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Production photo of Titanique at Segal Centre. iPhoto caption: Photo by Marie-Andree Lemire.

REVIEW: Titaníque loves Céline Dion with all its heart

Content quibbles aside, Titaníque’s inarguable accomplishment is musical: What an amazing showcase for a Canadian cast’s vocal chops and capacity to deliver character through song.

By Karen Fricker / Dec 12, 2024
moulin rouge iPhoto caption: Photo by Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman.

REVIEW: Moulin Rouge! revels in glitz despite a thin emotional core

While Moulin Rouge! remains a fun romp, I wish the musical had embraced emotional truth as eagerly as it did romantic spectacle.

By Ilana Lucas / Nov 23, 2024
the lion king iPhoto caption: The Lion King production still by Matthew Murphy/Disney.

REVIEW: The Lion King offers audiences a cat’s-eye view of sensory delights

Twenty years after The Lion King’s last open-ended Toronto run, Julie Taymor’s directorial and design concepts remain Pride Rock-solid, spilling out from the stage into aisles, balconies, and above the crowd.

By Ilana Lucas / Nov 12, 2024
come from away iPhoto caption: Come From Away production still by Matthew Murphy.

REVIEW: Welcome home, Come From Away

On the surface, not much has changed in Irene Sankoff and David Hein’s Tony Award-winning masterwork. But in the two and a half years since Come From Away’s last stint on King Street West, the show has continued to mature, and even improve — the production now playing at the Royal Alexandra Theatre is just stunning.

By Aisling Murphy / Sep 26, 2024