Fringe Festival

A collection of everything to do with the Toronto Fringe Festival, including reviews, features, press releases etc.

With Somebody Who Loves Me: A Gay Dansical (Manzo Entertainment) 2012 Toronto Fringe Review

Creating a new piece of theatre is hard enough, but creating a whole new theatrical genre is a feat most people would run away from screaming.

Manzo entertainement’s  Frank Manzo then obviously wasn’t most people when, along with a friend, he came up with the idea of the  “dansical”. He’s testing out his theory doing quadruple duty (Producer, Director, Choreographer & Dancer) in With Somebody Who Loves Me: A Gay Dansical playing at the Factory Theatre as part of the 2012 Toronto Fringe. Continue reading With Somebody Who Loves Me: A Gay Dansical (Manzo Entertainment) 2012 Toronto Fringe Review →

SOMETHING FROM NOTHING (Cascade Theatre) 2012 Toronto Fringe Review

Hey, parents! If you want a guaranteed hit with your kids, check out SOMETHING FROM NOTHING at Toronto Fringe.

With 300,000 performances and a Dora Award under it’s belt, you better believe this FringeKids! show, which has been touring around Canada since 1994, is as finely tuned as it gets. Both parents and kids will be laughing and wiping away tears. Continue reading SOMETHING FROM NOTHING (Cascade Theatre) 2012 Toronto Fringe Review →

So We Thought We Could Act (The Beast Productions) 2012 Toronto Fringe Review

Late last night I went to a performance of So We Thought We Could Act playing at the Tarragon Theatre Extra Space (Venue 2) as part of the 2012 Toronto Fringe Festival.  After a successful run at the Montréal Fringe Festival, I was looking forward to seeing these two crazy ladies in action.

This production of an original musical follows the lives of two desperate actresses – Beatrice and Dolores – who can’t seem to get a paid acting gig.  Beginning in the 1920s, we travel through their lives and finally see them get their first paid gig in a rap music video – at the age of ninety Continue reading So We Thought We Could Act (The Beast Productions) 2012 Toronto Fringe Review →