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Reviews: Paranormal Activity, Caged Bird, Pearle Harbour, American Devotion and more

Reviews: Paranormal Activity, Caged Bird, Pearle Harbour, American Devotion and more

The UK thriller loosely based on the found-footage films is frighteningly effective

A tale of two (jukebox) musicals — plus a Stratford ticket giveaway

A tale of two (jukebox) musicals — plus a Stratford ticket giveaway

In less than 24 hours, I went from the sublime new Tragically Hip musical to a monotonous Neil Diamond pseudo concert

Winter review roundup #4: Some Like it Hot, Summer and Smoke, Night at the Grand Guignol and more

Winter review roundup #4: Some Like it Hot, Summer and Smoke, Night at the Grand Guignol and more

Genre play inspired by a notorious Paris theatre gets the week’s highest recommendation

Winter review roundup #1: Kimberly Akimbo, Company, Pu Songling, A Question of Character

Winter review roundup #1: Kimberly Akimbo, Company, Pu Songling, A Question of Character

The theatre scene heats up with two Tony Award-winning musicals, an adaptation of a 17th-century Chinese writer’s stories and a tense historical two-hander

Review: all-Canadian & Juliet is cause for rejoicing

Review: all-Canadian & Juliet is cause for rejoicing

A spectacular new all-Canadian cast brings Elbows Up energy to the Max Martin musical

Holiday show reviews: The Sound of Music, Narnia, Shrek, Hallmark(ish) Parody

Holiday show reviews: The Sound of Music, Narnia, Shrek, Hallmark(ish) Parody

The theatres are alive with the sound of musicals: classic, all-ages friendly, and hilariously satiric

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Paid-member exclusive: Bright Star’s George Krissa

The scene-stealing star of Great Comet, Bright Star and the upcoming & Juliet discusses breaking through, making history at Hallmark and his dream roles

Thanksgiving roundup: Bright Star, Bremen Town, The Sankofa Trilogy and Concord Floral

Thanksgiving roundup: Bright Star, Bremen Town, The Sankofa Trilogy and Concord Floral

In which I give thanks to the rich and varied bounty of the Toronto theatre scene

Fall openings (Part 2): Slave Play, Tell Tale Harbour, Blackbird, The Green Line, Ride the Cyclone

Fall openings (Part 2): Slave Play, Tell Tale Harbour, Blackbird, The Green Line, Ride the Cyclone

Here’s the second part of my openings roundup, with offerings by Canadian Stage, Mirvish, Buddies, Talk is Free and Shifting Ground Collective

Fall openings (Part 1): MJ, Godot, Octet, The Veil, Romeo Pimp, Enormity

Fall openings (Part 1): MJ, Godot, Octet, The Veil, Romeo Pimp, Enormity

The Toronto theatre season is now in full swing, with offerings by Mirvish, Crow’s, Coal Mine and more

Setting the stage for great theatre

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Setting the stage for great theatre

Set designers Julie Fox, Joshua Quinlan and Tim Hatley discuss transferring shows to bigger houses, West End vs. Broadway costs and the ubiquitous use of video projections

Great Comet soars at the Royal Alex

Great Comet soars at the Royal Alex

Chris Abraham’s hugely successful production of the Dave Malloy musical transfers to the most elegant theatre in the city, with gorgeous results

The Lion King receives a regal return

The Lion King receives a regal return

The legendary Julie Taymor-directed musical returns in an open-ended run with a largely Canadian cast; plus a Spamalot Diaries book giveaway

Fall openings, Part 2: Roberto Zucco, 1939, Izad Etemadi, Come From Away and more

Fall openings, Part 2: Roberto Zucco, 1939, Izad Etemadi, Come From Away and more

Reviews of season openers from Buddies in Bad Times and Canadian Stage, plus the long-awaited return of Come From Away

Fall openings, Part 1: Puppet-tastic Pi, new Annie Baker and George F. Walker

Fall openings, Part 1: Puppet-tastic Pi, new Annie Baker and George F. Walker

The Toronto theatre season opens with a bang with new offerings from Mirvish, Coal Mine and promising indie company The King Black Box

A Roy Orbison musical, a Pulitzer-winning two-hander and a sizzling Almodóvar short

A Roy Orbison musical, a Pulitzer-winning two-hander and a sizzling Almodóvar short

Reviews of In Dreams, Topdog/Underdog, Spaciousness, Six The Musical, Appropriate, Heroes of the Fourth Turning and more

Review: Hadestown is hellishly good

Review: Hadestown is hellishly good

Anaïs Mitchell's musical often seems to be searching for a central metaphor to unify the show, but that doesn't matter in this rousing, foot-stomping spectacle

Reviews: The Land Acknowledgement and Anahita's Republic

Reviews: The Land Acknowledgement and Anahita's Republic

A second look at Cliff Cardinal's groundbreaking monologue, plus a bold new play set in Iran, the Jon Kaplan Legacy Fund Awards deadline and a Cirque du Soleil show ticket giveaway

Mirvish season mounts Six in the 6ix, and Come From Away returns to the Rock

Mirvish season mounts Six in the 6ix, and Come From Away returns to the Rock

Mirvish's main subscription season includes seven musicals, while the most successful show in Canadian history makes a comeback

Review: Hamilton settles in for a good long stay

Review: Hamilton settles in for a good long stay

Even if you've seen Lin-Manuel Miranda's revolutionary musical live or on Disney+, this North American tour will make you appreciate its greatness anew

Fractured families, historic storms and brave pilots: this week in Toronto theatre

Fractured families, historic storms and brave pilots: this week in Toronto theatre

Reviews of Things I Know to be True, Pressure and The Flight, a list of holdovers and a Redbone Coonhound ticket giveaway