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Wednesday, July 26, 2017

An Octoroon at Shaw a radical exploration of race and identity: Wednesday Matinée by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Actors don whiteface, blackface and redface in Canadian premiere of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' headline-grabbing play.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 09:00AM

Saturday, July 15, 2017

Top Ticket for July 16-22: Porchview Dances, Toronto Burlesque Festival, and Permanence by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

A nimble neighbourhood, burlesque stars, and an indie between the fests are your leading theatre options.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:01AM

Friday, July 14, 2017

Twists from cast wring new life out of King Lear: review by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Flipping the gender of the monarch, and subtler swaps among the rest of the cast, freshens the story. And there’s one more change to come when Robert Persichini returns.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:37PM

Wednesday, July 12, 2017

Soulpepper's Vimy glosses over world war drama: review by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

WWI play lends sympathy to characters and highlights the brutality of war, but its message doesn’t feel new.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:45PM

Sunday, July 9, 2017

A double dose of divas with Idina and Beardoncé in T.O. by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Also on the Top Ticket: Arj Barker of Flight of the Conchords fame at the Comedy Bar.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 10:00AM

Thursday, July 6, 2017

Beautiful a star turn by Chilina Kennedy as Carole King: review by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Despite weaknesses in script, Carole King musical pulls heartstrings with nostalgic songs and its lead performance.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:22AM

Wednesday, July 5, 2017

Seven can’t-miss shows at the Toronto Fringe Festival: Wednesday Matinée by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

From a play set in a washroom to ghostbusting Elizabethans to a monster mash in dance and a karaoke party.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 10:06AM

Sunday, July 2, 2017

There's a marathon of theatre at the Toronto Fringe by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Also on the Top Ticket, the PS: We Are All Here dance series and concerts by Bob Dylan, Ed Sheeran and more.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 10:00AM

Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Shaw Festival's Androcles and the Lion unites cast and audience: review by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Tim Carroll's unorthodox direction elevates the performances as actors roll with audience-thrown punches.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:51PM

Tuesday, June 27, 2017

Theatre Centre the big winner at Dora Awards by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Come From Away is Audience Choice winner, Soulpepper and Tapestry Opera take five awards apiece.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:00AM

Sunday, June 25, 2017

Wilde Tales provides children’s theatre that demands true engagement: review by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

The collection of Oscar Wilde stories being staged at he Shaw Festival makes for much for interesting theatrical fare than the Disney-fied versions that sometimes take up space in the “chi…

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:53PM

The park, the pilot and Harry Potter: Top ticket by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Open-air Bard, an old war story and the TSO vie for your eyeballs.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:00AM

Wednesday, June 21, 2017

From a painful past, Bearing looks ahead: Wednesday Matinée by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Dance opera premiering at Luminato focuses on aftermath of residential schools, ‘where society can effect change’.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:50AM

Sunday, June 18, 2017

Take in a jam, show your pride: Top Ticket by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Final week of Buddies’ festival, world’s best hip-hop dancers and a second chance to see a SummerWorks winner.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 09:00AM

Saturday, June 17, 2017

Hubris is the real villain in Stratford’s Bakkhai: review by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Jillian Keiley’s production of Bakkhai examines how nature and female sexuality are forever under the attempted control of mankind.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 04:46PM

Friday, June 16, 2017

Love, murder and control of women in Stratford Festival’s The Changeling: review by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Jackie Maxwell brings time frame from 1600s to 1930s, and the comedy takes a back seat to abhorrent actions.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:16PM

Wednesday, June 14, 2017

Clown duo Morro and Jasp return to explore faith, fear and the meaning of life by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

“It’s our biggest idea ever,” Amy Lee said from rehearsal with co-star Heather Marie Annis.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:00PM

Sunday, June 11, 2017

Indigenous women kick off Luminato Festival June 14 by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Also on this week's Top Ticket, Morro and Jasp in Stupefaction and the TSO stages Seven Deadly Sins.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 10:00AM

Wednesday, June 7, 2017

Friends become stage lovers in Stratford's Romeo and Juliet: Wednesday Matinée by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Sara Farb and Antoine Yared aim to challenge audience expectations in their first Shakespeare leads for festival.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 09:00AM

Monday, June 5, 2017

Stratford Festival's Treasure Island visually arresting but plot not always seaworthy: review by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Turning Robert Louis Stevenson novel into a play while making room for technical elements means plot gets lost at sea.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:37PM

Sunday, June 4, 2017

Top Ticket for June 4-10: Therapy meets comedy and John A. meets Riel by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Plus new vitality and a sharper for the Von Trapps.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:01AM

Friday, June 2, 2017

HMS Pinafore veers off course: review by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

It clearly to its credit that Stratford production takes a chance on storytelling choices, but it takes on water due to a lack of execution.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:36PM

Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Guys and Dolls gamble pays off for Stratford: review by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Director Donna Feore makes full use of the thrust stage and her 18 ensemble cast members.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 01:15PM

Sunday, May 28, 2017

Shaw Festival updates 1837 for 2017: review by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Director Philip Akin has a formidable task, since 1837: The Farmer’s Revolt has a nationalist pride presented today in an atmosphere where nationalism has taken a dark turn.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 04:08PM

Shaw Festival’s take on Me and My Girl is a production that plays to its strengths: review by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Director Ashlie Corcoran turns a West End hit from the 1930s into a high-energy, crowd-pleasing romp.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:16PM

Saturday, May 27, 2017

Kick off Pride Month with Buddies project by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

What to see this week on Toronto stages.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:00PM

Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Shaw Festival's not just for theatre mavens anymore: Wednesday Matinée by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

New artistic director Tim Carroll shakes things up with new repertoire and productions in unusual spaces.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 09:00AM

Sunday, May 21, 2017

Top ticket, May 21 to 27: Ad libs, ambition and anarchy by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Improv, opera and obsessive fandom are all worthy options on stage.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 10:00AM

Saturday, May 13, 2017

The gripping story of the Boy in the Moon falters on stage: review by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Despite all of these images and powerful performances that director Chris Abraham brings together, he never exactly solves why Ian Brown’s book needed to be turned into a play.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:04PM

Wednesday, May 10, 2017