3,074 stories by "The Charlebois Post"
Coming in January, and already on the verge of selling out, is the mystical, must-hear Tristan und Isolde at COC. The images coming to us from this import from Europe give even greater cause…
fu-GEN, the Toronto-based company, has launched its tenth season. The Asian-Canadian theatre company presented this terrific video to give you a feel for the celebration. (And, we don't want…
Dirty WorkLessons we've learned and here comes The CharPR Prize!by Gaëtan L. CharleboisI love it when old movies have terrific quotes. In Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte, Bette Davis, playing…
Hotel BethlehemThe ToyBox is something you don't expect. It is a place where, no matter your age, you will play. This is an installation that is part of Passe Muraille's massive Theatre Beyo…
Pretend It's Going to Printby Sue EdworthySue Edworthy Arts Planning offers Marketing + Communications + Planning " For Your Art. This is what my business card says I do. What I actually do …
MASHING UP SHAKESPEAREjoel fishbaneRaised on a literary pedestal, hailed as the greatest playwright that ever lived, poor William Shakespeare has long been a victim of his own reputation. Tr…
Three Stand-ups, Three Flame-outsComedy stars miss, miss and missby Gaëtan L. Charlebois@gcharleboisWhy can't everyone be like Louis CK. I have every one of his recordings and there is no…
Production Diary Written on the Eve of Opening Nightby Andrew Cuk6 December 20115 December 2012Tomorrow night we open.29 JulyFirst night that my anxiety woke me up at three in the morning. W…
It's never too early to plan for the new year's theatre outings and this is one that we plead with you to see. If you do not know the haunting, troubling, musical kick of Assassins, you do n…
It's hard to beat a cast so clearly connecting with their material.You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, at ATP.
The Terrible TwosWe celebrate and look to the futureby Gaëtan L. CharleboisOn November 30, The Charlebois Post celebrated its second anniversary. Since Estelle Rosen and I launched a litt…
Eric Davis, Matthew Kabwe and Tamara BrownThere's a very good reason It's a Wonderful Life is not only a Christmas favourite but also on many top-ten lists of great films. For one thing, it …
Holly Gauthier-FrankelHow to Enter Vaudevilleby Keith Waterfield"Let's fuck and make art." Those words solidified the relationship between Alain Mercieca and me a year ago. We first met at T…
Matthew Gorman in Rum and VodkaRemember...EverythingActor, Audience, Story is the tag line we've chosen to define our mandate.by Matthew Gorman(all photos by Scott Gorman)We're a very old fa…
Sarah Rodgers, Scott Walters (Photo Credit: David Cooper)The Wheels on The Busby Jim Murchison @JimMurchisonThere is a vintage 1959 bus sitting outside the GCTC. The lobby is fille…
THE WICKED WITCH OF THE WEST ENDjoel fishbaneStop me if you've heard this one. A Producer, a Marketer and a Quantitive Analyst walk into a bar. "I want to produce a hit show," says the Produ…
Ryan Neil (photo credit: Tim Matheson)When Santa is spelled S-A-T-A-Nby Chris LaneSantaland Diaries certainly isn't your typically heart-warming Christmas yarn. Based on a short story by Dav…
(Garth Drabinsky, from the TIFF website)Stop the Show, I Want To Get Off!It's very hard not to be ambivalent about Show Stopperby Gaëtan L. Charlebois@gcharleboisThere are those who like …
Fancy Free!by Jim Murchison @JimMurchisonLast week was a busy week for theatre in Ottawa. So much so, that I did not have an opportunity to review Footloose until Tuesday evening. The p…
Swimming in Lifeby Joe Vermeulen@YYZatcboy[Please note that this review is based on a preview performance.]It is a cold New York winter, and Jack has just met the love of his life. Connie is…
So...snow, eh. Perhaps a little White Christmas: The Musical to get us through...(Monique Lund and Todd Talbot at The Arts Club; Photo by David Cooper)
Stefanie Wiens (by Bruce Monk)The Unseen Statue by Edgar GovernoMiracles are always just around the corner. They happened to someone we used to know, they're sure to save us from this m…
