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Toronto Fringe: A joyful, thought-provoking celebration of life in Memento Mori

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July 5, 2014

From the sidewalk outside Rochelle Rubenstein’s Studio (402 College St.), the audience is led along the alley and inside the wooden gates of a colourfully decorated garden, where we are greeted by two handsome, masked men (Christopher Sawchyn and Bruno Cunha); one offers two pieces of paper with questions and…
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Moments, Music, Theatre

Toronto Fringe: Karie Richards’ birdy – a moving & brave piece of storytelling

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July 4, 2014

I kicked off this year’s Toronto Fringe with a solo show: Karie Richards’ birdy … or how not to disappear at the Helen Gardiner Phelan Theatre. Directed by Jeff Culbert and created by Richards during a Playfinding Master Class with Daniel MacIvor at The Banff Centre, birdy is a brave…
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Books, Theatre

A funny & moving journey that entertains & inspires – Alison Wearing’s Confessions of a Fairy’s Daughter

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June 28, 2014

Playwright/actor/author Alison Wearing’s one-woman show Confessions of a Fairy’s Daughter: Growing Up with a Gay Dad, expanded and published as a full-length book last year, is currently running at U of T’s George Ignatieff Theatre as part of World Pride 2014 Toronto. And I was so happy to be able…
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Comedy, Music, Theatre

Judy! Judy! Judy! Kimberly Roberts’ powerhouse performance in The Get Happy Hour with Judy

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June 25, 2014

The late actress/entertainer Judy Garland is beloved on an international scale, and especially so among the LGBT community. And no one does Judy Garland quite like Kimberly Roberts. I first saw Roberts appear as Garland in the The Judy Monologues at Toronto Fringe – and was struck by how much…
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Comedy

Dawn Patrol Pride brings the big, gay funny @ Comedy Bar

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June 24, 2014

Had some big, gay fun times at Dawn Whitwell’s weekly Dawn Patrol standup show at Comedy Bar last night – this week, the extra spectacular Pride edition. Last night’s lineup featured an amazing roster of local talent, representing some of the funniest gays in the City (in order of appearance):…
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A powerful, moving adaptation – The Deliverance of Juliet & Her Romeo

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June 22, 2014

I was very lucky to be able to get in to see the closing night performance of Leroy Street Theatre’s/Avant Bard Productions’ adaptation of Romeo and Juliet – The Deliverance of Juliet and Her Romeo – at Unit 102 Theatre last night. Adapted by Harrison Thomas, Ashleigh Kasaboski and Anne…
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Comedy, Dance, Music, Theatre

World Pride musical drag fabulousness & support for PWA – A Chorus Queen

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June 21, 2014

I was very happy to kick off my World Pride Toronto experience with the opening of A Chorus Queen at Hart House Theatre last night; a drag musical conceived by Marc Simcox (also the show’s executive producer and artistic director) and Ramzi Ayyash, with book by Joseph Amenta. Directed by…
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Comedy, Music, Theatre

World Pride 2014 Toronto event teaser: The Get Happy Hour with Judy

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June 20, 2014

Here’s another World Pride 2014 Toronto event I’m really looking forward to: The Get Happy Hour with Judy, directed by Sarah Strange and featuring remarkable Judy Garland look-alike Kimberly Roberts – running June 24 – 25 at Revival Bar at 7:15 p.m. and 10:15 p.m. Toronto Fringe fans may remember…
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Books, Theatre

World Pride 2014 Toronto event teaser: Alison Wearing’s Confessions of a Fairy’s Daughter

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June 19, 2014

Playwright/actor/author Alison Wearing adapted her memoir Confessions of a Fairy’s Daughter: Growing Up with a Gay Dad into the award-winning one-woman show Confessions of a Fairy’s Daughter, which will be featured during World Pride 2014 Toronto at U of T’s George Ignatieff Theatre (June 25-28). Written as a comic monologue,…
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Toronto Fringe teaser: Tracey Erin Smith & SoulOTheatre present Memento Mori

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June 18, 2014

You only have a year left to live. What would you do? Tracey Erin Smith and SoulOTheatre present Smith’s one-woman show Memento Mori – directed by Anita LaSelva, and featuring Tango ensemble Payadora and two male dancers – running during the Toronto Fringe at Rochelle Rubenstein’s Studio (402 College St.)…
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