, the Star has learned.

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 11:30am on July 22, 2011☆⚑

Changes in the wings for Canadian Stage by Martin Knelman

Is it time to demolish the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts and build something better in its place? If so, how could such a costly project be financed? And would the City of Toronto continu…

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 4:45pm on July 15, 2011☆⚑

Knelman: Hugh Jackman mania draws Broadway players to Toronto - thestar.com by Martin Knelman

Other VIPS of the entertainment world, including producers and Broadway theatre owners, have also made quick trips to this city to catch Jackman's act " which has quickly attained buzz statu…

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:11am on July 13, 2011☆⚑

Knelman: Hugh Jackman mania draws Broadway players to Toronto by Martin Knelman

Suddenly Toronto has become an entertainment hotspot, thanks to Hugh-mania.

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 10:17pm on July 12, 2011☆⚑

The social whirl of Luminato by Martin Knelman

Luminato: Social whirl amid a swirl of arts events

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 11:52pm on June 15, 2011☆⚑

Comings and goings shake up Toronto's arts world by Martin Knelman

Comings and goings in high places shake up Toronto's arts firmament.

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 4:11pm on May 31, 2011☆⚑

An epidemic of box office jitters by Martin Knelman

Many of them prefer not to talk about it in public, but privately, arts people in Toronto who depend on box office have a case of the jitters over sluggish ticket sales.

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 12:01am on May 20, 2011☆⚑

Song and dance dude Hugh Jackman coming to Toronto by Martin Knelman

Hugh Jackman is much more than his Wolverine character, on stage he's a song and dance man who can dazzle audiences. And his one-man stage show is now coming to Toronto.

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 7:18am on May 18, 2011☆⚑

To Life lights the path from the ghetto to Broadway by Martin Knelman

Once upon a time Toronto had many cabaret shows, often original musical revues. But that was 20 or 30 years ago, and now you can't come to the cabaret because it has become an endangered spe…

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 6:17pm on May 17, 2011☆⚑

It's time for Pitre to take on Gypsy by Martin Knelman

The singer and actor, with her soaring voice, would be perfect for the Broadway show to finally be staged in Toronto

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 12:01am on May 13, 2011☆⚑

Railway Children director reunited with missing aunt by Martin Knelman

Railway Children director Damian Cruden has a happy reunion with his long lost Aunt Margaret after Star story details his desires to find her.

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 11:27pm on May 9, 2011☆⚑

Director searches for long missing Aunt Margaret by Martin Knelman

The Railway Children director Damian Cruden Cruden and his older brother are searching for their long-lost Aunt Margaret and her three children, their first cousins, who may still be living …

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 2:27pm on May 3, 2011☆⚑

Movies better vehicle for train adventure by Martin Knelman

The mystique of railway history is a central fact of life in the historic British city of York.

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 6:29pm on April 29, 2011☆⚑

Joel Grey: Beyond the Great White Way by Martin Knelman

Joel Grey's back on Broadway, but his TV roles and photography keep his life fascinating

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 4:06pm on April 26, 2011☆⚑