580 stories by "Karen Fricker - Theatre Critic"
Jewelle Blackman has been the understudy for Persephone since the show returned from COVID-19 hiatus last September; she takes over the role April 5.
"I just wanted to offer something of what I'd learned," says the director, writer and artistic director about "Other People," playing at Canadian Stage.
"The youth are the best, they're going to take over the world," Makambe K Simamba says. She thinks of her show as "a prayer for Black life."
Buddies has been in a process of organizational review and transformation since the summer of 2020, involving two outside consultants and a third-party review committee
The American playwright and Canadian director André Sills on bringing "Gloria" to Toronto for its Canadian debut.
Bright new initiatives helped chase off the darkness of the pandemic that was responsible for over $900 million in losses in performing arts during COVID'S first year
Longtime bar manager Patricia Wilson also announced she was stepping back from the company.
Shawn Daudlin, Buddies' managing director of 13 years, confirmed his resignation on Facebook.
Two board members will stay on temporarily in an administrative capacity during a transitional period in which Buddies will rebuild the board.
Yes, they'd rather play in person, but creators of three of the nine shows are happy to share their work digitally around the world.
As indoor gathering is once again prohibited, theatres respond by postponing, cancelling and shifting performances online.
Aquino goes from transforming Factory Theatre to leading English theatre at the National Arts Centre.
Canada's most successful homegrown musical reopened after a 21-month pandemic hiatus, only to permanently shutter its doors.
"I've had a lot of openings in my life and this is probably the most overwhelming experience," says actor Lisa Horner.
Huntley from England and Brampton's Crawford play side by side in the show, currently running till Jan. 2 at the Princess of Wales Theatre.
The excellent cast dig deep into the songs; the band rocks hard and the choreography offers physical expression of the intense, shifting emotions.
"The most important thing that he taught us was never underestimate your audience. If you don't do your best they'll know."
The production that hit Toronto this week " making headlines over the arrest of its lead actor in the Capitol riot " is meant to be as much rock gig as stage musical, giving audiences the sa…
"If we were grateful to them before, now we're indebted," says Coal Mine co-founder Diana Bentley. The tiny Danforth theatre returns with a half season of two highly acclaimed plays.
"Come From Away" stage manager stepped into a "time capsule" his first time back in the theatre since March 13, 2020. Shaw Festival performers cried when they played "Irving Berlin's Holiday…
Canadian actor Trevor White is 'nervous but thrilled' to portray an adult Harry Potter in the blockbuster play that picks up nearly two decades from where J.K. Rowling's books left off. It w…
'As a piece of art this play will do its job to educate people,' says lead actor Khadijah Roberts-Abdullah. The play is set during the G20 protests of 2010 when police kettled hundreds of pr…
'She's this great unifier,' says Fiona Sauder. The concert will use the 'connective tissue' of Parton's music to help audiences celebrate being together again.
For Akosua Amo-Adem, it's about being a Ghana-born Canadian, which she explores through standup comedy. Cheyenne Scott and Qasim Khan also perform in 'The Home Project.'
Toronto venue that started out as the Pantages in 1920 will now be the CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre.
