Stage Door Reviews 2024

Medea

Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Medea

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by Luigi Cherubini, directed by David McVicar
Canadian Opera Company, Four Seasons Centre, Toronto
May 3-17, 2024
Medea: “Un cuor di madre batte...

El Huésped del Sevillano

Sunday, May 5, 2024
El Huésped del Sevillano

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by Jacinto Guerrero, directed by Guillermo Silva-Marin
Toronto Operetta Theatre, Jane Mallett Theatre, Toronto
May 3-5, 2024
Chorus: “Que el...

Don Pasquale

Monday, April 29, 2024
Don Pasquale

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by Gaetano Donizetti, directed by Barbe & Doucet
Canadian Opera Company, Four Seasons Centre, Toronto
April 26-May 18, 2024
Don Pasquale: “Altro...

Four Minutes Twelve Seconds

Saturday, April 27, 2024
Four Minutes Twelve Seconds

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by James Fritz, directed by Mark McGrinder
Studio 180 Theatre, Tarragon Theatre Extraspace, Toronto
April 26-May 12, 2024
Di: “I don’t understand...

Cock

Sunday, April 21, 2024
Cock

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by Mike Bartlett, directed by Dylan Trowbridge
Talk Is Free Theatre, Barrie By The Bay Building, Barrie
April 19-27, 2024
F: “John. Who are you?”
For...

A Public Reading of an Unproduced Screenplay About the Death of Walt Disney

Friday, April 19, 2024
A Public Reading of an Unproduced Screenplay About the Death of Walt Disney

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by Lucas Hnath, directed by Mitchell Cushman
Outside the March & Soulpepper Theatre, Young Centre, Toronto
April 17-May 12, 2024
Walt: “Technology...

Mad Madge

Sunday, April 14, 2024
Mad Madge

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by Rose Napoli, directed by Andrea Donaldson
Nightwood Theatre with VideoCabaret, The Theatre Centre, 1115 Queen Street West, Toronto
April 11-21,...

El Terremoto

Tuesday, April 9, 2024
El Terremoto

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by Christine Quintana, directed by Guillermo Verdecchia
Tarragon Theatre, Tarragon Theatre Mainspace, Toronto
April 3-21, 2024
Abuela: “Tanto...

The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark

Friday, April 5, 2024
The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark

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choreographed by Guillaume Côté, music by John Gzowski, directed by Robert Lepage
Ex Machina, Côté Dance & Dvoretsky Productions, Elgin Theatre, Toronto
April...

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead

Thursday, April 4, 2024
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead

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by Tom Stoppard, directed by Jeremy Webb
Neptune Theatre, CAA Theatre, 651 Yonge St.
March 10-April 6, 2024
Guildenstern: “Wheels have been set...

The Inheritance, Parts 1 & 2

Sunday, March 31, 2024
The Inheritance, Parts 1 & 2

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by Matthew López, directed by Brendan Healy
Canadian Stage, Bluma Appel Theatre, Toronto
March 28-April 14, 2024
Morgan: “Hearts still love,...

Clue

Monday, March 25, 2024
Clue

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by Sandy Rustin, directed by Dennis Garnhum
Grand Theatre London & Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre, Grand Theatre, London
March 15-31, 2024
Wadsworth:...

Dana H.

Sunday, March 17, 2024
Dana H.

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by Lucas Hnath, directed by Les Waters
Goodman Theatre, Center Theatre Group & Vineyard Theatre, Factory Theatre Mainspace, Toronto
Runs March 15-April...

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

Friday, March 15, 2024
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

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choreography by Christopher Wheeldon, music by Joby Talbott
National Ballet of Canada & Royal Ballet Covent Garden, Four Seasons Centre, Toronto
March...

Three Sisters

Monday, March 11, 2024
Three Sisters

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by Inua Ellams, directed by Mumbi Tindyebwa Otu
Soulpepper & Obsidian, Young Centre, Toronto
March 7-24, 2024
Udo: “I woke up this morning and...

3 Fingers back

Friday, March 8, 2024
3 Fingers back

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by Donna-Michelle St. Bernard, directed by Cole Alvis & Yvette Nolan
Tarragon Theatre & lemonTree creations, Tarragon Theatre, Toronto
March 6-24,...

Marion Bridge

Tuesday, March 5, 2024
Marion Bridge

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by Daniel MacIvor, directed by Mike Semple
Theatre Aezir, Procunier Hall, Palace Theatre, London, ON
February 29-March 10, 2024
Agnes: “This...

L’Amour telle une cathédrale ensevelie

Wednesday, February 28, 2024
L’Amour telle une cathédrale ensevelie

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written and directed by Guy Régis Jr.
NOUS Théâtre, Fleck Theatre, Harbourfront, Toronto
February 22-25, 2024
Quartet: “Sur la mer nous allés,...

Aladdin

Friday, February 23, 2024
Aladdin

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music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman, Tim Rice & Chad Beguelin, book by Chad Beguelin, directed by Casey Nicholaw
Disney Theatrical Productions,...

Guilt (A Love Story)

Sunday, February 18, 2024
Guilt (A Love Story)

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by Diane Flacks, directed by Alisa Palmer
Tarragon Theatre, Tarragon Theatre Mainspace, Toronto
February 14-March 3, 2024;
Centaur Theatre, Montreal
March...

On the Other Side of the Sea

Wednesday, February 14, 2024
On the Other Side of the Sea

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by Jorgelina Cerritos, translated by Margaret Stanton & Anna Donko, directed by Soheil Parsa
Aluna Theatre, The Theatre Centre, 1115 Queen St West,...

Don Giovanni

Monday, February 12, 2024
Don Giovanni

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by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, directed by Kasper Holten
Canadian Opera Company, Four Seasons Centre, Toronto
February 2-24, 2024
Leporello: “in...

Dion: A Rock Opera

Saturday, February 10, 2024
Dion: A Rock Opera

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Dion: A Rock Opera
music by Ted Dykstra, libretto by Steven Mayoff, directed by Peter Hinton-Davis
Coal Mine Theatre, 2076 Danforth Avenue, Toronto
February...

The Two Noble Kinsmen

Tuesday, January 30, 2024
The Two Noble Kinsmen

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The Two Noble Kinsmen
by William Shakespeare & John Fletcher, directed by James Wallis
Shakespeare Bash’d, The Theatre Centre, 1115 Queen Street...

Rockabye

Monday, January 29, 2024
Rockabye

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Rockabye
by Joanna Murray-Smith, directed by Rob Kempson
ARC, Factory Theatre Mainspace, Toronto
January 27-February 11, 2024
Alfie: “She...

The Cunning Little Vixen

Sunday, January 28, 2024
The Cunning Little Vixen

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The Cunning Little Vixen
by Leoš Janáček, directed by Jamie Manton
Canadian Opera Company, Four Seasons Centre, Toronto
January 26-February 16,...

The Shadow Whose Prey the Hunter Becomes

Sunday, January 21, 2024
The Shadow Whose Prey the Hunter Becomes

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The Shadow Whose Prey the Hunter Becomes
by Michael Chan et al., directed by Bruce Gladwin
Back to Back Theatre, Berkeley Street Theatre, Toronto
January...

Migraaaants

Saturday, January 20, 2024
Migraaaants

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by Matei Vișniec, translated by Nick Awde, directed by Siavash Shabanpour
Two Thousand Feet Up Theatre Company, Theatre Passe Muraille, Toronto
January...

Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

Tuesday, January 9, 2024
Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

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book, music & lyrics by Dave Molloy, directed by Chris Abraham
Crow’s Theatre & The Musical Stage Company, Streetcar Crowsnest, Toronto
December...