End of the Rainbow

At Jericho Arts Centre until May 20, 2017
Everyone is unique but some are more unique than others. Judy Garland was an unforgettable, one-of-a-kind, monumental talent as well as an alcohol and drug addicted train wreck.

Janet Gigliotti as Judy Garland in End of the Rainbow. Credit: Ryan Crocker

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Mump and Smoot In Anything (With Knooma)

At The York Theatre until May 6, 2017
Ah, Mump. Oh, Smoot. Welcome back to Planet Earth. Where the hell have you been?

John Turner (Smoot) and Michael Kennard (Mump) in Mump and Smoot in Anything (with Knooma). Credit: Ian Jackson

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The Piano Teacher

At the Arts Club’s Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre until May 14, 2017
Playwright Dorothy Dittrich gives us a most elegant, thoughtful commentary on music: “Music is about relationships”. It’s the space between one note and next. “It’s about stories”.

Caitriona Murphy as Elaine and Megan Leitch as Erin in The Piano Teacher. Credit: David Cooper

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Parade: The True Story of Leo Frank

At the Norman Rothstein Theatre until April 29, 2017
Nothing – short of a snowstorm in April – is going to rain on this Parade.

Riley Sandbeck (left) as Leo Frank in Parade. Credit: Allyson Fournier 

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Mom’s the Word 3: Nest 1/2 Empty

At the Arts Club Granville Island Stage held over until May 20, 2017
Who let the Moms out? Bill Millerd, Artistic Managing Director, Arts Club Theatre, and we’re so happy he did.

Barbara Pollard, Deborah Williams, Alison Kelly, Robin Nichol and Jill Daum. Credit: Emily Cooper

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The Watershed

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At Gateway Theatre until April 15, 2017
How much you enjoy The Watershed might depend on whether you say ‘oil sands’ or ‘tar sands’.

Liisa Repo-Martell as Annabel Soutar and Alex Ivanovici as Alex Ivanovici in The Watershed. Credit: Guntar Kravis

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Genetic Drift

At The Fishbowl April 7 and 8, 2017
Want to know what the end of the world looks like? If Pi Theatre is right, it’s godawful. Even if Pi Theatre is wrong, it’s probably godawful.

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REDPATCH

At Presentation House until April 9 and at Studio 16 from April 12-16, 2017
With so many blood-curdling, realistic depictions of war in the movies and on TV, it’s challenging to stage a war on stage – especially in an intimate setting like Presentation House.

Deneh’Cho Thompson as Jonathon and Raes Calvert as Half-Blood in REDPATCH. Credit: Mark Halliday

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