Frontmezzjunkies

#Broadway Is Saying Goodbye to #CatsJellicleBall #Titaníque & Some Remarkable Shows #Frontmezzjunkies reports: A bittersweet summer of Broadway closings raises uncomfortable questions about what the economics of the theatre can sustain @catsjellicleball @titaniquemusical #LCTRagtime @salesmanonbroadway @everybrilliantthingonbroadway @moulinrougebway http://frontmezzjunkies.com/2026/08/08/broadway-is-saying-goodbye-to-cats-titanique-and-some-remarkable-shows/

#OlmoFilm Arrives in U.S. Theatres After Captivating #TIFF50 Audiences #Frontmezzjunkies reports: #FernandoEimbcke's acclaimed coming-of-age drama begins its U.S. theatrical release this week through #GreenwichEntertainment @greenwichentertainment @cinematropical #Olmo #Film #Release http://frontmezzjunkies.com/2026/08/07/olmo-arrives-in-u-s-theatres-after-captivating-tiff-audiences/

#TIFF51: Chapter 7 Begins with 54 Films and a Festival Full of Possibilities #Frontmezzjunkies reports: #TIFFCentrepiece brings World Premieres, international discoveries, Canadian cinema, and a particularly tempting slate of films to my #TIFF2026 schedule #TorontoInternationalFilmFestival #TIFF2026 @TIFF http://frontmezzjunkies.com/2026/08/07/tiff51-chapter-7-begins-with-54-films-and-a-festival-full-of-possibilities/

#BlythOffIslandOdyssey #frontmezzjunkies was at the #BlythFestival and reviews: #OffIslandOdyssey written and performed by #JustinShaw @justinshawmedy #OnePersonShow #Comedy @blythfestivaltheatre #BlythFestivalON #BlythOntario #canadiantheatre My Huron County Odyssey Lands at Shaw’s “Off-Island Odyssey” http://frontmezzjunkies.com/2026/08/06/my-huron-county-odyssey-lands-at-shaws-off-island-odyssey/

#SummeWorks2026is Here, and I’m Ready to Dive In #Frontmezzjunkies reports: Four shows on my #SummerWorks 2026 schedule, , plus a few I wish I could squeeze in as the Fight | Flight festival opens across #Toronto #summerworksfun #SWFightFlight @summerworksfun #TorontoTheatre #TheaTO http://frontmezzjunkies.com/2026/08/05/summerworks-is-here-and-my-festival-schedule-is-already-filling-up/

#BlythLastMayor #frontmezzjunkies was at the #BlythFestival and reviews: #TheLastMayorOfRustyRiver created by #DavidScott & director #GilGarratt with original music by #JohnPowers starring #BenedictCampbell #RobinCraig #BrontaeHunter #DavidKirby #CameronLaurie & #HallieSeline with a cameo by #CaptainWhiskers @blythfestivaltheatre #BlythFestivalON #BlythOntario #canadiantheatre Captain Whiskers Takes on Small-Town Politics in “The Last Mayor of Rusty River” http://frontmezzjunkies.com/2026/08/04/captain-whiskers-takes-on-small-town-politics-in-the-last-mayor-of-rusty-river/

#TIFF2026 Chapter Six Begins as the First #TributeAward Honourees Are Revealed #Frontmezzjunkies reports: #PenélopeCruz #LeeChangdong #IsabelleHuppert, and more make #TIFF51 feel wonderfully close and celebratory #TorontoInternationalFilmFestival #TIFF2026 @TIFF http://frontmezzjunkies.com/2026/08/03/tiff-chapter-six-begins-as-the-first-tribute-honourees-are-revealed/

#OrphansPlay #frontmezzjunkies reviews: #LyleKessler's #Orphans presented by #MiriamLaurenceStudioEnsembleWorks directed by #MiriamLaurence starring #DaytoniRaye #PhilipSavas and #KaiDavanyan at #VillagePlayhouseTO #TorontoTheatre #TheaTO http://frontmezzjunkies.com/2026/08/02/orphans-finds-family-in-a-dark-and-uneasy-power-play/

#TheCuriousCaseOfBenjaminButton Musical Returns to the Stage, This Time Just a Little Closer to Home #Frontmezzjunkies reports: After capturing my heart in London's #WestEnd, the #OlivierAward winning #musical arrives this Fall #OffBroadway at The #PublicTheaterNY #PublicCuriousCaseMusical with #AndrewDurand @durandrew #BritneyColeman @britneycoleman #KelseeKimmel @kelseekimmel @publictheaterny #NYTheatre http://frontmezzjunkies.com/2026/08/01/the-curious-case-of-benjamin-button-returns-to-the-stage-this-time-just-a-little-closer-to-home/

#TIFF51 Broadens the Story as Primetime Takes Centre Stage #Frontmezzjunkies reports: #JesseMcKeown, #MikeFlanagan, #KatSandler, and a lineup of acclaimed television creators bring another exciting chapter to this year's TIFF #TorontoInternationalFilmFestival #TIFF2026 @TIFF http://frontmezzjunkies.com/2026/07/31/tiff51-broadens-the-story-as-primetime-takes-centre-stage/

#DruidEndgame #DruidTheat’res #Endgame Returns to Canada to Open #Toronto's Newest Cultural Landmark #Frontmezzjunkies reports: The acclaimed Irish production inaugurates #TheCorleck, an exciting new waterfront arts venue from the #CanadaIrelandFoundation @druidtheatre #Corleck @canadairlelandfoundation #CIFthecorleck #torontotheatre #TheaTO http://frontmezzjunkies.com/2026/07/30/druids-endgame-returns-to-canada-to-open-torontos-newest-cultural-landmark/

#GrandTheatreLaughs The #GrandTheatre London Has Me Laughing... and Wishing I Could Be in Two Places at Once #Frontmezzjunkies reports: #ColinMochrie #RebeccaNorthan #KevinKruchkywich & #AliHassan headline a delightfully unexpected new comedy series #GrandLaughs @thegrandlondon @hyprov @colinmochrie7591 @asadmecci @spontaneoustheatre #TheSoaps @standupali @downtownlondon #TheGrandLondon #CanadianTheatre http://frontmezzjunkies.com/2026/07/29/the-grand-theatre-london-has-me-laughing-and-wishing-i-could-be-in-two-places-at-once/

I Missed #HamiltonFringe This Year. I'm Not Making That Mistake Again. #Frontmezzjunkies reports: Missing this year's festival only made me realize how essential #HamiltonFringeFestival has become @hamfringehftco #fringefestival #CanadianTheatre http://frontmezzjunkies.com/2026/07/29/i-missed-hamilton-fringe-this-year-im-not-making-that-mistake-again/

#TheAmateurs Reading Finally Brings #SlingsAndArrows Back Home to the #StratfordFestival #Frontmezzjunkies reports: A work-in-progress reading became an unforgettable homecoming for the creators, cast, and fans of "Slings & Arrows" written by #SusanCoyne #BobMartin & #MarkMcKinney exploring the chaotic origins of a #Shakespeare festival directed by #ChrisAbraham #SFTheAmateurs @StratFest http://frontmezzjunkies.com/2026/07/28/the-amateurs-reading-finally-brings-slings-arrows-back-home-to-stratford/

#AdultFilmWoyzeck #frontmezzjunkies shares an #ActonReview of #GeorgBüchner’s #Woyzeck from a new translation by #JohnChristopherJones directed by #SethBockley @sethboke starring #MadelineBernhard #RyanCzerwonko #RandallJaynes #MeganMetrikin #TaylorPetracek #TrevorClarkson @adultfilm.nyc @modern_sweater #NYTheatre http://frontmezzjunkies.com/2026/07/27/acton-says-fractured-scary-tale/

#CanStageTwelfthNight #frontmezzjunkies was in #HighParkToronto and reviews: #Shakespeare's #TwelfthNight A @CanadianStage production for #DreamInHighPark2026 adapted/directed by #GregoryPrest @gregoryprest starring #CarolineToal #FarhangGhajar #GhazalAzarbad #StevenSutcliffe #OriBlack #RayJacildo #JustinOtto #MikeShara #DeivanSteele and #AliciaBarban #CanadianStage #Craigscookies #QueerNightattheDream #TheaTO http://frontmezzjunkies.com/2026/07/26/canadian-stages-twelfth-night-finds-new-joy-in-shakespeares-queer-heart/

#TIFF51 Embraces Discovery as the Festival's Next Generation Steps Into the Spotlight #Frontmezzjunkies reports: Twenty-four emerging filmmakers, a twisted opening night musical starring #JodieComer and #HarryMelling, and a new wave of voices open up another exciting chapter in my #TIFF2026 journey. #TorontoInternationalFilmFestival @TIFF http://frontmezzjunkies.com/2026/07/25/tiff51-turns-toward-discovery-as-the-festivals-next-generation-steps-into-the-spotlight/