Stage Door Reviews
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, Cambridge
August 9-24, 2019
Juror 8:...
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’ anywhere. See? I’m right here. I’m not gone”
In...
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 13, 2019
Tommy: “All the music of life seems...
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 does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow. It empties today of...
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, 2019
Jenna and Jim: “It's a bad idea, me and you,
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 5-13, 2019
Swiss playwright Dominque Ziegler’s The Road...
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, Jungle Oasis, Orangeville
July 21;
Toronto Fringe Festival 2019
I have been asked by NOW Magazine to review several shows at the Toronto Fringe Festival. Below you will find the title of each show I have reviewed and its rating. For the full review, please visit: nowtoronto.com/topics/fringe-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 3, 2019
Billy: “Electricity
Sparks inside of me
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 affection is stronger than soup”
For those...
Mother’s Daughter
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by Kate Hennig, directed by Alan Dilworth
Stratford Festival, Studio Theatre, Stratford
May 27-October 27, 2019
Bess: “Women beware women”
With Mother’s Daughter, Kate Hennig completes her...
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
May 27-October 27, 2019
Nathan: “Unwarped of prejudice, let each...
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 assembled for your edification, education and enjoyment...
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 be what they seem”
Michael Blake has become...
Henry VIII
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by William Shakespeare & John Fletcher, directed by Martha Henry
Stratford Festival, Studio Theatre, Stratford
May 29-October 20, 2019
Henry VIII: “This oracle of comfort has so pleased me,
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 2, 2019
Chorus: “Shing-a-ling, what a creepy thing
to...
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, though you have ta'en a special stand to strike at me,...
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 Stratford Festival’s most recent production...
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...
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-September 8, 2019
McGunnigle to...
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 September 1, 2019 – see below
The Dreamer Clown:...
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
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 April 19, 2020 – 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...