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A few weeks ago, I chatted w BRIGHT STAR/GREAT COMET actor George Krissa in @thestar.com.
I couldn’t use everything we talked about. So here he is discussing his breakthrough roles, making Hallmark Channel history and hoping to play Bobby one day in “Company.”
www.goaheadsumi.com/george-kriss...
I couldn’t use everything we talked about. So here he is discussing his breakthrough roles, making Hallmark Channel history and hoping to play Bobby one day in “Company.”
www.goaheadsumi.com/george-kriss...
Paid-member exclusive: Bright Star’s George Krissa
The scene-stealing star of Great Comet, Bright Star and the upcoming & Juliet discusses breaking through, making history at Hallmark and his dream roles
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October 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
A few weeks ago, I chatted w BRIGHT STAR/GREAT COMET actor George Krissa in @thestar.com.
I couldn’t use everything we talked about. So here he is discussing his breakthrough roles, making Hallmark Channel history and hoping to play Bobby one day in “Company.”
www.goaheadsumi.com/george-kriss...
I couldn’t use everything we talked about. So here he is discussing his breakthrough roles, making Hallmark Channel history and hoping to play Bobby one day in “Company.”
www.goaheadsumi.com/george-kriss...
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Antoni Cimolino announces casting for the 12 productions set to take the stage in 2026, his final season as Artistic Director.
Click here for details: www.stratfordfestival.ca/Media/NewsRe...
Click here for details: www.stratfordfestival.ca/Media/NewsRe...
October 20, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Antoni Cimolino announces casting for the 12 productions set to take the stage in 2026, his final season as Artistic Director.
Click here for details: www.stratfordfestival.ca/Media/NewsRe...
Click here for details: www.stratfordfestival.ca/Media/NewsRe...
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Wrote a little more about the Stratford Festival's new artistic director — the good, the bad and the hiring committee that included zero artists for the top job in Canadian theatre.
My column is online now:
www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/arti...
My column is online now:
www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/arti...
Why Jonathan Church’s hire could be a mixed bag for the Stratford Festival
New artistic director has family ties to Ontario and Mirvish credits, but minimal experience in Canada’s not-for-profit theatre sector
www.theglobeandmail.com
October 2, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Wrote a little more about the Stratford Festival's new artistic director — the good, the bad and the hiring committee that included zero artists for the top job in Canadian theatre.
My column is online now:
www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/arti...
My column is online now:
www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/arti...
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I really enjoyed @mirvish.bsky.social TELL TALE HARBOUR. It’s much broader and jokier than COME FROM AWAY, but still has a great big heart.
Review now up at @thestar.com.
www.thestar.com/entertainmen...
Review now up at @thestar.com.
www.thestar.com/entertainmen...
Alan Doyle’s ‘Tell Tale Harbour’ at Mirvish is not the next ‘Come From Away,’ but is still a charming, witty new Canadian musical
Inspired by the film “The Grand Seduction,” this musical blends humour and heart in a charming story about a small Maritime town fighting to stay alive.
www.thestar.com
September 29, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I really enjoyed @mirvish.bsky.social TELL TALE HARBOUR. It’s much broader and jokier than COME FROM AWAY, but still has a great big heart.
Review now up at @thestar.com.
www.thestar.com/entertainmen...
Review now up at @thestar.com.
www.thestar.com/entertainmen...
Tell Tale Harbour's run in Toronto is almost sold out! This is a great sign for this amazing made-in-Canada musical
Fair winds have swept our seaworthy show and its merry cast of misfits off to distant shores and they've dropped anchor in Toronto.
Break a leg—we're so proud! 🥹
Tickets are selling VERY QUICKLY so if you're hoping to catch the show, don't wait ➡️ www.mirvish.com/shows/tell-t...
Break a leg—we're so proud! 🥹
Tickets are selling VERY QUICKLY so if you're hoping to catch the show, don't wait ➡️ www.mirvish.com/shows/tell-t...
September 23, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Tell Tale Harbour's run in Toronto is almost sold out! This is a great sign for this amazing made-in-Canada musical
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Best theatre deal in town!! Tuesday night pay-what-you-choose at Soulpepper Theatre, with two terrific productions to choose from tonight: The Welkin and King Gilgamesh.
September 23, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Best theatre deal in town!! Tuesday night pay-what-you-choose at Soulpepper Theatre, with two terrific productions to choose from tonight: The Welkin and King Gilgamesh.
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Very much enjoyed THE VEIL and ENORMITY, GIRL, AND THE EARTHQUAKE IN HER LUNGS (phew) at Crow's and 877 Yonge, respectively.
Two stellar new plays – and each frightening in their own way.
My twofer review is online now:
www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/arti...
Two stellar new plays – and each frightening in their own way.
My twofer review is online now:
www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/arti...
These two new plays in Toronto are terrifying (and brilliant) in their own ways
The Veil and Enormity, Girl, and the Earthquake in Her Lungs offer different takes on scary
www.theglobeandmail.com
September 23, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Very much enjoyed THE VEIL and ENORMITY, GIRL, AND THE EARTHQUAKE IN HER LUNGS (phew) at Crow's and 877 Yonge, respectively.
Two stellar new plays – and each frightening in their own way.
My twofer review is online now:
www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/arti...
Two stellar new plays – and each frightening in their own way.
My twofer review is online now:
www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/arti...
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Cool news out of BC: Joshua Beamish's new ballet company is set to launch next April.
More in @theglobeandmail.com:
www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/theatre...
More in @theglobeandmail.com:
www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/theatre...
Choreographer Joshua Beamish announces new ballet company in Vancouver
Ballet Vancouver will present its inaugural mixed program in April
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September 9, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Cool news out of BC: Joshua Beamish's new ballet company is set to launch next April.
More in @theglobeandmail.com:
www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/theatre...
More in @theglobeandmail.com:
www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/theatre...
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INTRODUCING: ON Criticism, an incubator for theatre criticism offered by Intermission Magazine, the Grand Theatre, Theatre Aquarius, Talk is Free Theatre, and Tarragon Theatre.
Announcing ON Criticism: The 2025/26 Theatre Critics Lab
Four southern Ontario theatres are collaborating with Intermission Magazine to continue advancing the field of theatre criticism.
www.intermissionmagazine.ca
August 26, 2025 at 8:14 PM
INTRODUCING: ON Criticism, an incubator for theatre criticism offered by Intermission Magazine, the Grand Theatre, Theatre Aquarius, Talk is Free Theatre, and Tarragon Theatre.
I also loved this show, and I hope to see it get produced across Canada.
The Capitol Theatre Port Hope has an absolute hit on their hands with the World Premiere of "Rez Gas"
A fun and heartwarming musical about coming home, this is the message of community we all need right now.
#Theatre #Review #TheaTO
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A fun and heartwarming musical about coming home, this is the message of community we all need right now.
#Theatre #Review #TheaTO
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Capitol Theatre Port Hope’s “Rez Gas”
Coming home isn’t always easy…especially if you didn’t say goodbye to your friends and family before going. But when Destin suddenly finds himself stranded on his old Rez, he can see how much…
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August 26, 2025 at 7:16 PM
I also loved this show, and I hope to see it get produced across Canada.
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We're thrilled to be nominated for Attractions Ontario's 10th Annual Ontario’s Choice Awards!
Vote for us to win the Top Performing Arts spot. You can vote once a day until September 7, 2025: attractionsontario.ca/poll/top-per...
📷 Photo by Ann Baggley.
Vote for us to win the Top Performing Arts spot. You can vote once a day until September 7, 2025: attractionsontario.ca/poll/top-per...
📷 Photo by Ann Baggley.
August 21, 2025 at 8:12 PM
We're thrilled to be nominated for Attractions Ontario's 10th Annual Ontario’s Choice Awards!
Vote for us to win the Top Performing Arts spot. You can vote once a day until September 7, 2025: attractionsontario.ca/poll/top-per...
📷 Photo by Ann Baggley.
Vote for us to win the Top Performing Arts spot. You can vote once a day until September 7, 2025: attractionsontario.ca/poll/top-per...
📷 Photo by Ann Baggley.
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In the Capitol Theatre’s new musical Rez Gas, songwriter Cale Crowe spins a comic tale of uneasy homecoming
“If it works in [the rehearsal] room and all these people believe in it, then we can take on the whole world," says Crowe.
www.intermissionmagazine.ca/features/rez...
“If it works in [the rehearsal] room and all these people believe in it, then we can take on the whole world," says Crowe.
www.intermissionmagazine.ca/features/rez...
In 'Rez Gas,' Cale Crowe spins a comic tale of uneasy homecoming
“Every now and then, I have to remind myself that [Rez Gas] is actually happening,” says Crowe. “We can take on the whole world.”
www.intermissionmagazine.ca
August 13, 2025 at 9:30 PM
In the Capitol Theatre’s new musical Rez Gas, songwriter Cale Crowe spins a comic tale of uneasy homecoming
“If it works in [the rehearsal] room and all these people believe in it, then we can take on the whole world," says Crowe.
www.intermissionmagazine.ca/features/rez...
“If it works in [the rehearsal] room and all these people believe in it, then we can take on the whole world," says Crowe.
www.intermissionmagazine.ca/features/rez...
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✨ Announcing our 2026 season! ✨
The culmination of a 40-year career with the Festival, including 14 seasons as Artistic Director, this will be Antoni Cimolino's farewell season, with plays united under the theme of "This Rough Magic".
The 2026 playbill across our four venues...
The culmination of a 40-year career with the Festival, including 14 seasons as Artistic Director, this will be Antoni Cimolino's farewell season, with plays united under the theme of "This Rough Magic".
The 2026 playbill across our four venues...
August 12, 2025 at 12:43 PM
✨ Announcing our 2026 season! ✨
The culmination of a 40-year career with the Festival, including 14 seasons as Artistic Director, this will be Antoni Cimolino's farewell season, with plays united under the theme of "This Rough Magic".
The 2026 playbill across our four venues...
The culmination of a 40-year career with the Festival, including 14 seasons as Artistic Director, this will be Antoni Cimolino's farewell season, with plays united under the theme of "This Rough Magic".
The 2026 playbill across our four venues...
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Woo hoo!! So thrilled that 2b theatre company RED LIKE FRUIT by Hannah Moscovitch has won a Scotsman Fringe First at Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Can’t wait to join you next week!
August 8, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Woo hoo!! So thrilled that 2b theatre company RED LIKE FRUIT by Hannah Moscovitch has won a Scotsman Fringe First at Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Can’t wait to join you next week!
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Jeez b'y, there's only 1️⃣4️⃣ performances of TELL TALE HARBOUR left! ⏰ Git your arse over to Confederation Centre of the Arts before it's too late!
Get your feed of east coast slang, joy, and laughs in the NEW VERSION of Tell Tale Harbour, on now until Aug 29.
➡️ confederationcentre.com/tth
Get your feed of east coast slang, joy, and laughs in the NEW VERSION of Tell Tale Harbour, on now until Aug 29.
➡️ confederationcentre.com/tth
August 8, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Jeez b'y, there's only 1️⃣4️⃣ performances of TELL TALE HARBOUR left! ⏰ Git your arse over to Confederation Centre of the Arts before it's too late!
Get your feed of east coast slang, joy, and laughs in the NEW VERSION of Tell Tale Harbour, on now until Aug 29.
➡️ confederationcentre.com/tth
Get your feed of east coast slang, joy, and laughs in the NEW VERSION of Tell Tale Harbour, on now until Aug 29.
➡️ confederationcentre.com/tth
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American friends, are you worried about how you’ll be received in Canada this summer?
Fear not! As Jesse Green writes in the New York Times, our arms are wide open for you here in Stratford.
Fear not! As Jesse Green writes in the New York Times, our arms are wide open for you here in Stratford.
On Canada’s Top Stage, Macbeth and Annie Are Talking to Americans
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August 8, 2025 at 8:44 PM
American friends, are you worried about how you’ll be received in Canada this summer?
Fear not! As Jesse Green writes in the New York Times, our arms are wide open for you here in Stratford.
Fear not! As Jesse Green writes in the New York Times, our arms are wide open for you here in Stratford.
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The Ontario government is considering new rules to regulate talent agents—rules that could directly affect how performers are paid, protected, and supported. Your feedback is very important! See your recent Member email to read the consultation guide and proposal, and how to submit your comments.
August 7, 2025 at 5:56 PM
The Ontario government is considering new rules to regulate talent agents—rules that could directly affect how performers are paid, protected, and supported. Your feedback is very important! See your recent Member email to read the consultation guide and proposal, and how to submit your comments.
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How's this for a boost, Canada? From the Chicago Tribune's chief theatre critic, Chris Jones: "Canadian theater, and Canadians in general, are doing better than their neighbors to the south at focusing on the core values that hold the nation together."
Column: The Stratford Festival of theater rediscovers a beating Canadian heart
This summer’s slate includes “Annie,” a very Canadian “Anne of Green Gables,” the thought-provoking “Forgiveness” and a very moving “Winter’s T…
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August 7, 2025 at 6:27 PM
How's this for a boost, Canada? From the Chicago Tribune's chief theatre critic, Chris Jones: "Canadian theater, and Canadians in general, are doing better than their neighbors to the south at focusing on the core values that hold the nation together."
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Really grateful to Phil Rickaby for having me on @stageworthy.ca, where we had a wide-ranging conversation about slime tutorials, my strange journey from theatre school to my job at The Globe and, of course, Taylor Swift.
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#421 – Aisling Murphy
Stageworthy · Episode
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July 22, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Really grateful to Phil Rickaby for having me on @stageworthy.ca, where we had a wide-ranging conversation about slime tutorials, my strange journey from theatre school to my job at The Globe and, of course, Taylor Swift.
open.spotify.com/episode/3FPj...
open.spotify.com/episode/3FPj...
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Had never seen the stage version of STEEL MAGNOLIAS. So it was worth the trip to Port Hope to see it with a lovely cast.
www.goaheadsumi.com/review-steel...
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Review: Steel Magnolias blossoms in Port Hope
Even if you know the movie, you’ll enjoy watching six of the city’s finest actors deliver some gold ol’ fashioned Southern comfort
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July 23, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Had never seen the stage version of STEEL MAGNOLIAS. So it was worth the trip to Port Hope to see it with a lovely cast.
www.goaheadsumi.com/review-steel...
www.goaheadsumi.com/review-steel...
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It’s official: Soulpepper has found its next artistic director. Paolo Santalucia will begin in the role on Sept. 1.
My exclusive for @theglobeandmail.com is online now:
www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/theatre...
My exclusive for @theglobeandmail.com is online now:
www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/theatre...
Soulpepper appoints Paolo Santalucia as artistic director
The theatre artist and Soulpepper Academy alum will take the reins from Weyni Mengesha
www.theglobeandmail.com
July 23, 2025 at 11:42 AM
It’s official: Soulpepper has found its next artistic director. Paolo Santalucia will begin in the role on Sept. 1.
My exclusive for @theglobeandmail.com is online now:
www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/theatre...
My exclusive for @theglobeandmail.com is online now:
www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/theatre...
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There are some fine performances and great direction, but I simply could not get behind "Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812," now running @mirvish.bsky.social. #theaTO
Here's my minority report, for @thestar.com:
Here's my minority report, for @thestar.com:
In this electro-pop opera retelling of Tolstoy’s ‘War and Peace,’ the leads shine, but the emotions fall flat
There’s little emotional depth in Dave Malloy’s sprawling retelling of Tolstoy’s “War and Peace.” But the leads in this Canadian company shine.
www.thestar.com
July 23, 2025 at 9:04 PM
There are some fine performances and great direction, but I simply could not get behind "Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812," now running @mirvish.bsky.social. #theaTO
Here's my minority report, for @thestar.com:
Here's my minority report, for @thestar.com:
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Single tickets for our 2025/26 season are officially on sale! 🎉
Whether you're drawn to timeless classics, daring psychological drama, or exciting new productions there’s something you’ll love waiting for you at the opera house.
coc.ca/tickets
Whether you're drawn to timeless classics, daring psychological drama, or exciting new productions there’s something you’ll love waiting for you at the opera house.
coc.ca/tickets
July 21, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Single tickets for our 2025/26 season are officially on sale! 🎉
Whether you're drawn to timeless classics, daring psychological drama, or exciting new productions there’s something you’ll love waiting for you at the opera house.
coc.ca/tickets
Whether you're drawn to timeless classics, daring psychological drama, or exciting new productions there’s something you’ll love waiting for you at the opera house.
coc.ca/tickets