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Review: Cabaret (Stageworks Toronto)

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Stageworks Cabaret

Stageworks Toronto brings sexy raunch to the George Ignatieff Theatre in Cabaret

Stageworks Toronto‘s fascinating current production of Cabaret — playing at the George Ignatieff Theatre until July 26 — explores the seedy underbelly of sex, politics, and the death of the Jazz Age in Germany on the cusp of the rise of the Nazi’s political power.

Although it is less inclined towards spectacle, this Stageworks production is more successful at illuminating the darkness in Kander and Ebb‘s classic musical than any other production I’ve seen – including the critically acclaimed Roundabout Theatre Company revival(s) with Alan Cumming.

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Waiting for Alonzo (Empty Box Theatre Company) 2015 Toronto Fringe Review

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Waiting for AlonzoWhat draws me to Empty Box Theatre Company‘s Waiting for Alonzo, now playing as part of the Toronto Fringe Festival, is the same thing that drew me to the 2013 Broadway revival of Waiting for Godot with Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart: a funny, complex, and ultimately loving friendship between two compelling characters in the face of oblivion. Continue reading Waiting for Alonzo (Empty Box Theatre Company) 2015 Toronto Fringe Review →

Deadmouse: The Musical (Malach Productions) 2015 Toronto Fringe Review

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Deadmouse: The Musical

Move over Kinky Boots, there’s a new fun, fresh, high-energy musical in town: Deadmouse: The Musical. This play, which is destined to become one of the most successful of the 2015 Toronto Fringe Festival, has all of the makings of a great instant cult classic: a smart and wacky story, a strong and hummable score, and a controversy that brought it to the public’s attention before it even opened.
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Cinderella: It ain’t over till the shoe fits (3 Little Bears Productions) 2015 Toronto Fringe Review

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Like Shrek, the 3 Little Bears Productions‘ production Cinderella: It ain’t over till the shoe fits now playing at FringeKids! has something for both kids and adults. Their retelling of the classic fairytale is a cute way to spend an hour at the theatre with your children.

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Twelfe Night, Or what you will (Ale House Theatre Co.) 2015 Toronto Fringe Review

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The Ale House Theatre Co. production of Twelfe Night currently playing as part of the Toronto Fringe Festival is an admirable production of Shakespeare’s greatest comedy. The production’s gorgeous costumes and beautiful singing in the 16th century style set it apart from other recent Toronto productions.

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