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Coal Mine Theatre announces upcoming season, including Sarah Gadon stage debut in 'Yerma' by Aisling Murphy - Staff Reporter

Gadon leads in the Canadian premiere of Simon Stone's 'Yerma,' a cerebral, high-stakes drama about fertility and personhood.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:00pm on August 16, 2022[SHARE]

National Ballet launches season with free outdoor performances at Harbourfront by Michael Crabb - Special To The Star

This is the second year in a row that the National Ballet has partnered with Harbourfront Centre to produce "Sharing the Stage" at the canopied, waterside 1,100-seat Concert Stage.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 5:00am on August 15, 2022[SHARE]

Stratford Festival's 2023 season will feature Pulitzer Prize-winning rock musical 'Rent' and Tony-winning comedy 'Spamalot' by Joshua Chong - Staff Reporter

'Rent' will be directed by Broadway veteran Thom Allison, a source close to the production told the Star.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 7:00am on August 14, 2022[SHARE]

Acclaimed musical theatre director and choreographer Donna Feore taking a break from Stratford Festival in 2023 by Karen Fricker Theatre Critic

Donna Feore is working on a number of projects in the U.S., including the world premieres of two shows with connections to hit films.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 6:00am on August 14, 2022[SHARE]

Actors shine in a longish modern spin on beloved 'Little Women' at Stratford by Karen Fricker - Theatre Critic

Jordi Mand's adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's beloved autobiographical novel as directed by Esther Jun, begins with a delightful flourish but sags in the second half

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 7:30am on August 13, 2022[SHARE]

Insider tips on where to go, shop and eat in Stratford this summer by Karen Fricker - Theatre Critic

Thinking of taking in a few shows in Festival City? The little Ontario town is more than just theatre.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 7:00am on August 13, 2022[SHARE]

Let's Dance: 'Visionary' new Yensa festival celebrates Black women artists by Michael Crabb - Special To The Star

The festival unfolds with open-to-all dance workshops and other features from August 19 to 28, including two evenings of performances at Daniels Spectrum in Regent Park

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 5:00am on August 12, 2022[SHARE]

A tangled love story unfolds with lavish costumes and expert performances in Stratford's 'All's Well That Ends Well' by Karen Fricker - Theatre Critic

The riddle of Shakespeare's dark comedy is taken to extremes but comes around to a resolution, thanks to arresting stagecraft and an excellent cast

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:30pm on August 8, 2022[SHARE]

Shakespeare's 'As You Like It' is reimagined as a 'utopia' with talking plants for the Dream in High Park by Karen Fricker - Theatre Critic

Director Anand Rajaram wanted it to work for children or those who don't know Shakespeare. "There's a very strong cartoon esthetic to the show."

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 7:00am on August 4, 2022[SHARE]

Dancing in the park: Dusk Dances' brings pay-what-you can live performance back to Withrow Park, with a few twists by Michael Crabb - Special To The Star

Go for a whimsical walk, as an emcee and performers delight and enchant with an event that first ran in 1993.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 5:00am on August 4, 2022[SHARE]

Thomas Mitchell Barnet is still figuring out Scorpius Malfoy in 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' by Karen Fricker - Theatre Critic

"You can't count on getting a part with this much to do, ever. So I'm just trying to enjoy this," Barnet says.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 1:03pm on August 3, 2022[SHARE]

Chase Padgett's '6 Guitars' Toronto show features music and comedy by Joshua Chong - Staff Reporter

The two-hour show weaves together music, comedy and improv into a story that follows six characters and their relationship with guitar music

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 9:21am on August 2, 2022[SHARE]

Two very different Hamlets open a conversation about where the Stratford Festival is heading by Karen Fricker - Theatre Critic

Amaka Umeh is the festival's first female, Black "Hamlet." Mike Shara plays an actor in "Hamlet-911," a "middle-aged white guy making room for the next generation of Hamlets."

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 8:00am on August 2, 2022[SHARE]

Theatre-circus-dance hybrid 'Anthropic Traces' asks: 'What do we want to leave behind?' by Michael Crabb - Special To The Star

"Anthropic Traces" is an unclassifiable synthesis of circus arts, dance, music, mask, multimedia and theatre that reflects on the continuing impact of humanity on our fragile planet.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 2:11pm on July 26, 2022[SHARE]

A Caribbean, feminist circus is rolling across Toronto this summer. Here's where to catch it by Aisling Murphy - Staff Reporter

"Mashup Pon Di Road," created by performing artists Bahia Watson and Liza Paul, is an unapologetic and colourful bashment circus " and it's staged on a flatbed truck.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 9:00am on July 20, 2022[SHARE]

Ballet Jörgen brings the romantic spirt of Anne Shirley to Toronto in its 'Anne of Green Gables' ballet by Michael Crabb - Special To The Star

At a cost of a million dollars, "Anne of Green Gables " The Ballet" is the company's most expensive and ambitious production to date.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 1:09pm on July 18, 2022[SHARE]

Eric Peterson's a TV star, but theatre acting is his favourite by Aisling Murphy - Staff Reporter

The "Corner Gas" alum is back onstage in Coal Mine Theatre's production of Lisa D'amour's "Detroit," a dark and funny commentary on the decline of the middle class.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:07am on July 18, 2022[SHARE]

Fringe festival thriller 'Dead Broke' starts off as your average kitchen-sink drama then takes a grisly turn by Joshua Chong - Staff Reporter

Will King's macabre play, about a broke student squatting in an abandoned house, has a winning script packed with dark humour.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 6:43pm on July 15, 2022[SHARE]

'Felt Cute (Might Delete Later)' at the Fringe festival offers a chilling portraiture of zillennial malaise by Aisling Murphy - Staff Reporter

Reanne Spitzer and Sultanna Krispil's abstract show recreates a TikTok feed in a poignant and dark commentary on the social media platform's effects

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 10:31am on July 15, 2022[SHARE]

Alia Ceniza Rasul unpacks a complicated identity in her heartfelt, hilarious Fringe show by Joshua Chong - Staff Reporter

She grew up as a Filipina Muslim with a Moro father and a Christian mother. Now in her mid-30s, Rasul reflects on her childhood and family

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 1:53pm on July 14, 2022[SHARE]

'A Perfect Bowl of Pho' at the Toronto Fringe is a delectable hit by Aisling Murphy - Staff Reporter

Combining smart songs, a knockout cast, and a surprisingly poignant book, Nam Nguyen's highly meta-theatrical soup show is an absolute treasure.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 10:09am on July 14, 2022[SHARE]

Pitch-perfect Fringe festival satire takes aim at straight culture's representation of LGBTQ+ experience by Karen Fricker - Theatre Critic,theatre Critic

Characters Blake and Clay stage a hilarious presentation calling out stereotypes and hypocrisies in the entertainment industry

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:20pm on July 13, 2022[SHARE]

With a winning smile, Aliya Kanani drops truth bombs at the Fringe festival about doing comedy as a Muslim woman by Karen Fricker - Theatre Critic

The Toronto-based performer is taking this well-structured and entertaining hour of stand-up around the world

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 3:22pm on July 12, 2022[SHARE]

Jennifer Merchant's solo Fringe festival show 'A Whey You A Go? A Jamaican Sojourn' is an epic story, intimately told by Joshua Chong - Staff Reporter

As Flo, Flo, Merchant traverses decades to tell a story about immigration, assimilation and family ties.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 2:46pm on July 12, 2022[SHARE]

'9428' is a young child's compelling immigration story at this year's Fringe festival by Joshua Chong - Staff Reporter

Amin Shirazi's powerful work, winner of the Fringe's New Play Prize, is grounded by a sharp directorial vision and a riveting central performance

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 1:28pm on July 11, 2022[SHARE]
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