Susan Gilmour News

Toronto's favourite adopted musical son comes home this summer for two very special concerts to promote his newest CD - Broadway and Beyond: The Concert Songs. To welcome him back to the city BWW sat down and spoke with him about the album, his work with Theatre 20, and what he's doing next (including exclusive information on the upcoming Phantom of the Opera 25th Anniversary Concert).

Theatre 20 kicked off it's 2011-2012 concert season on Monday May 9th with The Story Begins, an evening of songs from story driven musicals. Featuring special guest Colm Wilkinson and some of Toronto's best and brightest stars, it was a truly magical evening of amazing musical theatre talent. BWW was on hand to bring you exclusive photos from the event.

Theatre 20, a new musical theatre company in Toronto, today announced an exciting three-concert series for 2011, to be held at the Panasonic Theatre.

Theatre 20, a new musical theatre company in Toronto, today announced an exciting three-concert series for 2011, to be held at the Panasonic Theatre.

Theatre 20, the new artist led group in Toronto dedicated exclusively to the pursuit of musical theatre, had their official launch in Toronto at The Panasonic Theatre on January 20th, 2011. BWW was on hand and brings you exclusive photos of the event.

It's perfectly understandable if years from now, or maybe fifteen minutes after leaving the theatre, the only thing you clearly remember about the Roundabout's new production of A Man For All Seasons is Frank Langella's extraordinary performance as the highly-principled Chancellor of England, Sir Thomas More, who refused to support Henry VIII's wish to separate from the Vatican and form the Church of England in order for him to divorce the aging Catherine of Aragon and wed Anne Boleyn in hopes of their union producing a son and heir.  Not that director Doug Hughes' sturdy mounting of Robert Bolt's 1960 historical drama doesn't contain fine work from the rest of the ensemble, but in a play where the central figure so dominates the proceedings - especially with this production's removal of the narrator/commenter character known as The Common Man - Langella linguistically feasts on the dense, wordy text and gracefully conveys the complexities of a family man who refuses to betray his conscious, no matter the cost to his loved ones or his own head.While Bolt leans on portraying More a bit more on the saintly side than reality dictates, Langella never strikes a false note as he spares philosophically with the self-involved king (Patrick Page), the slickly elegant Spanish ambassador (Triney Sandoval) and the arch Oliver Cromwell (an almost dastardly Zach Grenier).  His distain for the corruption of the men surrounding him is expressed by both roaring bursts and faintly exasperated glances.  To see the actor's transformation of More from a righteous lion to a fragile, quietly defiant prisoner in the Tower of London, awaiting execution, is a heartbreaking experience.  Also very touching is the work of Maryann Plunkett as his long-suffering but devoted wife.

It's perfectly understandable if years from now, or maybe fifteen minutes after leaving the theatre, the only thing you clearly remember about the Roundabout's new production of A Man For All Seasons is Frank Langella's extraordinary performance as the highly-principled Chancellor of England, Sir Thomas More, who refused to support Henry VIII's wish to separate from the Vatican and form the Church of England in order for him to divorce the aging Catherine of Aragon and wed Anne Boleyn in hopes of their union producing a son and heir. Not that director Doug Hughes' sturdy mounting of Robert Bolt's 1960 historical drama doesn't contain fine work from the rest of the ensemble, but in a play where the central figure so dominates the proceedings - especially with this production's removal of the narrator/commenter character known as The Common Man - Langella linguistically feasts on the dense, wordy text and gracefully conveys the complexities of a family man w

Rob Roy The Musical, a new musical based on the legendary Scottish hero from the late 17th and early 18th centuries, will receive its world premiere in Chicago, Feb. 3 - Mar 15. The musical will then run March 24 to April 19 2009 at the Elgin Theatre in Toronto.

Rob Roy The Musical, a new musical based on the legendary Scottish hero from the late 17th and early 18th centuries, will receive its world premiere in Chicago, Feb. 3 - Mar 15. Rob Roy The Musical will be presented at the Arie Crown Theater, and marks the return of Broadway caliber programming at the renovated facility.

Colm Wilkinson, the world's original Jean Valjean, returned to the New York stage for 'one day more' on Saturday, October 18th for the second show in the 4th Annual Broadway Cabaret Festival series, Broadway & Beyond.