11 March 2019
Mirvish presents Jersey Boys
By Jack Graham // Theatre (Toronto)
It’s very easy to understand how Jersey Boys has been such a big hit with audiences around the world. Combining the feel-good hits of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons …
28 February 2019
Cirque Éloize’s Hotel
By Amy Strizic // Theatre (Toronto)
Cirque Éloize captures perfectly the bustle and glamour of a 1920’s art-deco hotel in their most recent show. Performed at the St. Lawrence Centre, Hotel is a great success, pleasing …
24 February 2019
Sting’s Last Ship at the Princess of Wales
By Jack Graham // Theatre (Toronto)
From success in the UK to sinking on Broadway, The Last Ship has enjoyed a mixed reception around the world. Though not always plain sailing, Sting’s musical has launched successfully …
04 February 2019
Nominee Interview Series: Martin Dockery
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre (Toronto)
Before we announce the winners of the 2018 MyEntWorld Critics’ Pick Awards, we’re proud to present our annual Nominee Interview Series. Known for his lightning-fast dialogue and twisting narratives, celebrated Fringe favourite …
12 January 2019
The Play That Goes Wrong
By Dom Harvey // Theatre (Toronto)
At Mirvish Productions’ The Play That Goes Wrong, only the title is an understatement. Audiences are quickly enveloped in a fully immersive farce that never lets go- not during the …
31 December 2018
On Tour: Champions of Magic
By Duncan Derry // Theatre (Toronto)
At first glance, magicians would seem to have it rough in the twenty-first century. No matter how much practice and skill goes into mastering a seemingly inexplicable trick, one whose …
11 December 2018
Slava’s Snowshow Blows into the Bluma
By Amy Strizic // Theatre (Toronto)
The return of Slava’s Snow Show to Toronto, staged at the Bluma Appel Theatre, is a resounding success. The show is everything it promises to be – truly a night …
10 November 2018
Circa’s HUMANS
By Amy Strizic // Theatre (Toronto)
Australian touring company Circa has graced Toronto’s stage again, and we loved it. Artistic Director Yaron Lifschitz’s newest creation, HUMANS, gives everyone a little of what they want. There were …
23 July 2018
Why The King & I?
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre (Toronto)
Mirvish Productions has been on a run of great programming for the last little while with Come From Away’s Canadian sit-down production as a quality anchor, and tours of The …
04 July 2018
Why We Have a Wizard: Wicked in 2018
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre (Toronto)
15 years ago, Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman adapted for the stage a novel by Gregory Maguire that was itself an adaptation, or perhaps more accurately a revision, of The …
26 June 2018
A Square’s Journey through Luminato 2018
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre (Toronto)
A theme you will find in my reviews of Luminato shows is that I tend to feel like the festival is not really for me. I have fairly conventional theatre …
19 June 2018
Luminato 2018: Swan Lake/Loch na hEala
By Kymberley Feltham // Theatre (Toronto)
Luminato 2018 promised to interrogate the issues of human-rights, justice and inclusion, and Swan Lake/Loch na hEala does not disappoint with its dark themes of loss—of innocence, of purpose, and …
04 May 2018
On Stage in Toronto: Girls, “Little” and Like That
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre (Toronto)
Girls Like That (Tarragon Theatre) The more I think about this fantastic ensemble piece about teenage girls dealing with the age of slut-shaming gone viral, the more shocked I am …
05 April 2018
On Stage in TO: Song&Dance
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre (Toronto)
The Overcoat: a musical tailoring (Canadian Stage with Tapestry Opera & Vancouver Opera) This new opera is a strong achievement for Tapestry- a smallish contemporary opera company that suffers for …
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