21 June 2019
James Ehnes plays the Korngold Concerto (& the TSO plays Carmina Burana)
By Kelly Bedard // Music
James Ehnes is a thrilling violinist, a brilliant technician who…
05 April 2019
The TSO’s Best of Hollywood
By Kelly Bedard // Music
The Toronto Symphony Orchestra is world-class and their recent infusion of young new players really livens things up down at Roy Thomson Hall (always a fun venue to visit). I’m …
14 April 2018
BBC Radio 2’s Evening with Jason Robert Brown
By Adam Mcdonnell // Theatre (London)
Jason Robert Brown is a name that is maybe unfamiliar to the casual theatregoer, but you wouldn’t think that was the case sat in the packed London Palladium for his …
29 July 2017
Soulpepper on 42nd Street: True North
By Rebbekah Vega Romero // Theatre (New York)
Soulpepper, a company of Toronto-based Canadian theatre artists, is doing a residency at the Signature Theatre complex for the month of July. If the concert they served up in honor …
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 …
16 December 2015
Cirque de la Symphonie: Holiday Hits at the TSO
By Amy Strizic // Music
Facing the garlanded stage with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra warming up, looked down on by the Etobicoke School of the Arts Holiday Chorus, I can’t help but feel the buzz …
01 December 2015
The Lone Bellow at Boston’s House of Blues
By Elizabeth Moss // Music
I recently had the extreme pleasure of seeing The Lone Bellow at Boston’s House of Blues, and I can’t have asked for a better way to spend a Wednesday night. …
20 November 2015
TSO Movie Nights: Back to the Future & Psycho
By Kelly Bedard // Music
Two nights in October, I did something I haven’t done in far too long- I went to the symphony. But these were not regular nights at the symphony. There was …
26 June 2015
TSO Pops: The Wizard & I
By Kelly Bedard // Music
Performing with a symphony orchestra is a tricky thing, especially for a musical theatre performer. On a stage that likely has better acoustics than your usual proscenium, in a space …
15 June 2015
Exclusive Interview: Jeremy Jordan
By Kelly Bedard // Music
Broadway’s golden boy will be taking the Roy Thompson Hall stage tomorrow night to sing Stephen Schwartz songs alongside the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Fresh off his pre-Broadway run in the …
21 August 2014
SummerWorks ’14: Musical Works in Concert
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre (Toronto)
Be sure to check out Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 and our Full Listing of SummerWorks 2014 reviews. New This Year: The My Theatre Favourite Discount If your Fringe or SummerWorks show scores an …
04 July 2014
Bey & Jay Light set Gillette Stadium on Fire
By Kevin Dillon // Music
As the smell of weed wafted through the air, the lights dimmed, and Beyoncé and Jay-Z took the stage at Gillette Stadium. The two walked out with one of their …
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 …
10 April 2014
The Falling Birds: Bringing the Beat to the Bitter End
By Nick Christophers // Music
The place was packed with pretty girls lining the bar and guys in loose jeans nursing their beers. It was Friday night so everyone was out to let loose and …
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