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Toronto finally has a show to get truly excited about: A new 2-character musical called THE STORY OF MY LIFE by Neil Bartram (music, lyrics) and Brian Hill (book.) My best advice is to stop reading this now and go order tickets! * * * * 1/2 (Out of five)

PREPARE TO BE ROCKED, TORONTO! David and Ed Mirvish and The Kimsa Group, in association with Queen Theatrical Productions, Phil McIntyre Entertainment and Tribeca Theatrical Productions, present the Canadian premiere of the hit international musical WE WILL ROCK YOU.

A talented cast breathe life into Stephen Schwartz's PIPPIN songs but it's all undone by an ineffectual book and lacklustre direction. * * 1/2 (out of 5)

ScriptLab Presents The First Annual Canadian Musical Theatre Festival: November 21-26, 2006 At the Newly Restored Papermill Playhouse at Todmorden Mills

Encore Entertainment offers an enjoyable production of A.R.Gurney's SYLVIA. * * * 1/2 (out of 5)

Protect your funny bones!Ross Petty's riotous ALADDIN, THE MAGICAL FAMILY MUSICAL, featuring Wrestling Superstar and King of the Sharpshooter Bret 'Hitman' Hart as The Genie of the Lamp, will once again run rampant in Toronto this winter, December 6 - 24 at the Elgin Theatre.

John Mighton's play opened at Tarragon last spring to rave reviews. In January, CanStage revives the play at the Bluma Appel Theatre.

Coming in January to the Berkeley Street Theatre is the world premiere of a new play by Morris Panych, WHAT LIES BEFORE US.

Oldies 1150 Presents Hamilton Theatre Inc.'s A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum From November 3 to 18, 2006

CANADIAN CHILDREN'S OPERA CHORUS PERFORMS A DICKENS OF A CHRISTMAS AT HARBOURFRONT CENTRE THEATRE NOV. 30 TO DEC. 3

CanStage presents two exciting new initiatives for the 2006.2007 season -- The RAW! RAW! RAW! Play Reading Series and BASH! CanStage's Artist Development Program

World-Famous Radio City Rockettes to Perform at Holt Renfrew's Annual Window Unveiling

STAGE CENTRE PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS EDWARD ALBEE'S A DELICATE BALANCE: November 16 - December 2.

University of Toronto's senior year theatre students offer a powerful drama, RADIUM GIRLS as their first show of the season. * * * * (out of 5) * * * *

Here is a listing of shows scheduled to begin performances in Toronto and surrounding area between now and the end of November.

The Rodgers and Hammerstein favourite is given a performance that hits the right notes but comes across devoid of feeling. * * (out of 5)

Murder and madcap mayhem in a rundown Saskatchewan hotel. That's what happens in Norm Foster & Leslie Arden's musical comedy THE LAST RESORT, a wonderfully silly spoof currently being performed at Stage West Dinner Theatre. * * * (out of 5)

Acting Up Stage Theatre Company is a theatre company in Toronto, dedicated to producing intimate musical theatre productions, while cultivating a new generation of audiences through thought-provoking, contemporary works. The company previously produced the Canadian premiere of Jonathan Larson's tick, tick…BOOM! in 2005 and the Toronto premiere of john & jen in 2006. In February 2007 they will present teh Toronto premiere of William Finn's ELEGIES.

The bold and ambitious 2007 Soulpepper season will revisit relationships established with specific playwrights and embrace some new and thrilling challenges and discoveries.

FRONT ROW CENTRE, a weekly program featuring original cast performances of Broadway's greatest hits returns to the Toronto airwaves starting Sunday November 12.