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LGBTQ stereotypes get turned on their head in Fringe festival's cheeky 'Lesbihonest' by Aisling Murphy - Staff Reporter

Laura Piccinin is a witty standup comic with a long history of coming out to people.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:04pm on July 11, 2022[SHARE]

He went viral with his I-quit-from-Starbucks song. Now comic songwriter Anesti Danelis has a Fringe revue taking aim at self-help books by Karen Fricker - Theatre Critic

Having built a following on YouTube, the Toronto-based artist is back with a new laugh-filled, live-music how

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:34am on July 11, 2022[SHARE]

Exes make unlikely improv partners in Fringe's 'Too Much Information Improvised' by Aisling Murphy - Staff Reporter

Steph Haller and Paddy MacDonald are real-life exes with serious improv chops.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:10pm on July 10, 2022[SHARE]

Trauma clown John Michael's got dead mommy issues and he's coming for you in the remarkably funny 'Meatball Séance' by Karen Fricker - Theatre Critic

Audience participation, onstage cooking, and Fleetwood Mac are all on the menu in this award-winning solo show.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:44am on July 9, 2022[SHARE]

In 'The Prince's Big Adventurer,' a powerful message of LGBTQ self-acceptance prevails for Toronto Fringe's littlest patrons by Aisling Murphy - Staff Reporter

While not perfect by any means, Steven Elliott Jackson's sweet fairy tale enforces for kids at a young age that not every prince needs a princess.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:28am on July 9, 2022[SHARE]

Paco Erhard holds nothing back in standup act 'Paco Erhard: Worst. German. Ever' by Joshua Chong - Staff Reporter

Covering everything from nationalism, to geopolitics, to German recycling the comedian pushes the envelop and then some

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 3:32pm on July 8, 2022[SHARE]

In 'Sex T-Rex presents SKETCH T-REX,' a favourite local troupe makes its first hilarious foray into full-length sketch comedy by Karen Fricker - Theatre Critic

Murderous puppets, feral chairs and an airborne James Bond feature in this hour-long show at the Toronto Fringe Festival

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:38am on July 8, 2022[SHARE]

'Six Chick Flicks... or a Legally Blonde Pretty Woman Dirty Danced on the Beaches While Writing a Notebook on the Titanic' is a fast and fun satir by Karen Fricker - Theatre Critic

Kerry Ipema and KK Apple speed through a half-dozen movies in just 60 minutes

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:11am on July 8, 2022[SHARE]

'& Juliet' is pop king Max Martin's latest guaranteed hit by Karen Fricker - Theatre Critic

Highly contemporary, slightly overlong new musical weaves indelible pop melodies from Swede's chart-topping catalogue with a reimagined take on Shakespeare into a winning result, writes Kare…

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 9:30pm on July 7, 2022[SHARE]

2022 Toronto Fringe Festival reviews: "The Boy Who Cried," and other top picks

Check back here throughout the week for our critics' top picks from the largest theatre festival in Toronto

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:36pm on July 7, 2022[SHARE]

'The Boy Who Cried' is a gripping Fringe fest play about a young camper and his counsellor, and stars a formidable ensemble cast by Joshua Chong - Staff Reporter

Brad Gira's 85-minute dark comedy takes risks in form and structure that pay off in this slick production

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:17pm on July 7, 2022[SHARE]

Indigenous playwright Kim Senklip Harvey puts the power of her people on the stage by Karen Fricker - Theatre Critic

"Kamloopa" starts out as almost slapstick comedy but turns serious as Harvey's strong female characters embrace their identities.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 4:03pm on July 6, 2022[SHARE]

The Toronto Fringe is back and it's extending an even wider welcome to artists and theatregoers alike by Karen Fricker - Theatre Critic

The festival has changed its lottery process to involve more BIPOC productions. And it has committed to being inclusive and accessible for both artists and patrons.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 3:05pm on July 4, 2022[SHARE]

''Da Kink in My Hair' gets a 20th-anniversary production in TO Live's fall season by Debra Yeo - Toronto Star

Weyni Mengesha will direct the Trey Anthony play about clients at a Caribbean hair salon in Toronto.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 6:10pm on June 29, 2022[SHARE]

Dance work at Harbourfront holds a mirror to our need to be loved by Michael Crabb - Special To The Star

Alan Lucien Øyen's "Story, story, die" is "basically about our desire to be recognized" and the lies we tell to present a lovable image.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 5:06pm on June 27, 2022[SHARE]

'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' works its magic on many levels by Karen Fricker - Theatre Critic

Emotionally gripping show that opened Sunday uses dazzling stagecraft and relatable characters to brilliant effect.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 6:00pm on June 19, 2022[SHARE]

Former prima ballerina Magdalena Popa is retiring as National Ballet of Canada artistic coach by Debra Yeo - Toronto Star

Romanian-born Popa, who danced all over the world, spent 40 years coaching the company's dancers.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 1:04pm on June 17, 2022[SHARE]

Facebook rejects Toronto theatre company ads due to 'political' content by Aisling Murphy - Staff Reporter

Daresay Productions' upcoming play, "Deputy Prime Minister Collimore," makes no reference to real politicians or situations, says the play's producer.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 2:31pm on June 15, 2022[SHARE]

A new version of 'Dangerous Liaisons' beefs up the women's point of view by Karen Fricker - Theatre Critic

In Théâtre français de Toronto web series filmed at the Windsor Arms, Valmont isn't a hero and Merteuil isn't "the mean, mean queen."

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 5:51pm on June 14, 2022[SHARE]

Two George Bernard Shaw plays get ultra-topical in these pandemic times by Karen Fricker - Theatre Critic

In "Too True to Be Good," a microbe blames a patient for its illness while a physician has to choose who gets treated in "The Doctor's Dilemma," both part of the Shaw Festival's 60th season.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 4:33pm on June 13, 2022[SHARE]

National Ballet's 'Swan Lake' used COVID delays to add dazzle to costumes, sets by Shawn Jeffords - Special To The Star

Pandemic delay became beauty rest as ambitious plans for costumes and sets were realized for the production that opened June 10.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 2:13pm on June 13, 2022[SHARE]

New musical 'Dixon Road' is an extraordinary achievement and exaltation of Toronto's diasporic communities by Joshua Chong - Staff Reporter

Fatuma Adar's semi-autobiographical musical about a Somali refugee family in Toronto is receiving a not-to-be-missed world premiere at the High Park Amphitheatre

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 10:43am on June 13, 2022[SHARE]

'The whole company already feels like a family': How the cast of 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' bonded even as show was on hold by Karen Fricker - Theatre Critic

The production was on hold because of the pandemic for over two years before rehearsals finally started this past April.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:00am on June 11, 2022[SHARE]

Fatuma Adar's DIY approach leads to new 'Dixon Road' musical by Karen Fricker - Theatre Critic

Fatuma Adar, 30, does not have formal musical training. She started creating the music for the show by recording herself singing on her mobile phone.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 3:00pm on June 9, 2022[SHARE]

David Suzuki and partner Tara Cullis take their climate change activism to centre stage in Luminato production by Karen Fricker - Theatre Critic

David Suzuki, and his wife and professional partner Tara Cullis, are the stars of a theatre production called "What You Won't Do For Love," playing at this year's Luminato Festival.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 2:30pm on June 8, 2022[SHARE]
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