14 May 2012
Semele at the COC
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre
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 …
14 May 2012
In Stratford: MacHomer
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre
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, …
14 May 2012
Oh, It’s Already been Broughten*
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre
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. …
12 May 2012
Bad Habit’s Much Ado
By Brian Balduzzi // Theatre
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 …
11 May 2012
Songs for a New World: In Tune but Out of Sync
By Brian Balduzzi // Theatre
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 …
10 May 2012
Assassins Misses the Mark, but Gets the Job Done
By Brian Balduzzi // Theatre
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” …
10 May 2012
At Tarragon: The Real World?
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre
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 …
10 May 2012
A COC Double Feature
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre
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 …
08 May 2012
Wrong for Each Other, Indeed
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre
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 …
02 May 2012
Soulpepper: You Can’t Take It With You
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre
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 …
30 April 2012
On Stage in Toronto: Riverdance
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre
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 …
29 April 2012
CanStage: The Game of Love and Chance
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre
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 …
26 April 2012
The Tales of Hoffmann at the COC
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre
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 …
25 April 2012
Argos Productions- Murph
By Elizabeth Ramirez // Theatre
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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