An unsung Lobby Hero: Strong performances in Icarus Theatre production deserve a wide audience
Review of Kenneth Lonergan’s LOBBY HERO, presented by Icarus Theatre
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Welcome to “Miriam’s World”: SesayArts in conversation with Naomi Jaye
Interview with narrative filmmaker Naomi Jaye about her immersive “Miriam’s World”
The Shaw Festival’s “Irving Berlin’s White Christmas” sparkles and satisfies
Review of Shaw Festival’s buoyant new production of “Irving Berlin’s White Christmas”
Red Velvet’s tale of Black actor Ira Aldridge confronts “life out there, on our stage, in here”
Review of Lolita Chakrabarti’s Red Velvet, on stage at Crow’s Theatre directed by Cherissa Richards
Requiem for a Gumshoe: SesayArts in conversation with award-winning creator and star Eric Woolfe
“All the Eldritch Theatre shows are ghoulish stews brewed from things I like.” Interview with Eric Woolfe about the premiere of “Requiem for a Gumshow”
SesayArts in conversation with Sheronna Osbourne & Troy Crossfield about their new play NINETY FOUR
Interview with Sheronna Osbourne and Troy Crossfield about the Toronto premiere of their play NINETY FOUR
In Canadian Stage’s Choir Boy, an exceptional ensemble delivers songs and substance
Review of Tarell Alvin McCraney’s CHOIR BOY, presented by Canadian Stage and directed by Mike Payette
SesayArts in conversation with Hallie Seline about Howland Company’s new adaptation of THREE SISTERS
“Chekhov requires such bravery and truth….Chekhov requires such bravery and truth. These characters are engaging with massively human questions about their purpose, love, and how to survive immense heartbreak from the world. It was always told to me that Chekhov’s work holds a thin line between humour and heartbreak.” Interview with Hallie Seline about the Howland Company’s THREE SISTERS
Factory Theatre’s The Waltz is a sweet yet substantial pas-de-deux
Review of Marie Beath Badian’s THE WALTZ, a “warm and funny play that explores the experience of two first-generation Filipinx-Canadians”
Intimate yet vast, B&E Theatre’s immersive DOUBT compels and confounds
“Like them, DOUBT is a teaching tale, but it’s far from simple.” Scott Sneddon’s review of B&E Theatre’s DOUBT: A Parable