The latest reviews and critic recommendations from Toronto.
The Stratford Festival kicked off it's 61st season with a 'original principles' version of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, starring Daniel Briere and Sara Topham and directed by Tim Carroll.
GUYS AND DOLLS, the mainstage musical at the Shaw Festival this summer offers an enjoyable, tightly paced staging that gives audiences a chance to revisit one of Frank Loesser's most sparking scores.
West Side Story at the Symphony is an incredible experience, combining the classic movie with a a score played live by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
4 Out of 5 Stars | The Eifman Ballet's St.
Angelwalk Theatre, joining forces with the Koogle Theatre Company of Burlington, is reviving I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE at the Toronto Centre for the Arts.
Soulpepper's production of The Barber of Seville is a hilarious night out at the theatre and a hit amongst audiences.
Rent is Jonathan Larson's musical about a group of friends struggling to make ends meet.
The Book of Mormon opened in Toronto last Thursday, kicking off a sold-out six week run at The Princess of Wales Theatre.
The Canadian Opera Company's production of LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR, directed by David Alden, opens tonight, April 17.
The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein is based on Mel Brooks' movie of the same name.
Acclaimed actor and international film and TV star Jason Priestley marks his return to the stage in Canadian Stage's production of David Mamet's RACE after a 13-year absence.
Clybourne Park opened this week in Toronto and marks the third offering in the Off-Mirvish season.
The long awaited feature film version of Les Miserables opens Christmas Day, twenty five years after it first took the world by storm on a West End stage.
Currently playing at Toronto's Elgin Theatre until January 5th, is Ross Petty's Holiday Pantomime, 'Snow White: The Deliciously Dopey Musical' Snow White, Red Riding Hood, Pinnochio, and James Bond himself are all here for your entertainment.
Anthony Rapp brings his one man show 'Without You' to Toronto this holiday season as the second offering in the inaugural off-Mirvish season.
Rodgers & Hammerstein's final show, The Sound of Music, has always had a reputation for being overly sentimental and unbearably sweet.
Angelwalk Theatre in association with Winnipeg Studio Theatre are presenting the Canadian premiere of Adam Gwon's musical ORDINARY DAYS.
The Exonerated tells the true stories of six innocent men and women who were sentenced to death.
GOOD PEOPLE has been described as a love letter written by the playwright to his hometown of South Boston or 'Southie', and a love letter it most certainly is.
Bloodless: The Trial of Burke and Hare is the first offering from Theatre 20, a brand new Canadian theatre company with a goal to foster the development of new Canadian musicals.
The 1st National Tour of Sister Act opened at the Ed Mirvish Theatre last week to an audience that included local critics, nuns and even some would-be Dorothys.
Queen for a Day had its world premiere Friday night at The Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts, with a stellar cast including America's Favourite Dad Alan Thicke in the role of Jack Bailey.
HIRSCH is an impressive story and staging which should be seen at The Festival, as it is the only physical venue where setting and person will clearly merge
Stratford's 42nd STREET is a total delight.
The Shaw Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake offers a dazzling new production of the 1996 musical RAGTIME that makes a case for the show as a great American musical.
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HARMONY OF THE WORLD Meridian Arts Centre (3/06-3/06) |
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Heaven Heaven (9/29-10/03) |
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Tuesdays With Morrie Marsh Street Centre (9/22-9/26) |
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Valentine's Bachata & Social Dance Night | Access Ballroom Toronto Access Ballroom (2/13-2/13) |
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Fred Penner: The Hero In You Young People's Theatre (3/06-3/20) |
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BODIES OF MATTER Terminal Theatre (3/05-3/06) |
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MOZART REQUIEM Meridian Arts Centre (6/19-6/19) |
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ELEGANCE AND IMAGINATION Flato Markham Theatre (10/17-10/17) |
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Fletch, Vaughan and Hayley LIVE - The Genuine Friends Tour BNZ Theatre (10/10-10/10) |
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ELECTRIC SILENCE Cornell Recital Hall (4/10-4/10) |
