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14 May 2012

Semele at the COC

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This has been a bit of a rough repertory period for the Canadian Opera Company- the full-length Offenbach they presented earlier this month was obnoxiously long and unforgivably dull and …

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14 May 2012

In Stratford: MacHomer

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Rick Miller’s wackado Macbeth retelling, currently masquerading as a fourth Shakespeare production at the Stratford Festival,  uses a comprehensive cast of voices from one of TV’s most successful crazy experiments, …

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14 May 2012

Oh, It’s Already been Broughten*

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My friends always laugh at me when I tell them Bring it On is about race relations. Because, you know, it’s about cheerleaders. But it actually IS about race relations. …

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12 May 2012

Bad Habit’s Much Ado

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Every now and then, I like to see theatre that will amuse me. Pure and simple. Bad Habit Productions, a My Theatre Award winning Boston company, delivers solid production after …

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11 May 2012

Songs for a New World: In Tune but Out of Sync

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Song cycles are tough. With isolated songs and vignettes, the audience glimpses briefly into the lives of the people in Jason Robert Brown’s Songs for a New World. These people …

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10 May 2012

Assassins Misses the Mark, but Gets the Job Done

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Timing is everything. The Boston University College of Fine Arts showcased some astounding talent in their recent production of Assassins by musical genius Stephen Sondheim. Concluding their year-long “Keyword: Violence” …

Tarragon, The Real World?

10 May 2012

At Tarragon: The Real World?

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Michel Tremblay has mommy issues. The more of his work that I see, the more I recognize the loving but fraught tension that drives young writers to write about their …

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10 May 2012

A COC Double Feature

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If you were to do a search of the most commonly used phrases on this website, one of the top hits would undoubtedly be “mixed bag”. I use the term …

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08 May 2012

Wrong for Each Other, Indeed

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I’m very fond of Encore Entertainment. Their heartfelt production of The Laramie Project was sweetly affecting, and their theatrical concert Song in the Key of Stephen was chock full of …

Soulpepper, You Can't Take It With You

02 May 2012

Soulpepper: You Can’t Take It With You

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One of the most notable things about Soulpepper is the incredible bench depth the company has going for it. The effect is that almost every Soulpepper show feels like it …

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30 April 2012

On Stage in Toronto: Riverdance

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When I was a kid, I was completely obsessed with Riverdance and its far more linear counterpart Lord of the Dance. Obsessed. I would listen to the soundtrack in the …

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29 April 2012

CanStage: The Game of Love and Chance

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Last week, I caught the Canadian Stage opening of The Game of Love and Chance, a broad French farce that was no deeper than The Tales of Hoffmann but was …

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26 April 2012

The Tales of Hoffmann at the COC

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Last week I did nothing but go to the theatre. I saw tons of stuff from operas of Wagnerian length to 90 minute farce to epic dance that brought me …

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25 April 2012

Argos Productions- Murph

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Last weekend I had the pleasure of seeing Argos Productions’ Murph at the Boston Playwrights Theater. This is the second Argos show I’ve seen, and after their really fun production …

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