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‘Sizwe Banzi is Dead’, ‘Great Comet’ lead Dora Mavor Moore Awards nominations

‘Sizwe Banzi is Dead’, ‘Great Comet’ lead Dora Mavor Moore Awards nominations

TORONTO — A play about the struggle for survival in apartheid-era South Africa has garnered a leading seven nominations in the general theatre division at the Dora Mavor Moore Awards, which this year have fundamentally shifted thanks to the absence o
Book Review: A dark secret exposed about a World War II internment camp in 'First Frost'

Book Review: A dark secret exposed about a World War II internment camp in 'First Frost'

Walt Longmire and his deputy are poking around in his basement when she spots a relic of his youth, a hundred-pound Bob Simmons-model surfboard. “You’re too big to surf,” she says. “I didn’t used to be,” he says.
Former 'General Hospital' actor Johnny Wactor killed in downtown Los Angeles shooting

Former 'General Hospital' actor Johnny Wactor killed in downtown Los Angeles shooting

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former “General Hospital” actor Johnny Wactor was shot and killed when he interrupted thieves stealing the catalytic converter from his car in Los Angeles, his family said Sunday. The shooting occurred around 3 a.m.
Book Review: Emil Ferris tackles big issues through a small child with a monster obsession

Book Review: Emil Ferris tackles big issues through a small child with a monster obsession

There are two types of monsters: Ones that simply appear scary and ones that are scary by their cruelty.
Jessica Stone, who knits Broadway and circus in thrilling 'Water for Elephants,' enjoys a Tony nod

Jessica Stone, who knits Broadway and circus in thrilling 'Water for Elephants,' enjoys a Tony nod

NEW YORK (AP) — You don't initially see a full elephant at the Broadway musical “Water for Elephants.” It's more like a tease. First come a pair of enormous ears. Then a trunk. And then the legs.
La Scala's French manager leaves theater financially fit as Meloni government turns to Italians

La Scala's French manager leaves theater financially fit as Meloni government turns to Italians

MILAN (AP) — The general manager of Milan’s famed Teatro alla Scala on Tuesday bade a bittersweet farewell to the theater during the presentation of 2024-25 season, saying, "I would have been happy to continue.
Sarah McLachlan and Tom Cochrane among Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees

Sarah McLachlan and Tom Cochrane among Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees

TORONTO — Sarah McLachlan, Tom Cochrane and two members of Blue Rodeo are among the latest inductees into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Opera about a school shooting's aftermath has its US premiere in San Francisco

Opera about a school shooting's aftermath has its US premiere in San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An uneasy orchestral prelude sets the mood: muffled percussion, brooding woodwinds, anguished strings. The curtain rises and the first voices we hear are of two young men cowering in the shadows. “I … I … I can’t ….
Richard Dreyfuss' comments about women, LGBTQ+ people and diversity lead venue to apologize

Richard Dreyfuss' comments about women, LGBTQ+ people and diversity lead venue to apologize

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Book Review: Twin brothers, one religious, one not, go on a wild and wacky road trip through South

Book Review: Twin brothers, one religious, one not, go on a wild and wacky road trip through South

In the beginning was… a lie. One day a rabbi knocked on the door of a woman with a Jewish-sounding last name in a small town in Georgia to recruit new members for his synagogue.
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