Stage Door Reviews
Glyndebourne, GBR: La Damnation de Faust
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by Hector Berlioz, directed by Richard Jones
Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Glyndebourne Opera House, Glyndebourne, GBR
May 18-July 10, 2019
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Against Nature (À rebours)
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music by James Rolfe, libretto by Alex Poch-Goldin, choreography and direction by James Kudelka
Coleman Lemieux & Compagnie, The Citadel, Toronto
May 22-June 1, 2019
Des Esseintes: “I despise the fleur-de-lis...
Katwijk, NED: Soldaat van Oranje
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music by Tom Harriman, lyrics by Pamela Philips Oland, book by Edwin de Vries, directed by Theu Boermans
NEW Productions, TheaterHangaar, Katwijk, NED
October 30, 2010-booking to December 31, 2019
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Stratford-upon-Avon, GBR: The Provoked Wife
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by John Vanbrugh, directed by Phillip Breen
Royal Shakespeare Company, Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, GBR
May 9-September 7, 2019
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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 tenderness” (Otis Redding, 1966)
The Brothers...
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, Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, Toronto
May 9-26, 2019
Mlle...
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 The People was The Second City’s first sketch...
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: “L’alvo frenetico del mar sia la sua tomba!”
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: “Maybe I’ve lost it at last.
Maybe my last lucid...
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 a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool” (from...
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: “Those that keep their eyes upon the heavens
Are...
Cabaret
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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, 2019
Emcee: “In here life is beautiful”
The...
La Bohème
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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: “In cener la carta si sfaldi e l'estro rivoli...
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 Playhouse, Chicago, IL
May 18-June 2, 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, Toronto
March 28-July 21, 2019
“Waving through...
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 19-June 30, 2019
McGunnigle to audience:...
Corteo
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written and directed by Daniele Finzi Pasca
Cirque du Soleil, Scotiabank Arena, Toronto
December 7-16, 2018;
☛ Touring North America until July 14, 2019 – see below
The Dreamer Clown: “The...
Bed and Breakfast
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by Mark Crawford, directed by Ashlie Corcoran
Great Canadian Theatre Company, Irving Greenberg Theatre Centre, Ottawa
December 6-22, 2018;
☛ Touring Canada until November 2, 2019 – see below
School of Rock
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music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Glenn Slater, book by Julian Fellowes, directed by Laurence Connor
David Mirvish, Ed Mirvish Theatre, Toronto
November 28, 2018-January 6, 2019;
☛ Touring North...
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
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music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Scott Wittman & Marc Shaiman, book by David Greig, directed by Jack O’Brien
David Mirvish, Princess of Wales Theatre, Toronto
November 21, 2018-January 9, 2019
☛ Touring...
Come From Away
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music, lyrics & book by Irene Sankoff & David Hein, directed by Christopher Ashley
David Mirvish, Royal Alexandra Theatre, Toronto
February 18, 2018-January 20, 2019
Elgin Theatre
February...
Volta
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written and directed by Bastien Alexandre
Cirque du Soleil, Grand Chapiteau, Toronto
September 19-November 26, 2017;
☛ Touring North America until June 23, 2019 – see below
“Low Voltage”
Luzia
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written by Daniele Finzi Pasca & Julie Hamelin Finzi, directed by Daniele Finzi Pasca
• Cirque du Soleil, Grand Chapiteau, Port Lands, Toronto
July 28-October 16, 2016;
☛ Touring North America until...