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Last Updated: May 29, 2011 2:00am

Stratford is reaching out

Dozens of YouTube videos. Hundreds of Flickr photos. Thousands of Twitter followers. Tens of thousands of Facebook friends.

Last Updated: May 27, 2011 7:29pm

London actor living the dream at Stratford

VIDEO: London student Jimmy Mallatt, 15, is performing in the Stratford Shakespeare Theatre production of Camelot playing the character Tom of Warwick.

Last Updated: May 23, 2011 10:25am

'Spider-Man' stunt double happy

The actor/dancer who has returned to Bono and The Edge's Spider-Man musical after he almost died from a fall during a preview in December insists he has much more control of the show's stunts following new director Phil Mckinley's fixes.

Last Updated: May 22, 2011 12:00am

Shaw Festival kicks off

It's intermission at the Shaw Festival and the matinee crowd for a preview performance of My Fair Lady slowly fills the lobby. They're humming tunes and ordering wine. A few wander over to a glass case containing a frilly white dress.

Last Updated: May 20, 2011 11:52pm

U2's Bono admits 'Spider-Man' woes

U2’s Bono says he agreed with the terrible reviews for Spider-Man on Broadway, for which he wrote the score along with The Edge.

Last Updated: May 20, 2011 8:53pm

Stage presence

The dairy herd and farmstead are gone, the big-top tent also, but the spirit of the place has lingered.

Last Updated: May 20, 2011 8:47pm

Wigs galore in season-opening musical

It's big hair and a big budget for a Drayton Entertainment production.

Last Updated: May 20, 2011 6:07pm

First love

The early buzz on the must-see Stratford Shakespeare Festival productions this season is focused on Jesus Christ Superstar and Camelot.

Last Updated: May 20, 2011 8:43am

Blyth Festival a finalist for provincial award

The Blyth Festival is a finalist for an Ontario arts award.

Last Updated: May 18, 2011 8:19am

Script winner to get more money

As the Brickenden Theatre Awards committee gets set for the 10th anniversary of its local theatre honours, an increase in prize money has been announced for script writing.

Last Updated: May 15, 2011 8:50pm

SpringWorks wraps up with cabaret, readings

SpringWorks, Stratford’s inaugural weeklong repertory performance series, wound up Sunday with an afternoon cabaret and three new play readings at Factory 163.

Last Updated: May 22, 2011 4:10am

'Spider-Man' stuntman returns

Christopher Tierney overcame serious injuries to make a triumphant return to his role in the troubled Spider-Man musical on Thursday night, calling the newly revamped production the "safest show on Broadway".

Last Updated: May 11, 2011 8:50am

Place for audience in Cuckoo's Nest

Pacheco Theatre's production is directed by John Pacheco and stars Jeff Werkmeister as Randle McMurphy, John Garlicki as Chief Bromden and Kathy Quayle as Nurse Ratched.

Last Updated: May 28, 2011 4:16am

Neil Patrick Harris returns to host Tony Awards

Actor Neil Patrick Harris will host the Tony Awards in June for the second time, organizers of the ceremony that honors the best shows on Broadway said on Tuesday.

Last Updated: May 10, 2011 8:09am

Phantom hits high note

A murmur fills the auditorium as David Rogers pulls out the mask he wore in The Phantom of the Opera.

Last Updated: May 8, 2011 5:44pm

Motown legends at Clarke Road Secondary

This year's show, The Legends of Motown, features 20 classic hits from the 1960's

Last Updated: May 26, 2011 4:19am

Spice Girls musical delayed

The Spice Girls' upcoming musical has been delayed so the pop stars can perfect the stage spectacular themselves.

Last Updated: May 6, 2011 4:43pm

All things sinister lurk in Middle-Earth

Bilbo Baggins sits blissfully in his little hole smoking a pipe when we first make his acquaintance.

Last Updated: May 6, 2011 5:57am

'West Side Story' playwright dies

Legendary playwright Arthur Laurents, the man behind West Side Story and Gypsy, has passed away at the age of 93.

Last Updated: May 4, 2011 6:34pm

Fleckser takes LCP on Picnic

The Show: London Community Players are presenting William Inge's Picnic.

Last Updated: May 4, 2011 6:21pm

Coming of age

The Show: A show about growing up, 13 tells the story of Evan Goldman whose parents are divorced and he must move from New York to Indiana.

Last Updated: May 4, 2011 8:37am

A fantastic journey

When Daniel Roberts was 10 or 11, he got hold of a copy of The Hobbit and he's never really let it go.

Last Updated: April 29, 2011 9:03am

Hobbit preview at The Grand

An adventure through Middle Earth with dwarfs, trolls, goblins and a dragon awaits Grand Theatre audiences.

Last Updated: April 29, 2011 8:48am

Playbill includes organist from Will, Kate’s wedding

Fresh from the British royal wedding to the townships of South Africa, Stratford Summer Music's 11th season promises to be one of the most eclectic ever.

Last Updated: April 26, 2011 8:31am

On the boards: The Emperor's New Clothes

The Show: Charlotte Chorpenning’s play, The Emperor’s New Clothes, is a re-telling of the Hans Christian Anderson fairy tale.

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