posted Monday, December 21, 2015
Starring the wild animals who prowl Toronto’s backyards, ravines and city streets, COMMON BOOTS THEATRE (formerly Theatre Columbus) presents TAILS FROM THE CITY, a new play by award-winning playwright Marjorie Chan with the company, directed by Jennifer Brewin, outdoors at Toronto’s historic Evergreen Brick Works. Six-year-old Billie (played by eight year old Eponine Lee) is […]
posted Friday, December 11, 2015
The Elgin and Winter Theatres are Toronto’s most unique performance spaces in the city. This Double-Decker venue was built in 1913 and originally known as Loew’s Yonge Street Theatre. The Winter Garden closed in 1928 and remained vacant for half-a-century, while the Elgin remained open as the Imperial 6 movie theatre. The Ontario Heritage Trust […]
posted Sunday, October 4, 2015
David Mirvish announced additional shows and new details about his 2015-16 theatre season. Consisting of seven shows in the Main Subscription and three shows in the Off-Mirvish Subscription, the season also has eight shows that will be presented outside of subscription. In total, Mirvish will produce and/or present 18 shows in four different theatres – […]
posted Sunday, October 4, 2015
Upside Downton is one-person stand-up comedy show in Toronto that’s a parody of a popular UK based television show Downton Abbey. The Edwardian-era period-piece series began late 2010 in the UK, and was broadcast on PBS this side of the pond starting early 2011. It depicts the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their […]
posted Tuesday, September 8, 2015
Mark your calendar for the 2015 edition of ARTATTACK!, the annual art auction and fundraiser for Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, taking place on Thursday, November 5, 2015 at Buddies, located at 12 Alexander Street, Toronto; pre-party is at 6pm with live auction starting at 8pm. ARTATTACK! is fast becoming Toronto’s best loved and […]
posted Thursday, May 7, 2015
Recently I was privileged enough to catch the play Glengarry Glenross at Toronto’s Red Sandcastle Theatre. Many of us have seen the movie version, but this adaption was unusually delicious as the complete cast was female. Cross-gender acting is becoming much more commonplace, and judging from the sold out run, increasingly popular. Acting was solely […]
posted Monday, April 13, 2015
The divine Dame Edna (Everage) has returned to Toronto for her “Glorious Goodbye (Final) Farewell Tour. The ads are up across the city, online, and on television, and the crowds are showing up in droves to catch this one person extravaganza. Decked out in a very sparkly gown, she harkens as to why no one […]
posted Monday, April 6, 2015
“But I don’t want to go among mad people,” Alice remarked. “Oh, you can’t help that,” said the Cat. “We’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad.” “How do you know I’m mad?” said Alice. “You must be,” said the Cat, “or you wouldn’t have come here.” ~ Alice in Wonderland I couldn’t resist quoting […]
posted Friday, March 27, 2015
This evening I attended the opening night of Tranny: A Musical Comedy. I immediately found the title somewhat offensive and held little hope for the show in its entirety. Despite being a Trans* woman reviewer, I couldn’t quite comprehend how an offensively titled “musical comedy” about one Tran* woman’s professional transitions as an entertainer was […]
posted Wednesday, March 11, 2015
After six successful years as Buddies in Bad Times Theatre’s Artistic Director, Brendan Healy will be stepping down in September of 2015. Mr. Healy has programmed the 2015-2016 Season at Buddies, which will be announced April 29 and he is thrilled to be directing the first show of the year. Healy first joined Buddies in […]
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