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Sunday, October 5, 2025

Jeremy O. Harris’s “Slave Play” About Race, Sex, and Therapy Hits Toronto’s Canadian Stage Like a Fever Dream by Ross

The Toronto Theatre Review: Slave Play at Canadian Stage By Ross Jeremy O. Harris’s Slave Play doesn’t ask for your comfort, but it does demand your participation and your attention. His…

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NYTW Preaches A Glorious Gospel Gathering of Love and Defiance with Saturday Church by Ross

In one of its most radiant “preach to us” moments, Saturday Church rises up in a blast of light and love, urging us to feel the power of acceptance with open hearts. Designer Adam Honor�…

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Saturday, October 4, 2025

“Mexodus” Brilliantly Layers and Loops History with Liberation at Audible Theater by Ross

The Off-Broadway Theatre Review: Audible Theater’s Mexodus By Ross “Did you know about this shift?” That in 1848, to be precise, Blacks who were free in Mexico’s Texas suddenly found…

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The Public Theater’s “The Other Americans” Sharply Spins Family Ties and Cultural Tensions by Ross

There’s something ever so familiar to this Public Theater premiere of The Other Americans. But once the spin starts, the detergent used is something very specific to this wash (I swear I w…

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Friday, October 3, 2025

NYTW Preaches A Glorious Gospel Gathering of Love and Defiance with “Saturday Church” by Ross

The Off-Broadway Theatre Review: NYTW’s Saturday Church By Ross In one of its most radiant “preach to us” moments, Saturday Church rises up in a blast of light and love, urging us to f…

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Thursday, October 2, 2025

Stratford Festival’s Next Artistic Director Announced by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: Jonathan Church to be Stratford Festival’s Next Artistic Director By Ross I’m excited to share that Jonathan Church has been appointed the next Artistic Directo…

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Wednesday, October 1, 2025

“House of McQueen”: A Stylish but Neat Hemline Where a Raw Cut Was Desired by Ross

The Off-Broadway Theatre Review: House of McQueen By Ross Searching and searching, online for a deadly idea. That’s what is projected with clarity across the back white wall as House of Mc…

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Tuesday, September 30, 2025

The Public Theater’s “The Other Americans” Sharply Spins Family Ties and Cultural Tensions by Ross

The Off-Broadway Theatre Review: The Other Americans By Ross There’s something ever so familiar to this Public Theater premiere of The Other Americans. But once the spin starts, the deterg…

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Monday, September 29, 2025

At TIFF50, Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein” Is a Glorious Gothic Opera of Grief and Creation by Ross

The TIFF Film Review: Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein“ By Ross NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE – United States of America | 2025 | 149m | English In deep, dark red, black, and white can…

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Sunday, September 28, 2025

Acton Says: …And I Feel Fine: “The Cherry Orchard” at Rutgers Presbyterian Church by Ross

The Acton Off-Broadway Theatre Review: The Cherry Orchard at Rutgers Presbyterian Church By Acton Time goes by so slowly for those who wait. Madonna’s time-bending 2005 hit Hung Up pul…

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Saturday, September 27, 2025

Crossing “The Green Line”: Love and Survival Amid Beirut’s Divide by Ross

The Toronto Theatre Review: The Green Line By Ross This is 1978 Beirut, we are told. And that there is a line, The Green Line, that separates West Beirut and the East. It’s a line of demar…

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Acton Says: It’s in the Bag: Blood Orange at the Jeffrey and Paula Gural Theatre by Ross

The Acton Off-Broadway Theatre Review: Abigail Duclos’s Blood Orange by Acton The new horror play Blood Orange (writer Abigail Duclos, director Vernice Miller) rolls out like a sleepover…

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Friday, September 26, 2025

Power, Desire, and the Tango Dance of Queer History in TPM’s “Butch/Femme” by Ross

The Toronto Theatre Review: Emily Paterson’s Butch/Femme by Ross The static of an old-time record player fills the air of the Mainstage at Theatre Passe Muraille, as a neatly dressed woman…

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Breaking the Rules and Creating a Movement: “Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery” at TIFF50 by Ross

The TIFF Film Review: Ally Pankiw’s Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery By Ross WORLD PREMIERE – Canada | 2025 | 99m | English Diving into the phenomenally crafted documentary, “Lilith F…

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Thursday, September 25, 2025

High School Project Strikes Gold and High Grades with “Newsies” at the Grand Theatre by Ross

The Ontario Theatre Review: Disney’s Newsies at The Grand Theatre By Ross There’s something uniquely special about attending the Grand Theatre’s High School Project. The audience buzz…

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Wednesday, September 24, 2025

Komasa’s “Good Boy” at TIFF: A Darkly Twisted Tale of Capture and Catharsis by Ross

The Tiff Film Review: Jan Komasa’s “Good Boy“ WORLD PREMIERE – Poland, United Kingdom | 2025 | 110m | English By Ross Surprisingly emotional and engaging, “Good Boy“, seen at t…

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Tuesday, September 23, 2025

A Stunning, Gorgeous Return of “King Gilgamesh & the Man of the Wild” at Soulpepper Toronto by Ross

The Toronto Theatre Review: Soulpepper/TRIA Theatre’s King Gilgamesh & the Man of the Wild By Ross Toronto— whose very name means ‘meeting place’ —feels like the perfect settin…

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Monday, September 22, 2025

A Chilling Bargain Unhinged in “The Veil” at Crow’s Theatre by Ross

The Toronto Theatre Review: The Veil By Ross A banging on the window jolts us to attention as the inventive, bone-chilling monologue, The Veil, sidesteps in from the unknown. This captivatin…

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Sunday, September 21, 2025

The Coal Mine’s Ferociously Funny and Wantonly Wise “Waiting For Godot” by Ross

The Toronto Theatre Review: Coal Mine Theatre’s Waiting for Godot By Ross The pointlessly profound point of En attendant Godot or Waiting for Godot, the much-admired absurdist play by Samu…

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Saturday, September 20, 2025

Swipe, Refresh, Repent: Inside the Addictive Pull of Dave Malloy’s Skillfully Harmonizing “Octet” by Ross

The Toronto Theatre Review: Dave Malloy’s Octet By Ross Well, this one certainly got under my skin and had me thinking late into the night. It also forced me, quite intensely, and wisely, …

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Friday, September 19, 2025

Acton Says: Playing with fire: “Kinkakuji” at Japan Society by Ross

The Acton Off-Broadway Theatre Review: Kinkakuji at Japan Society By Acton That young man’s been watching us since we sat down, hidden in shadows at the back of the stage. And even once K…

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Thursday, September 18, 2025

Lucy Kirkwood’s “The Welkin” Unloads a Not-to-be Missed Fierce Battleground of Misogyny, Motherhood, and Moral Reckoning by Ross

The Toronto Theatre Review: Lucy Kirkwood’s The Welkin By Ross With the sounds of crickets and creaks, a woman, Sally Poppy, moves steadfast in the dark, drawing us fully into The Welkin a…

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Wednesday, September 17, 2025

TIFF50: “Carolina Caroline” is a Bonnie & Clyde Fever Dream of Lust, Larceny and Americana by Ross

The TIFF Film Review: Adam Carter Rehmeier’s “Carolina Caroline“ By Ross World Premiere – United States of America | 2025 | 105m | English “How do you know if you are a good pers…

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Tuesday, September 16, 2025

TIFF50: “The Captive” / “El Cautivo” Holds Us Tight, Imprisoning Us in its Glorious Storytelling and Visuals by Ross

The TIFF Film Review: Alejandro Amenábar‘s “The Captive” / “El Cautivo“ WORLD PREMIERE – Spain, Italy | 2025 | 134m | Spanish, Arabic, Italian By Ross Forgoing any tales that in…

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Monday, September 15, 2025

TIFF50: In Chloé Zhao’s “Hamnet” History Breathes, Grief Burns, and Love Soars Higher Than All by Ross

The TIFF Film Review: Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet By Ross CANADIAN PREMIERE – United Kingdom | 2025 | 125m | English “Tell me a story.” “What kind of story would you like?” “One tha…

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Vancouver Queer Film Festival Announces Their Award Recipients by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: VANCOUVER QUEER FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES AWARD WINNERS Vancouver, BC (September 11, 2025) – The Vancouver Queer Film Festival (VQFF) has announced this year’s…

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Sunday, September 14, 2025

TIFF50 Announces 2025 Award Winners Including People’s Choice by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: TIFF 50 announces its 2025 award winners The recipients of the 2025 People’s Choice Awards presented by Rogers are: Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet, Park Chan-wook’s No …

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TIFF50: Unpacks the Power of “Blood Lines” by Ross

The TIFF Film Review: Gail Maurice’s “Blood Lines“ By Ross The music instantly engages, as Beatrice drives in, past homes both solid and teepeed. This compelling second feature from wr…

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Saturday, September 13, 2025

TIFF50: “Dead Man’s Wire” Excels in its Underdog Wiring of Deadly Wit and Electricity by Ross

The TIFF Film Review: Gus Van Sant‘s “Dead Man’s Wire“ By Ross NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE – United States of America | 2025 | 104m | English The smooth radio tones of Roberta Flack an…

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Friday, September 12, 2025

Shaw Festival Sings Loud and True with their “Blues for an Alabama Sky” by Ross

The Shaw Festival Theatre Review: Blues for an Alabama Sky By Ross With nerves to spare, the Shaw Festival red-lights the deep sharpness of the play, Blues for an Alabama Sky by Pearl Cleage…

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Thursday, September 11, 2025

Here For Now Theatre’s Winter Season Is Coming by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: The Launching of Here For Now’s First Winter Season Here For Now‘s Winter Season will run from November 5 – December 24, 2025, on the Rose McQueen Stage at 24…

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