Paid-members only Theatre First impression of Fall on Your Knees: Part One (Family Tree) Fans of Ann-Marie MacDonald's epic novel will likely be enraptured. But others might have a hard time caring about its characters.
Theatre Fifteen Dogs, listings beta version and Buddies begins its search Wagging my tail over Stephen Jackman-Torkoff and Peter Fernandes, hoping Buddies finds its way and introducing So Sumi's new listings section
Theatre Featured Can a one-minute trailer convince you to see a show? Long before TikTok, some savvy theatre producers figured out how to sell their product to mass audiences
Theatre Review: Martyr is a provocative look at religious extremism ARC's production of Marius von Mayenburg's play might not have the most elegant plot, but you can't argue with its staggering performances
Film Review: Adult Adoption is a quirky, poignant look at loneliness Stage artists Ellie Moon, Michael Healey, Rebecca Northan and Leah Doz star in Karen Knox's intriguing film about a Gen Z woman looking for parental guidance
Theatre Featured 10 Toronto shows to mark on your calendar this winter From adaptations of two bestselling Canadian novels and the stage debut of Sarah Gadon to a controversial Pulitzer Prize-winning play about race, here are some of the season's must-see shows
Theatre The Top 10 Toronto theatre productions of 2022 Is God Is, our place, Where The Blood Mixes, Sweeney Todd and The Antipodes stood out in arguably the most diverse and thoughtful theatre season ever
Theatre The Top 10 Toronto theatre artists of 2022 Fatuma Adar, Deborah Drakeford, Yolanda Bonnell, Virgilia Griffith, Craig Lauzon, Vanessa Sears and others all made theatres come back to life with a vengeance
Comedy The Top 10 Canadian comedy albums of 2022 Jon Dore, John Mostyn, Zabrina Douglas and Nathan Macintosh head up my list of the funniest albums of the year
Theatre The breakthrough Toronto stage artists of 2022 Here are six people who were so memorable they got audiences to Google their names after leaving the theatre
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Theatre Featured Wilkommen! Bienvenue! Welcome! My name is Glenn Sumi. I've been covering the Toronto theatre scene full-time for exactly 25 years, mostly at NOW Magazine, a once wonderful news and entertainment weekly whose days are numbered. Hence this newsletter. Pre-pandemic, I saw and reviewed hundreds of shows a year, primarily theatre but also comedy,
