Thursday, June 1, 2023
This new musical by Britta Johnson and Sara Farb features a winning cast and some inventive direction but its narrative is muddled and uncompelling.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:52PMThe Fringe’s struggles aren’t unique, industry experts warn, but rather indicative of issues affecting the wider performing arts sector.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:00AMThursday, May 25, 2023
Along with Dan Chameroy, the stars reflect on Stephen Sondheim’s legacy ahead of Friday’s Koerner Hall concert production.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:20PMSaturday, May 13, 2023
Moya O’Connell and Aidan Correia play a Yale creative writing educator and student whose lives intertwine in Adam Rapp’s riveting two-hander.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 07:40PMSunday, April 23, 2023
Bruce Jakacki and Nancy Mellow are COC supernumeraries, amateur actors who appear as extras to fill out crowded scenes.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:32PMThursday, April 13, 2023
Playing at Toronto’s CAA Theatre, Jonah Bobo and Brendan Jacob Smith brilliantly channel Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel, but are bogged down with a laborious music history lesson
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:33PMThursday, April 6, 2023
Theatre critic Joshua Chong spotlights five shows he can’t wait to watch, including “Rent,” “Richard II,” “King Lear,” “Grand Magic” and “Women of the Fur Trade.”
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:00AMFrom rush tickets to two-for-one evenings, here’s how to make your money go further at this year’s Stratford Festival.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:00AMTuesday, April 4, 2023
The possible escalation in job action comes amid an impasse in negotiations between the Actors’ Equity Association and the Broadway League.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:21PMThursday, March 23, 2023
Canada’s Theatre Museum has found its new home at the Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre Centre, with actor Colm Feore as its honorary patron
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:33AMMonday, March 13, 2023
The Why Not Theatre production offers something for all, no matter how familiar they are with the original Sanskrit stories.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:22AMTuesday, March 7, 2023
‘Les Misérables’ and Disney’s ‘Aladdin’ are also part of Mirvish’s seven-show, main subscription season, announced Tuesday.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:00AMTuesday, February 28, 2023
Mirvish’s CAA Theatre, which often featured local artists and productions, may be turned into a 76-storey, mixed-use development
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:18AMFriday, December 9, 2022
Dan Chameroy, Eddie Glen and Sara-Jeanne Hosie return for a magical final goodbye.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 04:25PMThursday, December 8, 2022
Events by companies like Opera Revue, Against the Grain and Tapestry Opera are part of an effort to make the art form more accessible.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 09:00AMTuesday, December 6, 2022
The Montreal-based circus company will bring their iconic big top to the site of the former Mr. Christie factory.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 08:00AMMonday, December 5, 2022
The spirited ensemble draws some laughs from the material, but some of it feels stale and overlong.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 02:07PMWednesday, November 30, 2022
ACTRA Toronto said in an email it was reaching out to the production companies involved to recover cheques that were cashed by a talent agency which has ceased operations.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:24PMThese sea shanty-singing Cornish men started a ‘buoy band,’ inked a million-dollar-plus record deal and now have a musical celebrating their unlikely story, playing at the Royal Alexandr…
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 09:00AMMonday, November 28, 2022
The company of ‘The Last 15 Seconds’ reflects on the play’s monumental run ahead of its final performance in Kitchener on Dec. 1.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 09:00AMFriday, November 25, 2022
Two actors play all 14 characters in this brilliantly directed production that has something in stores for audiences of all ages.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 02:27PMThursday, November 24, 2022
Puppet master Ronnie Burkett’s somewhat parodic adaptation of ‘A Christmas Carol’ is an R-rated campy affair filled with a multitude of marionettes.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 01:57PMFriday, November 18, 2022
The English folk group the Young’uns have crafted a touching ode to a working-class hero. It’s deceptively simple, powerfully moving and often hilarious.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:00PMTuesday, November 15, 2022
Fifteen shows will be presented across Toronto’s three major civic theatres: St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, Meridian Arts Centre and Meridian Hall.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 04:34PMThe company’s 2023 season features four distinct acts, the first of which, announced Tuesday, begins in February and includes four mainstage shows.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:26PMWednesday, November 9, 2022
Running from Thursday to Nov. 20, the 35th edition of the festival will feature works by more than 15 artists.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 02:01PMFriday, November 4, 2022
“It means the world to be bringing a homegrown production of our show back to Gander,” says co-writer Irene Sankoff.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:21PMTuesday, November 1, 2022
Festival favourites Seana McKenna, Lucy Peacock and Diana Leblanc will appear in Michel Tremblay’s classic comedy ‘Les Belles-Soeurs.’
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 10:11AMMonday, October 31, 2022
The improv sketch comedy troupe’s sprawling 28,700-square-foot venue at One York Street officially opens Nov. 30.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:00AMFriday, October 28, 2022
The 2004 film has been refreshed for the social media age, showcasing Fey’s masterful wit, but Jeff Richmond’s and Nell Benjamin’s score drags down the production.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 04:59PM“A Strange Loop,” and revivals of “The Piano Lesson,” “Death of a Salesman,” “1776” and “Into the Woods” provide daring, stirring and groundbreaking theatre.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 09:00AM 
