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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Classic Albums Live recreates the greatest albums of the ’60s and ’70s live onstage, note for note – cut for cut. Released in 1974, Crime of the Century was the third album from British rock band Supertramp and their first US Top 40 album. The album marked the start of...
The Debaters is the hit CBC Radio show that features Canada’s hottest comedians going toe to toe, debating topics on the minds of Canadians. Part comedy competition, part quiz show and part stand-up performance, The Debaters is a clever combination of sharply crafted comedic...
Homegrown in Tennessee, Big Smo, the self-proclaimed Boss of the Stix, seamlessly weaves together his work, play, lifestyle and music on the farm. With over 30 million views on YouTube, selling almost 300,000 digital tracks to date and even his own A&E network original series...
The Canadian Improv Showcase is one of Canada's best short-form improv troupes. They have been travelling the world sharing their original form of comedy for over 18 years and are thrilled to be back on one of their favourite stages. A unique and interactive comedy experience...
A classic American comedy/drama that’s every bit as touching, warm and witty today as when it debuted on Broadway in 1979. Retired couple Ethel and Norman Thayer spend every summer at their home on Golden Pond. This year, their vacation is interrupted with the unexpected arrival...
This is the story of vaudeville ... from its early beginnings, to entertaining the troops and through its ultimate demise with the advent of movies. It is told, through skits and music, by three vaudevillians near the end of their careers. They share memories and take the...
Meet Joanie Little: feisty redhead and anthropology graduate. She’s stuck working as a barista in a corporate coffee shop in the city … well, that’s no fun! Eager to use her actual skills, Joanie turns this local coffee shop upside down when she starts reporting her “findings”...
A man hires an escort to pose as his fiancée in an effort to impress his visiting father. A romantic comedy set in the midst of a dysfunctional family reunion, Drinking Alone is exquisitely crafted and filled with wit and warmth. Directed by Danny Harvey
From bright uncertain morning to hopeful starlit evening, Charlie Brown and the lovable Peanuts gang face challenges in the pursuit of happiness. This charming musical is brimming with hope, humour and jazzy tunes. Fun for the whole family! Directed by Robert Woodcock
An eccentric mystery writer lures his wife’s new lover into a tangled web of deceit, jealousy, drama and intrigue. This exciting, edge-of-your-seat thriller is a puzzle filled with cunning plot twists that not only beg the question “Whodunit?” but “Whodunwhat?” Directed by...
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Experience HYPROV: The Ultimate Live Comedy & Hypnosis Show Roy Thomson Hall (11/06-11/06) |
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BE MORE CHILL Terminal Theatre (2/02-2/20) |
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UNIONVILLE CANADA DAY CELEBRATION Unionville Millennium Square (7/01-7/01) |
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HYPROV Is Back in Fredericton! A Night of Hypnosis, Improv & Comedy HYPROV Is Back in Fredericton! A Night of Hypnosis, Improv & Comedy (11/17-11/17) |
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The Porch :itâ kâ-wasêtêki tâpwêwin Assembly Theatre (10/21-10/25) |
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show Spooktacular Tour with Nell Campbell Roy Thomson Hall (10/26-10/26) |
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Premiere Dance Presentations featuring KINAJ + Atri Nundy Assembly Hall (11/07-11/08) |
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Mad Magic: The Funniest Mad Scientist Magician Wychwood Theatre (10/31-11/01) VIDEOS |
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The Descent of Orpheus Opera Atelier (10/22-10/25) |
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Guys and Dolls Stratford Festival (4/22-11/14) PHOTOS |
