Before we announce the winners of our 2024 Critics’ Pick Awards, we’re proud to present our annual Nominee Interview Series. Every year we sit down with as many of our nominees as possible to get some insight into their nominated work. This year, the series was split between written Q&As...
We’re bringing back our Critics’ Pick Awards for the 2024 season. After reading our list of Theatre Nominees below, be sure to check out the nominees from our TV and Film branches as well.   A Note About This Year’s Awards Today marks 15 years since this awards series expanded to...
Before we announce the winners of our 2023 Critics’ Pick Awards, we’re thrilled to present our annual Nominee Interview Series. This year we spoke to fifteen of our theatre nominees about the work that earned them their nomination.   This year’s series includes:   Matthew...
We saw so much good theatre in 2023 that we couldn’t help but bring back our Critics’ Pick Awards to celebrate the incredible achievements of the Ontario Theatre Community. Our categories have changed slightly to reflect what we saw this year (less dance, less indie, more work outside...
Lately we’ve been hitting the road to feature Ontario theatre companies we’ve never visited before. As we go along, we’ll be updating this page with new content from across the province, reviewing shows and restaurants, reporting on the theatre-going experience outside of the city and the...
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It’s time to announce the winners of our annual Critics’ Pick Awards.   Read the...

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During the COVID-19 lockdowns, to deal with isolation and lack of live theatre, we started...

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We’re still physical media devotees round these parts with lots of room in our hearts and on our...

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During the COVID-19 lockdowns, to deal with isolation and lack of live theatre, we started gathering some of our favourite people every Tuesday & Saturday night to read scripts over Zoom. We read all 38 Shakespeare plays in six months. Then we kept going. We decided to create mini-seasons featuring highlights from the canons of […]

The Author Spotlight Series shines a light on writers creating heartfelt and original work across genres, giving them an opportunity to talk about their books and why they do what they do.   Click Here to follow the series as it progresses. To submit an author for consideration, email editors@myentertainmentworld.ca. …   “Elka Ray is the author […]

During the COVID-19 lockdowns, to deal with isolation and lack of live theatre, we started gathering some of our favourite people every Tuesday & Saturday night to read scripts over Zoom. We read all 38 Shakespeare plays in six months. Then we kept going. We decided to create mini-seasons featuring highlights from the canons of […]

We’re still physical media devotees round these parts with lots of room in our hearts and on our shelves for DVDs, Blu-rays, and even the occasional VHS (an old beat up copy of The Truman Show and our trusty VCR recently rescued a social event when rain ruined our outdoor screening). In that spirit, we’re […]

The Author Spotlight Series shines a light on writers creating heartfelt and original work across genres, giving them an opportunity to talk about their books and why they do what they do.   Click Here to follow the series as it progresses. To submit an author for consideration, email editors@myentertainmentworld.ca. …   “Melodie has a BA in […]

The Grand Theatre in London, Ontario never fails to impress. While I’d love to see them use their secondary stage a bit more to really challenge their audiences with intimate counter-programming, their mainstage blockbusters at the beautiful Spriet theatre reflect diversity of tone and style within the “must sell well” demands of maintaining such a […]

The Author Spotlight Series shines a light on writers creating heartfelt and original work across genres, giving them an opportunity to talk about their books and why they do what they do.   Click Here to follow the series as it progresses. To submit an author for consideration, email editors@myentertainmentworld.ca. …   “Karen Whetung is Anishinaabe and […]

The Second City Toronto’s 90th(!) revue opened last night to thunderous applause. The most nuanced show I’ve seen from the high floor company in awhile, Duel Citizens features a rare cast that’s evenly strong rather than leaning on a standout or two (they’re all returning from the 89th revue so the chemistry’s pretty in place). […]