I needed a laugh and Songbuster: An Improvised Musical, a monthly show at Bad Dog Theatre delivered. The troupe takes two cues from the audience and improvises a musical from there, complete with solos, duets, and song and dance chorus numbers. Continue reading Review: Songbuster: An Improvised Musical (Songbuster/Bad Dog Theatre)
Christmas classic arrives on the Toronto stage this holiday season!The magic of the Tchaikovsky score paired with gorgeous ballet dancers never fails to spark the Christmas spirit inside of me. Toronto International Ballet Theatre performs the classic story of The Nutcracker with its typical grandiosity, bringing smiles to mine and many faces of all ages in the audience. The performance retains many Nutcracker traditions, however features a few unique artistic touches.
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The Second City Toronto presents their annual sketch comedy holiday revueWith 2018 drawing to a close, Second City brings its annual Holiday Revue – It’s a Wild, Rowdy, Wonderful Life – to the masses, reminding us all to enjoy the small moments of joy in a period of stress and worry.
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The magic show from the UK featuring five world-class magicians is now playing in TorontoWho doesn’t love a magic show? Oh, they’re the empty-calorie guilty pleasures of the performing arts, to be sure, but their unabashed spectacle and their ability to dazzle and delight makes them accessible, crowd-pleasing entertainment. Champions of Magic, is just that. Performing a three-week stint in Toronto over the holidays, the show is guaranteed to increase your dopamine levels. Continue reading Review: Champions of Magic (Starvox Entertainment)
A site-specific production of Dickens’ classic play is on at Toronto’s Campbell House MuseumWhat would Christmas be without A Christmas Carol? With multiple renditions happening around the city every year, The Three Ships Collective with the support of Soup Can Theatre, present a site-specific adaptation of the Charles Dickens’ classic novel. Taking place at the historic Cambell House, the audience follows the Victorian-era penny-pincher, Ebenezer Scrooge, room to room as you watch his story of self-redemption courtesy of apparitions of Christmas past, present and future. Continue reading Review: A Christmas Carol (Three Ships Collective)