By Dana Lacey
This may be your last chance to watch Rent done right. It’s only in town for two weeks, and rumours say the starring duo are retiring once it’s done. Catch the Pulitzer-prize earning, 10-time Tony award-winning musical before it’s too late. Continue reading Rent – Presented by Mirvish at Canon Theatre
By Dana Lacey
The first scene of Next Stage Festival‘s gas sets the tone for the rest: a platoon of American soldiers shout in unison as their commander screams insults and inspiration. The response echos in the tiny Factory Theatre space: “No I do not want to fuck your wife, sir!” Continue reading Next Stage Festival: gas- Factory Theatre
By Dana Lacey
Stuff Happens is great on paper. It’s a play written by David Hare in response to America’s war on Iraq, using a mix of different viewpoints, bits from real speeches, meetings and press conferences, as well as re-imagined private meetings between political heavyweights. It’s an homage to history, albeit a history so recent that it’s practically the present.
Originally released in 2004 to great reviews, Stuff Happens is back in Toronto just as another Middle Eastern war ramps up. The title was inspired by Donald Rumsfeld’s glib response to widespread looting in Baghdad: “Stuff happens and it’s untidy, and freedom’s untidy, and free people are free to make mistakes and commit crimes and do bad things.” Continue reading Stuff Happens – Royal Alexandra Theatre
By Dana Lacey
You might remember The Toxic Avenger. The campy horror/comedy film about a vigilante mutant nerd debuted in 1984 to little fanfare, but quickly captured the hearts of B-movie aficionados. Well it’s back, and more musical.
By Dana Lacey
I think the biggest problem with Canstage’s Rock’n’Roll was me. I thought my love for rock’n’roll history would be enough to enjoy this production–not so. Right from the opening scene I had no idea what was going on. Continue reading Rock'n'Roll – Bluma Appel Theatre