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Operetta Review – Toronto Operetta Theatre/EARNEST, The Importance of Being

Posted on May 2, 2015 by pcitron

Toronto Operetta Theatre took a big leap of faith in 2008 by mounting the world premiere of the Canadian operetta, EARNEST, The Importance of Being. Here’s a quote from my 2008 review for Classical 96 FM. “A new Canadian music work is a significant event, and the charming chamber operetta EARNEST, The Importance of Being, […]

Paula’s Picks and Pans – Dec 11th 2013

Posted on December 11, 2013, updated on December 19, 2013 by pcitron

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Theatre Review – Neil Simon’s Lost in Yonkers

Posted on June 6, 2012, updated on June 14, 2012 by pcitron

Neil Simon’s 1991 play Lost in Yonkers cleaned up at the Tony Awards and won a Pulitzer Prize. Two decades later, the play still has legs, and there is much to like in the Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company production. The plot centres around the Kurnitz family. Young Jay (Alessandro Costantini) and Arty (Jesse Shimko) […]