Monthly Archives: December 2011

Saturday, December 31, 2011

Best of Toronto Theatre 2011

Theatromania’s top 12 picks December 6, 2011: 244 Victoria Street renamed the Ed Mirvish Theatre (formerly the Canon). Looking back, 2011 has been an outstanding year for theatre in Toronto. Here’s a list of our 12 favourite shows in celebration … Continue reading →

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Friday, December 16, 2011

Hair

A shining, gleaming musical portrait of those soulful hippies and their hair By Ava Baccari Book and lyrics by Gerome Ragni and James Rado Music by Galt MacDermot Directed by Diane Paulus The Hair National Tour © Joan Marcus. There’s … Continue reading →

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Friday, December 16, 2011

Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat

The Lower Ossington’s Joseph is not quite a dream, but it will do Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics by Tim Rice Direction/Musical Direction by Robert Wilkinson Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat. Photo by Seanna Kennedy. The Lower … Continue reading →

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Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Parfumerie

Soulpepper’s Dora Award-winning holiday production keeps on giving Written by Miklos Laszlo Adapted by Adam Pettle and Brenda Robbins Directed by Morris Panych Patricia Fagan and Oliver Dennis. Photo by Cylla von Tiedemann. The festive season is upon us and … Continue reading →

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Sunday, December 11, 2011

Memphis

An electrifying musical about the birth of racially charged, soulful music in Memphis By Ava Baccari Directed by Christopher Ashley Book and lyrics by Joe DiPietro and David Bryan Choreography by Sergio Trujillo Bryan Fenkart (Huey) and Felicia Boswell (Felicia) … Continue reading →

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Thursday, December 8, 2011

A Very Lupe Christmas: Q&A With Melissa D’Agostino

Get Lupe this holiday with Toronto Fringe favourite Melissa D’Agostino There’s something about Lupe — the satirical character that won creator and performer Melissa D’Agostino a Canadian Comedy Award nomination for Best Solo Show in 2009. Inspired by D’Agostino’s own … Continue reading →

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Saturday, December 3, 2011

Ross Petty’s The Wizard Of Oz

The much-loved classic Hollywood musical has gone to the kids—and we miss the old charm By Ava Baccari Adapted from the book by L. Frank Baum by Lorna Wright and Nicholas Hune-Brown Directed by Tracey Flye Produced by Ross Petty … Continue reading →

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