All stories by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic on BroadwayStars

Saturday, June 25, 2016

Brexit got you feeling down? Engaged will pick you up: review by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

A satire of British society, W.S. Gilbert's 1887 play has plenty of laughs, but it gets a little repetitive towards the end.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:11PM
Wednesday, June 22, 2016

A Little Night Music still feels contemporary: review by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Cynthia Dale, Gabriel Antonacci and Sara Farb shine in Stratford Festival staging of Sondheim musical.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:18PM
Saturday, June 18, 2016

Lack of chemistry leaves Skylight’s audience skeptical: review by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

On paper, the story of a reunited couple is heartbreaking, but on this stage it seems as though they’ve never met before.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:48PM
Thursday, June 16, 2016

Off Limits Zone surprises, moves and knocks you off kilter: review by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Be prepared to explore as you wander the Port Lands in site-specific production from DLT for Luminato.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 04:24PM
Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Stratford Festival's 2017 season to feature 8 out of 14 female directors by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Reneltta Arluk to direct one production, new commission The Breathing Hole by Colleen Murphy.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 08:00AM
Monday, June 13, 2016

Consider them the ‘Hamilton’ of Scottish history by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

The James Plays, making North American debut at Luminato, give contemporary sheen to tale of three Scots kings.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 01:12PM
Sunday, June 12, 2016

Top Ticket: Three shows to watch June 12 to 18 by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

The dance show monumental at Luminato, Mandy Patinkin at the Ed Mirvish Theatre and Panacea's F*#% IT.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 10:00AM
Saturday, June 11, 2016

Situation Rooms immerses audiences into the international arms trade: review by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Situation Rooms by Rimini Protokoll is an interactive production that gives viewers a first-person perspective into the international arms trade.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:02PM
Friday, June 10, 2016

Madam Mao’s ballet scenes captivate but story needs tightening: review by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Madam Mao, wife of China Communist leader Chairman Mao, needs more time to develop in this theatre adaptation of her power-driven life.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 10:02PM
Sunday, June 5, 2016

Top Ticket: Three shows to watch June 5 to 11 by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Situation Rooms at Luminato, Jacob Wren's Every Song I've Ever Written and the Toronto Festival of Clowns.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:00AM
Saturday, June 4, 2016

Shakespeare in Newfoundland, in the 1980s seems disconnected: review by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

The Stratford Festival’s As You Like It is a mixture of high- and low-culture but the new time and place don’t work together.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:09PM
Friday, June 3, 2016

Stratford Festival puts magic of Narnia onstage: review by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Visually ambitious production of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe straddles the extraordinary and the mundane.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:07PM
Thursday, June 2, 2016

Instructions to Any Future Socialist Government Wishing to Abolish Christmas: review by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Sharp acting brings tale of financial meltdown played as Greek tragedy to a satisfying conclusion at Coal Mine Theatre.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:26PM

Body Politic connects Toronto gay community's past and present: review by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Cast is excellent in Nick Green's play told through the lens of defunct newspaper.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 01:42PM
Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Stratford gives us a boldly sinister Macbeth: review by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Antoni Cimolino pulls off some chilling surprises in this production of the Shakespeare classic.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 04:59PM
Sunday, May 29, 2016

Top Ticket: Three shows to watch May 29 to June 4 by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

The National Ballet's Le Petit Prince, IMissYou and the Combustion Festival.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:00AM
Sunday, May 22, 2016

Top Ticket: Three shows to see May 22 to 28 by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

The Tiger Bamboo Festival from Soulpepper, Counting Sheep from Lemon Bucket Orkestra and the WeeFestival Family Day.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 10:00AM
Sunday, May 15, 2016

Top Ticket: Three shows to see May 15 to 21 by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Body Politic at Buddies in Bad Times, S h e e t s at Videofag and Forever Plaid at the Panasonic.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 09:00AM
Saturday, May 14, 2016

Shaw Fest’s Uncle Vanya balances original and modern by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Annie Baker adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s classic play puts a contemporary spin on language while keeping story intact.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:00PM
Friday, May 13, 2016

Our Town perfect choice to kick off Shaw Festival season: review by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Molly Smith's production of Thornton Wilder's classic will stay with you.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:44PM
Monday, May 9, 2016

How Black Mothers Say I Love You captures lingering familial strain by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Now on at Factory Theatre, this new play explores what happens when a mother leaves her daughters to seek a better life abroad.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:11PM

A Reason to Talk offers a compelling family commentary: review by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Above all, A Reason to Talk is about where talking falls short.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:37PM
Wednesday, May 4, 2016

PostSecret reveals everything we think we can’t share by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Play is based on a website that publishes postcards bearing anonymous secrets. It’s an earnest, intense show that can feel a bit like group therapy.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 02:49PM
Sunday, May 1, 2016

Top Ticket: Three shows to watch May 1 to 7 by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Soulpepper’s The Odd Couple, the rock.paper.sistahz Festival, James Kudelka’s Against Nature.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:00AM
Friday, April 29, 2016

The Summoned a family saga in a high-tech civil war: review by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Fabrizio Filippo excels as both playwright and performer in ambitious production on at Tarragon Theatre.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:54PM
Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Designer’s costumes weave together ancient past and present by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

James Lavoie crafts wardrobe reflecting elastic sense of time and place for Jordan Tannahill's double bill at CanStage

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:21PM
Monday, April 25, 2016

You can't always see The Forest for the tales: review by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Play tells stories based on cards picked from audience. They're appealing, but the package is slightly unsatisfactory.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 02:26PM
Sunday, April 24, 2016

Top Ticket: Three shows to see April 24 to 30 by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Nicolas Billon's Iceland, a Jordan Tannahill double bill and the SheDot Festival.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 10:00AM
Saturday, April 23, 2016

Scarberia a tale of alternate realities by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Young People’s Theatre production written by Evan Placey tackles friendship, adolescence and inter-dimension transference.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:38PM
Friday, April 22, 2016

Refuge an important story that doesn't hit home: review by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Mary Vingoe's play about what happens to refugees who aren't warmly welcomed to Canada.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 01:06PM
Sunday, April 17, 2016

Top Ticket: Three shows to watch April 17 to 22 by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

The mystery of Scarberia, indigenous dance and true crime improv in True Blue.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:00AM

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