Blue Rodeo hit the Molson Amphitheatre on Saturday night, the second of the venue’s two annual showcases involving made-it-big local talent. But where Drake’s OVO Fest has quickly morphed into a must-see happening, Blue Rodeo’s yearly August show has almost become a non-event.
It’s Thursday, and the weekend is fast approaching. Need stuff to see or do? We’ve got you covered. In this edition, Toronto’s favourite fair hits town, sun salutations galore, a movie festival on the lake and more.
Its been difficult to pinpoint exactly how to respond to Ozzy Osbourne in his latter years. Do we laugh at his mumbling Ozzy-isms and perpetually oblivious state of being, or do we take pity on this sad, strange man?
I know a film critic who not only refuses to watch the trailers of the movies he’s assigned to review, but he doesn’t even IMDB them beforehand. It’s a strange notion in our age, when one can basically know everything about a movie (or a play) without even bothering to watch it. Since I haven’t read Joe Orton’s Entertaining Mr. Sloane, I thought Soulpepper’s latest production was the perfect choice to attend “blind.”
What credentials does an actor need to play a Canadian superhero? Based on the choice of Toronto’s Kris Holden-Ried, as the new Captain Canuck, the requirements are a resonant, commanding voice, a chameleon-like ability to juggle multiple identities and lots of Canuck cred.
Since its debut at Cannes last year, Leos Carax’s Holy Motors has been dazzling audiences lucky enough to experience it. An immersive and surrealistic journey, Holy Motors marked Carax’s triumphant return to the big screen after a 13 year feature-film hiatus.
This month we pair Pan on the Danforth with Pantheon in anticipation of — what else? — the 20th annual Taste of the Danforth. Which legendary Hellenic joint is more heavenly? You choose.
The city’s groundbreaking arts festival SummerWorks kicks off this month. Known for experimentation, SummerWorks features a large theatrical program as well as a music series with artists such as indie pop group Snowblink. Post City chatted with Daniela Gesundheit about her music, the festival and the future of artistic expression.
The standard boy band model is typically one that is risk-averse. Take a handful of handsome performers possessing marketable, crowd-pleasing talents, arm them with individual identities, coordinated dance moves and a couple of catchy tunes and cash in.
Going back to high school is not something everyone wants to do. This may be especially true if you went to an all-girls school. And you can imagine the problems associated with finally being accepted into a desirable private school at 15 years old — only to take on the role of outsider among a sea of cliques.
Good luck topping that, OVO Fest. A capacity crowd of nearly 17,000 was on hand at the Molson Amphitheatre last night for Drake’s annual music festival, which turned out to be heaven on Earth for local hip hop fans.
Cats production stage manager, Darragh Parsons, and associate conductor, Steve Hunter, met 28 years ago on the Toronto set of Cats at the Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre. It didn’t take long for sparks to fly after their first meeting, and now, after more than a quarter of a century, Steve and Darragh are still going strong. Here, the couple takes us behind the scenes (so to speak) and tells us how they met.
