Buddies in Bad Times, proudly queer and still here almost 40 years later by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Toronto theatre company celebrates its 40th by looking both forward and back, beginning with a play about queer icons Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas.

Dr. Silver: A Celebration of Life: musical sounds great, if you follow by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Forgotten Indigenous opera singer Tsianina Redfeather has her story spotlighted on a Toronto stage by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Redfeather inspired the 1918 opera Shanewis and now, the musical I Call myself Princess by Jani Lauzon.

Sisters' journey through life moves the heart, though it's hasty by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Two women see their path through life diverge in a promising, moving new creation from Soulpepper.

Napoli Milionaria! gives us some wartime laughs, then turns sour by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

You won't be laughing when this play at Stratford " by star Italian playwright Eduardo De Filippo " ends, writes Carly Maga.

Tension between love and violence enraptures Stratford's Julius Caesar by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Performances investigate toxic masculinity, misogyny in Scott Wentworth's direction of Shakespeare play

Shakespeare's women take the spotlight in Portia's Julius Caesar by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Shakespeare in the Ruff joins a trend this summer of staging the Bard with women in lead roles.

Mamma Mia! still gets audience seat-dancing 18 years after its Toronto debut by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Along with the enduring appeal of ABBA's chart-toppers and a good sequined, bell-sleeved jumpsuit, Phyllida Lloyd's production ages successfully thanks to the performances, writes Karen Fric…

Epic version of Man and Superman leads Shaw 2019 lineup by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Uncut version of 1903 play, plus Brigadoon and The Ladykillers, coming to theatre fest next year.

SummerWorks Performance Festival makes room for 'creative risk' by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

With two new streams, Presentations and Labs, annual festival exposes its audiences to 'the future of performance'.

Rosalynde returns to the title of As You Like It " after 400 years " and actress dives in on short notice by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

No need for gender-switching in As You Like It, even in a year full of that tactic, writes Carly Maga.

A Midsummer Night's Dream in High Park is too light to linger after waking by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Darkness flees this production after the first scene, but the comedy that comes after doesn't entirely succeed, writes Carly Maga.

Brendan Healy takes over as Canadian Stage artistic director by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Finding a talented local with a resumé full of inclusion and collaboration does much to help theatre company move forward and address past criticism, writes Carly Maga.

Sting will star in Toronto premiere of his musical The Last Ship by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

A new version of the musical about a town devastated by the decline of northeastern England's shipbuilding industry and the looming closure of the Swan Hunter shipyard is coming in early 201…

Revival of Broadway classic The King and I can't avoid it's problematic past by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Bartlett Sher's production of the Broadway Classic The King and I, presented in Toronto by Mirvish Theatre, makes a valiant effort to deliver a polished, old-fashioned musical for audiences,…

In Two Birds One Stone two friends, one Jewish, one Palestinian, tell their stories and try not to get too political by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

In the play, Greenblatt embarks upon a birthright trip to Israel. Jabr, feeling oppressed in Nablus, seeks several paths out of Palestinian territory, writes Carly Maga.

Shaw Festival's Chekhov-inspired familial tale builds a legacy of its own by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Sarena Parmar's first produced play, The Orchard (After Checkhov), will frame future viewings of Checkhov's original work.

The Baroness and the Pig's education story should've been held back by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

The friendship at the heart of the story isn't believable, dooming this Shaw Festival production, writes Carly Maga

Illusions, mind-bending and fine dining meld into a magical show by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Scottish illusionist Scott Silven awes in At the Illusionist's Table, which runs in Casa Loma twice daily throughout the run of Luminato.

As Stratford's Prospero, Martha Henry has firm grasp on her magic by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

The Phantom of the Opera's charm is unshakable three decades later by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

The beloved story is back in Toronto at the Princess of Wales Theatre.

To Kill a Mockingbird digs for a deeper Atticus Finch at Stratford Festival by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Great performances from adults and kids alike elevate a production that doesn't quite reach its noble goal of updating Harper Lee's classic story for 2018.

An Ideal Husband's lightheartedness, choreographed transitions make for enjoyable take on Oscar Wilde's comedy by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Director Lezlie Wade's mantra at the Stratford Festival this year seems to be clarity, precision and fun. Despite the gravity of the story, her production of the 1889 play keeps its light to…

Long Day's Journey into Night's excellent cast can't quite quicken its pace at Stratford Festival by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

The first act crackles in Miles Potter's production, but then the fog of Eugene O'Neill's moody masterpiece starts to set in, writes Carly Maga.

Gregory Prest masters the high art of playing the fool in Soulpepper's La Bête by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

David Hirson's 1991 rhyming comedy becomes more than a cautionary tale in Tanja Jacobs' gender-balanced production.