STAIRCASE CAFE AND THEATRE

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....

by Ilana Lucas - November 29, 2024

Discover CRAZE at Tarragon Theatre, a co-production with Modern Times Stage Company. This play, inspired by 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?', features a diverse cast and an AI unit named Buddy. Directed by Mike Payette, the show delves into themes of global issues and generational flaws in a modern...

by Samantha Wu - November 22, 2024

What did our critic think of MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL at CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre?...

by Ilana Lucas - November 19, 2024

If the 2020s have occasionally uncomfortably reminded you of the 1920s, you’re not alone. Two Toronto theatre companies are currently using work from and about that turbulent decade to comment on present issues. At the Red Sandcastle, The Flare Productions presents Sophie Treadwell’s seminal work of...

by Ilana Lucas - November 17, 2024

Matt Baram and Naomi Snieckus, a Second City comedy duo who are also married in real life, present a funny and meaningful meditation about what our things mean to us in BIG STUFF, using anecdotes and gentle audience participation to commune over the items we just can’t bring ourselves to toss....

by Samantha Wu - November 12, 2024

One of the world's most beloved musicals returns to Toronto for a long term stay into the Spring of 2025. Disney's The Lion King, the stage spectacle directed by Julie Taymor is based on the 1994 animated classic with music and lyrics written by Elton John and Tim Rice. This production has captivate...

by Ilana Lucas - November 08, 2024

Schreck’s script, a hit in New York that made its way to Broadway in 2019, is extremely accessible and sprightly in its deconstruction of the mythic text....

by Keira Grant - October 27, 2024

Opera Atelier’s production of G. F. Handel’s Acis and Galatea was a fun and fresh take on an opera that has delighted audiences since its premiere in 1718. Handel referred to it as his “little opera.” This production is a very “user-friendly” introduction to Baroque opera and historically informed p...

by Keira Grant - October 24, 2024

Vocally and musically, the Canadian Opera Company's production of Gounod's Faust directed by Amy Lane was a sumptuous feast for the ears. While elegant, The restrained production values didn't quite sell the delights of debauchery, leaving the well-known story's premise somewhat flat....

by Ilana Lucas - October 22, 2024

The Next Stage Festival, curated and run by Toronto Fringe, plays at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre until Sunday, October 27, 2024. ...