You are so wrong toronto — Page 3

I also live in Toronto and saw Aladdin here. I thought it was a very enjoyable show at the time. I believe that Toronto critics do not like to rave about a show, only to be told later by NYC theater writers that they were wrong. So the Toronto critics prefer to err on the side of caution and either give qualified reviews or even negative. Trust me, the show did not change that much. Apparently the one element that was most disliked - the overly corny jokes - has not changed at all.

The quote from the Encyclopaedia Britannia is very misleading and out of date, the world has moved on since then, with the internet, replacing encyclopedias and with that moving on the demise of the Toronto theatre scene, in its heyday in the nineties, the theatre scene was in the ascendancy. Then sadly came along 9-11 which meant Americans need passports to enter Canada now and the Canadian Dollar is now stronger against the US Dollar, therefore Canadian theatre tickets are more expensive for Americans, it's not so easy for an American pop over to Toronto to see a show, where 60% of the attendance at one time were from American citizens, a lot of Americans used to pop over to see The Phantom of the Opera, as it was cheaper alternative than Broadway.

What shows are playing in Toronto tonight?

The theatre scene has taken such a nose dive that Ed Mirvish is selling the Princess of Wales Theatre, to build apartments.

I wish Toronto well, I was there in November to see Les Miserables and Aladdin and both shows were very good and such a nice city.

Updated On: 3/26/14 at 01:21 PM

That's probably why it's taking him so long to complete the sale.

I have not been to Toronto (yet), but I'm pretty darned impressed with some of the casts in Toronto productions. I don't know if Colm Wilkinson has appeared on Broadway at all, but he certainly was well known for POTO, in Toronto. (I'm having a brain freeze -- did he play JVJ in Toronto, as well, or only in London?) I saw Samantha Hill in her second or third performance as Christine on Broadway. Within days, she had become the primary Christine and within months, was wowing audiences in Toronto, I think as Fantine. Ramin Karimloo grew up near Toronto, and, although he became well-known in London, he, too, has risen to the stratosphere while appearing on the Toronto stage. (Amazing how incestuous those two shows are. ) In addition to theater, Toronto is making and breaking reputations with its film festival. It's definitely an artistic place.

A year ago, I would have said that, from what I know about the city, it's got only one serious problem: the weather. Now, I'll add Rob Ford to the list. At least, we Americans aren't the only ones with schmucky politicians.

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