Kelly Bedard

The Musician Spotlight Series shines a light on up-and-coming bands and solo acts creating heartfelt and original work across genres, giving them an opportunity to talk about their music, their collaborators, and why they do what they do.   Click Here to follow the series as it progresses.   To submit an artist or band for […]

  Kelly Bedard

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 […]

  Kelly Bedard

The word “ambitious” has become nearly synonymous with Shifting Ground Collective, a small company barely two years into its existence but already more established and productive than a lot of indie companies ever become. Everyone who runs Shifting Ground is young and hopeful, their clear eyes and full hearts guiding them headfirst into the hazardous […]

  Kelly Bedard

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. …   “Yannis Lobaina is an […]

  Kelly Bedard

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 […]

Don Giovanni (Canadian Opera Company at the Four Seasons Centre) The COC’s new production of Don Giovanni replaces a much more casual, modern version that I loved but few others seemed to. In its place is a more conventional take with period costumes and the hulking cube set from Fidelio repurposed with doors in place […]

  Kelly Bedard

It’s time to announce the winners of our 2023 Critics’ Pick Awards! Click the links below to read our reviews of the winning work. Congratulations to all of the nominees on a spectacular year of theatre.   Without further ado, the 2023 Critics’ Pick Award Winners for Toronto Theatre:   Outstanding New Work The Master […]

  Kelly Bedard

It’s time to announce the winners of our annual Critics’ Pick Awards.   Read the full list of nominees HERE.   Without further ado, the 2023 winners of our Critics’ Pick Awards for TV:   Outstanding Leading Performer in a Drama Bel Powley (A Small Light)   Outstanding Leading Performer in a Comedy Gemma Arterton […]