Toronto celebrates 50th anniversary of Beatles concert with another concert by Trish Crawford

Maple Leaf Gardens will again host rock bands on Aug. 17 when Toronto celebrates Beatles concert 50 years ago.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:18pm on August 12, 2016☆⚑[SHARE]

Rewind: The Patty Duke Show let teenagers have some silly fun by Trish Crawford

The hair, the clothes, the lingo, the silly plot lines added up to a portrait of perfect teenagehood in the 1960s.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:00am on August 7, 2016☆⚑[SHARE]

Classical music on the rocks, with tacos by Trish Crawford

Classy AF puts chamber music in bars to draw a more diverse audience.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 9:30am on July 18, 2016☆⚑[SHARE]

'London Calling' in Toronto Summer Music Festival by Trish Crawford

Shakespeare, Benjamin Britten and Elgar among the British artists celebrated in three-week fest.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 9:00am on July 14, 2016☆⚑[SHARE]

Toronto's free jazz festival grows beyond Beaches by Trish Crawford

The Beaches International Jazz Festival celebrates its 28th anniversary expanding into Leslieville.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 2:54pm on July 5, 2016☆⚑[SHARE]

Jazz Fest performer reworked Chet Baker's bluest moments by Trish Crawford

David Braid reworked Baker's music to show the trumpet player's comeback struggle in Born to Be Blue.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 6:03pm on June 30, 2016☆⚑[SHARE]

Musicians like Quincy Jones pass the musical torch by Trish Crawford

Players like Alfredo Rodriguez, appearing at the TD Toronto Jazz Festival, have had a hand up from their elders.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 9:00am on June 23, 2016☆⚑[SHARE]

Song of Extinction has world premiere at Luminato by Trish Crawford

Song of Extinction combines film, music and voices in heartbreaking hymn to Mother Earth June 22.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 4:32pm on June 20, 2016☆⚑[SHARE]

R.E.M.'s Mike Mills hits classical note in Toronto Symphony Orchestra concerto by Trish Crawford

Rock composer Mike Mills' Concerto for Violin, Rock Band and String Orchestra has world premiere with TSO.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:01am on June 16, 2016☆⚑[SHARE]

Opera Atelier is emptying its closets June 11 by Trish Crawford

If you've ever wondered what it feels like to dress like a queen, see Opera Atelier's costume sale.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 5:50pm on June 9, 2016☆⚑[SHARE]

James Ehnes celebrates 40th birthday crossing Canada by Trish Crawford

With his wife and two children, James Ehnes rediscovered his Canadian roots in national tour bringing him to TSO June 9.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 10:00am on June 8, 2016☆⚑[SHARE]

Original music the other ingredient of Le Petit Prince by Trish Crawford

Composer Kevin Lau part of creative time behind National Ballet premiere with Guillaume Côté and Michael Levine.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 10:59am on June 2, 2016☆⚑[SHARE]

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child cast photo revealed by Trish Crawford

British thespians with pedigrees land top jobs in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, opening in London next week.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 6:26pm on May 31, 2016☆⚑[SHARE]

Rocking Horse Winner premieres in Toronto by Trish Crawford

Tapestry Opera and Scottish Opera present adaptation of D.H. Lawrence story about a seemingly magical rocking horse.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 8:30am on May 26, 2016☆⚑[SHARE]

21C music celebrated in Royal Conservatory festival by Trish Crawford

New music, much of it never heard before, is presented at the Royal Conservatory's festival 21C May 25 to 29.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:01am on May 25, 2016☆⚑[SHARE]

It's murder most funny in A Gentleman's Guide to Murder by Trish Crawford

Tony award-winning musical lands at Princess of Wales Theatre from May 25 to June 26.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:56pm on May 24, 2016☆⚑[SHARE]

The Heidi Chronicles ring true 30 years later by Trish Crawford

Wendy Wasserstein won the Pulitzer for the Heidi Chronicles brought back 30 years later by Soulpepper Theatre

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 7:26pm on May 21, 2016☆⚑[SHARE]

The genius behind the Beach Boys' Pet Sounds by Trish Crawford

Rock and roll came of age 50 years ago with the Beach Boys Pet Sounds and the genius of Brian Wilson.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 9:00am on May 16, 2016☆⚑[SHARE]

A Little too Cozy is a reality show romp " opera-style by Trish Crawford

Against the Grain Theatre's reworking of Mozart's Cosi fan tutte is set in a TV reality show where two couples win weddings.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:11pm on May 12, 2016☆⚑[SHARE]

'Dramatic symphony' provides sequel to Scheherazade by Trish Crawford

Violinist Leila Josefowicz portrays empowered woman in John Adam's dramatic symphony Scheherazade 2 May 4, 5

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 6:30am on May 4, 2016☆⚑[SHARE]

Kiefer Sutherland headlines at Toronto jazz festival by Trish Crawford

Canadian actor Kiefer Sutherland headlining at TD Toronto Jazz Fest's 30th anniversary

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 4:51pm on May 3, 2016☆⚑[SHARE]

Opera's going to the dogs in Carmen and Maometto 11 by Trish Crawford

Canine companions accompany their globetrotting masters to Canadian Opera Company

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 3:47pm on May 1, 2016☆⚑[SHARE]

Cecilia Quartet reaches out to children with autism by Trish Crawford

Almost half of the Cecilia Quartet's concerts are outreach to music-starved communities including children with autism

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:01am on April 28, 2016☆⚑[SHARE]

Joel Ivany vaults from extra to director in Carmen by Trish Crawford

Hot young director, who received rave reviews for COC's Carmen, was an extra in the same opera in 2005.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 8:00am on April 22, 2016☆⚑[SHARE]

All Canadian principle cast in Mirvish musical Matilda by Trish Crawford

Tim Minchin's Matilda lyrics, with their sweets, treats and creatures, to be sung by Canadian principal cast in Toronto

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:33pm on April 20, 2016☆⚑[SHARE]