Stage Door Reviews 2019

The Best Productions of 2019

Thursday, January 2, 2020
The Best Productions of 2019

Toronto:
This year saw the passing of veteran actors Bob Nasmith and Jennifer Phipps and of renowned designer Martha Mann. Nasmith was known for his work for...

The 50 Most Read Reviews of 2019

Wednesday, January 1, 2020
The 50 Most Read Reviews of 2019

In 2019 Stage Door received 201,447 pageviews, the highest number in its 25-year history. This may be due in part to the introduction this year of a responsive...

The Gypsy Baron

Monday, December 30, 2019
The Gypsy Baron

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by Johann Strauss, Jr., directed by Guillermo Silva-Marin
Toronto Operetta Theatre, Jane Mallett Theatre, Toronto
December 28, 29, 31, 2019, January...

Jack and the BeansTalk

Sunday, December 22, 2019
Jack and the BeansTalk

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written and directed by Rob Torr
Torrent Productions, Royal Canadian Legion Branch #001, 243 Coxwell Avenue, Toronto
December 20-29, 2019
Ed...

Bend It Like Beckham: The Musical

Friday, December 20, 2019
Bend It Like Beckham: The Musical

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music by Howard Goodall, lyrics by Charles Hart, book by Gurinder Chadha and Paul Mayeda Berges, directed by Madeline Paul
Starvox Entertainment, Bend...

Holiday Inn

Tuesday, December 17, 2019
Holiday Inn

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music by Irving Berlin, directed by Kate Hennig
Shaw Festival, Festival Theatre, Niagara-on-the-Lake
November 23-December 22, 2019; 
November...

Aunt Agnes for Christmas

Monday, December 16, 2019
Aunt Agnes for Christmas

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by Norm Foster, directed by Patricia Vanstone
Norm Foster Theatre Festival & FirstOntario PAC, FirstOntario PAC, St. Catharines
December 13-22,...

The Adventures of Pinocchio

Wednesday, December 11, 2019
The Adventures of Pinocchio

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music & lyrics by Neil Bartram, book by Brian Hill, directed by Sheila McCarthy
Young People’s Theatre, 165 Front Street East, Toronto
November...

Mary Poppins

Tuesday, December 10, 2019
Mary Poppins

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music and lyrics by Robert B. Sherman & Richard M. Sherman, additional music & lyrics by George Stiles & Anthony Drewe, book by Julian Fellowes, directed...

Lil’ Red Robin Hood

Monday, December 9, 2019
Lil’ Red Robin Hood

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by Matt Murray, directed by Tracey Flye
Ross Petty Productions, Winter Garden Theatre, 189 Yonge Street, Toronto
December 6, 2019-January 4, 2020
Last...

Anastasia

Saturday, December 7, 2019
Anastasia

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music by Stephen Flaherty, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and book by Terrence McNally, directed by Darko Tresnjak
David Mirvish, Ed Mirvish Theatre, 244 Victoria...

Figaro’s Wedding

Wednesday, December 4, 2019
Figaro’s Wedding

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by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, adapted and directed by Joel Ivany
Against the Grain Theatre, Isaac Turner Schoolhouse, 106 Trinity Street, Toronto
December...

A Huron County Christmas Carol

Tuesday, December 3, 2019
A Huron County Christmas Carol

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written and directed by Gil Garratt
Blyth Festival, Memorial Hall, Blyth
November 29-December 22, 2019
Marley’s Ghost: ”We should build the community,...

Between Riverside and Crazy

Friday, November 29, 2019
Between Riverside and Crazy

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by Stephen Adly Guirgis, directed by Kelli Fox
Coal Mine Theatre, 1454 Danforth Avenue, Toronto
November 27-December 22, 2019
Church Lady: “Alway...

Buffoon

Wednesday, November 27, 2019
Buffoon

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by Anosh Irani, directed by Richard Rose
Tarragon Theatre, Tarragon Theatre Extraspace, Toronto
November 20-December 15, 2019
Smile: “All life...

Between Breaths

Monday, November 25, 2019
Between Breaths

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by Robert Chafe, directed by Jillian Keiley
Artistic Fraud of Newfoundland, Factory Theatre Mainspace, Toronto
November 21-December 8, 2019;
☛...

Another Brick in the Wall: The Opera

Sunday, November 24, 2019
Another Brick in the Wall: The Opera

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music by Julien Bilodeau, libretto by Roger Waters, directed by Dominic Champagne
Productions Opéra Concept MP, Meridian Hall, Toronto
November...

Besbouss: Autopsy of a Revolt

Thursday, November 21, 2019
Besbouss: Autopsy of a Revolt

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by Stéphane Brulotte, translated by John Van Burek, directed and adapted by Majdi Bou-Matar
Pleiades Theatre with Crow’s Theatre, Streetcar Crowsnest,...

Don Giovanni

Tuesday, November 5, 2019
Don Giovanni

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by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, directed by Marshall Pynkoski
Opera Atelier, Ed Mirvish Theatre, Toronto
October 31-November 9, 2019
Don Giovanni:...

Trout Stanley

Saturday, October 26, 2019
Trout Stanley

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by Claudia Dey, directed by Mumbi Tindyebwa Otu
Factory Theatre, Factory Theatre Mainspace, Toronto
October 24-November 10, 2019
Sugar: ”We’re...

La Cantatrice chauve

Thursday, October 24, 2019
La Cantatrice chauve

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by Eugène Ionesco, directed by Chandra Gibson
Théâtre français de Toronto, Berkeley Street Theatre Upstairs, Toronto
October 23-November 3, 2019
Mme...

The Good Thief

Wednesday, October 23, 2019
The Good Thief

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by Conor McPherson, directed by Rod Ceballos
Fly on the Wall Theatre, Dora Keogh Irish Pub, 141 Danforth Avenue, Toronto
October 19-29, 2019
Narrator:...

If I Could #Throwback Time

Saturday, October 19, 2019
If I Could #Throwback Time

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by Tricia Black, Clare McConnell, Natalie Metcalfe, Alan Shane Lewis, Sharjil Rasool & Chris Wilson, directed by Rob Baker
The Second City, 51 Mercer...

Rusalka

Thursday, October 17, 2019
Rusalka

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by Antonín Dvořák, directed by Sir David McVicar
Canadian Opera Company, Four Seasons Centre, Toronto
October 12, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24 & 26, 2019
Ježibaba:...

The Flick

Tuesday, October 15, 2019
The Flick

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by Annie Baker, directed by Mitchell Cushman
Outside the March & Crow’s Theatre, Streetcar Crowsnest, 345 Carlaw Avenue, Toronto
October 6-November...

La Bohème

Monday, October 14, 2019
La Bohème

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by Giacomo Puccini, translated, adapted and directed by Joel Ivany
• Against the Grain Theatre, Tranzac Club, 292 Brunswick Avenue, Toronto
October...

Pal Joey

Sunday, October 13, 2019
Pal Joey

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music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart, book by John O’Hara, directed by Esther Jun
Talk Is Free Theatre, Five Points Theatre, Barrie
October...

Turandot

Thursday, October 10, 2019
Turandot

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by Giacomo Puccini, directed by Robert Wilson
Canadian Opera Company, Four Seasons Centre, Toronto
September 28, October 4, 9, 15, 17, 19, 23, 25...

Yaga

Monday, October 7, 2019
Yaga

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written & directed by Kat Sandler
Tarragon Theatre, Tarragon Theatre Mainspace, Toronto
September 25-October 20, 2019
Yaga: “They would rather...

Un poyo rojo

Friday, October 4, 2019
Un poyo rojo

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by Luciano Rosso, Nicolás Poggi, Alfonso Barón & Hermes Gaido, directed by Hermes Gaido
Canadian Stage, Baillie Theatre, 26 Berkeley Street, Toronto
October...

A Streetcar Named Desire

Wednesday, October 2, 2019
A Streetcar Named Desire

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by Tennessee Williams, directed by Weyni Mengesha
Soulpepper Theatre Company, Young Centre, Toronto
September 27-October 27, 2019
Blanche: “I...

Alegría: In a New Light

Monday, September 30, 2019
Alegría: In a New Light

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created by Franco Dragone, revised by Daniel Ross, directed by Jean-Guy Legault
• Cirque du Soleil, Grand Chapiteau, Ontario Place, Toronto
September...

Piaf/Dietrich

Friday, September 27, 2019
Piaf/Dietrich

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by Daniel Große Boymann & Thomas Kahry, adapted by Erin Shields, directed by Gordon Greenberg
Mirvish Productions, CAA Theatre, 651 Yonge Street, Toronto
September...

Knives in Hens

Thursday, September 26, 2019
Knives in Hens

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by David Harrower, directed by Leora Morris
Coal Mine Theatre, 1454 Danforth Avenue, Toronto
September 25-October 13, 2019
Young Woman: “His...

The Book of Life

Sunday, September 22, 2019
The Book of Life

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co-created by Odile Gakire Katese & Ross Manson, directed by Ross Manson
Volcano, Baillie Theatre, 26 Berkeley Street, Toronto
September 18-29,...

The Band’s Visit

Saturday, September 21, 2019
The Band’s Visit

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music & lyrics by David Yazbek, book by Itamar Moses, directed by David Cromer
• David Mirvish, Ed Mirvish Theatre, Toronto
September 18-October...

Man and Superman

Wednesday, September 18, 2019
Man and Superman

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by George Bernard Shaw, directed by Kimberley Rampersad
Shaw Festival, Festival Theatre, Niagara-on-the-Lake
August 24-October 5, 2019
The Statue:...

The Vise

Wednesday, September 11, 2019
The Vise

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by Luigi Pirandello, adapted and directed by Douglas Beattie
Pie in the Sky Productions, private home on Delamere Avenue, Stratford
September 6-8,...

Betrayal

Friday, September 6, 2019
Betrayal

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by Harold Pinter, directed by Andrea Donaldson
Soulpepper Theatre Company, Young Centre, Toronto
September 4-25, 2019
Emma: “Do you ever think...

The Front Page

Friday, August 16, 2019
The Front Page

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by Ben Hecht & Charles MacArthur, adapted by Michael Healey, directed by Graham Abbey
Stratford Festival, Festival Theatre, Stratford
August 15-October...

Birds of a Kind

Thursday, August 15, 2019
Birds of a Kind

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by Wajdi Mouawad, translated by Linda Gaboriau, directed by Antoni Cimolino
Stratford Festival, Studio Theatre, Stratford
August 14-October 13,...

Getting Married

Monday, August 12, 2019
Getting Married

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by George Bernard Shaw, directed by Tanja Jacobs
Shaw Festival, Royal George Theatre, Niagara-on-the-Lake
May 25-October 13, 2019
Collins: “Bless...

The Glass Menagerie

Sunday, August 11, 2019
The Glass Menagerie

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by Tennessee Williams, directed by László Bérczes
Shaw Festival, Studio Theatre, Niagara-on-the-Lake
July 7-October 12, 2019
Amanda: “In these...

Victory

Saturday, August 10, 2019
Victory

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by Howard Barker, directed by Tim Carroll
Shaw Festival, Studio Theatre, Niagara-on-the-Lake
August 10-October 12, 2019
Ball: “I wish I could...

Rope

Friday, August 9, 2019
Rope

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by Patrick Hamilton, directed by Jani Lauzon
Shaw Festival, Royal George Theatre, Niagara-on-the-Lake
May 24-October 12, 2019
Brandon: “And for...

Cyrano de Bergerac

Thursday, August 8, 2019
Cyrano de Bergerac

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by Edmond Rostand, translated & adapted by Kate Hennig, directed by Chris Abraham
Shaw Festival, Royal George Theatre, Niagara-on-the-Lake
August...

The Russian Play

Wednesday, August 7, 2019
The Russian Play

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by Hannah Moscovitch, directed by Diana Donnelly
Shaw Festival, Royal George Theatre, Niagara-on-the-Lake
May 25-October 13, 2019
Sonya: “So...

The Ladykillers

Tuesday, August 6, 2019
The Ladykillers

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by Graham Linehan, directed by Tim Carroll
Shaw Festival, Festival Theatre, Niagara-on-the-Lake
July 6-October 12, 2019
Marcus: “It was a great...

Beside Myself

Monday, August 5, 2019
Beside Myself

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music by Steve Thomas, book & lyrics by Norm Foster, directed by Patricia Vanstone
Norm Foster Theatre Festival, FirstOntario PAC, St. Catharines
August...

Sex

Sunday, August 4, 2019
Sex

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by Mae West, directed by Peter Hinton-Davis
Shaw Festival, Studio Theatre, Niagara-on-the-Lake
July 5-October 13, 2019
Margy: “To me all men...

The Neverending Story

Monday, July 29, 2019
The Neverending Story

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by David S. Craig, directed by Jillian Keiley
• Stratford Festival, Avon Theatre, Stratford
June 15-November 3, 2019;
• National Arts Centre,...

Twelve Angry Men

Monday, July 22, 2019
Twelve Angry Men

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by Reginald Rose, directed by Marti Maraden
Drayton Entertainment, Playhouse II, Grand Bend
July 18-August 3, 2019;
Hamilton Family Theatre,...

Fool for Love

Thursday, July 18, 2019
Fool for Love

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by Sam Shepard, directed by Frank Cox-O’Connell
Soulpepper Theatre Company, Young Centre, Toronto
July 18-August 11, 2019
Eddie: “I’m not goin’...

Brigadoon

Wednesday, July 17, 2019
Brigadoon

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music by Frederick Loewe, book & lyrics by Alan J. Lerner, directed by Glynis Leyshon
Shaw Festival, Festival Theatre, Niagara-on-the-Lake
May 25-October...

Hilda’s Yard

Tuesday, July 16, 2019
Hilda’s Yard

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by Norm Foster, directed by Jim Mezon
Norm Foster Theatre Festival, FirstOntario PAC, St. Catharines
July 12-26, 2019
Mrs. Lindstrom: “Worry...

Waitress

Friday, July 12, 2019
Waitress

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music & lyrics by Sara Bareilles, book by Jessie Nelson, directed by Diane Paulus
David Mirvish, Ed Mirvish Theatre, Toronto
July 10-August 18,...

The Road to Damascus

Tuesday, July 9, 2019
The Road to Damascus

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by Dominique Ziegler, translated and directed by David Eden
To Hell and Back Company, Toronto Fringe Festival, Tarragon Extraspace, Toronto
July...

The Ashes of Forgotten Rain

Monday, July 8, 2019
The Ashes of Forgotten Rain

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written and directed by Norman Hussey
Missed Metaphor Productions, Toronto Fringe Festival, Robert Gill Theatre, Toronto
July 5-14, 2019
Norman...

Old-ish

Monday, July 8, 2019
Old-ish

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by Susan Freedman, directed by Alan Silverman
GoodSide Productions, Toronto Fringe Festival, Theatre Passe Muraille Backspace, Toronto
July 5-13,...

Above & Beyond

Monday, July 8, 2019
Above & Beyond

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by Jaclyn Toledano, directed by Rebecca Ballarin
JackieTol Productions, Toronto Fringe Festival, Robert Gill Theatre, Toronto
July 4-13, 2019
Jaclyn...

My Dad’s Deaths (A Comedy)

Sunday, July 7, 2019
My Dad’s Deaths (A Comedy)

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written and directed by Jon Bennett
A Mulled Whine, Toronto Fringe Festival, Guloien Theatre, Streetcar Crowsnest, Toronto
July 4-14, 2019
Australian...

Off the Island

Sunday, July 7, 2019
Off the Island

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music by Mike Poisson & Connor Young, book, lyrics and direction by Brian Gibson
Gazebo Productions, Toronto Fringe Festival, Guloien Theatre, Streetcar...

The Peers

Sunday, July 7, 2019
The Peers

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written and directed by Kate Hammer
INFEMOUS, Toronto Fringe Festival, Annex Theatre, Toronto
July 3-13, 2019
INFEMOUS, the Montreal company...

Molly Bloom

Saturday, July 6, 2019
Molly Bloom

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by James Joyce, adapted and directed by Jocelyn Adema
Fourth Gorgon Theatre, Toronto Fringe Festival, Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse, Toronto
July...

Unravelled

Saturday, July 6, 2019
Unravelled

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music, book, lyrics and direction by Andrew Seok
Chaos & Light, Toronto Fringe Festival, Grace Toronto Church, 383 Jarvis St., Toronto
July 5-13,...

Boy Falls From The Sky: Jake Epstein Live at Supermarket

Saturday, July 6, 2019
Boy Falls From The Sky: Jake Epstein Live at Supermarket

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by Jake Epstein, directed by Robert McQueen
• Past Future Productions, Toronto Fringe Festival, Supermarket, 268 Augusta Ave., Toronto
July 4-13,...

Dungee the Dragon & The Just-Okay Juggler

Friday, July 5, 2019
Dungee the Dragon & The Just-Okay Juggler

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written and directed by Dan Boyer
• Stories by Dan, Toronto Fringe Festival, George Ignatieff Theatre, Toronto
July 4-14, 2019;
• North(519)KIDS,...

Spend Your Kids’ Inheritance

Friday, July 5, 2019
Spend Your Kids’ Inheritance

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music by Frank Horvat, book & lyrics by Catherine Frid, directed by Andrew Lamb
Watercourse Theatre, Toronto Fringe Festival, Helen Gardiner Phelan...

Cyrano de Bergerac

Friday, July 5, 2019
Cyrano de Bergerac

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by Sean Jacklin & Jack Rennie, directed by Jack Rennie
The Leslieville Players, Toronto Fringe Festival, 74 Jones Ave., Toronto
July 4-14, 2019
If...

The Taming of the Shrew

Thursday, July 4, 2019
The Taming of the Shrew

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by William Shakespeare, directed by Nicole Arends
Aquarius Players, Toronto Fringe Festival, St. George the Martyr Courtyard, 197 John St., Toronto
July...

Billy Elliot the Musical

Sunday, June 30, 2019
Billy Elliot the Musical

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music by Elton John, book & lyrics by Lee Hall, directed by Donna Feore
Stratford Festival, Festival Theatre, Stratford
May 28-November 24, 2019
Billy:...

The Horse and His Boy

Friday, June 28, 2019
The Horse and His Boy

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by Anna Chatterton, directed by Christine Brubaker
Shaw Festival, Festival Theatre, Niagara-on-the-Lake
May 26-July 21, 2019
Fisherman: “Natural...

The Writer

Tuesday, June 25, 2019
The Writer

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by Norm Foster, directed by Patricia Vanstone
Norm Foster Theatre Festival, FirstOntario PAC, St. Catharines
June 21-July 5, 2019
“A Kind Heart”
The...

Mother’s Daughter

Thursday, June 20, 2019
Mother’s Daughter

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by Kate Hennig, directed by Alan Dilworth
• Stratford Festival, Studio Theatre, Stratford
May 27-October 27, 2019;
• Soulpepper Theatre Company,...

Nathan the Wise

Monday, June 17, 2019
Nathan the Wise

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by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, translated by Edward Kemp, directed by Birgit Schreyer Duarte
Stratford Festival, Studio Theatre, Stratford
June 15-October...

Jumbo

Sunday, June 16, 2019
Jumbo

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by Sean Dixon, directed by Gil Garratt
Blyth Festival, Memorial Auditorium, Blyth
June 14-August 10, 2019
P.T. Barnum: “The wonders of the ages...

Othello

Friday, June 14, 2019
Othello

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by William Shakespeare, directed by Nigel Shawn Williams
Stratford Festival, Festival Theatre, Stratford
May 27-October 27, 2019
Iago: “Men should...

Henry VIII

Tuesday, June 11, 2019
Henry VIII

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by William Shakespeare & John Fletcher, directed by Martha Henry
Stratford Festival, Studio Theatre, Stratford
May 29-November 2, 2019
Henry...

Masquerade

Monday, June 10, 2019
Masquerade

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by Mikhail Lermontov, directed by Rimas Tuminas
Vakhtangov State Academic Theatre of Russia
• Luminato & Show One, John Basset Theatre, Toronto
June...

Little Shop of Horrors

Saturday, June 8, 2019
Little Shop of Horrors

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music by Alan Menken, book & lyrics by Howard Ashman, directed by Donna Feore
Stratford Festival, Avon Theatre, Stratford
May 31-November 9, 2019
Chorus:...

The Merry Wives of Windsor

Friday, June 7, 2019
The Merry Wives of Windsor

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by William Shakespeare, directed by Antoni Cimolino
Stratford Festival, Festival Theatre, Stratford
June 1-October 26, 2019
Falstaff: “I am glad,...

Private Lives

Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Private Lives

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by Noël Coward, directed by Carey Perloff
Stratford Festival, Avon Theatre, Stratford
May 30-October 26, 2019
Elyot: “Let’s be superficial”
The...

Marienbad

Monday, June 3, 2019
Marienbad

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by Christopher House & Jordan Tannahill
Toronto Dance Theatre, Winchester Street Theatre, Toronto
May 23-June 1, 2019
“Le long des allées rectilignes,......

August: Osage County

Sunday, June 2, 2019
August: Osage County

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by Tracy Letts, directed by Jackie Maxwell
Soulpepper Theatre Company, Young Centre, Toronto
May 24-June 30, 2019
Barbara: “Thank God we can’t...

The Brothers Size

Sunday, May 12, 2019
The Brothers Size

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by Tarell Alvin McCraney, directed by Mumbi Tindyebwa Otu
Soulpepper Theatre Company, Young Centre, Toronto
May 10-June 1, 2019
“Try a little...

Lilies

Friday, May 10, 2019
Lilies

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by Michel Marc Bouchard, translated by Linda Gaboriau, directed by Cole Alvis
lemonTree creations, Buddies in Bad Times Theatre & Why Not Theatre,...

She The People: The Resistance Continues

Wednesday, May 8, 2019
She The People: The Resistance Continues

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by The Second City, directed by Carly Heffernan
The Second City, 51 Mercer Street, Toronto
May 4-September 15, 2019
“Fight For Your Right”
She...

Otello

Monday, May 6, 2019
Otello

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by Giuseppe Verdi, directed by David Alden
Canadian Opera Company, Four Seasons Centre, Toronto
April 27, 30, May 3, 9, 12, 15, 18 & 21, 2019
Iago:...

Next to Normal

Saturday, May 4, 2019
Next to Normal

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music by Tom Kitt, book & lyrics by Brian Yorkey, directed by Philip Akin
The Musical Stage Company, CAA Theatre, Toronto
May 1-19, 2019
Diana:...

Lo (or Dear Mr. Wells)

Friday, May 3, 2019
Lo (or Dear Mr. Wells)

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by Rose Napoli, directed by Eric Coates
Great Canadian Theatre Company, Ottawa
May 2-17, 2019
“I hope she’ll be a fool—that’s the best thing...

Drunk Girl

Monday, April 29, 2019
Drunk Girl

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by Thea Fitz-James, directed by Shanda Bezic
TMI Productions, Fringe Encore, Arts Club Theatre, Ottawa
April 26-27, 2019
“You don’t bro ice a...

Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story

Sunday, April 28, 2019
Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story

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created by Hannah Moscovitch, Ben Caplan & Christian Barry, directed by Christian Barry
Tarragon Theatre, Toronto
April 24-May 26, 2019
Caplan:...

Hand to God

Saturday, April 27, 2019
Hand to God

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by Robert Askins, directed by Mitchell Cushman
Coal Mine Theatre, 1454 Danforth Avenue, Toronto
April 24-May 12, 2019
“Dr. Jekyll and Miss Piggy”
The...

Cabaret

Wednesday, April 24, 2019
Cabaret

✭✭✭✭✩
music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb & book by Joe Masteroff, directed by Dennis Garnhum
Grand Theatre, McManus Stage, London
April 11-May 18,...

La Bohème

Thursday, April 18, 2019
La Bohème

✭✭✭✭✩
by Giacomo Puccini, directed by John Caird
Canadian Opera Company, Four Seasons Centre, Toronto
April 17, 26, 28, May 2, 4, 5, 7, 11 & 22, 2019
Rodolfo:...

Copenhagen

Monday, April 15, 2019
Copenhagen

✭✭✭✭✩
by Michael Frayn, directed by Katrina Darychuk
Soulpepper Theatre Company, Young Centre, Toronto
April 12-May 4, 2019
Heisenberg: “Before we...

Bigre

Saturday, April 13, 2019
Bigre

✭✭✩✩✩
by Pierre Guillois, Agathe L’Huillier & Olivier Martin Salvan, directed by Pierre Guillois
Compagnie le Fils du Grand Réseau, Berkeley Street Theatre,...

Four Chords and a Gun

Thursday, April 11, 2019
Four Chords and a Gun

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by John Ross Bowie, directed by Richard Ouzounian
• Starvox Entertainment, Fleck Theatre, Harbourfront, Toronto
April 10-28, 2019;
• Broadway...

Idomeneo

Monday, April 8, 2019
Idomeneo

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by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, directed by Marshall Pynkoski
Opera Atelier, Ed Mirvish Theatre, Toronto
April 4-13, 2019
“Con danze e con suoni
Convien...

Kopernikus

Sunday, April 7, 2019
Kopernikus

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by Claude Vivier, directed by Joel Ivany
Against the Grain Theatre, Theatre Passe Muraille, Toronto
April 4, 5, 6 ,11, 12 & 13, 2019
“L’avenir...

Shove It Down My Throat

Thursday, April 4, 2019
Shove It Down My Throat

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by Johnnie Walker, directed by Tom Arthur Davis
Buddies in Bad Times Theatre & Pandemic Theatre, Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, Toronto
April 3-14,...

Fences

Sunday, March 31, 2019
Fences

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by August Wilson, directed by Djanet Sears
Grand Theatre, Spriet Stage, London
March 22-April 6, 2019
Bono: “Some people build fences to keep...

The Gamblers

Saturday, March 30, 2019
The Gamblers

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by Nikolai Gogol, translated & adapted by Selma Dimitrijevic, directed by Esther Jun
Talk Is Free Theatre, Five Points Theatre, Barrie
March 29-April...

Dear Evan Hansen

Friday, March 29, 2019
Dear Evan Hansen

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music & lyrics by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, book by Steven Levenson, directed by Michael Greif
Stacey Mindich with David Mirvish, Royal Alexandra Theatre,...

A Doll’s House, Part 2

Thursday, March 28, 2019
A Doll’s House, Part 2

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by Lucas Hnath, directed by Krista Jackson
David Mirvish & Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre, CAA Theatre, Toronto
March 27-April 14, 2019
Nora:...

Isitwendam (An Understanding)

Friday, March 22, 2019
Isitwendam (An Understanding)

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by Meegwun Fairbrother and Jack Grinhaus, directed by Jack Grinhaus
Bound to Create Theatre, Daniels Spectrum, Toronto
March 20-30, 2019
“Healing...

Walking on Bombshells

Wednesday, March 20, 2019
Walking on Bombshells

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by Phatt Al, Nadine Djoury, Stacey McGunnigle, Sharjil Rasool, Allana Reoch & Chris Wilson, directed by Chris Earle
The Second City, 51 Mercer Street, Toronto
March...

School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play

Saturday, March 16, 2019
School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play

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by Jocelyn Bioh, directed by Nina Lee Aquino
Obsidian Theatre with Nightwood Theatre, Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, Toronto
March 8-24, 2019
Ericka...

New Magic Valley Fun Town

Thursday, March 14, 2019
New Magic Valley Fun Town

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by Daniel MacIvor, directed by Richard Rose
• Tarragon Theatre & Prairie Theatre Exchange, Tarragon Theatre Mainspace, Toronto
February 27-March...

Bears

Wednesday, March 13, 2019
Bears

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written & directed by Matthew MacKenzie
Alberta Aboriginal Performing Arts and Punctuate! Theatre, Factory Theatre, Toronto
February 28-March 17,...

Revisor

Friday, March 8, 2019
Revisor

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written by Jonathon Young, directed and choreographed by Crystal Pite
Kidd Pivot, Bluma Appel Theatre, Toronto
March 7-17, 2019
Narrator: “I...

Little Menace: Pinter Plays

Thursday, March 7, 2019
Little Menace: Pinter Plays

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by Harold Pinter, directed by Thomas Moschopoulos
Soulpepper Theatre Company, Young Centre, Toronto
February 21-March 17, 2019
“I mean, apart...

The Last Ship

Thursday, February 21, 2019
The Last Ship

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music & lyrics by Sting, book by Lorne Campbell, directed by Lorne Campbell
• David Mirvish, Princess of Wales Theatre, Toronto
February 19-March...

(La) voix humaine

Sunday, February 17, 2019
(La) voix humaine

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by Francis Poulenc, directed by Aria Umezawa
Against the Grain Theatre, Gallery 345, 345 Soraunen Avenue, Toronto
February 16, 2019
Lui: “J’ai...

Oslo

Friday, February 15, 2019
Oslo

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by J.T. Rogers, directed by Joel Greenberg
Studio 180, CAA Theatre, Toronto
February 14-March 3, 2019
“Waffles and cigarettes”
Many people...

The Father

Thursday, February 14, 2019
The Father

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by Florian Zeller, translated by Christopher Hampton, directed by Ted Dykstra
Coal Mine Theatre, 1454 Danforth Avenue, Toronto
February 13-March...

We Are All Treaty People

Tuesday, February 12, 2019
We Are All Treaty People

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by the Original Artists of Making Treaty 7, directed by Troy Emery Twigg & Nikki Loach
Quest Theatre & Making Treaty 7 Cultural Society, Young People’s...

Così fan tutte

Thursday, February 7, 2019
Così fan tutte

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by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, directed by Atom Egoyan
Canadian Opera Company, Four Seasons Centre, Toronto
February 5-23, 2019
Despina: “L’aure...

The Tashme Project: The Living Archives

Tuesday, February 5, 2019
The Tashme Project: The Living Archives

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by Julie Tamiko Manning & Matt Miwa, directed by Mike Payette
Tashme Productions, Factory Theatre Mainspace, Toronto
January 29-February 10, 2019
“They...

Fierrabras

Monday, February 4, 2019
Fierrabras

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by Franz Schubert, directed by Guillermo Silva-Marin
VOICEBOX: Opera in Concert, Jane Mallett Theatre, Toronto
February 3, 2019
Chorus: “Nach...

Hook Up

Friday, February 1, 2019
Hook Up

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music by Chris Thornborrow, book & lyrics by Julie Tepperman, directed by Richard Greenblatt
Tapestry Opera & Theatre Passe Muraille, Theatre Passe...

Elektra

Monday, January 28, 2019
Elektra

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by Richard Strauss, directed by James Robinson
Canadian Opera Company, Four Seasons Centre, Toronto
January 26-February 22, 2019
Elektra: “Wir...

Rose: A New Musical

Friday, January 25, 2019
Rose: A New Musical

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music and book by Mike Ross, lyrics and book by Sarah Wilson, directed by Gregory Prest
Soulpepper Theatre Company, Young Centre, Toronto
January...

The Scavenger’s Daughter

Sunday, January 20, 2019
The Scavenger’s Daughter

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by Susanna Fournier, directed by ted witzel
PARADIGM Productions, Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, Toronto
January 17-27, 2019
Webb to Sarah: “You...

The Raven / Futari Shizuka

Sunday, January 20, 2019
The Raven / Futari Shizuka

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by Toshio Hosokawa, directed by Paramita Nath
Toronto New Music Projects and Wallace Halladay, Walter Hall, University of Toronto, Toronto
January...

After the Fire

Thursday, January 17, 2019
After the Fire

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by Matthew MacKenzie, directed by Brendan McMurtry-Howlett 
Punctuate! Theatre and Alberta Aboriginal Performing Arts
in Association with Native...

1979

Tuesday, January 15, 2019
1979

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by Michael Healey, directed by Miles Potter
The 1979 Group, Berkeley Street Theatre Downstairs, Toronto
January 10-27, 2019
Joe Clark: “We’ve...

Raising Stanley / Life with Tulia

Monday, January 14, 2019
Raising Stanley / Life with Tulia

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by Kim Kilpatrick, Karen Bailey & Bronwyn Steinberg, directed by Bronwyn Steinberg,
• Raising Stanley / Life with Tulia Collective, Next Stage Festival,...