Review: '‘rihannaboi95’ by Jordan Tannahill streamed through Young People's Theatre

Digital bullying, especially in the context of sexual orientation, is a formidable force. YPT, along with Mr. Malhi’s robust performance bravely faces the issue with both subtlety and power. It is suggested that “they will hate you.” Hopefully, this strong production will help young people to learn how to face or change this inevitability.

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Off-Off-Broadway Review: “The Pool Plays” at the New Ohio Theater

“The Pool, an artist-led pop-up theater company producing three ambitious new plays in rep, electrifies at The New Ohio Theater downtown. Catch them one at a time or settle in for a three-show day doozy; individually and collectively, this year’s cycle of Pool Plays is sure to linger long on the mind, coating the audience in a sickly-sweet malaise wrapped in deceptively charming premises.”

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Review: 'Holiday Inn' at Shaw's Festival Theatre, Niagara on the Lake, Ontario

The Shaw producers clearly knew how to respect Irving Berlin’s material and built a stunning show around stunning songs. We often use the term ‘ensemble’ to describe a particularly tight cast, but we can consider ‘Holiday Inn’ to be an ‘ensemble’ of leadership in that every department – music, acting, lighting, sets, choreography, costumes – was on full creative display.

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