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The Toronto Fringe Festival runs July 3-14 at locations throughout the city.

We’ll be on site reviewing as much as we possibly can so be sure to check back at MyEntertainmentWorld.ca as well as @MyEntWorld on Instagram to read all our reviews as they’re published.

In the meantime, we asked the artists to send us their best show pitch for a taste of what there is to look forward to at the festival this year. Check out our audio preview below or on our podcast feed and get excited for twelve days of theatre magic and madness.

Read more about the productions and book your tickets at fringetoronto.com.

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Our annual Baseball Roundtable Podcast returns, previewing the 2024 season for the Toronto Blue Jays.

This year’s panel consists of Jays superfan Melissa Wright and Sky Dome insider Luis Fernandes, alongside returning villain die-hard Yankees fan Chris Behmke who shares his outsider take on the Jays and predictions for his own beloved team.

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During the COVID-19 lockdowns, to deal with isolation and lack of live theatre, we started gathering some of our favourite people every Tuesday & Saturday night to read scripts over Zoom. We read all 38 Shakespeare plays in six months. Then we kept going. We decided to create mini-seasons featuring highlights from the canons of major writers across generations, plus a few bonus episodes thrown in.

All of our readings are available to enjoy as full videos on our YouTube page but we’re also releasing them in audio form so they can be accessed through your favourite podcast app.

This episode features our cold reading of Jean Anouilh’s beautiful Antigone, the finale of our season of modern Greek adaptations.

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The Cast of Antigone:

Chorus/ Third Guard- Gaby Grice

Nurse/ Second Guard/Messenger- Claudia Liz

Antigone- Nicole Falgoust

Creon- Christopher Prentice

Ismene/Page- Shruti Kothari

Haemon/Guard – Shawn Wilson

Stage Directions- Elizabeth Morriss

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During the COVID-19 lockdowns, to deal with isolation and lack of live theatre, we started gathering some of our favourite people every Tuesday & Saturday night to read scripts over Zoom. We read all 38 Shakespeare plays in six months. Then we kept going. We decided to create mini-seasons featuring highlights from the canons of major writers across generations, plus a few bonus episodes thrown in.

All of our readings are available to enjoy as full videos on our YouTube page but we’re also releasing them in audio form so they can be accessed through your favourite podcast app.

This episode features our cold reading of Sarah Ruhl’s gorgeous take on the myth of Eurydice as part of our Modern Greeks season.

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The Cast of Eurydice:

Eurydice- Saiya Floyd

Father- Weldon Goree

Orpheus- Mark Kreder

A Nasty Interesting Man- Laura Hubbard

The Lord of the Underworld- Shalyn Bass-McFaul

Big Stone- Elizabeth Morriss

Little Stone- Melissa Wright

Loud Stone- Nicole Falgoust

Stage Directions- Christopher Prentice

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During the COVID-19 lockdowns, to deal with isolation and lack of live theatre, we started gathering some of our favourite people every Tuesday & Saturday night to read scripts over Zoom. We read all 38 Shakespeare plays in six months. Then we kept going. We decided to create mini-seasons featuring highlights from the canons of major writers across generations, plus a few bonus episodes thrown in.

All of our readings are available to enjoy as full videos on our YouTube page but we’re also releasing them in audio form so they can be accessed through your favourite podcast app.

This episode features the premiere of our Modern Greeks season, contemporary interpretations of the classics. We begin with Robinson Jeffers’ poetic adaptation of Medea.

CLICK HERE to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes so you don’t miss an episode. 

The Cast of Medea: 

The Nurse/ The Children- Elizabeth Morriss

The Tutor/ A Young Man- Kristen Zaza

Creon/First Woman- Christopher Prentice

Jason/Second Woman- Shawn Wilson

Aegeus/ Third Woman- Laura Hubbard

Medea- Shalyn Bass-McFaul

Stage Directions- Claudia Liz

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Before we announce the winners of the 2023 MyEntWorld Critics’ Pick Awards, we’re proud to present our annual Nominee Interview Series.

The Outstanding Ensemble-nominated cast of Silent Protagonist Theatre’s Fringe hit Frankenstein(esque) are not just a cast but a creative team who collectively created the show along with director Nicole Wilson. We caught up with some of the team- Graeme Black Robinson, Steph Crothers, and Michelle Gram- to chat about the creation of the show and how the ambitious puppet drama all came together.

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Before we announce the winners of the 2023 MyEntWorld Critics’ Pick Awards, we’re proud to present our annual Nominee Interview Series.

We caught up with the team behind Outstanding New Work-nominated Fringe musical Our Little Secret: The 23&Me Musical to chat about the origins and future of the show. Featured in this interview are writer/performer Noam Tomaschoff, composer Ryan Peters, and producer Russell Citron.

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Before we announce the winners of the 2023 MyEntWorld Critics’ Pick Awards, we’re proud to present our annual Nominee Interview Series.

Allister MacDonald burst onto our radar in 2023 playing one of the most demanding roles in the entire theatrical canon. As Prior in That Theatre Company’s ambitious production of Angels in America, their dynamic and heartbreaking performance earned a nod in a really competitive Outstanding Performance (Leading) category.

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Before we announce the winners of the 2023 MyEntWorld Critics’ Pick Awards, we’re proud to present our annual Nominee Interview Series.

Augusta “Gus” Monet aka Coyote Ugly is nominated for Outstanding Performance (Supporting) for their memorable work in Doctor Faustus, an original two-person adaptation created & performed by Gus and their creative partner James Evans (who makes a cameo in our interview). In the show, Gus’ drag character Coyote Ugly played a joyfully sinister Mephistopheles gleefully selling tickets to Faustus’ downfall.

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Toronto’s favourite improv company Bad Dog Theatre is taking over the Assembly Theatre’s Parkdale space this month for a Comedy on Queen Street festival featuring 60+ shows and countless fantastic artists. We caught up with a pair of those artists to discuss one of the shows on offer: Holiday! An Improvised Musical 

Based on Sondheim’s Company, Holiday! features a rotating cast of improv all-stars making up a new masterpiece on the spot every night Dec 13-17. We spoke with director Jan Caruana and producer/castmember Stephanie Malek to find out what’s in store.

Check out this and all our other interviews and series on our podcast feed.

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