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The Shaw Festival offers the Canadian premiere of the troubled Jerry Herman-Michael Stewart musical. Performed by an outstanding cast, this 1974 flop has turned into the hit of the season at Shaw. * * * * (OUT OF 5)

Soulpepper's Dora award winning production is remounted for a most welcome extended run. This achingly beautiful restaing of teh Wilder classic is not to be missed. * * * * * (OUT OF 5)

Great cast and energetic production make this return engagment a hit. * * * 1/2 (OUT OF 5)

CAMELOT SHOWING ITS AGE Theatre Review by Mark Andrew Lawrence * * 1/2 (OUT OF 5)

Vivid characterizations coupled with an effective minimalist staging cuts right to the heart of Daniel MacIvor's funny, touching play, Marion Bridge. * * * * * (out of 5)

What can be said about a play that is both hauntingly audacious and boringly pretentious all at once? Nightwood theatre's enigmatic production of Sarah Kane's play Crave is the sort of production that will alienate some and fascinate others, but it achieves one of the main objectives of good art: it makes you think. * * * (out of 5)

Stage Centre Productons finsihes their 30th anniversary season with beautifully staged AMADEUS. * * * * * *(OUT OF 5)

Toronto's Encore Entertainment presents a minimalist staging of Willy Russell's popular musical. * * * * 1/2 (OUT OF 5)

Bright and bubbly, sly and smart, this Toronto Operetta Theatre production is loaded with heart! * * * * 1/2 (OUT OF 5)

When the show rocks, it really rocks. When it talks, it becomes embarrassingly amateurish. * * 1/2 (out of five)

Dancap Productions Inc. Launches Inaugural Season With the Best of Broadway ... Six 'Must-See' Musical Events! The Drowsy Chaperone returns home to T.O. to kick off North American Tour

An interesting idea that fails to translate into an entertaining show despite a talented ensmble cast and solid production values. * 1/2 (out of 5)

Amicus Productions breathes life into forgotten play The Dover Road ends troupe's season on high note. * * * * (OUT OF 5)

Amadeus. This provocative play revolves around a confrontation between mediocrity and genius. Performances run Thursday to Saturday evenings at 8pm and Sunday matinees at 2pm from May 3rd to 19th at the Fairview Library Theatre, 35 Fairview Mall Drive in Toronto.

Toronto community theatre premiewre of Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST fills Fairviw Library state with mageic. * * * 1/2 (out of five)

'That show' is back home in Toronto where it all began after becoming an instant hit with critics and audiences in New York City. Evil Dead: The Musical returns to Toronto with an all-Canadian cast, a Tony Award winning director, and more laughs than should ever be allowed in the theatre. Based on Sam Raimi's 80s cult-classic films this hilarious musical comedy promises to entertain with an experience you will not soon forget. Variety raves that it is 'A ridiculous amount of fun!' and Hollywood Reporter concludes that it is 'Silly, fun….and not terrifying at all.'

Upcoming features on Toronto's ONLY weekly radio show devoted to music from Broadway and Hollywood.

Encore Entertainment will be presenting Willy Russell's popular musical, Blood Brothers, at the Toronto Centre for the Arts (Studio Theatre), 5040 Yonge Street, from April 26 until May 6, 2007. All evening performances begin at 8:00 p.m.; Sunday matinees begin at 2:00 p.m.

An outstanding star performance supported by a terrific ensemble of players and directed with great attention to detail, Teatron's production of James Sherman's The God of Isaac is something really special. * * * * 1/2 (out of five)

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