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

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

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Theatre Review – Neil Simon’s Lost in Yonkers

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) […]