17 August 2018
SummerWorks ’18: Part IV
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre (Toronto)
Be sure to check out our Full List of SummerWorks Reviews … And You’ll Never Believe What Happens Next (A) The sneaky dissonance of this latest storytelling show from Pressgang …
13 August 2018
SummerWorks, 2018
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre (Toronto)
August 9-19th, our writers reviewed nearly every show in Toronto’s annual SummerWorks Festival. The full list of shows with letter grades and links to our reviews is below. Check out …
25 October 2017
Villains: An 80s Musical Cabaret
By Chelsea Dinsmore // Theatre (Toronto)
In Small but Mighty Productions’ eighties-inspired musical cabaret, six criminal misfits with superhuman abilities are sent to Villains Boot Camp, a secret project that aims to reform criminals and make …
04 November 2016
Love You To Death: A Murder Mystery Cabaret
By Lisa McKeown // Theatre (Toronto)
This Small But Mighty Productions musical murder mystery opens with Derek and his 6 lovers – five women and one man – gathered together in his secluded suburban home. They …
21 April 2016
Musical Theatre Theatrical Music
By Kelly Bedard // Music
This month we were treated to two pieces that weren’t really musical theatre, nor were they strictly concerts. They were cabarets, I guess, but they were really stage-bound musical explorations …
02 November 2015
Featured Production: #KanderAndEbb
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre (New York)
Ryan G. Hinds is one of Toronto’s most beloved cabaret performers. From his glittering one-man Fringe show Starry Notions to the absurd and exuberant disco ballet he created for SummerWorks, Hinds …
21 September 2015
Side by Side by Sondheim at the Jack Studio Theatre
By Adam Mcdonnell // Theatre (London)
Three singers, two pianists, and a whole lot of Sondheim—a thoroughly enjoyable evening by the AC Group for the avid or even casual fan of the great lyricist/composer, though this …
16 June 2014
Luminato Wrap-Up, 2014
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre (Toronto)
Cineastas I wasn’t sure what to expect going into this Spanish-language exploration of the lives of filmmakers but what I found was a profoundly moving and wonderfully inventive piece of …
24 May 2014
One Night Only: Theatre Alternatives
By Theresa Perkins // Theatre (New York)
Lately, I have been attending a lot of alternative theatre events. What is an alternative theatre event? It is a phrase that I created to encompass all limited run talent …
22 February 2014
Boston Gay Men’s Chorus: “It’s Getting Hot in Here”
By Brian Balduzzi // Music
You can thank the talented group of the Boston Gay Men’s Chorus (BGMC) for turning up the heat in chilly Boston this weekend (You’re welcome!). This weekend, a select group …
15 December 2013
Top 5 Moments from 2013’s Chris-terical Christmas Cabaret
By Kelly Bedard // Music
Chris Tsujiuchi and The Chris-terical Cabaret Crew are back for their annual Christmas festivities at Buddies in Bad Times this weekend. They’ve brought a lot of old material with them (and the departure …
02 October 2013
On Stage in Toronto: Musical Autobiographies
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre (Toronto)
Last week, two excellent productions opened in Toronto that each told the story of a fascinating musical theatre artist through songs they composed themselves. The first was On the Rocks, …
16 July 2013
Kelly at the Fringe, Part One: Looking on Tempests, Shaken
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre (Toronto)
I seem to have terrible luck with The Toronto Fringe Festival. Actually, let me amend that: some years I have terrible luck with The Toronto Fringe Festival. I seem to …
21 June 2013
We Recommend: A Pride Fundraiser
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre
This fundraiser performance in support of The HIV & AIDS Legal Clinic Ontario– happening tomorrow night at the great Flying Beaver Pubaret– is the perfect Pride Week event if you’re looking …
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