Exceptional performances make Alumnae Theatre’s latest production truly “Bountiful”
Scott Sneddon’s review of Horton Foote’s THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL, directed by Brenda Darling and on stage at Alumnae Theatre until February 1.
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Music & Opera
From the anteroom to hell comes the achingly beautiful “Girl from the North Country”
“Utterly unlike any other musical I have ever seen, GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY haunts me”. Scott Sneddon on the Conor McPherson’s and Bob Dylan’s musical, receiving its Canadian premiere at Mirvish Productions
Music & Opera
“Threat level mid-afternoon!”: The Office! A Musical Parody brings the fun, but plays it safe
“It’s fun to experience individual episodes getting a detailed send-up, and the ‘blink-and-you’ll-miss-them’ throwaway references” – but the parody and the laughter stay at the surface. That’s what he said. Scott Sneddon reviews The Office! A Musical Parody
Theatre
The Expanse’s Cara Gee returns to the stage in Soulpepper’s Fool for Love
Our conversation with Cara Gee about her return to the stage in Soulpepper’s FOOL FOR LOVE, the character of May, and the upside of a summer in Toronto
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NEWS PLAY plays with expectations, challenging brains, funny bones . . . and even hearts
The actors are “individually winning, and they mesh brilliantly as an ensemble.” Full details in Scott Sneddon’s review of Madeleine Brown’s NEWS PLAY at the Toronto Fringe
Dance & Musical Theatre
Palabra Flamenco’s Fox Woman beguiles with footwork, fretwork and mythic fascination
“At its core, Fox Woman is an achingly simple, resonant story told and re-told in deeply powerful ways by two virtuoso performers.” Read Scott Sneddon’s full review of Fox Woman
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Finding the “underlying heartbeat”: Frank Cox O’Connell talks Wedding at Aulis and his other Soulpepper work
Interview with Frank Cox-O’Connell, performing in Soulpepper’s sold-out run of “Wedding at Aulis”, Sina Gilani’s version of “Iphigenia at Aulis” by Euripides.
Theatre
The Second City blow things up real good in their new revue “Walking on Bombshells”
Scott Sneddon: “Like Toronto at its best, ‘Walking on Bombshells’ is fast-paced, hilarious and has surprising heart. It’s a welcome apolitical evening of comedy catharsis.”
Theatre
YPT’s The 26 Letter Dance is not for you, adults – and that’s a good thing
The 26 Letter Dance, showing at Young People’s Theatre (YPT) until March 16, has a singularly well-chosen title. The show,
Dance & Musical Theatre
Soulpepper’s ROSE asks: “Who am I?” The answer is a delight.
Review: Soulpepper’s ROSE is eye-catching and inventive, sweet yet serious. It features music, staging, themes and knockout performances, especially by Haley Gillis, Peter Fernandes and Frank Cox-O’Connell, that will fire a child’s imagination.