553 stories by "carly Maga - Theatre Critic"
The 6th Man Collective, whose weekly basketball games have grown into an interactive play that weaves the sport with their personal stories, are happy to have their performance come in confl…
Canadian Martin co-authored the book for The Prom, about four out-of-work Broadway stars confronting homophobia in a small Indiana town.
Shakespeare's prank-filled comedy is chockablock with gags with diminishing returns, but Antoni Cimolino swaddles the characters with empathy, writes Carly Maga.
There are many metaphors you can lay overtop the parable of a man-eating plant manipulating a meek flower shop clerk into feeding it corpses in exchange for the love of his co-worker.
Fun new Stratford production of Noel Coward classic doesn't underline the camp qualities, but they're amply present, all the same.
The young actor's parents and two brothers moved from Vancouver to Ontario for a year so he could star in Billy Elliot the Musical at the Stratford Festival.
Organization's former creative producer follows in footsteps of her mentor Franco Boni.
If you didn't enjoy the film adaptation, it's likely because it sapped any hint of Tracy Letts' humour. In the Soulpepper version, the laughs keep you chugging along and then the drama hits …
The first act of Bernard Shaw's play bounces along with the charm of the cast, although the second act loses steam, writes Carly Maga.
The Shaw production of the Lerner and Loewe musical has an updated book but still relishes the Golden Age excess of the music and dancing, writes Carly Maga.
Joanne Sarazen's play gets major points for imagination but loses the plot in its own make-believe world, writes Carly Maga.
The most compelling moments of The Bathtub Girls, now on at the Assembly Theatre, rely on movement instead of text to communicate a growing sense of dread, writes Carly Maga.
R&B singer is joined by star soprano Measha Brueggergosman in reimagined staging of Tony Kushner-Jeanine Tesori musical.
Dear Evan Hansen's Robert Markus wins Best Performance in a Musical and Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story takes Best New Musical.
'Can a desecrated site retain its sacredness?' Jani Lauzon recounts her journey to the Mojave Desert to find out.
Boni reflects on 16 years spent building up local festivals, binding the Theatre Centre to its neighbourhood, and giving it a proper home.
Director Judith Thompson finds a few gems as she pulls together nine different stories of exceptionality but the production feels unwieldy.
Soulpepper Theatre's stunning interpretation of the Tarell Alvin McCraney's play should be seen, writes Carly Maga.
From intriguing visual creations at Luminato to classic Shakespeare to a brand new show about a doomed elephant, there'll be a lot to see, say the Star's freelance theatre writers.
Stage adaptation of film, coming to Bluma Appel Theatre, will look for bhangra talent in Brampton.
Returning theatre event lowers risk and helps with resources for stage experiments.
The show, a sequel with all-new material to the original She The People, is billed as "a mimosa-and-madness-fueled foray" that "roasts the patriarchy."
Linda Kash brings the famous sex authority to life, perhaps even beyond what the script offers.
More sympathetic characters and more abstract setting brings story into sharp focus for young audience.
Ma-Anne Dionisio tells Carly Maga it's hard and emotionally draining to play someone like Diana Goodman in Next to Normal.
