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How I Met TheTheatreTimes.com

Review: “UnTuned” (Golvareh)



Performing Shakespeare in the Era of COVID-19

Battery Dance Festival+: Canadian Voices in Dance

Online Acting Classes? Here Are the Pros and Cons



Review: Tarragon Theatre’s “Orestes” by Rick Roberts


For Youth, Theatre is Action






Invisible Diaries: Lay Your Burdens Down Day



Invisible Diaries: Who Is That Masked Man?

Invisible Diaries: Sympathetic Magic





Review of Porte Parole’s “The Assembly – Montreal”



“5 O’clock Bells:” The Story of Lenny Breau




Well-Executed “Waitress” Hampered by Poor Sound





“Casablanca:” We’ll Always Have the Radio!!!







“Oleanna’s” Take on Sexual Harassment Holds Up Well



“Happy Days” at Theatre Kingston

GCTC’S “Bang Bang”: A Fast-Paced, Funny Satire



Mòshkamo: “Finding Wolastoq Voice”

“Asking For It” at 1000 Islands Theatre





“The Unnatural and Accidental Women” in Ottawa


“The Ugly One:” Re-adaptation Attempts Face-Lift























2 Sherlock Holmes Adventures

The Toronto Theatre Laboratory

















“Albumen”: A Living Hotblooded Art Piece






A Feminist Documentary Play From Toronto: “Grace”




Undercurrents Festival: Bark And Lots Of Bite




Review: Who Needs To Be Reminded “We Are Not Alone”?






“After The Fire’s” Wit And Rage Is Incendiary

“Deer Woman” Is A Work Of Immense Power And Artistry

Artistic Director Eric Coates remaking GCTC










Solo 70: Dance Is A Mechanism For Letting Go

“The Drowning Girls”: A Story Of Misogyny And Murder






Peter Hinton’s Return To The NAC Stage


“Fierce” Offers A Believable Portrayal Of Loneliness

“The Virgin Trial”: A Gritty Political Crime Drama


“Fierce” Premise Hard To Buy





B+ For Broadway Across Canada’s “School Of Rock”


Ottawa Little Theatre’s Two Paws Up For “Sylvia”






Review: “Julius Caesar” At The Stratford Festival


The Gladstone Celebrates A Decade Of Drama

Review: “Sisters” At Soulpepper Theatre


“The Tempest” At The Stratford Festival


Seana Mckenna Shines As Julius Caesar At Stratford



“I Don’t See Race” And Other White Lies

“Orlando” At Soulpepper Theatre




“Don’t Read The Comments” (Montreal Fringe)










A Reboot Of “Doctor Faustus” For The Cyber Age






“Wicked”–North American Tour




“#Faustus” At Arts Court Theatre


“Anjou”: Lady Chamberlain





Review: “An Ideal Husband” At The Stratford Festival

Review: “The Music Man” At The Stratford Festival











All Love for “Black Boys’” Black On Black Love


“Up To Low” Has Universal Appeal!


“Dissidents” At ARC

“BANG BANG” Is Equal Parts Disarming And Disturbing



Foster On Aging: Amusing But Often Tasteless

“Snake Oil”: A Thought Provoking Show









The NAC Comes Up Trumps With “carried away”


“Idomeneus”: Digging For Truth In Myth






On Words In Motion: “Brodsky/Baryshnikov”












Tracing With Body And Music In Jeff Ho’s “Trace”

Sitting With Amanda Parris’ “Other Side Of The Game”



Fresh Takes On Fresh Meat, Part 1






Edmonton Fringe: Political and Physical



“In Sundry Languages” Is A Feast for the Ears








“Come From Away” – New Canadian Musical on Broadway





“Concord Floral” at Canadian Stage

Olivier Kemeid’s “The Aeneid” at Stratford Festival
“KPOP” On Broadway: A Multisensory Feast of HEUNG
by Walter Byongsok Chon | Jun 4, 2023 | Musical Theatre, New York, Review, South Korea, Transcultural Collaborations | 0
KPOP is a new musical, with a book by Jason Kim and music by Helen Park and Max Vernon. It...
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Bombastic Intimacies: Sophie McIntosh’s “cityscrape”
by Rhiannon Ling | May 30, 2023 | New York, Review, Theatre and Gender, United States of America | 0
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Robert Patrick, Playwright, Has Passed Away
by Magie Dominic | May 19, 2023 | New York, News, Playwriting, United States of America | 0
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Drag Queens in Musical Theatre
by Lisa Monde | May 8, 2023 | Essay, Interview, LGBTQ Theatre, Musical Theatre, New York, United States of America | 0
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“KPOP” On Broadway: A Multisensory Feast of HEUNG
by Walter Byongsok Chon | Jun 4, 2023 | Musical Theatre, New York, Review, South Korea, Transcultural Collaborations | 0
KPOP is a new musical, with a book by Jason Kim and music by Helen Park and Max Vernon. It...
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Bombastic Intimacies: Sophie McIntosh’s “cityscrape”
by Rhiannon Ling | May 30, 2023 | New York, Review, Theatre and Gender, United States of America | 0
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Robert Patrick, Playwright, Has Passed Away
by Magie Dominic | May 19, 2023 | New York, News, Playwriting, United States of America | 0
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Drag Queens in Musical Theatre
by Lisa Monde | May 8, 2023 | Essay, Interview, LGBTQ Theatre, Musical Theatre, New York, United States of America | 0
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Arden of Faversham: A True Crime Thriller
by Clare Cioffero | Apr 10, 2023 | Acting, New York, Review, United States of America | 0
Exploring Palestinian Allyship in “Decolonizing Sarah”
by Tim Hamilton | Apr 10, 2023 | Chicago, Palestine, Review, Theatre and Decolonization, Theatre and Politics, United States of America | 0
Hummus is not appropriated hipster dip, it’s Palestinian food. So argues Wally, a...
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Emerging Playwright Embarks on Gershwin Era Musical
by Alexander Fatouros | Aug 23, 2022 | Chicago, Musical Theatre, News, Playwriting, United States of America | 0
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“(It’s Been 76 Years and We’re) Still Waiting for Lefty” – Theatre Unleashed at Hollywood Fringe Festival
by Christine Deitner | Sep 5, 2021 | Los Angeles, Review, United States of America | 1
Seventy-six years after Clifford Odets’ Waiting for Lefty premiered in New York, Theatre Unleashed...
Radical Representation: “Hi, Are You Single” Engages and Triumphs
by Taurie Kinoshita | Feb 24, 2021 | Hawaii, LGBTQ Theatre, Review, Theatre and Disability, United States of America | 0
Hypnotically charming, exquisitely flamboyant and the very embodiment of wit, Ryan J. Haddad wrote...
“Zahhak: The Legend of the Serpent King” and Dialogue of Civilizations at American Repertory Theater: An Interview with the Creative Team
by Heather Waters | Jan 9, 2023 | Boston, Interview, Theatre and Politics, United States of America | 0
Zahhak: The Legend of the Serpent King, will be performed January 12 – 15, 2023, at the Loeb...
Perceptions of Each Other’s Cultures: Open Letter to an American Theater Critic
by Henrik Eger | Aug 19, 2019 | Philadelphia, Transcultural Collaborations, United Kingdom, United States of America | 1
Most theater productions will never become available again, no matter how great the quality,...
Kennedy Center Dramaturgy Intensive 2021 Retrospective
by Suzi Elnaggar | Jan 13, 2022 | Covid-19, Dramaturgy, Mexico, Review, United States of America | 0
In the face of many challenges in Summer 2021, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts...
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“Black Dove” – Chekhov in Mexico
by Antonio Hernández Nieto | Mar 31, 2021 | Mexico, Review, Russian Theatre Abroad | 0
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“Chicago:” Presenting Crime as a Show
by Lorena Meeser | Jan 13, 2020 | Mexico, Musical Theatre, Review, Theatre and Dance | 0
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“Distancias Cortas” (Short Distances): Four Spaces, Four Moments
by Lorena Meeser | Sep 23, 2019 | Adaptation, Immersive Theatre, Mexico, Review | 0
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Of Blood and Metaphors: Bárbara Colio’s “Casi Transilvania”
by Margarita Vargas | Jun 11, 2019 | Mexico, Review | 0
Once Upon A Time In BIM: A Theatre Resuscitation In The Time Of COVID-19
by Alvina Ruprecht | Dec 26, 2020 | Barbados, Covid-19, Review | 0
Independence in Barbados is not without its many activities in celebration. We are accustomed to...
Performative States In Cuba: Coco Fusco In Conversation With Stephanie Bailey
by Stephanie Bailey | Sep 18, 2017 | Cuba, Interview, United States of America | 0
In this conversation, Cuban-American interdisciplinary artist and writer Coco Fusco talks about...
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“KPOP” On Broadway: A Multisensory Feast of HEUNG
by Walter Byongsok Chon | Jun 4, 2023 | Musical Theatre, New York, Review, South Korea, Transcultural Collaborations
KPOP is a new musical, with a book by Jason Kim and music by Helen Park and Max Vernon. It...
Read MoreBombastic Intimacies: Sophie McIntosh’s “cityscrape”
by Rhiannon Ling | May 30, 2023 | New York, Review, Theatre and Gender, United States of America
Empty Gregory’s coffee cups and PureLeaf bottles reside on a table, Trader Joe’s bags are against...
Read MoreRobert Patrick, Playwright, Has Passed Away
by Magie Dominic | May 19, 2023 | New York, News, Playwriting, United States of America
Robert Patrick, playwright, passed away on April 23, 2023, at his home in Los Angeles. He was 85....
Read MoreDrag Queens in Musical Theatre
by Lisa Monde | May 8, 2023 | Essay, Interview, LGBTQ Theatre, Musical Theatre, New York, United States of America
Dedicated to the 40th anniversary of the first publication of the play by Jean Poiret La Cage Aux...
Read MoreThe Theatre We Want In 2040? We Used “Strategic Foresight” To Plan On The Prairies
by Christine Brubaker, Taiwo Afolabi, Yvette Nolan, Jessica Thornton, and Heather Russek | Apr 28, 2023 | Canada, News, Theatre and Decolonization, Theatre and Politics
Does it seem far-fetched to imagine a future where the government subsidizes theatres and theatre...
Read MoreExploring Palestinian Allyship in “Decolonizing Sarah”
by Tim Hamilton | Apr 10, 2023 | Chicago, Palestine, Review, Theatre and Decolonization, Theatre and Politics, United States of America
Hummus is not appropriated hipster dip, it’s Palestinian food. So argues Wally, a...
Read MoreArden of Faversham: A True Crime Thriller
by Clare Cioffero | Apr 10, 2023 | Acting, New York, Review, United States of America
A small boat sails the stage while a trap door serves as the river depths for one of the characters to sink beneath the waves. And as the story reaches its inevitable conclusion, a snowstorm complete with snow drifts – an element taken directly from the origin story of Arden.
Read More“Love”—A Dissenting View
by Jonathan Kalb | Apr 2, 2023 | Devised Theatre, Documentary Theatre, New York, Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom, United States of America
Alexander Zeldin’s Love— a much-celebrated, quietly confrontational, British-devised piece from...
Read More“TRACES:” An Interview With Co-Creators James Clements and Sam Hood Adrain of What Will the Neighbors Say?
by Emily Cordes | Mar 29, 2023 | Documentary Theatre, Interview, New York, Theatre and Politics, United States of America
TRACES is a new devised documentary theater piece presented by the investigative theatre group...
Read MoreThe Envy of Baz Luhrmann: A Parkside “Romeo + Juliet” to Remember
by Rhiannon Ling | Mar 23, 2023 | Adaptation, New York, Review, United States of America
It can be difficult to gain contemporary audience for Shakespearean performance. Though the Bard’s...
Read MoreInterview: The “Best Time to Be Alive” and The Reclamation of Identity
by Melissa Denzer | Mar 20, 2023 | Interview, Musical Theatre, New York, United States of America
On March 17, 2023, New York City’s Bedlam hosted the first industry reading of Best Time to Be...
Read MoreBroadway Bodies: An Interview with Ryan Donovan
by Trevor Boffone | Mar 15, 2023 | Interview, Musical Theatre, United States of America
Productions of Broadway musicals have body issues. Full stop. From casting norms for Broadway...
Read MoreArt and Tech Imaginings of Kat Mustatea
by Alexander Fatouros | Mar 10, 2023 | Interview, New York, Theatre and Art, Transmedia, United States of America
Creating art that reflects our time, Kat Mustatea is a playwright and technologist whose...
Read MorePrototype Festival: “Mary Motorhead/Trade” and “In Our Daughter’s Eyes”
by Clare Cioffero | Mar 2, 2023 | Festivals, New York, Review, Theatre and Opera, United States of America
It has been so challenging to write these reviews of three recent works presented as part of the...
Read MoreSitting Down with Emerging Artist Thalia Ranjbar
by Morgan Skolnik | Feb 27, 2023 | Directing, Interview, New York, United States of America
The work of Thalia Ranjbar may be challenging– pushing beyond norms and expectations, but at its...
Read MoreBrecht, Kabarett, and Pussy Riot: The Impact of AnomalousCo’s “(beyond) Doomsday Scrolling”
by Rhiannon Ling | Feb 22, 2023 | Devised Theatre, New York, Review, Theatre and Politics, United States of America
Entering the theatre at HERE Arts, there is already a sense of broken ground. My companion and I...
Read MoreThe House Where Phantom Lived—Part I: The Majestic Theatre, New York
by Lisa Monde | Feb 17, 2023 | Interview, Musical Theatre, New York, Producing, United States of America
Dedicated to the 35th anniversary of the Broadway musical “The Phantom of the Opera.” It is known...
Read MoreThe Geography of Theatre Imagination: A New “Endgame” at a New Irish Theatre Festival
by S.E. Gontarski | Feb 13, 2023 | Adaptation, Directing, New York, Review, United States of America
Much of my approach to theatre, to performance, especially, consists in locating and assessing a...
Read MoreThe Poeticism of Woman’s War: AnomalousCo’s “(beyond) Doomsday Scrolling”
by Rhiannon Ling | Feb 13, 2023 | Devised Theatre, New York, Review, Theatre and Gender, Theatre and Politics, United States of America
Only a week after the invasion of Ukraine, three creatives found themselves nestled around a...
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