A good phrase is a good phrase, legendary choreographer Twyla Tharp says. "It's like a good melody. It's like a composer at a piano bench " he remembers his melodies," the 70-year-old says i…
It was early October 2009 and acclaimed Quebec director Robert Lepage was preparing to present his vision for the latest Cirque du Soleil show to CEO Guy Laliberté. "When are we showing thi…
McGill University violin professor and former Montreal Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Jonathan Crow will make his debut as concertmaster of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra on Sept. 22. Crow…
When you reach Carrie Fisher's voice mail, a friendly voice informs you: "You've reached Elizabeth Taylor's stepdaughter." It's just a touch of Fisher's sense of humour. In 1959, her father,…
There is Hugh Jackman, the Tony Award-winning, singing and dancing Broadway star. And there is Hugh Jackman, the scruffy, adamantium-clawed action hero. And then there are the people trying …
Buddies in Bad Times Theatre's production of Blasted, a dark, controversial drama involving anal rape, eye-gouging and baby-eating received mixed reviews when it opened last fall. But the no…