Tina Rasmussen is director of performing arts, and artistic director of World Stage at Toronto’s Harbourfront Centre. In the latter case, she walks a fine line programming Canadian and international artists for one of Toronto’s premiere series. Calgary-born, Rasmussen graduated from the University of Alberta in Edmonton with a degree in theatre, winning the prestigious […]
A Brimful of Asha at the Tarragon Extra Space is a runaway hit. The added performances keep selling out, and for good reason. We all have mothers. Most of us come from immigrant parents. Put the two together and you have the perfect storm of a generational culture clash. Ravi Jain’s Why Not Theatre never […]
Ronnie Burkett showed his genius from the very beginning of his career 25 years ago. He rose to fame based on his adult marionette shows. He is the lone actor of all the voices and the sole manipulator of the puppets. His marionettes look like miniature real people wearing everyday clothes. He deals with mature […]
Talk about inspired programming. Soulpepper artistic director Albert Schultz saw a hit show at the Toronto Fringe Festival and put it on his mainstage season along with Henrik Ibsen and Arthur Miller. The play is such a hit that it’s coming back for a repeat run, May 17 to Jun. 9. Ins Choi’s Kim’s Convenience […]
Green Day is a California punk band. In 2004, the group released the concept album American Idiot, which was transformed into a Broadway musical that opened in 2010. In a concept album, all the songs are linked to a theme or story. American Idiot tells about three disenfranchised friends who want to bolt from their […]
