SCRUTINY | Mirvish’s Canadian & Juliet Is A Runaway Hit

By Paula Citron on December 16, 2025

SCRUTINY | The Woman In Black Evokes Terror Without The Customary Digital Spectacle

By Paula Citron on December 10, 2025

The Woman in Black at Toronto's CAA Theatre proves, yet again, that terror thrives in darkness — and in the stories we tell ourselves when the lights begin to fade.

SCRUTINY | Performances And Dazzling Production Values Elevate Mirvish’s We Will Rock You

By Paula Citron on December 8, 2025

The production of We Will Rock You currently playing in Toronto is definitely entertaining, well performed, holds up well and is certainly dazzling to watch.

SCRUTINY | Aszure Barton & Ambrose Akinmusire’s A a | a B : B E N D Offers A Powerful Merging Of Concert And Dance

By Paula Citron on December 5, 2025

A a | a B : B E N D, the joint creation of New York–based Canadian choreographer Aszure Barton and American composer and trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire, is a daring piece

SCRUTINY | Back To Basics Approach Creates Moving Production Of The Sound Of Music At Mirvish

By Paula Citron on December 2, 2025

An unsentimental approach to The Sound of Music at Mirvish reveals the musical’s original spirit, and in doing so, it got to me in ways I had not anticipated.

SCRUTINY | Everything About The National Ballet’s A Winter’s Tale Is A Class Act

By Paula Citron on November 18, 2025

This revival of Christopher Wheeldon’s 2014 ballet The Winter’s Tale by The National Ballet of Canada is a class act through and through.

SCRUTINY | Ava: The Secret Conversations Offers A Glimpse At Hollywood Royalty Of Days Past

By Paula Citron on November 12, 2025

The play Ava: The Secret Conversations, written by and starring Elizabeth McGovern, reflects that over-the-top personality of old school Hollywood's female stars.

SCRUTINY | The National Ballet’s Procession By Smith & Schraiber Is Nothing Short Of A Masterpiece

By Paula Citron on November 3, 2025

The world premiere ballet Procession by Bobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber for the National Ballet of Canada is a masterpiece.

SCRUTINY | Toronto Operetta Theatre’s Mikado Is Laugh Out Loud Fun

By Paula Citron on October 28, 2025

Toronto Operetta Theatre Artistic Director Guillermo Silva-Marin has revisited Gilbert & Sullivan's The Mikado with farce and fun in mind.

SCRUTINY | Les Ballets Trockadero Blend Comedy & Balletic Virtuosity

By Paula Citron on October 20, 2025

Les Ballet Trockadero is no longer just a comedy troupe of men on pointe with hairy chests and underarm hair poking through the tutus; it is a legitimate ballet company.