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Saturday, July 12, 2025

Anything Goes Kicks its Heels Sky High at the Shaw Festival by Ross

All aboard the MS Americana, as the Shaw Festival's effervescent production of Anything Goes sets sail for a spirited crossing filled to overflowing with flavorfully festive music and lyrics…

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Friday, July 11, 2025

"Leaping Lizards!" Stratford Festival Extends Four Fantastic and Celebrated Productions by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: The Stratford Festival Extends Annie, Macbeth, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, and Anne of Green Gables July 2025… The Stratford Festival announces the extension of its …

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Thursday, July 10, 2025

Acton Says: Color Me Stoked: "Heathers the Musical" at New World Stages by Ross

The Off-Broadway Theatre Review: Heathers the Musical at New World Stages By Acton Oh, the humanity. That's what was missing when I first saw Heathers the Musical Off-Broadway…

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Wednesday, July 9, 2025

The Shaw Festival's "The Roll of Shaw" is a Rousing Adventure, Improvised by a Toss of the 20-Sided Dice by Ross

The Shaw Festival Theatre Review: The Roll of Shaw: Through the Wardrobe By Ross Inspired by the touching tale of what author C.S. Lewis once said to a young fan who asked if there were any …

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Tuesday, July 8, 2025

A Therapeutic Day at the Toronto Fringe Festival with "Jack Goes To Therapy," "Puzzles," and "Mathew's Big Broadway Bash" by Ross

The Toronto Theatre Review: 3 Shows in a Day at the Toronto Fringe By Ross Little did I know that my one and only day at the Toronto Fringe Festival would be so filled to overflowing with th…

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Monday, July 7, 2025

Harold Pinter's "Old Times" Comes to Soulpepper Toronto by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: Harold Pinter's OLD TIMES comes to Soulpepper Theatre SOULPEPPER THEATRE PRESENTSOLD TIMESWritten by Harold PinterDirected by Peter Pasyk Featuring Anita Majumdar, …

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Sunday, July 6, 2025

"The Life of Chuck" Affirms Life Simply in the Rear View Mirror, Without Leaving Too Much of an Imprint by Ross

The Film Review: "The Life of Chuck" By Ross We start, at what appears to be a latter chapter, with the tease of going backwards so we can understand the world that we have going forward. Ch…

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Saturday, July 5, 2025

Vineyard Theatre Sheds Light on Their 2025"26 Season with Two World Premiere Plays by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: VINEYARD THEATRE's Two World Premieres Light Up The 2025"26 Season WORLD PREMIERETHE BURNING CAULDRON OF FIERY FIRE WRITTEN BY ANNE WASHBURN DIRECTED BY STEVE…

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Friday, July 4, 2025

The World Premiere of "Rainbow on Mars"  by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: Rainbow on Mars Premiere The World Premiere of Rainbow on Mars by Devon Healey. Outside the March Theatre, Canada's leading immersive theatre company is teami…

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Thursday, July 3, 2025

Frontmezzjunkies is Heading to Hamilton's Biggest, Boldest 12-Day Fringe Arts Festival by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: Hamilton Fringe Festival Celebrates 21st year with New Festival Hub Hamilton's Biggest, Boldest 12-Day Arts FestivalJuly 16-27, 2025 When I heard about the Hamil…

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Wednesday, July 2, 2025

Emma Donoghue's Sweet and Tragic "The Wind Coming Over the Sea" Docks Solidly with Care at the Blyth Festival by Ross

The Ontario Theatre Review: Blyth Festival's The Wind Coming Over the Sea By Ross He sits, our musical bearer of time and place; a narrator of sorts, in the warm glow of memories, playing us…

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Tuesday, July 1, 2025

And The Winners of the 2025 Dora Mavor Moore Awards Are… by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: TAPA announces 2025 Dora Mavor Moore Award Recipients Productions with Multiple Award Wins Include: Mahabharata, Last Landscape, Mukashi, Mukashi (Once Upon a…

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The 37th Annual Toronto Fringe Festival Comes At You July 2 " 13, 2025 by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: The 37th Annual Toronto Fringe Festival is about to begin: July 2 " 13, 2025 (Toronto, Ontario): The 37th Annual Toronto Fringe Festival is about to get underway…

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Monday, June 30, 2025

TPM's New 2025/2026 Season Of Exceptional Canadian Voices And Innovative Theatre by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: THEATRE PASSE MURAILLE ANNOUNCES 2025/2026 SEASON TORONTO (June 27, 2025) " Theatre Passe Muraille (TPM) is thrilled to unveil its 2025/2026 season, a captivating c…

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Sunday, June 29, 2025

Stratford Festival's Delicious and Delightful "Sense and Sensibility" is Just What The Doctor Ordered by Ross

The Stratford Festival Theatre Review: Sense and Sensibility By Ross This is my personal, somewhat roundabout entry into my review of the wonderfully festive and well-produced rendition by t…

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Saturday, June 28, 2025

Buddies in Bad Times Theatre Announces its Bold 2025/26 Season by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: Buddies in Bad Times Theatre Announces 2025 " 26 Season  These are the things we longed for.   June 2025 (Toronto, ON): ted witzel, Artistic Director of Bu…

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Friday, June 27, 2025

NYCC Delivers Us Our Bat Boy by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: New York City Center announces Casting for Bat Boy June 2025 (NEW YORK, NY) " NEW YORK CITY CENTER announced that Taylor Trensch, who made his Broadway debut …

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Thursday, June 26, 2025

Coal Mine Theatre Toronto Announces Exciting 11th Season by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: Coal Mine Theatre Unveils Their 11th Season COAL MINE THEATRE UNVEILS 11TH SEASON OF FOUR UNMISSABLE PRODUCTIONS; BRINGING TOGETHER THREE BUZZY CONTEMPORARY HITS…

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Wednesday, June 25, 2025

BACK TO THE FUTURE | FORWARD TO THE PAST Marking 35 Years Of Radical Art, Experimentation, And Creative Collaboration by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: SUMMERWORKS PERFORMANCE FESTIVAL 2025 BACK TO THE FUTURE | FORWARD TO THE PASTMARKING 35 YEARS OF RADICAL ARTISTRY, EXPERIMENTATION, AND CREATIVE COLLABORATION AUGU…

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Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Acton says: Stirred by Shakespeare in "Love You More" at the Tank by Ross

The Off-Broadway Theatre Review: Love You More By Acton This has to be a mistake. Entering Love You More (writer Nikhil Mahapatra, director N // Nicky Maggio) at The Tank, we're handed a …

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Monday, June 23, 2025

Luminato Festival Spontaneously Underwhelms by "An Oak Tree" by Ross

The Toronto Theatre Review: Tim Crouch's An Oak Tree By Ross With a "good luck, you're going to be great," the acclaimed English theatre creator Tim Crouch (My Arm; ENGLAND) ushers this u…

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Sunday, June 22, 2025

Shaw Festival's "The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe" Shrugs Away the Magic by Ross

The Shaw Festival Theatre Review: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe By Ross Four children play before being joined by many more. Jumping rope before the bomb sirens ring out, when overco…

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Saturday, June 21, 2025

Acton Says: Tell Me More, Tell Me More: "Bear Grease" at St. Luke's Theatre by Ross

The Off-Broadway Theatre Review: LightningCloud's Bear Grease at St. Luke's Theatre By Acton There's an electrifying moment in Act 2 of Lightning Cloud's Bear Grease (co-creator and di…

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The Shaw Festival's Tradition of Farce Lives on with Tons of Money by Ross

"I have an idea…" she says brightly, and with that lightbulb moment, most of the mischief of this fabulous farce flies forward. It's the lightest of its form, this particular play, never r…

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Friday, June 20, 2025

Stratford Festival Delivers the Hope and Salvation of "Forgiveness" by Ross

The Stratford Festival Theatre Review: Hiro Kanagawa's Forgiveness By Ross With a tender ear for the pain of imprisonment and racial profiling, balanced with the virtue of Forgiveness, from …

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Thursday, June 19, 2025

The Fight is On in Matchstick Theatre's Fierce "Leaving Home" at Coal Mine Toronto by Ross

The Toronto Theatre Review: Matchstick Theatre's Leaving Home By Ross "It's not the end of the world," we are told within the first few minutes of Leaving Home, but for many in this moving a…

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Wednesday, June 18, 2025

The Shaw Festival's Tradition of Farce Lives on with "Tons of Money" by Ross

The Shaw Festival Theatre Review: Will Evans and Valentine's Tons of Money By Ross "I have an idea…" she says brightly, and with that lightbulb moment, most of the mischief of this fabulou…

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Tuesday, June 17, 2025

"Anything Goes" Kicks its Heels Sky High at the Shaw Festival by Ross

The Shaw Festival Theatre Review: Anything Goes By Ross All aboard the MS Americana, as the Shaw Festival's effervescent production of Anything Goes sets sail for a spirited crossing filled …

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Monday, June 16, 2025

Classic Stage Company's "Bus Stop" Pauses to Solidly Ponder Love and Loneliness Over a Cup of Coffee by Ross

The Off-Broadway Theatre Review: CSC's Bus Stop By Ross Loneliness and love, two subtle but powerful constructs that rule the world and our senses, making us all act foolish and desperate at…

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Sunday, June 15, 2025

Shaw Festival Delivers "Dear Liar" " a Delightful Love Dance filled with Care and Sarcasm by Ross

The Shaw Festival Theatre Review: Jerome Kilty's Dear Liar By Ross It seemed like the most fitting formulation for the Shaw Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario to present Dear Liar, a p…

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Saturday, June 14, 2025

MTC Annouces Two Exciting Plays for the 2025-26 Season by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: Plays by David Lindsay-Abaire and Martyna Majok Announced for MTC's 2025-26 Season There's a lot of excitement coming from MTC these days as they announce that the …

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All that Chat

2025-2026 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 12, 2025: Call Me Izzy - Studio 54
Sep 16, 2025: Art - Music Box Theatre
Oct 08, 2025: Beetlejuice - Palace Theatre
Nov 13, 2025: Oedipus - Studio 54
Nov 16, 2025: Chess - Imperial Theatre
Mar 23, 2026: Giant - Music Box Theatre
Apr 06, 2026: Becky Shaw - Hayes Theater
Apr 16, 2026: Proof - Booth Theatre
Apr 26, 2026: Drama Desk Cut-Off