Theatre

Musical Review – Tarragon Theatre & The Musical Stage Company/After the Rain: A New Canadian Musical

Review of a wonderful piece of music theatre that absolutely deserves a shelf life.

Two Interesting Plays That Close On June 8 – Comfort Food (Crow’s Theatre) and Clue LIVE ON STAGE! (Mirvish Season)

Two worthy plays that close on June 8.

Mahabharata and A Strange Loop lead the way in 2025 Toronto Theatre Critics Awards

Toronto, ON – The Canadian premiere of the groundbreaking musical A Strange Loop and a bold new retelling of Mahabharata are the big winners in the 2025 Toronto Theatre Critics Awards (TTCA), each scooping up three prizes. The Soulpepper Theatre, Musical Stage Company, Crow’s Theatre, and TO Live production of Michael R. Jackson’s A Strange Loop won awards for best production of […]

Theatre Review – Theatre Centre/Game of Life (Elephant and Lucy AI), created by bluemouth inc.

Review of a deeply moving multi disciplinary performance created by a revered collective.

Theatre Review – Native Earth & Buddies in Bad Times/The Born-Again Crow, written by Caleigh Crow, directed by Jessica Carmichael, Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, closes Mar. 29.

A review of an impressive award-winning play with strong Indigenous roots.

Lower Ossington Theatre – “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”

Posted on December 22, 2011, updated on April 4, 2012 by pcitron

The Lower Ossington Theatre has become home to shows that feature emerging artists just out of theatre school. In the 1973 Lloyd Webber/Rice musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, the enthusiasm of these young people carries the day. Robert Wilkinson is both the director and the musical director and he proves he can use […]

Soulpepper – “Miklos Laszlo’s Parfumerie”

Posted on December 20, 2011, updated on April 4, 2012 by pcitron

When Soulpepper gets something right, it’s usually very right. The revival of Parfumerie is a case in point. The play contains references to Christmas, so it’s perfect for the season. The delightful story and characters can be revisited again and again. Written by Hungarian master Miklos Laszlo in 1937, the story has been made into […]

Mirvish Productions/The Public Theatre – “Hair”

Posted on December 16, 2011, updated on April 4, 2012 by pcitron

The make love/not war message of the 1967 musical Hair seems more potent than ever, given the “occupy” movement of today. The flower children tell us through song, what they are rebelling against/and or/what they are fighting for. There is a shard of a story – tribe member Claude gets drafted and because he doesn’t […]

Ross Petty Productions – “The Wizard of Oz”

Posted on December 15, 2011, updated on April 4, 2012 by pcitron

The Wizard of Oz is a Ross Petty pantomime, which, in the time honoured British tradition, totally skewers the norm. Lorna Wright and Nicholas Hune-Brown have adapted L. Frank Baum’s famous novel to ensure that the little kiddies will be entertained by all the crazy goings on, but have included enough adult references and double […]

Les Coquettes Cabaret Burlesque – “Gala!”

Posted on December 13, 2011, updated on April 4, 2012 by pcitron

Forget tawdry lap dance and vulgar pole dance. Le burlesque nouveau puts class back into an art form that has fallen into serious disrepute. Les Coquettes Cabaret Burlesque’s latest show Gala! is a case in point. Modern day striptease is dance theatre that is naughty but nice. The emphasis is on the “tease”, and nothing […]