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“Perfect Wedding” on stage until May 19, 2018 (Toronto)

posted Tuesday, May 1, 2018

by: in Events, Featured Events, Theatre, Toronto

Well, the final production in the 2017/18 Village Players season is now on stage, ending with another farcical comedy. The story line for Perfect Wedding begins when a bridegroom wakes up in his bridal suite with a hangover on the morning he’s about to be married, and turns to the woman in bed beside him […]

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“Create A Better Tomorrow, Tonight” – diversifying nightlife – May 3, 2018 (Toronto)

posted Tuesday, May 1, 2018

by: in Activism, Bar/Club, Dance, Events, Featured Events, Lesbian, Music, Pride, Queer, Theatre, Toronto, Trans

  Absolut, a global pioneer of progress and creativity, is hosting a panel discussion featuring cultural leaders who will explore the emerging trend of progressive nightlife and its role in creating tangible change. This is the latest in a series of initiatives supporting Absolut’s ongoing platform, Create A Better Tomorrow, Tonight. Panelists including New York […]

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“LULU v.7 // Aspects of a Femme Fatale” at Buddies May 1 to 20. 2018 (Toronto)

posted Friday, April 27, 2018

by: in Events, Featured Events, Theatre, Toronto

Buddies in Bad Times’ 2017-18 season closes this May with LULU v.7 // aspects of a femme fatale, an irreverent deconstruction of one of Western drama’s most provocative and problematic figures – Frank Wedekind’s Lulu. LULU v. 7 is the culminating production in an ongoing interrogation of the work and the character, co-produced with the […]

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Gladstone Hotel receives glittering reviews

posted Thursday, April 26, 2018

by: in Activism, Art, Art Gallery, Drag, Events, Gallery, Music, Queer, Theatre, Toronto

The Gladstone Hotel is an historic hotel with beautiful artist-designed guest rooms, that allow you to sleep-in-a-work-of-art. The entire venue is focused around their relationship to the arts community, with plenty of queer programming, such as Same-Sex Weddings and Pride at the Gaystone, a Gay Country party. There’s also the annual That’s So Gay Exhibition, and […]

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“We’re Funny That Way” comedy festival – May 2 to 5, 2018 (Toronto)

posted Thursday, April 26, 2018

by: in Bar/Club, Celebrity, Comedy, Events, Featured Events, Lesbian, Queer, Theatre, Toronto

After a triumphant and successful return from a five year hiatus, We’re Funny That Way the world’s original queer performance festival, is back with another stellar lineup of performers. Founded in 1997 as a comedy festival, We’re Funny That Way has hosted stars of today and tomorrow all the while acting as a fundraiser for LGBTQ charities across […]

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The RISER Project – four bold new productions on stage until May 12, 2018 (Toronto)

posted Wednesday, April 18, 2018

by: in Activism, Art, Dance, Events, Featured Events, Lesbian, Music, Queer, Theatre, Toronto

Why Not Theatre presents The RISER Project 2018, three world premieres and one workshop presentation of new Canadian work as part of a unique collaborative producing model for emerging and independent theatre artists, running until May 12 at The Theatre Centre, 1115 Queen Street West, Toronto. The fifth edition of RISER begins with Mr. Truth, an off-the-beaten-sketch-comedy-path parody created […]

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“Fun Home” – a comedic, lesbian, musical – on stage April 13 to May 6, 2018 (Toronto)

posted Monday, April 9, 2018

by: in Comedy, Events, Featured Events, Lesbian, Music, Queer, Theatre, Toronto

David Mirvish is delighted to present The Musical Stage Company production of the Tony Award-winning Best Musical, FUN HOME,, based on Alison Bechdel’s best-selling graphic memoir, is the groundbreaking show that won five 2015 Tony Awards, including Best Musical and has received worldwide critical acclaim for its stunning musical score and heartbreaking storytelling. Alison, a […]

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“Alone Together” – a provocative double-bill dance performance – April 11 to 14, 2018 (Toronto)

posted Thursday, April 5, 2018

by: in Dance, Events, Featured Events, Theatre, Toronto

Citadel + Compagnie (C+C) presents Alone Together, a double bill of richly complex and provocative new solos by esteemed School of Toronto Dance Theatre alumni Naishi Wang and Jane-Alison McKinney, April 11—14, 2018 at The Citadel: Ross Centre for Dance. Starting the evening, Wang will share his first-ever independent choreographic work with the world premiere of Taking Breath. Next, McKinney will reveal the anticipated […]

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“Bloom” on stage at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre until April 8, 2018

posted Tuesday, March 27, 2018

by: in Activism, Events, Featured Events, Queer, Theatre, Toronto

  Twelve years since its debut, Modern Times Stage is pleased to bring renowned Argentinean-Canadian playwright Guillermo Verdecchia’s BLOOM back to Toronto with a new production.  Inspired by T.S Eliot’s celebrated modernist poem The Wasteland, BLOOM is once again directed by award-winning Iranian-Canadian theatre artist Soheil Parsa featuring a powerful and diverse Canadian cast on stage at Buddies and Bad Times Theatre. […]

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Buddies in Bad Times Theatre – A Legacy of Queer Celebrations

posted Friday, March 23, 2018

by: in Activism, Art, Art Gallery, Bar/Club, Charity, Comedy, Disability, Drag, Events, Fashion, Film, Gallery, Music, Queer, Theatre, Toronto

I remember several years back, going to Buddies in Bad Times Theatre when it was at the first location, in a converted auto detailer with a pink leopard spots paint job, and you walked south from Queen St. past Britain and Bootlegger Lane. The original Buddies is an auto detailer again, which goes to show, […]

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