Visually theatrical, ‘The Karate Kid, The Musical’ kicks and punches with high-voltage song and dance numbers.
Sometimes, musical theatre surprises more than one might expect. The Canadian premiere and touring production of The Karate Kid, The...
Virgilia Griffith anchors Canadian Stage’s thoughtful ‘Wine in the Wilderness’
Alice Childress’s Wine in the Wilderness examines identity, perception and the tension between how people see themselves and how others...
Thousand Islands Playhouse’s ‘Come from Away’ offers a polished, emotionally resonant production of David Hein and Irene Sankoff’s established Canadian musical.
Now playing at Gananoque’s Springer Theatre, the production handles the musical’s broad emotional range with clarity and restraint. Several choices...
‘Aye Caesar’ is a compact dramatic thriller.
Playwright and performer Carolyn Fe’s taut script examines how technology can deepen, rather than ease, social isolation. In Aye Caesar,...
Joyful silliness, delight, wit and heart (berry) in Neptune Theatre’s ‘Women of the Fur Trade’
Review by East Coast Guest Writer Chris Coculuzzi (Chris has been involved in independent and community theatre for more than...
Voice Choice: ‘To A Flame’ is a controlled, daring, and confident multi-sensory production that examines identity, language and power.
Drawing on Victorian Gothic horror, sound and movement, the production is most strikingly effective when its formal choices illuminate the...
Roz White and Kennedy Caughell anchor ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ with assured and radiant performances of compassion
The Canadian premiere gives the two powerhouse performers a prominent showcase in a coming-of-age jukebox musical built around Alicia Keys’...
A disciplined ensemble and inventive live stream sound concept make this ‘Measure for Measure’ a demanding return.
Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure, often classified as a “problem play,” unsettles conventional boundaries between comedy and tragedy. House + Body’s...
Audacious, bizarre and a soupçon of the naughty. ‘The Maids’ balances theatrical playfulness with social unease.
As Talk Is Free Theatre celebrates 25 years, The Maids reflects the company’s overarching theme this season. The scrappy, direct...
VOICE CHOICE: ‘Spring Awakening’ examines youth, repression and desire with striking immediacy
Soulpepper’s Spring Awakening, adapted and directed by Paolo Santalucia, brings Frank Wedekind’s controversial examination of adolescence and repression into contemporary...
