Fans of Stephen Sondheim in Toronto were disappointed back in February when it was announced that the Crow’s Theatre/ YES Theatre co-production of Merrily We Roll Along had run into financial problems which forced the show’s cancellation. The production had been eagerly Read More …
Crow’s Theatre presents the world premiere of Michael Healey’s satirical comedy about technotopia gone wrong in Toronto. The Master Plan Written by Michael Healey Based on the book Sideways: The City Google Couldn’t Buy by Josh O’Kane Directed by Chris Read More …
Museum exhibitions, concerts, theatre, film screenings, colloquia and marches mark 50 years since the Chilean coup, September 11th, 1973 (A version of this article was also published in Commondreams.org) Throughout Chile today, there is a massive outpouring of artistic and Read More …
Women of the Fur Trade By Frances Koncan Directed by Yvette Nolan Set design by Samantha McCue Costume design by Jeff Chief Featuring: Keith Barker, Nathan Howe, Jenna-Lee Hyde, Kathleen MacLean, Joelle Peters. Played at the Studio Theatre July 8 Read More …
A version of this article was also posted in ArtsJournal: Arts, Culture, Ideas under the headline, 70 Years Ago Today: Canada’s Stratford Festival Began It was 70 years ago today (July 13th) that the Stratford Festival (they dropped the word Read More …
TO Live and Luminato Festival Toronto present: A Volcano production in association with The Canadian Opera Company, Soulpepper and Moveable Beast. Scott Joplin’s Treemonisha (A Musical Reimagining) Composed by Scott Joplin Book and libretto Adapted by Leah-Simone Bowen / Co-Librettist Read More …
Originally published in: Common Dreams Subsequent versions re-posted in Global Research and rabble.ca 5/2/23, 2:08 PM Document https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/canada-must-give-peace-a-chance By Robin Breon | May 02, 2023 Even during the height of the Vietnam War, as the bombs fell daily and heavily Read More …
A Why Not Theatre production in association with Barbican, London, commissioned and presented by the Shaw Festival Mahabharata: Part One (Kharma) and Part Two (Dharma) Written and adapted by Ravi Jain and Miriam Fernandes using poetry from Carole Satyamurti Directed Read More …
No, I’m not talking about a matchup between the Tiger-Cats and the Argos. This is all about the award winning mega-hit musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda that has finally returned to Toronto and is now playing the Princess of Wales theatre Read More …
THE LIFE OF LANGSTON HUGHES VOLUME II: 1941-1967 I DREAM A WORLD By Arnold Rampersad Oxford, 512 pages Review by Robin Breon for The Globe and Mail, February 18, 1989. February 1st kicks off Black History Month and is also Read More …
