Tag: Canada
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Fringe Roundup #2: Puppets & Murder
This ended up being it for me, as I went to Greece for a wedding. I invited three potential fathers there under false pretenses…the drama!…
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Fringe Roundup: 3 more reviews
Fine, I’ll do my job. Your friendly neighbourhood theatre nerd is here to give you the low-down on 3 more 2026 Toronto Fringe shows. CAMP!…
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Fringe Festival nerd math: How many shows can you actually see?
I should be writing reviews for the last 3 shows I saw. What I’m doing instead is, once again, something no one asked for. There…
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Review: The Outsiders (National Tour)
The acclaimed book The Outsiders encourages protagonist Ponyboy Curtis to stay gold, but I’d argue that this musical is bronze at best. Hi, folks. Let’s…
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Canadian Festival of New Musicals
Good Tony’s Eve, fellow theatre lovers. I’ll be providing my live commentary later this evening, so if you’d like to follow along, make sure to…
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Review: American Devotion (Toronto)
Did Norman Mailer’s swaggering misogyny drive Marilyn Monroe to overdose? American Devotion is a fictitious exploration of a fascinating “what if” scenario: what if Norman…
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Review: Primary Trust (Toronto)
Walking into Primary Trust at Crow’s Theatre, it feels like you’re stepping onto the set of Mr. Rogers or Sesame Street – except Mr. Rogers…
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Editorial: Stop asking Jews to dilute their stories
I guess I tripled-down on Fiddler content. All I do is to give my mother nachas. Thanks to the CJN for the opportunity to write…
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Podcast review: Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish
Who’s had enough Fiddler content? Not me, apparently. Mackenzie and I chatted about this production on the Cup of Hemlock Theatre podcast – link here.…
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Review: Next to Normal (Toronto)
I remember when I first discovered Next to Normal. I was 15 years old, watching the 2009 Tony Awards. The broadcast had a lot of…
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