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Script Review: Sorting It Out delivers a poignant message and pierces deep
Matteo Esposito’s morality play and its message of kindness and inclusion is stirring, but could be fleshed out even more.
Joshua Chong
Jul 23, 20203 min read
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Best Theatre Productions of All-Time
A roundup of the best theatre productions of all-time.
Joshua Chong
Apr 10, 20205 min read
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2019 Ghost Light Theatre Awards
A roundup of the best theatre productions from 2019 and a reflection on the 2020 season so far.
Joshua Chong
Mar 20, 20206 min read
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Review: The National Ballet of Canada’s Romeo and Juliet is an adequate remount of a beloved ballet
Alexei Ratmansky’s lively interpretation lacks romance, but is chock-full of talent.
Joshua Chong
Mar 17, 20203 min read
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Review: Hamilton is a revolutionary piece of theatre that continues to reinvent itself
In the Trump-era, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hip-hop musical shows us what America could be.
Joshua Chong
Feb 29, 20205 min read
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Review: Jully Black’s extraordinary performance is the highlight of Caroline, or Change
A powerhouse cast helps to bolster Tony Kushner’s musical about a black maid living during the civil rights movement.
Joshua Chong
Feb 16, 20203 min read
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Review: Joel Ivany sprinkles some magic into the COC’s new production of Hansel & Gretel
This Toronto-inspired production shines a new light on Engelbert Humperdinck's classic opera.
Joshua Chong
Feb 15, 20203 min read
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Review: Soulpepper’s Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train is an intriguing examination of the justice system
Stephen Adly Guirgis’s play has good intentions, but it hampered by an awkward structure.
Joshua Chong
Feb 13, 20203 min read
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Review: Soulpepper’s enthralling Mother’s Daughter examines how power can corrupt the soul
This half historical, half psychological drama stars the captivating Shannon Taylor.
Joshua Chong
Jan 26, 20203 min read
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Review: The COC stages an off-kilter, madcap production of The Barber of Seville
Joan Font’s direction falters, but conductor Speranza Scappucci shines.
Joshua Chong
Jan 22, 20204 min read
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Review: Cats returns to Toronto as a relic from the ‘80s
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s campy songs and theatrical excess help patch up a paper thin book.
Joshua Chong
Dec 6, 20194 min read
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Review: Girl From the North Country gorgeously blends the talents of two impeccable artists
You come out of it marvelling at its utter beauty, a languid kind that can only be created by a marriage of talents.
Joshua Chong
Nov 9, 20193 min read
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Review: The Band's Visit is truly something different
This delicate, soft, and profound piece is an intoxicating hymn to the power of human connection.
Joshua Chong
Nov 9, 20194 min read
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Review: Dear Evan Hansen is a breathtaking contemporary musical for our times
The six-time Tony-winning musical offers a layered and poignant look at the ephemeral world we live in today.
Joshua Chong
Nov 9, 20193 min read
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