The plot of PARADE, a deadly serious but powerful musical, is true. In 1913, Leo Frank, an innocent superintendent at a pencil factory near Atlanta, was falsely accused of murdering a 13-year-old girl who worked for just pennies a day.
I know this Sondheim show almost by heart, having seen it performed four times before (once on Broadway). Here’s the ultimate compliment: walking out of the ancient building on Queen Street West, I turned to Merle and said, “I feel as if I’ve experienced this great musical for the first time—and understood it for the first time, too.”
The theatre critics of the daily newspapers all expressed disappointment and surprise: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum has lost so much of the humour and pacing that was seen at the Stratford Festival! It’s true. The present production in downtown Toronto lost a lot of magic and wit in the transfer.
Stratford Festival veteran Rod Beattie returns to his (stage) roots with Wingfield Lost & Found. He answers our questions. What’s new with everybody’s favourite Bay Street trader turned farmer? Well, we last saw Walt having started a family and gotten into climate concerns. Walt’s well fails, and this occasions trouble and a lot of hilarity. … Continued
New development proposed on former school property
Burglaries on the rise in Forest Hill and North Toronto
Proposal for Ridpath’s store site at Yonge and Davenport causing a stir
While plans for a soccer field at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic School (OLPH) were given official approval by the Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) last summer, rezoning issues and a strong alternative community proposal have reopened talks on the future of the derelict field, with a final decision set for Jan. 15.
This year I’m resolved to start appreciating the little things in life
Mimran is the first Canadian Mattel has ever honoured
Illegal body-rub parlours are hidden in plain sight on area streets
Figure out what underlying feelings are causing the current battle with your kids
