The Frontmezzjunkies Film Review: Christopher Nolan’s epic voyage has the spectacle, but never quite finds the emotional shore By Ross As I prepare to see more films than I can possibly im…
A review of “The Real Ivanov“, an adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s play, Ivanov, by Laura Strausfeld By Antonio I love Chekhov…but Chekhov is hard. I had the incredible luck to study w…
Frontmezzjunkies reports: From Paddington to Prince, Rebels to Rhinestones, the next Broadway season is becoming wonderfully impossible to resist By Ross Just when I finally convince myself …
Frontmezzjunkies reports on some strategic spreadsheet scheduling for TIFF51 By Ross Every year, usually between the first announcement of the TIFF lineup and the release of the screening sc…
A review of The Public Theater’s Free Shakespeare in the Park production of William Shakespeare’s “The Winter’s Tale” at the Delacorte Theater. By Antonio “A sad tale’s best fo…
Frontmezzjunkies reports: Back on the Stratfest Bus for a third round of opening nights By Ross It’s that time again, late into the summer when I make my highly anticipated journey back. T…
Frontmezzjunkies reports: Broadway, the West End and London’s National Theatre are bringing live theatre to movie screens, opening the door to a whole new theatrical afterlife. By Ross A c…
Frontmezzjunkies reports: At the Meighen Forum, Stratford’s productions become jumping-off points for conversations about theatre, history, literature and the ideas behind the plays By Ros…
An Off-Broadway review of Wendy Wasserstein’s “An American Daughter,” produced by La Femme Theatre Productions at The Irene Diamond Stage at The Pershing Square Signature Center. By An…
Frontmezzjunkies reports: Fresh from her triumphant turn as Judy Garland, Jinkx Monsoon returns to the role of Mary Todd Lincoln in the West End’s wildest comedy By Ross Not every casting …
An Off-Broadway review of “Hungry Women” By Melissa Maney, produced by Black Watch Theatre at Soho Playhouse. By Antonio Imagine a world without men. We begin in Massachusetts during the…
The Toronto SummerWorks Review: Blood Brothers makes Shakespeare’s brotherhood physical, intimate and dangerous By Ross I have rarely felt quite so physically aware of my own body in a the…
Frontmezzjunkies reports: Paranormal Activity begins Broadway previews tonight, and I’m already reconsidering my bravery By Ross I’m not sure I would say that I love being scared, even i…
Frontmezzjunkies reports: Marcus Merasty uses poetry, movement, sound and a green chalkboard to explore Indigenous identity, memory and what cannot be erased By Ross I am still trying to dec…
The Toronto SummerWorks Review: Ping-Hsiang Wang turns karaoke, digital archives, and a failing memory into a raw search for the person he used to be By Ross I have absolutely no idea where …
An Off-Broadway review: “The Saviors” By Bubba Weiler at Atlantic Theater Company By Antonio As I entered the Atlantic Theater Company, I was first struck by the fact that this old churc…
Frontmezzjunkies reports: The TIFF51schedule is finally here, and Andrew Scott and Hudson Williams may finally get me into an In Conversation With… I have my press pass firmly in hand, a T…
Frontmezzjunkies reports: Chapters 9, 10, and 11 of my TIFF51 odyssey arrive just as the Festival prepares to become wonderfully overwhelming By Ross Every year there comes a moment when TIF…
Frontmezzjunkies reports: Guild Festival Theatre sends Catherine Morland racing through romance, imagination, and comic chaos at Guild Park By Ross I knew I was in for a delightfully Austen-…
Frontmezzjunkies reports: TIFF’s Wavelengths and Classics programmes bring experimental cinema, rediscovered gems, and a few very tempting reasons to keep adding films to my TIFF51 calenda…
CATS The Jellicle Ball – Broadway. Photo by Matthew Murphy. Broadway has a peculiar way of making a great theatrical season feel temporary. Just when the marquees seem full of productions …
Frontmezzjunkies reports: A bittersweet summer of Broadway closings raises uncomfortable questions about what the economics of the theatre can sustain By Ross Broadway has a peculiar way of …
Frontmezzjunkies reports: Fernando Eimbcke’s acclaimed coming-of-age drama begins its U.S. theatrical release this week through Greenwich Entertainment By Ross Some of the most memorable T…
Frontmezzjunkies reports: Centrepiece brings World Premieres, international discoveries, Canadian cinema, and another wave of irresistible possibilities to TIFF51 By Ross There is something …
The Ontario Theatre Review: Justin Shaw’s Off-Island Odyssey turns leaving home, getting lost, and finding your way back into a hilarious and big-hearted Blyth Festival adventure By Ross I…