Toronto Theatre – What’s On

Review: "Swing in the Night" A Vaudeville Cabaret ( Lady Luck Productions)

By Adelina Fabiano

Sass and Sex Appeal Seduces a Toronto Audience                                

Hopefully Toronto will be in for a lot more of the dynamic duo of Teresa Lombardi and Patrizia Gianforcaro gracing our stages. These exceptionally talented young ladies founded Lady Luck Productions in 2008.

Their current production of “Swing in the Night” A Vaudeville Cabaret is a lively, energetic show filled with great tunes, an endearing illusionist, an intriguing aerialist, superb dancers and a stunning vocalist. Continue reading Review: "Swing in the Night" A Vaudeville Cabaret ( Lady Luck Productions)

Eye-catching Toronto live theatre for the week of November 21, 2010

Here are all of the shows we wish we could get out and see this week!  Take your pick from our list of great theatre escapes for the week of October 24, 2010:

**  Shows marked with the double asterisks and in red are the ones that make Megan, our editor, wish she could clone herself so she could check them all out.

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Review: Photog (Boca del Lupo)

By Dana Lacey

Uncompromising and raw, Photog uses new media to give a glimpse into the world of conflict photojournalism.

Jay Dodge by Sherry J. Yoon

The first rule of conflict photography: never let your boss know you’re anything but “normal.” The second rule: don’t get killed.

Photog is a new-media mash-up of true stories from conflict photojournalists, quoted verbatim but told as first-person events by the fictional Thomas Smith, played by writer/performer Jay Dodge.

The project began in Brooklyn, 2008, when theatre company Boca del Lupo interviewed a number of conflict photographers about the nature of their experiences trying to reconcile the worlds they photograph with the worlds they live in. In a series of raw and revealing revelations, photos and videos, they talk about privilege, about feeling disconnected from the world, about following the sound of gunfire instead of running from it. It was commissioned as part of the Harbourfront Centre’s Fresh Ground program.
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Eye-catching Toronto live theatre for the week of November 14, 2010

Here are all of the shows we wish we could get out and see this week!  Take your pick from our list of great theatre escapes for the week of October 24, 2010:

**  Shows marked with the double asterisks and in red are the ones that make Megan, our editor, wish she could clone herself so she could check them all out. Continue reading Eye-catching Toronto live theatre for the week of November 14, 2010