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Chris Sanders: Why The Wild Robot is the perfect children's fable for our time
When the filmmaker and animator Chris Sanders (Lilo & Stitch, How to Train Your Dragon) decided to adapt Peter Brown’s kids’ book “The Wild Robot” fo…
1 year, 1 month ago
Neema Bickersteth: What happens when a professional singer has a frog in her throat?
There’s a new production in Toronto that explores the very first musical instrument: the voice. “The Wolf in the Voice” features three singers, inclu…
1 year, 1 month ago
Colman Domingo: How the veteran actor honed his craft in the circus
After decades stealing scenes as a supporting actor, Colman Domingo generated Oscar buzz for his first lead role in the Obama-backed Netflix film “Ru…
1 year, 1 month ago
Darcy Michael & Jer Baer: What it’s like living out their love story on the internet
When Darcy Michael started a TikTok channel with his husband Jeremy Baer, he was a retired stand-up comedian who had spent nearly 20 years trying to …
1 year, 1 month ago
Bob Geldof: How he convinced Queen’s Freddie Mercury to do Live Aid
Bob Geldof is a musician, activist and one of the organizers of Live Aid, the massive 1985 benefit concert that raised millions for famine relief in …
1 year, 1 month ago
Jully Black: Why Canada's queen of R&B soul raises her voice for others
Jully Black is a powerhouse singer-songwriter from Toronto who’s often called Canada's queen of R&B soul. Now, she’s embarking on her first cross-cou…
1 year, 2 months ago
Quick Q: Art d'Ecco makes an existential statement on his new album
West Coast glam rocker Art d'Ecco joins Tom Power to set up the title track off his new album, “Serene Demon.” The song is an epic seven-and-a-half m…
1 year, 2 months ago
Rufus Wainwright: Mourning the death of the American Dream with his first requiem
Rufus Wainwright is a difficult artist to categorize at the best of times. As a musician, he’s recorded pop songs, folk music, operas and stage music…
1 year, 2 months ago
Quick Q: How Lia Pappas-Kemps perfectly captures teen angst
The Toronto singer-songwriter and actor Lia Pappas-Kemps (best known for her role as Jane in “Anne with an E”) recently released her debut EP, “Gleam…
1 year, 2 months ago
Tom Rooney: The esteemed Canadian actor on what it takes to play a dog
Tom Rooney is one of Canada’s most beloved stage actors. Over the last three decades, he’s taken on some of theatre’s most memorable roles, from Rome…
1 year, 2 months ago