If you missed Some Like It Hot, there’s another Prohibition-era musical currently playing at Theatre Passe Muraille—and it might be even hotter. Long before Canada’s Come From Away achieved international acclaim, The Drowsy Chaperone (book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar, score by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison) began as a 1999 Toronto Fringe hit, […]
I’ve been on Shifting Ground’s case since their debut, lecturing the ambitious and capable young company about their programming. The company’s early work, though proficient, felt too mature, like the company was simply doing their favourite shows with their friends rather than programming to their strengths. That all changed with The 25th Annual Putnum County […]
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 […]
A lot is changing in Ontario theatre lately, nowhere more than in the musical theatre landscape. With commercial companies expanding both in and out of Toronto, exciting initiatives supporting the creation of new works, and a fresh generation of artists emerging, it seems that musical theatre is the next frontier for an area that has […]