http://www2.macleans.ca Canada's only national weekly current affairs magazine. Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:00:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/17/like-woody-and-diane-sort-of/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/17/like-woody-and-diane-sort-of/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:00:00 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=394180 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/17/like-woody-and-diane-sort-of/feed/ 0 Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig are just like Woody and Diane, sort of http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/15/144-singers-in-20-boats-in-central-park/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/15/144-singers-in-20-boats-in-central-park/#comments Sun, 16 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=394178 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/15/144-singers-in-20-boats-in-central-park/feed/ 0 Two pieces by Canadian composer R. Murray Schafer get their New York premiere http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/03/were-with-the-bard/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/03/were-with-the-bard/#comments Mon, 03 Jun 2013 15:26:00 +0000 Brian Bethune http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=389335 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/03/were-with-the-bard/feed/ 0 Can Stephen Lewis, Colin Mochrie and Tommy guitar school reboot the indebted festival? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/02/its-not-a-bridge-its-a-road-with-legs/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/02/its-not-a-bridge-its-a-road-with-legs/#comments Sun, 02 Jun 2013 12:00:00 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=389337 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/02/its-not-a-bridge-its-a-road-with-legs/feed/ 0 Martin Patriquin on what Montreal’s crumbling, uninspired bridge could be http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/how-many-musicals-does-a-lady-need/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/how-many-musicals-does-a-lady-need/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 15:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381703 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/how-many-musicals-does-a-lady-need/feed/ 0 Three Gaga tributes are under way, though a Toronto show is first, and most ambitious http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/05/the-real-dance-revolution-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/05/the-real-dance-revolution-2/#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:00:00 +0000 Emma Teitel http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=355260 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/05/the-real-dance-revolution-2/feed/ 0 Emma Teitel on the real dance revolution -- in men's ballet http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/star-in-the-wings/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/star-in-the-wings/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2013 19:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=347402 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/star-in-the-wings/feed/ 0 Bolshoi ballerina Svetlana Lunkina explains what she's doing with an unused return ticket to Moscow http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/the-real-melodrama-at-the-bolshoi-ballet-is-offstage/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/the-real-melodrama-at-the-bolshoi-ballet-is-offstage/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2013 18:42:38 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=344613 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/the-real-melodrama-at-the-bolshoi-ballet-is-offstage/feed/ 0 Why one of Russia's most beloved institutions is so cutthroat http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/13/the-ottawa-little-theatre-that-could/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/13/the-ottawa-little-theatre-that-could/#comments Thu, 13 Sep 2012 09:00:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=289733 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/13/the-ottawa-little-theatre-that-could/feed/ 0 The incubator for pros and home for amateurs thrives 100 years after its first play http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/21/stars-strut-and-fret-hours-upon-the-stage/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/21/stars-strut-and-fret-hours-upon-the-stage/#comments Thu, 21 Jun 2012 09:30:01 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=266870 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/21/stars-strut-and-fret-hours-upon-the-stage/feed/ 0 Television and movie stars are saving Broadway one limited engagement at a time http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/17/honestly-i-thought-i-would-croak/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/17/honestly-i-thought-i-would-croak/#comments Sun, 17 Jun 2012 22:10:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=266792 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/17/honestly-i-thought-i-would-croak/feed/ 0 As a drug trip, Einstein on the Beach would stun. As far as opera goes, our reviewer says, it's a hoax http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/24/this-play-is-a-runaway-success/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/24/this-play-is-a-runaway-success/#comments Thu, 24 May 2012 13:57:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=259008 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/24/this-play-is-a-runaway-success/feed/ 0 In 'Endure: A Run Woman Show' the audience follows writer and performer Melanie Jones at a ‘race pace’ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/16/wagners-epic-ring-has-defeated-many-directors-including-robert-lepage/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/16/wagners-epic-ring-has-defeated-many-directors-including-robert-lepage/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 14:37:01 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=257829 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/16/wagners-epic-ring-has-defeated-many-directors-including-robert-lepage/feed/ 0 Critics have been harsh over the Quebec director's crack at the fantasy opera. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/09/canadas-new-storytellers-make-a-virtue-of-speaking-the-truth/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/09/canadas-new-storytellers-make-a-virtue-of-speaking-the-truth/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 14:30:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=256468 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/09/canadas-new-storytellers-make-a-virtue-of-speaking-the-truth/feed/ 0 Real-life raconteurs who tell not-so-tall tales offer a break from staged reality shows http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/26/sleep-no-more-presents-macbeth-like-youve-never-seen-it-before/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/26/sleep-no-more-presents-macbeth-like-youve-never-seen-it-before/#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2012 15:54:16 +0000 Simona Rabinovitch http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=247788 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/26/sleep-no-more-presents-macbeth-like-youve-never-seen-it-before/feed/ 0 An immersive Shakespeare production in a Chelsea hotel has taken New York by storm http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/06/bucking-the-war-horse-hype/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/06/bucking-the-war-horse-hype/#comments Tue, 06 Mar 2012 19:26:28 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=244076 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/06/bucking-the-war-horse-hype/feed/ 0 To voice a dissenting view on the play is as uncool as confessing unbridled affection for the movie http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/16/two-languages-walk-into-a-bar/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/16/two-languages-walk-into-a-bar/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:20:01 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238630 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/16/two-languages-walk-into-a-bar/feed/ 0 Sugar Sammy’s bilingual comedy will make you laugh—and make you smarter http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/13/potted-potter-comes-to-toronto/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/13/potted-potter-comes-to-toronto/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:59:23 +0000 Jessica Allen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238990 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/13/potted-potter-comes-to-toronto/feed/ 0 Watch Dan Clarkson and Jeff Turner perform the first Potter novel in under a minute (almost) http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/26/critics-be-damned-on-broadway/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/26/critics-be-damned-on-broadway/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:20:01 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/26/critics-be-damned-on-broadway/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/26/critics-be-damned-on-broadway/feed/ 0 Musicals are breaking box-office records even as reviewers pour on the vitriol http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/20/sondheim-sings-an-ambiguous-tune/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/20/sondheim-sings-an-ambiguous-tune/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:50:01 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/22/sondheim-sings-an-ambiguous-tune/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/20/sondheim-sings-an-ambiguous-tune/feed/ 1 At 83, with more recognition than ever, the lyricist hints at a comeback http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/16/what%e2%80%99s-next-for-opera-houses-%e2%80%98cats%e2%80%99/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/16/what%e2%80%99s-next-for-opera-houses-%e2%80%98cats%e2%80%99/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:30:01 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/17/what%e2%80%99s-next-for-opera-houses-%e2%80%98cats%e2%80%99/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/16/what%e2%80%99s-next-for-opera-houses-%e2%80%98cats%e2%80%99/feed/ 0 Musicals are making an appearance on opera stages: be careful what you pick. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/02/snake-puppets-and-pasties-the-avant-garde-burlesque-of-marie-chouinard/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/02/snake-puppets-and-pasties-the-avant-garde-burlesque-of-marie-chouinard/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 19:42:33 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=223125 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/02/snake-puppets-and-pasties-the-avant-garde-burlesque-of-marie-chouinard/feed/ 1 With her outrageous take on 'Orpheus and Eurydice,' Chouinard braves the extremes of avatnt-garde audacity and Vegas vulgarity http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/17/talk-about-living-colour-i-send-you-this-cadmium-red/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/17/talk-about-living-colour-i-send-you-this-cadmium-red/#comments Mon, 17 Oct 2011 14:39:51 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=220340 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/17/talk-about-living-colour-i-send-you-this-cadmium-red/feed/ 1 A multimedia stage work brings meditations on colour by John Berger and John Christie vividly to life http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/14/the-dark-side-of-steve-jobs/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/14/the-dark-side-of-steve-jobs/#comments Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:28:26 +0000 Claire Ward http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=220109 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/14/the-dark-side-of-steve-jobs/feed/ 25 An off-broadway show in New York looks at what it takes to make all those iPods http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/03/cattrall-vs-gross-in-the-gilded-cage-match-of-private-lives/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/03/cattrall-vs-gross-in-the-gilded-cage-match-of-private-lives/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 21:52:59 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=218444 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/03/cattrall-vs-gross-in-the-gilded-cage-match-of-private-lives/feed/ 3 When a battle of the sexes becomes an acting duel, a film critic finds it impossible to review the "moving target" of live theatre http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/28/an-articulate-horse-who-doesn%e2%80%99t-talk/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/28/an-articulate-horse-who-doesn%e2%80%99t-talk/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 15:30:01 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/29/an-articulate-horse-who-doesn%e2%80%99t-talk/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/28/an-articulate-horse-who-doesn%e2%80%99t-talk/feed/ 0 There’s nothing whimsical or cute about the star http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/12/the-shaw-festival-with-a-little-less-shaw/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/12/the-shaw-festival-with-a-little-less-shaw/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 14:30:32 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=213661 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/12/the-shaw-festival-with-a-little-less-shaw/feed/ 1 Audiences aren’t quite so enamoured these days of the once celebrated playwright http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/14/dance-of-the-stanley-cup-rioters/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/14/dance-of-the-stanley-cup-rioters/#comments Sun, 14 Aug 2011 22:52:28 +0000 Emma Teitel http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=208491 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/14/dance-of-the-stanley-cup-rioters/feed/ 1 A hockey fan choreographs the night Vancouver famously embarrassed itself http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/10/the-first-recording-of-william-tell-in-20-years/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/10/the-first-recording-of-william-tell-in-20-years/#comments Wed, 10 Aug 2011 13:00:54 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=207497 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/10/the-first-recording-of-william-tell-in-20-years/feed/ 0 Hardly anyone has heard the whole opera—well, except for the 'Lone Ranger' bit. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/17/worlds-most-misguided-musical-returns/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/17/worlds-most-misguided-musical-returns/#comments Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:10:43 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=197350 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/17/worlds-most-misguided-musical-returns/feed/ 0 The legendary 1988 flop Carrie is coming back to the stage, pig blood and all