Shows That Caught Our Eye in Toronto the Week of March 27th, 2017
Toronto’s stage offerings this week include Jewish thugs, a Superwoman, Barbra Streisand, improvised musicals, and people trapped inside a snowglobe. With so many unique choices, it might be hard to find time to see all of the shows that appeal to you! To help you in your decision-making is our editor Samantha, highlighting her most anticipated shows in red text. Check them out below the cut:
Everything Is Great Again is funny, touching, and nuanced, and on stage in Toronto
The world is a bit of a mess these days. It always has been, but a couple of key events have made fighting the good fight feel even more exhausting. We’ve got to keep our fists up, but to do that sometimes we also need to laugh, and to cry, and to scream fruitlessly into the abyss. Everything Is Great Again,Second City‘s current Mainstage Revue, delivers catharsis on all of those levels. Continue reading Review: Everything Is Great Again (Second City)→
Stupidhead! is “a show about all of us,” now playing on the Toronto stage
When I saw that Stupidhead!–a musical comedy about having dyslexia–was opening at Theatre Passe Muraille on March 22nd, I knew I had to see it. It’s essentially a one person autobiographical show, written and performed by Katherine Cullen; I’m a big fan of one person autobiographical shows. She co-wrote the lyrics with Britta Johnson, who wrote the music. I love musicals, and comedy, and I have dyslexia. It sounded like a perfect theatre match for me. And it was. Continue reading Review: Stupidhead! (Theatre Passe Muraille)→
The Orange Dot lands on the Toronto stage with provocative but mixed messages
Garth Drabinsky brings Sousatzka – A New Musical to the Toronto stage
Stupidhead! is “a show about all of us,” now playing on the Toronto stage