Against the Grain Theatre joined with Reneltta Arluk to bring some change to the opera world. 'There are going to be more Indigenous and BIPOC people watching this version of Handel's Messia…
The pandemic forced Petty's holiday pantomime to go virtual this year, but he hopes its signature audience interaction remains: 'This is not a Zoom call. We're making sure they understand th…
"The key to it all is for people to be safe," says David Mirvish of staging the North American premiere of British sound-installation 'Blindness' at the theatre
The entire cast seemed nervous, writes theatre critic Carly Maga, but the atmosphere of these five people making their way through something that used to feel normal, now rendered foreign, p…
From showgirls and vaudeville to scandals and corporate rescues, the former Pantages Theatre, renamed for beloved Toronto impresario and businessman Ed Mirvish, turns 100 with a more muted C…
Guild Festival Theatre is staging its 'Alice in Wonderland, 'Salt-Water Moon,' puppets, music and dance hybrid in the east end; Theaturtle and Shakespeare in Action present the Wajdi Mouawad…
'You feel completely hopeless and then completely hopeful in the next second,' says the artistic director of Soulpepper Theatre.
Artists with disabilities have long used livestreaming, Zoom play readings and digital broadcasts that have taken centre stage in most workplaces
'It's heartbreaking on many levels,' says artistic director Antoni Cimolino.
Debuting digital venue Cdnstudio.ca is intended to let creators unite in a safe space online
The theatre festival's executives hope to have an update in mid-April on when the 2020 season can get underway. Performances have been postponed at least until the end of May due to the COVI…
Outside the March Theatre presents 'The Ministry for Mundane Mysteries' series. Convergence Theatre has 'The Corona Variations' and DopoLavoro Teatrale offers 'Decameron Today.' They're all …
The festival officially kicks off March 21, with works posted from artists all over the world. 'This is the most connected I've felt to the arts community maybe in my entire career,' Green t…
Treading lightly is a bad choice in this musical venerating dance music, writes Carly Maga.
Fiona Reid and Sara Farb will star in 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' at the Ed Mirvish Theatre along with Canadian theatre stalwarts like Trevor White, Gregory Prest, Sarah Afful and Tr…
Good grief? It's good for a laugh, anyhow, at 'Dead Parents Society,' doing three nights this week at the Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival.
The actor is constantly in motion in the solo show about a member of Israel's ZAKA disaster volunteer group, now onstage at Tarragon Theatre.
'Us/Them' portrays the aftermath of the 2004 Beslan school siege from the viewpoint of two children. 'The Events' looks at how the 2011 mass shooting in Norway affected a community.
In 'Box 4901,' Francis at 49 replies to the 13 men whose letters he never answered in 'a hilarious, strange, sweet and awkward look back at how gay men used to find one another.'
Whether it's the lack of context for the Beslan siege in Toronto or the random through-line of the narrative, having children narrate the tragedy feels a bit deflated, writes Carly Maga.
New Mirvish season also includes 'Jesus Christ Superstar' revival and Phantom followup 'Love Never Dies'; pop musical '& Juliet'; World War II play 'Pressure' and Agatha Christie's 'Murd…
Gilbert's new play portrays an older gay man and a younger transgender man 'in a bit of a battle with each other,' he tells Carly Maga.
For Carly Maga, both the 1995 Alanis Morissette album and the Broadway musical it spawned are personal " but she's happy to share them with women too young to remember the original songs.
Stephen Adly Guirgis, bard of the fringe dwellers, says when it comes to writing others' stories, he's learned 'you better really dig deep.'