The Canadian Opera Company’s remount of its 2014 production of Cosí Fan Tutte, originally directed by Atom Egoyan, brings to bear all of the performance and creative excellence for which the COC is known. However, in the post- #MeToo era, and amidst the Cornell 7 scandal, this 236-year-old work h…
Booty Candy is perfect for 2026. It has just the right blend of hilarity and hyperbole to take your mind off current events and just enough home truths to give a voice to the shared pain, fear and rage of all of us whose very existence is subversive during these turbulent times. At a time when pla…
Multi-Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter Alicia Keys lends her soulful and iconic tunes to Hell's Kitchen on stage now at the CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre, directed by Patrick Willingham and Oskar Eustis (artistic director) with book by Kristoffer Diaz. This moving coming-of-age story features the the…
WALDEN is more successful in its exploration of family dynamics than as a work of speculative fiction. However, Icarus Theatre’s production at The Theatre Centre, directed by Erik Richards, still takes off for an engaging 90 minutes of theatre.…
Canadian Opera Company’s season opener La Traviata pulls out all the stops and sets an extremely high bar for the rest of its 26-27 offerings. My companion has been coming to the opera with me for many years, and she was blown away, proclaiming this as one of her all-time faves. “A triumph,” s…
Spring Awakening at Soulpepper Theatre is a well-executed and expertly-crafted sensory delight (though the dark themes this play tackles are far from delightful) that offers an intense, almost cinematic theatre-going experience.…
The Shaw Festival seems to be having a small tribute festival to Shaffer brothers as it is presenting two of their known pieces this season. The dark mystery SLEUTH by Anthony Shaffer is now playing to great acclaim at the Court House Theatre and more recently and the comic drama AMADEUS by Sir Pe…
An embarrassment of artistic riches has yet again convened in Niagara on the Lake for this season’s Shaw Festival. Two very different plays are given world class productions sharing many of the same talents. Last week I attended Anthony Shaffer’s psychological thriller SLEUTH at the intima…
THE GREAT GATSBY is most definitely not your high school lit class. At the CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre, the music is loud, the dancing is hot, and the passions are hotter.…
Now in performances at Toronto’s Princess of Wales Theatre, Mamma Mia! is a delightfully cheerful and charmingly-quirky musical that had audiences roaring with applause and laughter.…
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Working his way up from the honky-tonks of Alberta to becoming a musical phenomenon in Canada, Gord Bamford has spent the better part of the last 20 years honing his craft. His distinctive sound and songwriting ability are what define Bamford as one of country music’s best...
54·40 is Neil Osborne, Brad Merritt, Matt Johnson & Dave Genn. Inspired by the punk/new music scene of Vancouver, BC, 54·40 first performed at the dawn of 1981. After 30 years, 16 releases and more than 2000 performances, the secret to 54·40’s longevity is their ability to...
He’s a musician! He’s an inventor! He’s a nut! He’s been called the Thomas Edison of entertainers, a wizard of one-liners and a lightning bolt of lunacy. His astounding gadgets, preposterous songs, impeccable comic timing and kooky take on classic vaudeville have thrilled and...
Share an evening of outrageous laughs with The Second City. Join this legendary comedy troupe as they present their favourite and most hilarious sketches from recent critically acclaimed productions, along with timeless comedy classics, as well as up-to-the-minute and uncensored...
Legends of Motown is a 14-piece cast of singers and musicians performing live look-a-like/sound-a-like tributes to The Supremes, The Four Tops, The Temptations, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson, Jackson 5, Martha and the Vandellas and more and features all your favourite songs of...
Classic Albums Live recreates the greatest albums of the ’60s and ’70s live onstage, note for note – cut for cut. Released in 1969, Abbey Road was the 11th studio album by The Beatles and one of their best-selling releases. With one of the most iconic cover images and hits...
On December 4, 1956, an event occurred that was musically historic beyond comprehension. A jam session started at Sam Phillips’ Sun Studio that featured Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis Presley! A Night to Remember is a tribute to that memorable night and the...
Marc Trinidad With Host Paul McCallum.
Building on over three generations of Leahy musicianship, Doug Leahy, his wife Jennifer and their children are keeping those traditions alive through music, song and dance. Still all in elementary school, the children are accomplished multi-instrumentalists. Led by Doug, live...
The Celtic Tenors’ live show is an experience overflowing with vitality and variety from start to finish. With their unique voices, range and undeniable Celtic charm, Daryl, James and Matthew are breaking the traditional stuffy tenor mould and pioneering a new style of “cool”...
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Mistletoe & Mistakes The Moonlight Lounge at TacoTaco (12/06-12/06) |
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Cinderella Canadian Stage (12/05-1/03) |
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Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons The Assembly Theatre (11/06-11/15) |
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Battles Young People's Theatre (4/26-5/06) |
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The Tempest Stratford Festival (4/28-10/24) PHOTOS |
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Valentine's Bachata & Social Dance Night | Access Ballroom Toronto Access Ballroom (2/13-2/13) |
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Saturday, Sunday, Monday Stratford Festival (8/04-10/24) PHOTOS |
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Freely - A Mixed Media Cabaret Freely Shows (11/05-11/05) |
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Mad Magic: The Funniest Mad Scientist Magician Wychwood Theatre (10/31-11/01) VIDEOS |
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Rogers v. Rogers Canadian Stage (11/08-12/13) |
