Mitchell Cushman

Feature: Ilana Lucas Picks the Top Toronto Theatre of 2024
by Ilana Lucas - Jan 1, 2025

What did our critic have to say about Toronto's Top Theatre of 2024?

Last Chance To Vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Toronto Awards; SOMETHING ROTTEN! at Stratford Festival Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Dec 27, 2024

This is the last chance to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Toronto Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Final Week To Vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Toronto Awards; Stratford Festival Leads Favorite Local Theatre!
by BWW Awards - Dec 23, 2024

This is the final week to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Toronto Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Vote For The 2024 BroadwayWorld Toronto Awards; SOMETHING ROTTEN! at Stratford Festival Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Dec 16, 2024

Voting continues for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Toronto Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Review: NEXT STAGE FESTIVAL: PART 1 at Buddies In Bad Times
by Ilana Lucas - Oct 20, 2024

Read our critics coverage of the first three shows in Toronto Fringe's annual curated festival.

The 17th Annual Next Stage Theatre Festival Reveals 2024 Programming and Casts
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 24, 2024

Toronto Fringe has revealed the programming and casting for the 17th Annual Next Stage Theatre Festival with six compelling shows from Toronto, Edmonton, and Halifax including solo shows, musicals, and dramatic theatre. Learn how to purchase tickets.

DEAD BROKE Comes to the Theatre Centre Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Sep 24, 2024

Lost Dreams Collective will present Dead Broke by Will King from Oct 31 to Nov 10 at The Theatre Centre, directed by Calvin Petersen. 

Horror-Comedy DEAD BROKE Announced Ar The Theatre Centre This Halloween
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 23, 2024

Lost Dreams Collective will present Dead Broke by Will King from Oct 31 to Nov 10 at The Theatre Centre, directed by Calvin Petersen.

Vineyard Theatre Postpones AGE IS A FEELING
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 5, 2024

Vineyard Theatre is postponing Age is a Feeling by Haley McGee, due to unforeseen circumstances. Learn more about the production.

Cast & Creative Team Set for AGE IS A FEELING at Vineyard Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 6, 2024

Vineyard Theatre has revealed the creative team for AGE IS A FEELING. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

AGE IS A FEELING & THE WIND AND THE RAIN Join Vineyard Theatre 24-25 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 25, 2024

Vineyard Theatre has revealed two additional productions for the company’s upcoming 42nd season. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets!

Me Time Brings R.A.V.E. to Downsview Airport Lands
by Stephi Wild - May 16, 2024

It’s a dance party. It’s a theatre show. It’s a rave opera for desperate times. Me Time is one of Toronto’s favourite underground DJs, known for her inclusive events and infectious energy on the decks.

AGE IS A FEELING Comes to Soulpepper Theatre This Month
by Stephi Wild - May 7, 2024

Soulpepper Theatre will present the Canadian Premiere of Age is a Feeling, the award-winning smash hit by Dora-award-winning artist Haley McGee (The Ex-Boyfriend Yard Sale).

Crow's Theatre Reveals 2024-25 Season Lineup
by Stephi Wild - May 6, 2024

Crow's Theatre has announced its 41st season, the largest and most ambitious season in the company's history. Learn more about the season here!

Spotlight: UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY ABOUT THE DEATH OF WALT DISNEY at Young Centre for the Performing Arts
by BWW Special Offer - Apr 12, 2024

Outside the March and Soulpepper Theatre present A Public Reading of an Unproduced Screenplay About the Death of Walt Disney

A PUBLIC READING OF AN UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY ABOUT THE DEATH OF WALT DISNEY Comes to Toronto in April
by Stephi Wild - Feb 16, 2024

Two of Toronto’s leading theatre companies Outside the March (Jerusalem, The Flick) and Soulpepper (Sizwe Banzi is Dead, The Seagull) are teaming up for A Public Reading of An Unproduced Screenplay about the Death of Walt Disney, by Obie Award-winning playwright Lucas Hnath (Dana H., A Doll’s House Part 2).

Feature: Ilana Lucas Picks The Top Toronto Theatre of 2023
by Ilana Lucas - Jan 2, 2024

It’s been a strong year for Toronto theatre. I saw 145 shows this year in Toronto and beyond, and am happy to report that theatre is alive and well. I’ve laughed, sobbed, coughed (discreetly into a mask), and cheered my way through our stages in 2023. Here are some local highlights.

Review: THE EFFECT at Coal Mine Theatre
by Ilana Lucas - Jul 26, 2023

In asking the persistent questions of how much of what we consider love, the personality, and even the soul is of our own making, and how much is just chemical, Mitchell Cushman’s searing production immediately gets under your skin, and it’s no placebo.

Review: NO SAVE POINTS at Outside The March
by Samantha Wu - Jun 19, 2023

Outside the March brings another innovative and interactive theatrical experience to Toronto audiences with No Save Points, playing at the Lighthouse ArtScape. Writer and creator Sébastien Heins had a rough time growing up with an ailing mother who suffered from a rare genetic disease that could have passed on to him.

THE EFFECT Comes to Coal Mine Theatre in July
by Stephi Wild - Jun 7, 2023

Concluding COAL MINE THEATRE’s buzzy first season in their new home at 2076 Danforth Avenue – award-winning director Mitchell Cushman returns to the east end to direct the Canadian premiere of UK writer Lucy Prebble’s Critics Circle award-winning THE EFFECT – on stage July 9 – 30 (Media night: July 13).