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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Friday, October 17, 2025

Beautiful & Frustrating Monsters: “Hedda” and “Two Pianos” at TIFF50 by Ross

The TIFF Film Review: Nia DaCosta’s “Hedda” & Arnaud Desplechin’s “Two Pianos“ By Ross At this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, I found myself watching two films…

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Thursday, October 16, 2025

Acton Says: Batter up – “The Pitch” at Actors Temple Theatre by Ross

The Acton Off-Broadway Theatre Review: Tom Alper’s The Pitch By Acton “What are we selling again?” asks Tom (Tom Alper) after a dizzying, disorienting orientation in the new workplace …

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Wednesday, October 15, 2025

TIFF50: “Peak Everything”: A Guide on How to Fall in Love While the World Ends by Ross

The TIFF Film Review: Peak Everything By Ross “I wish I understood the world better,” he says, adding, “It became so complicated.” It’s an idea that is so true and so deeply ingrai…

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Tuesday, October 14, 2025

“Cats: The Jellicle Ball” Returns to Broadway — the Invitation You Can’t Refuse by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: Cats: The Jellicle Ball Returns to Broadway Get ready, jaded theatre lovers — Cats: The Jellicle Ball is making its way to Broadway, and yes, I’m both excited, …

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Monday, October 13, 2025

Combative Conditional Love and the Courage to Confront: Inside MCC’s “Caroline” by Ross

The Off-Broadway Theatre Review: MCC’s Caroline By Ross Suitcases, Tylenol, and pancakes in a corner booth of a diner outside of Cleveland — that’s how MCC’s Caroline begins. New clo…

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Sunday, October 12, 2025

Wondrously “Waiting…“, Wanting, Watching: Beckett on Broadway and Beyond by Ross

The Broadway Theatre Review: Waiting for Godot by Ross I’ve seen the pictures. Of the curtain calls and the production stills. But nothing prepared me for the awesome spectacle of that mas…

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Saturday, October 11, 2025

SCHMIGADOON! is Heading to #Broadway in Spring 2026 by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: Schmigadoon! The Musical is Coming to Broadway With something a little meta and marvelous over that foggy bridge, Schmigadoon! The Musical, based on the clever and …

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John Lithgow Towers Over Broadway Once More in “Giant”, Mark Rosenblatt’s Roald Dahl Drama by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: The Roald Dahl Play Giant Will Bow on Broadway Starring John Lithgow by Ross There’s a certain theatrical thrill in seeing John Lithgow step back onto a Broadway …

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Friday, October 10, 2025

‘The White Lotus’ Will Sharpe Stars Alongside Paul Bettany in the Upcoming “Amadeus” Series by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: The Streaming Series “Amadeus” Arrives This Year Frontmezzjunkies is positively vibrating with excitement over the news about Peter Shaffer’s Amadeus — that…

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Thursday, October 9, 2025

TIFF50: “A Private Life” Speaks Cleverly About Silence and the Self by Ross

The TIFF Film Review: A Private Life By Ross Jodie Foster delivers a captivating performance of rare precision, vulnerability, and grace in “A Private Life“, a French-language drama that…

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Wednesday, October 8, 2025

MTC’s “Punch”: The Weight of One Powerful Blow by Ross

The Broadway Theatre Review: James Graham’s Punch By Ross “It’s a hot one today, boiling,” he states, wired and itching for drama, “and I’m not even high yet.” It’s a sharp, …

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Tuesday, October 7, 2025

TIFF50: The Naked Truth of “Modern Whore” and the Right to Be Seen by Ross

The Tiff Film Review: Nicole Bazuin’s “Modern Whore”  By Ross As naked and honest as one could be, “Modern Whore“, premiering at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival,…

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Monday, October 6, 2025

Native Earth Performing Arts Announces 43rd Season, 2025-26 by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: Native Earth Performing Arts Announces 43rd Season of Indigenous Theatre, Dance and Performance Native Earth Performing Arts is proud to announce its 43rd season …

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Sunday, October 5, 2025

Jeremy O. Harris’s “Slave Play” About Race, Sex, and Therapy Hits Toronto’s Canadian Stage Like a Fever Dream by Ross

The Toronto Theatre Review: Slave Play at Canadian Stage By Ross Jeremy O. Harris’s Slave Play doesn’t ask for your comfort, but it does demand your participation and your attention. His…

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Saturday, October 4, 2025

“Mexodus” Brilliantly Layers and Loops History with Liberation at Audible Theater by Ross

The Off-Broadway Theatre Review: Audible Theater’s Mexodus By Ross “Did you know about this shift?” That in 1848, to be precise, Blacks who were free in Mexico’s Texas suddenly found…

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Friday, October 3, 2025

NYTW Preaches A Glorious Gospel Gathering of Love and Defiance with “Saturday Church” by Ross

The Off-Broadway Theatre Review: NYTW’s Saturday Church By Ross In one of its most radiant “preach to us” moments, Saturday Church rises up in a blast of light and love, urging us to f…

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Thursday, October 2, 2025

Stratford Festival’s Next Artistic Director Announced by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: Jonathan Church to be Stratford Festival’s Next Artistic Director By Ross I’m excited to share that Jonathan Church has been appointed the next Artistic Directo…

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Wednesday, October 1, 2025

“House of McQueen”: A Stylish but Neat Hemline Where a Raw Cut Was Desired by Ross

The Off-Broadway Theatre Review: House of McQueen By Ross Searching and searching, online for a deadly idea. That’s what is projected with clarity across the back white wall as House of Mc…

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Tuesday, September 30, 2025

The Public Theater’s “The Other Americans” Sharply Spins Family Ties and Cultural Tensions by Ross

The Off-Broadway Theatre Review: The Other Americans By Ross There’s something ever so familiar to this Public Theater premiere of The Other Americans. But once the spin starts, the deterg…

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Monday, September 29, 2025

At TIFF50, Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein” Is a Glorious Gothic Opera of Grief and Creation by Ross

The TIFF Film Review: Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein“ By Ross NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE – United States of America | 2025 | 149m | English In deep, dark red, black, and white can…

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Sunday, September 28, 2025

Acton Says: …And I Feel Fine: “The Cherry Orchard” at Rutgers Presbyterian Church by Ross

The Acton Off-Broadway Theatre Review: The Cherry Orchard at Rutgers Presbyterian Church By Acton Time goes by so slowly for those who wait. Madonna’s time-bending 2005 hit Hung Up pul…

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Saturday, September 27, 2025

Crossing “The Green Line”: Love and Survival Amid Beirut’s Divide by Ross

The Toronto Theatre Review: The Green Line By Ross This is 1978 Beirut, we are told. And that there is a line, The Green Line, that separates West Beirut and the East. It’s a line of demar…

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Acton Says: It’s in the Bag: Blood Orange at the Jeffrey and Paula Gural Theatre by Ross

The Acton Off-Broadway Theatre Review: Abigail Duclos’s Blood Orange by Acton The new horror play Blood Orange (writer Abigail Duclos, director Vernice Miller) rolls out like a sleepover…

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Friday, September 26, 2025

Power, Desire, and the Tango Dance of Queer History in TPM’s “Butch/Femme” by Ross

The Toronto Theatre Review: Emily Paterson’s Butch/Femme by Ross The static of an old-time record player fills the air of the Mainstage at Theatre Passe Muraille, as a neatly dressed woman…

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Breaking the Rules and Creating a Movement: “Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery” at TIFF50 by Ross

The TIFF Film Review: Ally Pankiw’s Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery By Ross WORLD PREMIERE – Canada | 2025 | 99m | English Diving into the phenomenally crafted documentary, “Lilith F…

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Thursday, September 25, 2025

High School Project Strikes Gold and High Grades with “Newsies” at the Grand Theatre by Ross

The Ontario Theatre Review: Disney’s Newsies at The Grand Theatre By Ross There’s something uniquely special about attending the Grand Theatre’s High School Project. The audience buzz…

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Wednesday, September 24, 2025

Komasa’s “Good Boy” at TIFF: A Darkly Twisted Tale of Capture and Catharsis by Ross

The Tiff Film Review: Jan Komasa’s “Good Boy“ WORLD PREMIERE – Poland, United Kingdom | 2025 | 110m | English By Ross Surprisingly emotional and engaging, “Good Boy“, seen at t…

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