The classic Sondheim fairy tale musical takes to the Hart House stage in Toronto
Tonight we went out into the cold, and into the ornate and cavernous Hart House Theatre to see the fun, fairytale-filled musical Into The Woods. It’s a comical mish-mash of various fairytales – Cinderella, Rapunzel, Jack and the Beanstock, amongst others – imagining what might happen if the characters in those stories actually had their wishes come true.
Hart House‘s mounting of my favourite high school show was well worth journeying out on a cold winter’s night.
Experience an interactive “whodunit” in Spy School playing at Mysteriously Yours in Toronto
This is not my first time at the Mysteriously Yours Dinner Theatre. In fact, it’s my third, having celebrated two company holiday parties there in the past. I had a grand ole time during my previous visits and had a feeling I’d enjoy myself just as much this time in. Considering my admiration for 007, Mission: Impossible, and to a lesser extent, Austin Powers flicks made this particular story, Spy School!: Mission Ridiculous, that much more inviting.
Emotionally-charged play, Within the Glass, comes to the Tarragon stage in Toronto
At first glance, Darah and Michael lead the perfect life: the fancy house, the important jobs, the social status. The one thing they’re missing – the one thing they feel would make them complete – is a child to call their own. When a mix up at their fertility clinic causes one of their embryos to be successfully implanted into another woman, they come face to face with the other couple to decide what to do with the unborn child. Within the Glass not only chronicles their struggle with infertility, but also challenges the audience to reassess their ideas of what it means to be a parent. This emotionally charged work from Canadian playwright Anna Chatterton opened to a packed house Thursday night at the Tarragon Theatre, and it’s honestly one of the best written plays I’ve ever seen.
This weekend will be an exciting time for all dancers and dance-lovers, because this Friday is the beginning of Dance Ontario’s annual event Dance Weekend. Dance Weekend is a virtual smorgasbord of dance. Contemporary, urban, and flamenco are just a sampling of what the weekend will bring. The stage will be graced by multiple performers over the course of the day, switching styles as often as the dancers switch partners.
Attendees of this year’s weekend are lucky to have exciting new additions to the program, like talk-backs with choreographers and an urban dance battle. The Dance Weekend takes place at the Harbourfront’s Fleck Dance Theatre.
The classic Sondheim fairy tale musical takes to the Hart House stage in Toronto
Experience an interactive “whodunit” in Spy School playing at Mysteriously Yours in Toronto
Emotionally-charged play, Within the Glass, comes to the Tarragon stage in Toronto