23 October 2019
The COC’s Fall 2019 Season
By Amy Strizic // Theatre (Toronto)
The Canadian Opera Company has set out a delicious 2019/20 season. I have been excited to see Turandot since last fall when the upcoming season was released. Knowing little about …
09 October 2019
Kat Sandler Debuts Yaga at the Tarragon
By Amy Strizic // Theatre (Toronto)
Tarragon Theatre has set up a wonderfully witchy opening to its autumn season. Leaves are turning, the air is cooling, and the fall season of theatre has begun. Onstage from …
19 September 2019
Soulpepper’s Seductive Betrayal
By Amy Strizic // Theatre (Toronto)
The 1978 play Betrayal comes alive through Soulpepper’s production. The cast and crew are immaculate, and the set is designed in an incredibly effective way. Time slides through the cracks …
11 July 2019
Toronto Fringe, 2019: Part X
By Amy Strizic // Theatre (Toronto)
Take a look at our full list of 2019 Fringe reviews HERE. Omen: The Musical (A) This modern witchy musical about a post-climate change (aka post-apocalyptic) world is eerie and enchanting. …
03 July 2019
The Deaf Culture Centre’s Black Drum
By Amy Strizic // Theatre (Toronto)
I spent an amazingly mind-bending and eye-opening evening at the performance of The Black Drum at the Young Centre for the Performing Arts. Performed by the Deaf Culture Centre with …
17 June 2019
On Tour to TO: The Book of Mormon
By Amy Strizic // Theatre (Toronto)
The Book of Mormon has returned to Toronto, and thank Heavenly Father it has! A hit since the beginning, the show has traveled to Toronto a few times and always …
10 June 2019
Bad Dog’s COMBUSTION, 2019
By Amy Strizic // Theatre (Toronto)
The Bad Dog Theatre Company performed their annual comedy festival, COMBUSTIONfestival, from May 27-June 1, to great success and lots of laughs. The festival is a “week-long comedy party” that …
16 May 2019
OLD STOCK: A Refugee Love Story
By Amy Strizic // Theatre (Toronto)
What caught my attention for Tarragon Theatre’s performance of OLD STOCK: A Refugee Love Story was Ben Caplan. I read that he did the music for the show, and immediately …
12 May 2019
The COC’s Otello
By Amy Strizic // Theatre (Toronto)
The Canadian Opera Company’s production of Otello is passionate, bleak, dramatic, and nearly everything one could want from an opera. Based on Shakespeare’s tempestuous tragedy, it is far from a …
07 May 2019
Harry Potter and the TSO
By Amy Strizic // Cinema Music
The Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO) continues their hero’s job of showing all eight Harry Potter films with a live orchestra. The fifth iteration (Harry Potter and the Order of the …
30 April 2019
Q&A: TSO Harry Potter Conductor Evan Mitchell
By Amy Strizic // Cinema Music
The Sony Centre and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra are partnering again for the continuation of Harry Potter Film Concert Series with The Order of the Phoenix (the 5th, for those …
22 April 2019
Kudelka’s Four Old Legs
By Amy Strizic // Theatre (Toronto)
Growing up in the ballet world, I had often heard her name, but I never dreamed that I would be fortunate enough to see Evelyn Hart dance. Master of her …
20 April 2019
Chilina Kennedy Brings Beautiful Back
By Amy Strizic // Theatre (Toronto)
I came out of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical with a smile on my face. Seeing a musical is always a night full of fun and passion, and this show …
03 April 2019
Ballet BC in Toronto
By Amy Strizic // Theatre (Toronto)
Ballet BC made a stop in Toronto on a packed tour, and showcased an evening of athleticism, nuance, and sensitivity. Performing at the St Lawrence Centre for only two nights, …
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