Mark Andrew Lawrence - Page 5

Arriving in Toronto the day before spring, the Tony winning musical Spring Awakening will please the devoted coterie of fans, but those familiar with Frank Wedekind's original play will find the musical adaptation is decidedly inferior. * * * (out of 5)

Michel Tremblay's dark portrait of a dysfunctional family is geven an excellent student production at Erindale. * * * * 1/2 (OUT OF 5)

Amicus productions have come up with A Flea In her Ear that tickles the funny bone. * * * 1/2 (out of 5)

A bland, empty show trying to cash in on the popularity of the TV series. Even Fonzie's die-hard fans will be disappointed. * (out of 5)

This summer, Broadway?s hottest musical made Canadian premiere electrifying audiences at the Toronto Centre for the Arts, extending twice and garnering extraordinary critical acclaim. Today, Dancap Productions Inc. and JERSEY BOYS are pleased to announce that the show will remain in Toronto!

Acting Up Stage Theatre Company presents the Toronto premiere of A New Brain running February 12-March 1, 2009 at the Berkeley Street Theatre Downstairs in Toronto.

The Hills Have Never Been More Alive - the lavish new production of the timeless classic THE SOUND OF MUSIC is extending its Toronto engagement through June 28, 2009 with 200,000 more tickets. Tickets for this new booking period go on sale Monday February 2nd.

Broadway's most talked about new musical and the biggest Tony Award-winner in years is coming to Toronto. Spring Awakening, the 8-time Tony Award winning Broadway musical, will play at the Canon Theatre from March 17 through April 19. Spring Awakening opens on March 18. Tickets go on sale Saturday January 31, 2009.

That roar you hear every night at around 10:30 is not the wind. It's the crowds cheering the new Canadian cast of Jersey Boys at the Toronto Centre for the Arts. This Tony-award winning musical sent it's touring cast here last August but demand was so great that when that cast moved on to their next engagement, they were replaced by a mostly Canadian company who elevate this quintessentially American show into the stratosphere. New Canadian cast is if anything even better. If you haven't seen this production yet, what are you waiting for? * * * * * (OUT OF 5)

Hart House Theatre scores a major coup in getting the rights to present the Canadian premiere of 'Jerry Springer - The Opera' for a limited run January 16-31.

Seana McKenna and Scott Wentworth star in Euripides' immortal drama of obsession and revenge.

Quinn Van Antwerp will replace Derek Krantz in the role of Bob Gaudio in the Canadian production of Jersey Boys. Press night shifts from January 13 to January 20.

Nightwood Theatre is proud to present the Toronto premiere of Bear with Me, a side-splitting, no-holds-barred, true account of Motherhood. January 7 to January 24, 2009 - Berkeley Street Theatre Upstairs.

Hart House Theatre scores a major coup in getting the rights to present the Canadian premiere of 'Jerry Springer - The Opera' for a limited run January 16-31.

Nightwood Theatre is proud to present the Toronto premiere of Bear with Me, a side-splitting, no-holds-barred, true account of Motherhood. January 7 to January 24, 2009 - Berkeley Street Theatre Upstairs.

Quinn Van Antwerp will replace Derek Krantz in the role of Bob Gaudio in the Canadian production of Jersey Boys. Press night shifts from January 13 to January 20.

Seana McKenna and Scott Wentworth star in Euripides' immortal drama of obsession and revenge.

The Civic Light Opera Company once again offers Toronto theatre lovers a chance to see a rarely staged hit from Broadway's 'golden era.'

The Civic Light Opera Company revives its 1998 musical version of A Christmas Carol at Fairview Library Theatre. Production runs thru December 21.

A fine cast, brisk direction and some spectacular production values overcome the deficiencies in the original 1959 script to make this a moving and enjoyable production. * * * * 1/2 (out of 5)