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THE SCHOOL FOR LIES is a modern take on Moliere's 17th-century farce THE MISANTHROPE.

Phenomenal cast brings Arthur Miller's family drama THE PRICE to life at Artists Repertory Theatre.

The truth will not always set you free. Shaking the Tree's excellent production of SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER explores what happens when a dangerous truth is revealed.

Triangle Productions' JEWTOPIA is a fun, light-hearted play that proves love and laughter know no religious or cultural boundaries.

How did Dr. Ruth become the reigning authority on sex? Triangle Productions' Becoming Dr. Ruth is a living autobiography of our favorite sexpert.

Dead Man's Cell Phone is a funny, unpredictable exploration of our relationship with technology.

On November 13, Noelle Hannibal, Marc Ducusin, and special guests will perform in Corner of the Sky: The Music of Stephen Schwartz at the Segal Centre Studio.

Carole Frechette's THINKING OF YU tells the story of Maggie (Danielle Desormeaux), a woman who becomes fixated on a small newspaper article about Yu Dongyue, a Chinese journalist just released from prison after serving 17 years for throwing paint on a portrait of Chairman Mao during the 1989 student riots in Tiananmen Square. He is now mentally disabled, having suffered repeated beatings over almost two decades.

Carole Frechette is a multi award-winning playwright based in Montreal. Her newest play, THINKING OF YU, which is set against the backdrop of the student riots at Tiananmen Square, is making its Quebec English-language debut at the Centaur Theatre in April. BroadwayWorld caught up with Ms. Frechette to talk about her inspiration for writing the play and the themes that unite her oeuvre to date.

A CHORUS OF DISAPPROVAL opens with the finale: an amateur opera company taking their bows after an apparently successful performance of John Gay's The Beggar's Opera. Following the applause, the lead actor is left alone onstage, shunned by the rest of the company. What happened?

GOLD MOUNTAIN is an intimate portrait of a son's attempt to connect with his father and an exploration of cultural, racial, and generational divides. Written by David Yip and Kevin Wong, the story follows the father's journey from a small town in China just starting to be touched by Communism to Liverpool (home of Europe's first Chinatown), where he strives to build a new life and family.

Following performances in the UK, Stockholm, and Vancouver, GOLD MOUNTAIN is coming home. Award-winning Montreal theatre company Les Deux Mondes will present the production at Théâtre Aux Ecuries from April 16 to 27. BroadwayWorld caught up with sound/multimedia designer Michel Robidoux to talk about his work, the company (for which Robidoux is the co-artistic director), and the creative process behind GOLD MOUNTAIN.

The Segal Centre for the Performing Arts has announced its 2013-2014 season. The mainstage program features two musicals, two classic plays, and two modern classics.

If Jacques Brel were alive and well and living in Montreal today, he would enjoy watching In Your Face entertainment's production of Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, which runs at the Mainline Theatre through March 24.