Canadian Opera Company Winter Season 2025/Madama Butterfly

Review of an impressive cast of singers, but a production with a problematic set.

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Paula's Musings

A Pick – Soulpepper’s A Streetcar Named Desire, closes on July 7.



Review of Haley McGee’s Age is a Feeling on Ludwig van Toronto. https://www.ludwig-van.com/toronto/2024/06/14/scrutiny-haley-mcgee-mesmerizes-talent-wordsmith-actor-age-feeling/

Haley McGee in Age is a Feeling. Photo by Dahlia Katz.


Mad Hot Ballet Gala 2024 – read my review on Ludwig van Toronto. https://www.ludwig-van.com/toronto/2024/06/13/scrutiny-toronto-choreographer-alyssa-martins-desperate-drama-red-shines-mad-hot-ballet-gala/

Alexander Skinner in Alyssa Martin’s Desperate Drama of Red. Photo by Dahlia Katz.



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Canadian Opera Company Winter Season 2025/La Reine-garçon

Review of an outstanding new Canadian opera.

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Theatre/Dance Mini Reviews: Three Shows That Close Nov. 10, 2024 – Phantasmagoria 3D (Eldritch Theatre), Dead Broke (Lost Dreams Collective), & Seven Gates Immersive Dance Film (Yasmina Ramzy Arts)

A quick look at a 3D horror show, a horror comedy play, and a mystical immersive dance film.

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Theatre Review – Theatre Passe Muraille / The Flin Flon Cowboy

A compelling and brutally honest
autobiographical musical about gay disabled artist, actor, singer, Ken Harrower.

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