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  • The Book Of Everlasting Things is a dazzling, immersive literary debut

    Janet Somerville

    THE BOOK OF EVERLASTING THINGS by Aanchal Malhotra (Flatiron Books, 480 pages). $39.99. Rating: NNNNN New Delhi-based oral historian Aanchal Malhotra writes extensively about the...
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  • Review: Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat lives up to its title

    Glenn Sumi

    JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber (Mirvish). At the Princess of Wales Theatre (300 King West) until February...
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  • Op-ed: I was James Bowie’s client – and now I am being smeared by association

    Caryma Sa'd

    The morning before the story broke, I got a message from a colleague informing me that a scandal involving Ottawa lawyer James Bowie was imminent....
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  • A revamped fairy tale and a corny Cornish musical: this week in Toronto theatre

    Glenn Sumi

    Any improv artist knows you don’t need a lot of people to help populate a stage with memorable characters. Imagination, skill and clarity suffice. That’s...
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  • Some Shakespeare history, a campy take on a holiday classic and more: this week in Toronto theatre

    Glenn Sumi

    Recent openings Today it's rare to see the title role of Shakespeare's Othello performed by anyone other than a Black actor. But back in 1833,...
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  • Undocumented workers and a Fringe hit revisited: this week in Toronto theatre

    Glenn Sumi

    Recent openings There have been many fine new Canadian plays to premiere this season. But none has the clarity, emotional pull and power of Kanika...
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  • Op-ed: Ontario’s health care crisis is worse for the trans community

    Kristyn Wong-Tam

    Hospitals and health experts across Ontario are calling out a health crisis that’s steadily getting worse. From geriatric to paediatric care, the future and quality...
    The Trans march at Toronto Pride, June 24, 2022.
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  • Review: Choir Boy hits some powerful notes

    Glenn Sumi

    CHOIR BOY by Tarell Alvin McCraney (Canadian Stage/Arts Club Theatre Company). Runs at the Bluma Appel Theatre (27 Front East) until November 19. $29-$109. canadianstage.com....
    CultureStageTheatre

  • Sisters, fathers and the songs of ABBA: this week in Toronto theatre

    Glenn Sumi

    Three Sisters' Shauna Thompson (left), Hallie Seline and Caroline Toal, photographed by Dahlia Katz Recent openings Toronto Chekhov lovers have been very lucky. This fall,...
    CultureStageTheatre

  • Mussolini’s Daughter is a portrait of a complicated and cruel woman

    Janet Somerville

    Photo of author Caroline Moorehead by Daisy Heath MUSSOLINI'S DAUGHTER: THE MOST DANGEROUS WOMAN IN EUROPE by Caroline Moorehead (Random House Canada, 432 pages, $25.95)....
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  • Review: The Waltz charms us with laughs, romance and dancing

    Glenn Sumi

    Photo by Dahlia Katz THE WALTZ by Marie Beath Badian (Factory Theatre/Blyth Festival). Runs at the Factory Theatre Mainspace (125 Bathurst) until November 13. $10-$60....
    The Waltz at Factory Theatre
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  • Ann-Marie MacDonald weaves a magnificent, meaningful tapestry in Fayne

    Janet Somerville

    Photo of Ann-Marie MacDonald by Lora MacDonald-Palmer FAYNE by Ann-Marie MacDonald (Knopf Canada, 736 pages, cloth). $40. Rating: NNNNN Fayne, award-winning author, playwright, actor, LGBTQ+...
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  • The week in Toronto theatre: reviews and news roundup

    Glenn Sumi

    Photo by Dahlia Katz Recent openings In my recent review of The Shark Is Broken, I implied that sometimes a successful Fringe-type show should stay...
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  • David Suzuki: Trees help cities tackle climate crisis and inequality

    David Suzuki

    Glenn Sumi Environmental racism or discrimination can take many forms. It can mean building polluting factories or mines next to Indigenous communities, or “relocating” marginalized...
    trees cities climate crisis
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  • Review: Indecent is a remarkable play about the transformative power of theatre

    Glenn Sumi

    Photo by Cylla von Tiedemann INDECENT by Paula Vogel (Studio 180 production, presented by David Mirvish). Runs at the CAA Theatre (651 Yonge) until November...
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    CultureStageTheatre

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