Tag: Musical Theatre
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Two Stratford Features
Good afternoon, everyone. Hope you’ve been having a wonderful summer. I recently wrote two features for NEXT covering three Stratford Festival productions: The first piece…
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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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The Jimmy Awards: A Retrospective
This is the article no one asked for, yet it’s the one you’re getting. You’re welcome (or, I’m sorry). Tonight, Monday, June 22, 2026, 100-or-so…
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Live Tony Awards 2026 Coverage
Hi friends!! Welcome to my live coverage of the 2026 Tony Awards! It’s 6:35 PM Eastern, so the pre-show has begun and the first awards…
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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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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…
