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by Ilana Lucas - February 20, 2025

The extremely snowy night I saw THE WOLF IN THE VOICE, an exploration by three professional singers into the joys and pitfalls of a life spent nursing the soulful but capricious vocal instrument, I had spent all day rehearsing my trusty soprano for a choral performance of my own, a live-scored film ...

by Keira Grant - February 07, 2025

Seeing a fully staged new operatic production in an environment as airy and luxurious as the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts is a treat in itself. La-Reine Garcon, produced jointly by the Canadian Opera Company and Opera Montreal, offers this and more. It blends superb new music with abs...

by Keira Grant - February 05, 2025

The COC’s 2025 production of this masterpiece seamlessly blends performance practice tradition with a contemporary perspective on the story’s timeless themes....

by Samantha Wu - February 07, 2025

On July 13, 1985, history was made with the first ever global concert taking place simultaneously in London's Wembley Stadium and Philadelphia's John F. Kennedy's Stadium. The line up was a dazzling who's who of music's top artists of the era from David Bowie, Paul McCartney, and Queen to Madonna, P...

by Samantha Wu - February 01, 2025

Fifteen Dogs was adapted for the stage and directed by Marie Farsi. It originally premiered at Crow's Theatre in 2023 before making its current off-Mirvish debut at the CAA Theatre. In approaching the stage adaptation, Farsi discovered that the narrative was delivered in a fashion akin to epic poems...

by Ilana Lucas - January 29, 2025

What did our critic think of WINTER SOLSTICE at Canadian Stage?...

by Ilana Lucas - January 01, 2025

What did our critic think of ALLIGATOR PIE at Soulpepper?...

by Ilana Lucas - January 01, 2025

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

by Ilana Lucas - December 22, 2024

It’s a treat and a half; I can earnestly say: If you miss out on Cirque, you will be désolé....

by Ilana Lucas - December 07, 2024

Whether ORACULUM effectively navigates the space between drag show and narrative is up for debate, but Drag Race fans will likely enjoy themselves at the cheeky, irreverent show....