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Thursday, November 13, 2025

“Wonderful Joe” at the Grand Theatre London: A Touching Love Letter to the Overlooked by Ross

The Ontario Theatre Review: Wonderful Joe By Ross Ronnie Burkett builds worlds from wood, string, and spirit, and his Wonderful Joe is no exception. I’ve been wanting to make Joe’s acqua…

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Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Snow, Song, and Satire: Talking with the Stars of “The Unauthorized Hallmark(ish) Parody Musical” by Ross

The Frontmezzjunkies Interview: The Unauthorized Hallmark(ish) Parody Musical Conducted by Ross It’s beginning to look a lot like a Hallmark(ish) holiday in Toronto—only this time, the s…

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Tuesday, November 11, 2025

God Save the Queens: “Prince Faggot” and the Mischief Making of a Royal Queer Off-Broadway by Ross

The Off-Broadway Theatre Review: Prince Faggot By Ross Prince Faggot strides forward, not with a golden crown but an actor’s confession, based on childhood photos seen under a microscope, …

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Monday, November 10, 2025

Bowtie Productions’ “tick, tick…BOOM!” Pulses with Legacy and Life at Alumnae Theatre by Ross

The Toronto Theatre Review: Bowtie Productions’ tick, tick…BOOM! at Alumnae Theatre By Ross “The sound you are hearing is not a technical problem. It is not a musical cue. It is not a …

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Sunday, November 9, 2025

Death is Knocking Clear and True at the Door of Soulpepper’s “The Comeuppance” and Icarus Theatre’s “DNA” by Ross

The Toronto Theatre Review: Soulpepper’s The Comeuppance and Icarus Theatre’s DNA By Ross Death has been lurking on the edges of Toronto’s stages lately, threatening and messing with t…

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Gwyneth Goes Skiing — A Slippery, Silly, and Slightly Overextended Good Time on the Off-Broadway Slopes by Ross

“Prepare to be gooped,” we are told, wisely, as we slide onto the slick with absurdity slopes at the SoHo Playhouse, where Gwyneth Goes Skiing returns for another limited run, gleefully …

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Saturday, November 8, 2025

“The Far Side of the Moon” Fails to Orbit My Imaginative Soul at Bluma Appel Theatre, Toronto by Ross

The Toronto Theatre Review: The Far Side of the Moon at Bluma Appel Theatre, Toronto By Ross Robert Lepage, who masterfully brought motorcycles and mayhem to his Stratford Festival productio…

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Friday, November 7, 2025

Puppets, Prophecies, and $5 Salvation: A Night in Doc Wuthergloom’s “Little Lib’ary of the Damned” at the Red Sandcastle Theatre by Ross

The Toronto Theatre Review: Doc Wuthergloom’s Little Lib’ary of the Damned at the Red Sandcastle Theatre By Ross We’re warned before we even take our seats: doom is imminent. A committ…

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“The Twits” (2025): Slimy, Smart, Sticky, Savage, and Sweetly Subversive by Ross

A Netflix Film Review: “The Twits“ By Ross “Once upon a time, there were two terrible Twits.” This is the seemingly generic opening of this excitingly non-generic nighttime story tol…

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Thursday, November 6, 2025

Romy & Michele: The Musical — High Kicks, High Camp, and Some Feather-Light Fun by Ross

The Off-Broadway Theatre Review: Romy & Michele: The Musical By Ross “God, I wish I had your discipline,” she says, as the movie turned musical opens with a flash of colour, a flurry…

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Wednesday, November 5, 2025

“Endgame” at Irish Arts Center: Druid’s Bleakly Beautiful Study in Survival and Stasis by Ross

The Off-Broadway Theatre Review: Samuel Beckett’s Endgame By Ross He stands, staring, questioning the room and, in a way, his own existence. Each movement is deliberate, one halting step a…

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Tuesday, November 4, 2025

Bat Boy: The Musical at NYCC — A Sharp-Toothed, Sweet-Hearted Revival That Soars by Ross

The Off-Broadway Theatre Review: Bat Boy: The Musical By Ross The night was Halloween, and the theatre was primed for chaos. And as the storm rolled in across the stage at New York City Cent…

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Monday, November 3, 2025

“Kyoto” at Lincoln Center Theater: A Cautious, Calculated, and Cauterizing Study in Denial and Strategy by Ross

The Off-Broadway Theatre Review: Lincoln Center Theater’s Kyoto By Ross “The times you are living in are fucking awful.” The statement drops early and direct in Kyoto, echoing through …

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A Barn Full of Ghosts (and Great Stories): The Interview by Ross

A Front Mezz Interview: Mark Shanahan Discusses the Westport Country Playhouse If running a theater is anything like hosting a dinner party, Mark Shanahan has found himself presiding over th…

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Sunday, November 2, 2025

Ragtime on Broadway: America Sings, Cries, and Soars Once More by Ross

The Broadway Theatre Review: Ragtime By Ross An upright piano still stands silently in a pool of light, waiting to unleash the epic heartbeat of Ragtime. A young boy approaches, tentative bu…

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Why Ragtime Matters Now: A Reflection on Revival and Resonance by Ross

A Companion Piece to the Frontmezzjunkie’s Review of Broadway’s Ragtime Before I share my own review of Ragtime’s majestic Broadway transfer, I wanted to include a piece written by my …

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Saturday, November 1, 2025

“Other” at Greenwich House Theatre: The Beautiful, Anxious Art of Self-Acceptance by Ross

The Off-Broadway Theatre Review: Other at Greenwich House Theater By Ross When Ari’el Stachel won his Tony Award for The Band’s Visit, a show that I loved with all my heart (including hi…

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Friday, October 31, 2025

“Gwyneth Goes Skiing” — A Slippery, Silly, and Slightly Overextended Good Time on the Off-Broadway Slopes by Ross

The Off-Broadway Theatre Review: Gwyneth Goes Skiing at the Soho Playhouse NYC By Ross “Prepare to be gooped,” we are told, wisely, as we slide onto the slick with absurdity slopes at th…

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Thursday, October 30, 2025

“Let’s Love!” at ATC: A Clever Concept That Never Finds Its Purposeful Heart by Ross

The Off-Broadway Theatre Review: Atlantic Theater Company’s Let’s Love By Ross A bar with two seats and a piano sit on a bare stage, promising intimacy but lacking the warmth that one mi…

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Wednesday, October 29, 2025

“Not Ready for Prime Time” Misses Its Own Cue by Ross

The Off-Broadway Theatre Review: Grove House Productions‘ Not Ready for Prime Time By Ross At the Newman Mills Theater, a comedy legend is retold with little comic spark, and for a play ab…

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Tuesday, October 28, 2025

“Liberation” Finds Expanded Power and Light on Broadway by Ross

The Broadway Theatre Review: Liberation on Broadway By Ross When I first experienced the glory of Bess Wohl’s extraordinary Liberation at Roundabout’s Laura Pels Theatre earlier this yea…

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Monday, October 27, 2025

Dreams, Desperation, and the Price of Peace: Two Canadian Visions of Modern Salvation at TIFF 50 with “Lovely Day” & “The Cost of Heaven” by Ross

The TIFF Film Review: Philippe Falardeau’s “Lovely Day” and Mathieu Denis’s “The Cost of Heaven” By Ross There’s a particular kind of Canadian film that sneaks up on you; brigh…

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Sunday, October 26, 2025

Unwrapping the Interview Joy: George Reinblatt and Suzy Wilde on Turning Holiday Clichés into a Golden and “Predictable Holiday Rom-Com” Musical by Ross

The Frontmezzjunkies Interview with George Reinblatt & Suzy Wilde, the creatives behind Predictable Holiday Rom-Com: The Musical By Ross Just in time for twinkling lights and peppermint …

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Saturday, October 25, 2025

Inside the Devil’s Masquerade: White Hill’s Tales of the Damned at Campbell House by Ross

The Toronto Theatre Review: “Tales of the Damned” at the Campbell House By Ross It’s that time of year again, when the ghosts and ghouls come out and play, and following tradition, Whi…

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Friday, October 24, 2025

The Weight of Secrets: “Adulthood” & “Little Lorraine” at TIFF50 by Ross

The TIFF Film Review: Alex Winter’s “Adulthood” & Andy Hines‘s “Little Lorraine“ By Ross Two solid commercial films were presented at the Toronto International Film Festival;…

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Thursday, October 23, 2025

TIFF50: The Quiet Radicalism of “Between Dreams and Hope” / “Miane Roya Va Omid” by Ross

The Tiff Film Review: Farnoosh Samadi’s “Between Dreams and Hope” / “Miane Roya Va Omid“ By Ross Some films move us by their beauty, and others by their bravery. “Between Dreams …

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Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Dublin Theatre Festival’s “The Boy” at the Abbey Theatre: Myth, Madness, and the Weight of the Divine by Ross

The Dublin Theatre Festival Review: The Boy at Abbey Theatre By Ross There’s something ever so Greek and tragic in the air lately, as I wrote just yesterday, and I’m not (this time) talk…

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Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Spontaneous Theatre’s “Goblin:Oedipus” at the Stratford Festival: Tricksters, Truths, and the Theatre of Chaos by Ross

The Stratford Theatre Review: Spontaneous Theatre’s Goblin:Oedipus By Ross It was exactly as expected, the night I arrived at Stratford Festival’s Studio Theatre for the opening night of…

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Monday, October 20, 2025

The Grand Theatre’s “The Play That Goes Wrong”: Still Hilariously Right by Ross

The Ontario Theatre Review: Grand Theatre London’s The Play That Goes Wrong By Ross It’s a rare and joyful kind of déjà vu to see a show you’ve followed from its raucous big pratfall…

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Sunday, October 19, 2025

“Bremen Town” at Tarragon Theatre: Fragments of Faith and Fury on a Fragile Fairy Tale Journey Home by Ross

The Toronto Theatre Review: Gregory Prest’s Bremen Town By Ross There’s a quiet magic that shimmers through the fascinating Bremen Town at Tarragon Theatre, brought forth into the light …

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Saturday, October 18, 2025

The Gate’s “Poor”: Cycles of Pain, Acts of Seeing, and the Grace of Survival at the Dublin Theatre Festival by Ross

The Dublin Theatre Festival Review: Poor By Ross It’s hard to describe the special kind of energy that surges through my body as I make my way to my first show at the Dublin Theatre Festiv…

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