Everyone should read Alec Scott's lament about the state of theatre in Toronto in the March issue of Toronto Life (it's not online yet, or I would link to it). Toronto needs more Alec Scotts.

If I have to watch another mime-inspired adaptation of a Chekhov short story, I may spontaneously combust.

So yesterday, Mirvish announced their line-up for next year's season and I was there to get snarky about it in a national newspaper.

Things that happened that didn't make it into the paper:

1. Dave Broadfoot sat next to me and murmured his approval of A Chorus Line and the return of Spamalot.
2. The Color Purple was announced with an Oprah- ( Read more... )

OK. "Smaller, independent theatre companies like Soulpepper"? Seriously?

I am going to sit quietly digging my nails into my palms until the Globe hires an arts reporter who actually understands theatre in Toronto.

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