Review: The Student Prince (Toronto Operetta Theatre)

The Student Prince cast

The Student Prince, on stage at the St Lawrence Centre in Toronto, is enjoyable but lacklustre

The Toronto Operetta Company‘s production of the The Student Prince at the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts was my first experience seeing an operetta — a genre I find quite enjoyable. It’s a story about a young Prince, Karl Franz (Ernesto Ramirez), who finds friends and adventure whilst away at university and must eventually choose between love and royal duty.

Written by Sigmund Romberg, The Student Prince was the longest-running Broadway productions of the roaring 1920’s. I’m wondering if the story was a tad bit less predictable back then?

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Cheap Theatre in Toronto the Week of December 21st

Five Shows Under $25 in Toronto this Week

This week it’s all about the young’uns: between fairy tales and some more inventive holiday fare, it’s a pretty good week to be a kid in Toronto (aside from, y’know, Christmas, should you celebrate). Four shows out of the five are kid-friendly this time around, with a little something for the parents alone thrown into that final slot. Check ’em out under the cut: Continue reading Cheap Theatre in Toronto the Week of December 21st