Last night’s highly anticipated episode of Revenge was the fulfillment of promises that were made in the very first few seconds of the series. The Fire & Ice Ball in honour of Daniel and Emily’s engagement and the accompanying shooting that took place on the beach played out as expanded versions of the very scenes […]
The Canadian Opera Company is known for big productions- whether it’s the expansive drawing room of Rigoletto, the stark abyss of Iphigenia in Tauris or the cathedral from Tosca, currently splitting time on the Four Seasons Centre stage. Usually, the stunning sets and lush costumes are the cherry on top of full voices and enthralling stories. […]
I’ve heard nothing but glorious praise for Acting Up Stage/Obsidian Theatre’s recent production of Caroline, or Change at the Berkeley Street Theatre. After Acting Up Stage’s glorious production of Parade last winter and their exceptional Joni Mitchell/Leonard Cohen concert in the spring, and knowing as I do what a phenomenal talent leading lady Arlene Duncan […]
Last night’s Grammy Awards were all sorts of entertaining. With performances from almost all the major artists nominated, four tributes to late and former greats, a touching In Memoriam segment, a smooth host, a show-ending multi-talent guitar jam and an Adele sweep, it never occurred to me to be annoyed by the length of the […]
The one-man show is a tricky form that seems to always work best in Fringe Festivals-where plans are spontaneous and ticket prices are low- because it’s a tricky thing to wrap your head around that one person can carry a show. Of the many brilliant one-man acts I’ve seen, all have had low budgets, most […]
People always seem incredibly surprised when they find out I had, until recently, never seen The Laramie Project. I’m big on gay rights, extreme violence irks me more than almost anything else on earth, I’m a sucker for life-based theatre and I even grew up in a small town that made national news because an […]
I am the first one to admit that I flipflop on this issue. I am a massive Rom-Com fan. It’s probably my favourite genre. When I was little and we went to Men in Black for my brother’s birthday and I got really scared by that opening scene where they blow up the alien, my […]
Dancap is kicking off their 2012 season with a massive bang. One of Broadway’s biggest recent hits FINALLY comes to Toronto for a depressingly short run at the Toronto Centre for the Arts. Not a frequenter of NYC, I’ve been waiting to see In the Heights for 4 years since it won the Tony for […]