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Review: Excellent new Second City show light on politics, long on laughs » NEXT Magazine
2+ hour, 15+ min ago (357+ words) Fresh cast powers "World's Gone Wild' to comedy heights By Michael Hollett // April 2, 2026, 8:30 am What: World's Gone Wild Where: The Second City, 110 Harbour St. When: Now, until July 26 Highlight: Cast members sprinkled throughout crowd demanding on-stage singer play only her…...
‘White Girls in Moccasins’ delivers a coming-of-age tale through poignant humour » NEXT Magazine
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (245+ words) Yolanda Bonnell's play uses humour to translate its protagonist's interior drama By Divine Angubua // March 31, 2026, 5:35 pm What: White Girls in Moccasins Where: Native Earth's Aki Studio, 585 Dundas St. E. When: Now, until Sun., April 12 Highlight: The game show element is very…...
Theatre Scenes: Changing seasons, announcing seasons and nearly ending seasons » NEXT Magazine
1+ week, 1+ day ago (207+ words) There are fewer shows opening but many more looming on the horizon By Ryan Borochovitz // March 24, 2026, 3:57 pm Mirvish currently has three of its four stages occupied with Cyrano (CAA Theatre), Shucked (Princess of Wales) and & Juliet (Royal Alexandra). The CAA…...
Review: ‘Cyrano’ trades tragedy for comedy, with mixed results » NEXT Magazine
1+ week, 2+ day ago (304+ words) Plenty of jokes and metatheatre, but not enough substance By Sania Hameed // March 23, 2026, 12:41 pm What: Cyrano Where: CAA Theatre, 651 Yonge St. When: Now, until Sun., April 5 Highlight: A gag involving multiple apologetic white banners Rating: NNN (out of 5) Why you…...
Review: Shifting Ground Collective’s ‘The Drowsy Chaperone’ delivers gusto over gloss » NEXT Magazine
2+ week, 5+ day ago (430+ words) By Lori Ossip // March 13, 2026, 4:31 pm What: The Drowsy Chaperone Where: Theatre Passe Muraille, 16 Ryerson Ave. When: Now, until Sat. March 21 Highlight: Shannon Murtagh's animated tap choreography (who isn't a sucker for a good shuffle ball change?) Rating: NNNN (out of…...
Preview: Jon Blair's ‘A Comedy Show at the End of the World’ is political satire for the post-apocalypse » NEXT Magazine
2+ week, 6+ day ago (496+ words) Hour-long, one-man sketch show imagines Jon Stewart in a "Mad Max" hellscape By William Molls // March 12, 2026, 12:51 pm Jon Blair"s A Comedy Show at the End of the World What: Sketch comedy When: Fri., March 13 at 8 pm Where: The Theatre…...
Theatre Scenes: Drowsy nuptials, Irish queens and age-appropriate puppets » NEXT Magazine
3+ week, 1+ day ago (164+ words) Can "Pinocchio" change Timoth'e Chalamet"s mind about ballet? By Ryan Borochovitz // March 10, 2026, 5:06 pm I"m not sure why they call it March Break since there are so many shows opening in Toronto this week. As for what"s closing…...
Review: ‘Shucked’ is a silly, steady crop of chuckles » NEXT Magazine
3+ week, 3+ day ago (237+ words) If you can fit more jokes into this musical, I'm all ears By Lori Ossip // March 8, 2026, 3:36 pm What: Shucked Where: Princess of Wales Theatre, 300 King St. W. When: Now, until Sun., April 5 Highlight: Every time Mike Nappi's Peanut says, "I think…...
Review: Tarragon Theatre and Green Light Arts’s ‘The Neighbours’ is a remarkable window into tragedy, just not in the way you’d expect » NEXT Magazine
4+ week, 2+ day ago (380+ words) A gripping tale told through the eyes of Stanley Court By Kaiya Thomson // March 2, 2026, 7:51 pm What: The Neighbours Where: Tarragon Theatre, 30 Bridgman Ave. When: Now, until Sun., March 15 Highlight: Tony Nappo and Orenda Stephens-Thompson's effortless marital dynamic Rating: NNNN (out…...
Review: COC’s production of ‘The Barber of Seville’ is cartoonish fun -- in a good way » NEXT Magazine
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (494+ words) Physical and vocal comedy makes for an entertaining evening at the opera" By Stephen Low // February 8, 2026, 5:46 pm What: The Barber of Seville| Where: Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. When: Now, until Sun., Feb. 21 Highlight: Some hilarious…...