BWW Review: PIPELINE Lays Bare the Effects of Institutionalized Racism on Education Systems
What lengths would a mother go to to save her son and his future? In PIPELINE, there doesn’t seem to be a limit.
Toronto Theater Reviews
The latest reviews and critic recommendations from Toronto.
BWW Review: ORPHAN SONG at Tarragon Theatre
Set over 40, 000 years BCE, ORPHAN SONG follows the story of a Homo-sapiens couple struggling through the recent loss of a child.
BWW Review: ROOM is a Heartwarming, Heart-Wrenching Adaptation That Feels Right at Home On Stage
Adopted for the stage by Emma Donoghue, the writer of the novel, ROOM is a 2-act spectacle full of imaginative creative choices, heart wrenching performances, and original music.
BWW Review: MORPHS Shines Brightest In Its Simplest Moments
The work soared when its highly skilled dancers were given the chance to show off their control; however, the production struggled to maintain its original ideas as it moved further from dance and towards more theatrical components.
BWW Review: Daniel Brooks's OTHER PEOPLE offers a deeply introspective look into his life
Nothing is guaranteed in life - not our relationships, our health, the time we get, or even how we’ll be remembered once we’re gone.
BWW Review: AS YOU LIKE IT Takes on A New Life in This Radical Retelling
It’s unlikely that there’s ever been a production of AS YOU LIKE IT quite like this.
BWW Review: The Stratford Festival's FINALLY THERE'S SUN Cabaret takes Audiences on a Poignant Journey through the past 18 Months
The Stratford Festival’s production of the FINALLY THERE’S SUN Cabaret allows us to reflect on the challenges, triumphs, hope, and self discovery that accompanied the past year and a half.
BWW Review: SERVING ELIZABETH at the Stratford Festival Offers a Fresh Take on a Familiar Story and Proves an Important Point in the Process
Director Kimberley Rampersad and a fine company bring Marcia Johnson's delightful and important story to life at the Stratford Festival.
BWW Review: I AM WILLIAM at the Stratford Festival is a Thoughtful, Funny, and Important Re-Telling of History
Every year, the Stratford Festival mounts a production geared towards young people and I was thrilled to see that despite the unique season that COVID protocols have demanded, the Festival still made this a priority.
BWW Review: BLINDNESS at Princess Of Wales Theatre
In BLINDNESS, people resort immediately to cruelty and selfishness.
BWW Review: The Stratford Festival's PLAY ON! Cabaret is an Exhilarating Rock Concert with the Bard
The fresh new PLAY ON! Cabaret at the Stratford Festival offers an impressive celebration of what popular music pulls from Shakespeare, what Shakespeare has to say about music, and what themes are frequently explored in both.
BWW Review: The Stratford Festival's THE REZ SISTERS Is a Poignant Exploration of Humanity and Grief
The Tomson Highway play, THE REZ SISTERS was supposed to debut on a Stratford Festival stage in the 2020 season, but of course those plans were put on hold due to the pandemic.
BWW Review: The Stratford Festival's Production of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM is a Magical and Triumphant Return to Live Theatre
After what feels like an eternity, Shakespeare has made its triumphant return to the Stratford Festival.
BWW Review: The Stratford Festival's YOU CAN'T STOP THE BEAT Cabaret Celebrates the Joy of Musical Theatre
After over a year without live theatre pretty much anywhere in the world, Canadian musical theatre lovers made it known just how much they missed this art form by quickly scooping up tickets to YOU CAN’T STOP THE BEAT - a Cabaret at the Stratford Festival curated and directed by Thom Allison.
BWW Review: The Stratford Festival Explores WHY WE TELL THE STORY on its Instantly Classic Opening Night
This exquisite cabaret delves deep into the catalogue of African American Musical Theatre and not only poses the titular question of WHY WE TELL THE STORY but also leaves audiences wondering why theatres haven’t been telling these stories nearly enough.
BWW Review: WHISKY KIDS Serve a Double Shot of Sketch Comedy Hilarity
Toronto, Theatre, Review, WhiskyKids, SketchComedy, CLAREBLACKWOOD, RYANF.
BWW Review: ROMEO AND JULIET swaps iconic dialogue for emotive movement in gorgeous National Ballet of Canada production
It's a tale that's captivated audiences for hundreds of years, and although it contains some of the most iconic lines in theatre, it transitions to a non-spoken tale of forbidden love and tragedy seamlessly in this remount of the National Ballet of Canada's 2011 production.
BWW Review: LES BALLETS DE TROCKADERO DE MONTE CARLO And Guest Brooke Lynn Hytes Bring Camp, Laughs, And Sheer Talent To Classic Ballet
All-male ballet companies aren't uncommon, but one of the world's leading groups in the genre have taken classical ballet to a whole new level with a laugh-out-loud program of iconic works, performed gorgeously by a talented ensemble.
BWW Review: SUMMER: THE DONNA SUMMER MUSICAL at the Princess Of Wales Theatre
I was born too late to enjoy disco, too early to quite understand what Billie Eilish is.
BWW Review: SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE at Jam Factory T.O.
SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE, Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's musical inspired by the pointillist painting 'A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte', has always felt to me like a you-had-to-be-there musical.
BWW Review: THE NEGROES ARE CONGREGATING Is A Powerful Examination Of Black Culture And Experience
PIECE OF MINE Arts and Theatre Passe Muraille's THE NEGROES ARE CONGREGATING is a wickedly smart, biting examination of what it's like to be a Black person in Toronto today.
BWW Review: OIL at Geary Lane
OIL, which premiered last night at Geary Lane, is an epic story, an eat-before-you-arrive play that will take up your evening and take over your mind.
BWW Review: MOTHERHOOD THE MUSICAL Is A Heartfelt Celebration Of The Trials And Triumphs Of Moms
Lower Ossington Theatre's MOTHERHOOD THE MUSICAL is exactly what it sounds like, plus a little bit more.
BWW Review: ANGELS' ATLAS is a Moving, Multi-Sensory Examination of Humanity
The National Ballet of Canada's multi-work program is, at its core, an examination of humanity.
BWW Review: US/THEM is a Necessary Examination of Tragedy Through the Eyes of Children
When tragedy strikes, most people can only try to imagine what the victims have experienced; and when children are among the affected, outside opinions tend to overtake individual in favour of a narrative of collective outrage.
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The Importance of Being Earnest Stratford Festival (5/19-10/23) PHOTOS |
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Hypothetical Baby Here For Now Theatre (9/02-9/13) PHOTOS |
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LABOUR The Theatre Centre (9/10-9/12) |
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Mt. Joy RBC Amphitheatre (9/21-9/21) |
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Not Dead Yet! - John Cleese and the Holy Grail at 50 The Elgin & Winter Garden Theatres (10/02-10/02) |
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Jonathan Van Ness: Hot & Healed Comedy Tour 2026 The Elgin & Winter Garden Theatres (10/23-10/23) |
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Heist Theatre Aquarius (4/28-5/15) |
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SHADOWS AND LIGHT Flato Markham Theatre (2/06-2/06) |
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DIE TONIGHT, LIVE FOREVER or THE NOSFERATU PRINCIPLE Buddies in Bad Times Theatre (3/10-3/27) |
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A Midsummer Night's Dream Stratford Festival (5/01-9/26) PHOTOS |