The Shaw production of the Lerner and Loewe musical has an updated book but still relishes the Golden Age excess of the music and dancing, writes Carly Maga.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 01:46PMJoanne Sarazen’s play gets major points for imagination but loses the plot in its own make-believe world, writes Carly Maga.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 04:10PMThe most compelling moments of The Bathtub Girls, now on at the Assembly Theatre, rely on movement instead of text to communicate a growing sense of dread, writes Carly Maga.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 01:42PMR&B singer is joined by star soprano Measha Brueggergosman in reimagined staging of Tony Kushner-Jeanine Tesori musical.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:00AMDear Evan Hansen’s Robert Markus wins Best Performance in a Musical and Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story takes Best New Musical.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 01:00AM‘Can a desecrated site retain its sacredness?’ Jani Lauzon recounts her journey to the Mojave Desert to find out.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 04:00PMBoni reflects on 16 years spent building up local festivals, binding the Theatre Centre to its neighbourhood, and giving it a proper home.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:30PMDirector Judith Thompson finds a few gems as she pulls together nine different stories of exceptionality but the production feels unwieldy.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:18AMSoulpepper Theatre’s stunning interpretation of the Tarell Alvin McCraney’s play should be seen, writes Carly Maga.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:00AMStage adaptation of film, coming to Bluma Appel Theatre, will look for bhangra talent in Brampton.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:00AMReturning theatre event lowers risk and helps with resources for stage experiments.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:00AMThe show, a sequel with all-new material to the original She The People, is billed as “a mimosa-and-madness-fueled foray” that “roasts the patriarchy.”
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 02:50PMLinda Kash brings the famous sex authority to life, perhaps even beyond what the script offers.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:28PMMore sympathetic characters and more abstract setting brings story into sharp focus for young audience.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 01:52PMMa-Anne Dionisio tells Carly Maga it’s hard and emotionally draining to play someone like Diana Goodman in Next to Normal.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 07:00AMGreg Campbell’s celebration of homosexual cultural icons, music, sex and protest could benefit from highlighting darker realities, writes Carly Maga.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 01:17PMPerformances dazzle in satire-rich play that takes on good vs. evil, on until May 12 at the Coal Mine Theatre.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:41PMThe Toronto company known for The History of the Village of the Small Huts now has its own building in Toronto’s east end.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 07:00AMFormer artistic director of Cahoots Theatre takes over from Andy McKim at 51-year-old theatre company.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:00AMOld Stock is meant to put a human face on the refugee experience.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:00AMNew Crow’s Theatre season also includes Annie Baker’s The Flick, Dave Malloy’s Ghost Quartet, Groundling’s Julius Caesar, a reprise of Secret Life of a Mother and the second play in …
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 10:00AMThe 10th anniversary season will feature Annie Baker’s The Flick, set in a cinema, and the immersive production The Tape Escape in an old Queen Video storefront.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:00PMDrama about a complex sexual encounter is informative for those who can’t relate to the #MeToo movement, and empowering for those who do.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 01:42PMSoulpepper production is clearest when the script dives into personal territory, Carly Maga writes.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:57PMThe language barrier proves no obstacle for show full of rude, fun energy.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:53PMStory built around Phil Spector’s gun is a complete misfire as script and direction leave actors mostly handcuffed.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 02:05PMGrimly potent details about Sarnia’s petrochemical industry brought to light in production whose ambitions sometimes outstrip its reach.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:49PMNoting Indigenous history and legacy now seems obligatory for public arts events, but no consensus has emerged about the right notes to strike, and Hayden King, for one, sees harm in how the…
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:55AMCanadian Brock Hayhoe and his reality-TV star alter ego glad to be back for First Wives Fight Club on April 10.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:00AMStaging is imperfect but structure and capable cast help make new show at Tarragon Theatre worthwhile.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:48PMNew play’s tale of an anxious boy’s mystical adventure is endearing even if it’s not revolutionary.
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