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Front Row Centre reviews THE SOUND OF MUSIC
The Rodgers and Hammerstein favourite is given a performance that hits the right notes but comes across devoid of feeling.
* * (out of 5)...
Front Row Centre reviews THE LAST RESORT
Murder and madcap mayhem in a rundown Saskatchewan hotel. That's what happens in Norm Foster & Leslie Arden's musical comedy THE LAST RESORT, a wonderfully silly spoof currently being performed at Stage West Dinner Theatre.
* * * (out of 5)...
Front Row Centre review ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER
The Civic Light Opera Company offers Toronto theatre fans a rare chance to see the seldom staged 1965 musical ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER....
Front Row Centre reviews LEGENDS
Joan Collins & Linda Evans fail to spark LEGENDS
James Kirkwood's problematic comedy strands its leading ladies with weak material.
* * (OUT OF 5)
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Front Row Centre reviews WICKED (on tour, in Toronto)
The hit musical returns to Toronto for a limed run. The production is first rate, even if the script and score are never quite at the same level.
* * * * (OUT OF 5)
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Front Row Centre reviews REEFER MADNESS - The Musical
Hart House Theatre has managed of a major coup, snagging the rights to present the Canadian premiere of the offbeat REEFER MADNESS - The Musical, a fun little musical satire.
* * * * (out of 5)
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Front Row Centre reviews I AM NOT A DINNER MINT
Writer/director Trey Anthony's latest play shines a light on relationship issues, but the piece could use more focus.
* * (out of Five)
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Front Row Centre reviews KING LEAR
Soulpepper Theatre Company's production of KING LEAR is riveting. This is one not to be missed.
* * * * 1/2 (Out of 5)
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Front Row Centre reviews MACHOMER
Rick Miller brings his one-man multi-media production back to Toronto where it all started 10 years ago. The show is very funny and just when it is beginning to pall, he wraps it up. Fun for both Shakespeare fans and SIMPSONS fans.
* * * * (Out of 5)
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Front Row Centre reviews OPENING NIGHT
The Mississauga Players offer Norm Foster's comedy about the onstage and backstage antics of a community theatre troupe. The play is neither uproarious comedy nor insightful character study but thanks to a strong cast, it is pleasant entertainment.
* * 1/2 (out of 5)...
Front Row Centre reviews GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS
In their sophomore season, Obstructed View Productions tackles David Mamet's classic play, GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS. Despite being too young for the characters the talented cast give fine performances and the play retains its power.
* * * ½ (out of five)
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Front Row Centre reviews BOMBAY DREAMS
Some interesting ideas go unexplored in this mess of a musical. Thanks to a winning performance by leading man Sachin Bhatt and some entertaining dancing the evening is not a complete fiasco.
* * (out of five)...
Front Row Centre Review: GREASE
Talented cast and energetic dancing help this production slide by despite uneven direction and weak production values.
* * 1/2 (our of five)...
Front Row Centre Review: BUDDY-THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY
A galvanic star performance helps make Stage Wests's production of BUDDY enjoyable. Unfortunately, you have to endure a sketchy book and weak performances to get to it.
* * 1/2 (out of 5)...
Front Row Centre review: SPAMALOT (National Tour)
* * * * ½ / 5
Toronto welcomes Monty Python's SPAMALOT.
Python fans will be in heaven, and musical comedy buffs with love all the inside jokes. This is the big hit the city has been waiting for....
Front Row Centre reviews MARTIN SHORT: FAME BECOMES ME
Fame is such a fleeting thing, unless of course you're Martin Short!
Short has been making people laugh for over 30 years, and the opening Thursday night (June 15th) of his show FAME BECOMES ME finds him in top form. Though the performance could use a bit of tightening in the first half, it ...
Front Row Centre Review: FORUM a funny thing in North York
Civic Light Opera Company presents a lively and fun filled production of A FUNNY THIG HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM.
* * * * (out of 5)...
Front Row Centre Review: RAGTIME - In Concert
A concert version of RAGTIME returns to the theatre centre where it premiered 10 years ago.
* * * * (out of five)...
Front Row Centre: SONG AND DANCE
SONG AND DANCE - A Disaster on Danforth! Toronto production suffers the loss of its key dancing star on opening night.
* (out of 5)...
Front Row Centre Review: CANDIDA
Shaw play a fine finale for Stage Centre Production's 2005/06 season.
* * * 1/2 (out of 5)...
Front Row Centre Review: RENT (Tour)
Energetic cast enlivens non-equity tour of RENT, which opened a one-week run at Toronto's Elgin theatre on May 10th.
* * * (out of 5)...
Front Row Centre: OVER THE RIVER AND THROUGH THE WOODS
An ideal match of cast, director, producer and venue results in the delightful production of OVER THE RIVER AND THROUGH THE WOODS that opened at the studio theatre last Thursday. The seemingly innocuous title heralds a really special play that is not to be missed!...
Front Row Centre Review: HAIR
HAIR no longer shocks or titillates, and given the uninspired staging on view here, offers little true entertainment value. * 1/2 (Out of 5)...
Front Row Centre Review: BOYGROOVE
BOYGROOVE landed in Toronto on April 26th for what looks to be a lengthy run. The show is full of fun, and presented in an unfussy straightforward manner by four energetic, and winningly talented guys.
* * * * 1/2 (out of 5)
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Front Row Centre Theatre Review: KISMET
Toronto Operetta Theatre's production is a feast for the ears, though the show still creaks.
* * * 1/2 (out of 5)...
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