
26 May 2019
One Night Only: Crooning Comics
By Dom Harvey // Theatre (Toronto)
It can be surprisingly hard to find a good old cabaret act done well. Toronto cabaret veterans Thomas and Kevin Finn and Kevin Godfrey, dropped in at the Lower Ossington …

07 April 2019
Australia’s Hot Brown Honey is Irresistible
By Jackie Houghton // Theatre (Toronto)
Sitting high above the crowd, atop her glorious hive at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, is emcee for the evening Busty Beatz. The Queen Bee of Hot Brown …

03 November 2018
Small but Mighty: Saucy Jack and the Space Vixens
By Alisha Maclean // Theatre (Toronto)
Part cabaret, part musical, Saucy Jack and the Space Vixens is a rowdy sci-fi romp — reminiscent of what a lovechild between Rocky Horror Picture Show and Barbarella would look …

09 February 2016
MyTheatre Award Nominee: Q&A w/ Ryan G. Hinds
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre (Toronto)
Before we announce the winners of the 2015 MyTheatre Awards, we’re proud to present our annual Nominee Interview Series. Like Neil Patrick Harris at the Emmys, fabulous cabaret star Ryan G. Hinds …

03 November 2014
Global Cabaret 2014, Part 2
By Kelly Bedard // Music
The Global Cabaret Festival came to an end with a rousing late-night performance from the great Jackie Richardson. I celebrated the first seven shows on my agenda in Part 1. …

26 October 2014
Global Cabaret 2014, Part 1
By Kelly Bedard // Music
I’m halfway through the 7th (and final?) Global Cabaret Festival weekend down at the Young Centre for the Performing Arts. Here are the highlights so far: UPDATE: Read Part 2 …

19 April 2014
On Stage in TO: Criminally Negligent Edition
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre (Toronto)
As you likely already know (because we talk about it All The Time), earlier this month we hosted Toronto’s inaugural My Theatre Awards ceremony. The awards have been around since …

12 March 2014
My Theatre Award Nominee: Q&A w/ Miranda Mulholland
By Kelly Bedard // Music
Before we announce the winners of the 2013 My Theatre Awards, we’re proud to present our annual Nominee Interview Series. One of the best weekends in Toronto’s cultural landscape is always the …

14 December 2013
Making the Holidays (T.V.) “Special”
By Theresa Perkins // Theatre (New York)
Ah, the perennial holiday variety special. They just do not make Christmahanakwanzika specials like they use to – praise be to the great and powerful television executives! For those of …