Archive for 'Steve Fisher'
Canadian sketch comedy troupe Picnicface is fighting to get its act back on TV after it was cancelled by Bell Media.
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Steve Fisher May. 23rd, 10:30 am
In today's UP: Elise Legrow and Maylee Todd's sultry sounds at the Drake Underground; the thrumming sounds of lightsaber battles; and three possible Soulpepper shows, with a Home advantage.
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Steve Fisher May. 22nd, 7:00 am
Happening tonight: A Great and Fabulous Display of Realness, the Toronto Underground Cinema turns two years old; and multiple late-night dance parties.
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Steve Fisher May. 18th, 7:00 am
Tarragon brings back Michel Tremblay's play, with new layers of sophistication.
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Steve Fisher May. 16th, 3:30 pm
In today's UP: learn about the history of Toronto's theatres, help Shakespeare in the Ruff bring theatre back to the east end's parks, bid farewell to Sandro Perri and Steve Kado, and see more than a dozen comediennes at the Alt Dot.
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Steve Fisher May. 14th, 7:00 am
In today's UP: sorely missed ex-mayor David Miller hosts an Occupy the Mic town hall; new work at the Mayworks Festival and Festival of New Ideas and Creation, and closing work at over a half dozen theatres; local talent at an international launch for Her Royal Majesty; and rapper Wordburglar has an all star line-up for his record launch for 3rdBurglar .
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Steve Fisher May. 11th, 7:00 am
We took in Birdtown & Swanville's double bill contribution to the neighbourhood-traversing Tennessee Project.
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Steve Fisher May. 7th, 1:15 pm
In today's UP: the rock. paper. sistahz Festival's opening reception; Playwrights Canada Press celebrates Canadian theatre; the Harold Awards celebrates Toronto theatre personalities; and Trampoline Hall explores being hardcore, "stealing" movies, and time tenses.
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Steve Fisher May. 7th, 7:00 am
In today's UP: Kid Koala's Space Cadet Headphone Experience; comedy, burlesque and more to celebrate Star Wars Day; Feast in the East celebrates an anniversary; and Hot Docs enters its final weekend.
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Steve Fisher May. 4th, 7:00 am
Today: Playwrights Guild of Canada kicks off a week of readings with Majal Ardal, I Heart Jokes celebrates local live comedy with their first awards night, and the Hot Docs film festival continues.
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Steve Fisher Apr. 30th, 7:00 am
In today's UP: As theatre shows Clybourne Park and The Exquisite Hour close, new shows The Innocents and Crash open; Steamboat lay down the Rules at Sneaky Dees, while Uma Nota brings Roots Rhythm & Reggae to the Great Hall; and Mantown sends one of their drinking buddies off to sea.
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Steve Fisher Apr. 27th, 7:00 am
This past weekend, Record Store Day shoppers were treated to live performances from bands like Born Ruffians, Plants and Animals, and The Elwins.
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Steve Fisher • Photos by Corbin Smith Apr. 24th, 1:00 pm
In today's Urban Planner: it's the second season for both New Music 101 and the Late Night With Matty D show; Clybourne Park has its final PWYC performance; and Nick Lowe and Peter Elkas hold court at the Phoenix.
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Steve Fisher Apr. 23rd, 7:00 am
In today's Urban Planner: roll with the crowd at the Global Marijuana March; check out a building-wide reception for Harbourfront's Spring exhibitions; see Melissa D'Agostino's Italian characters at the Pubaret; and make plans (and back-up plans) to see tonight's many concerts, including Basia Bulat, The Wooden Sky, and Big Sound V.
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Steve Fisher Apr. 20th, 7:00 am
In today's Urban Planner: Close Encounters and TINARS envision the next 500 years, singer/songwriter Grant Tilley's record release at Revival, and comics fete fellow funnyman Boyd Banks at his birthday set.
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Steve Fisher Apr. 16th, 7:00 am
In today's UP: A master class in clowning, open to the public; Diaspora Dialogues talks about Toronto the Good; Falcon Powder and Peter n' Chris's return engagements; the Simian Showcase; and loads of live music, including a fundraiser for Whippersnapper, Lioness's record release, and Anagram's last show.
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Steve Fisher Apr. 13th, 7:00 am
In today's UP: Easter festivities at the Toronto Zoo for the kids, the Blue Jays play for everyone (with tickets), Dev at the Mod Club for all ages, and the Spring Fever Festival for the adult crowd.
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Steve Fisher Apr. 9th, 7:00 am
In today's UP: a Passion parade in Little Italy, Silent Shout at Milk Glass, The Elwins headline a Ride to Conquer Cancer fundraiser, The Buzz Garage re-opens, and Chris Locke's funny friends help send him to Portland.
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Steve Fisher Apr. 6th, 7:00 am
In today's UP: The architect behind NYC's High Line Park lectures at U of T; Studio 180 previews their production of the Pulitzer-winning Clybourne Park ; and Laughable at Unlovable 's got a great slate of comics.
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Steve Fisher Apr. 2nd, 7:00 am
In today's UP: beat the last curtains for Morro & Jasp, The Wooster Group, and Varenka, Varenka! ; Tao Japanese Drummers beat the (really) big drums; Bedlam Pillow Fighting Revue's fighters beat on each other; The Panel Show 's comics beat each other debate-style; and THOMAS and pals beat back the late hour with music.
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Steve Fisher Mar. 30th, 7:00 am
In today's UP: Art Metropole's launch, public conversation, and afterparty for Commerce By Artists ; last chance theatre showings of The Happy Woman , The Diary of Anne Frank , and Out The Window ; The Canadian International Comedy Fest's highlights (and non-fest local offerings); and Canadian Music Week continues.
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Steve Fisher Mar. 23rd, 7:00 am
Proud , the play that caused Michael Healey's abrupt departure from Tarragon Theatre, had its first public reading Monday night. We went to see if the script might in fact invite a lawsuit from the Prime Minister's Office.
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Steve Fisher Mar. 22nd, 12:00 pm
In today's UP: singing along to Whedon, Ryeberg Live at the Drake Hotel, and Micheal Healey's controversial play Proud gets its first public reading.
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Steve Fisher Mar. 19th, 7:00 am
In today's UP, artist Junko Mizuno's Venus Cake has an exhibition opening party, and burlesque afterparty; Theatre Passe Muraille kicks off its Dancing Without Mary fundraising series; masks, outlandish costumes, and a wrestling legend dominate Comedy Bar; and Loving in the Name Of celebrates four years of epic covers.
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Steve Fisher Mar. 16th, 7:00 am
Native Earth's adaptation of Eugene O'Neill's Desire Under the Elms features fine actors on a rich set, but a new focus on dispossession overlaid on O'Neill's Oedipal themes doesn't quite take root.
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Steve Fisher Mar. 14th, 11:00 am
In today's UP: family-friendly outings for March Break, the West End Food Co-Op Farmers' Market is for everyone, and Bad Dog Theatre's Secrets may be for the adults only.
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Steve Fisher Mar. 12th, 7:00 am
In today's UP: sit on the titular chair at the Game of Thrones exhibit; watch the (literal) giants of wrestling at the WWE Raw:Road to Wrestlemania ; catch closing theatre productions like Seeds , Night of the Iguana , and The Paprika Festival; and watch comedians lock joke horns at the White Rhino Spectacular!
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Steve Fisher Mar. 9th, 7:00 am
On this Monday: talking about Banksy, making jokes for Gilda's Club, previewing Nightwood Theatre‘s production of The Happy Woman, and improvising musical jokes.
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Steve Fisher Mar. 5th, 7:00 am
In today's packed UP: exhibit openings and play closings; The Walkmen celebrate their first LP while BA Johnston celebrates his latest; plus saucy entertainment at Toronto Strip Spelling Bee and the Carnegie Hall Show.
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Steve Fisher Mar. 2nd, 7:00 am
The innovative puppet-based saga of a boy and his horse separated by World War I opened last night to a packed and rapt audience.
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Steve Fisher Feb. 29th, 11:30 am
Soulpepper brings a rarely (well)-produced theatre classic to the Young Centre.
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Steve Fisher Feb. 28th, 12:00 pm
In today's UP: Obsidian Theatre features a Black History Month panel discussion, Raise the Rhythm fundraiser features SYTYCDC winner Jordan Clark, and the Alt Dot Comedy Lounge features funny folk.
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Steve Fisher Feb. 27th, 7:00 am
In today's UP: your last chance to see a lot of plays, and your first chance to celebrate a lot of new albums.
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Steve Fisher Feb. 24th, 7:00 am
In today's Planner: theatre closings include the Rhubarb Festival, The Double , and a double dose of Dragons ; African roots music from Chicago's Ethnic Heritage Ensemble and roots-rock music from The Strumbellas; anything goes at STOPTALKING7 ; and Rap Battlez ' sex robots and pizza feuds.
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Steve Fisher Feb. 17th, 7:00 am
Comedian Michael Balazo likes making fun of the Toronto Sun . When he did, Sun Media told him what he was doing was illegal.
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Steve Fisher Feb. 14th, 2:00 pm
In today's UP: a Social Media Week meet and tweet, romantic comedy classics by Buster Keaton with live musical accompaniment, big stand-up talent in a small space at the Avro, and music and more in support of The Innocents .
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Steve Fisher Feb. 13th, 7:00 am
In today's UP: learn to be an (Art)Star; Treehouse Talks looks at brains, citizenship, and speed-prophecy; cabaret at You Are Here; funny East Side ladies Represent; Skin Tight Outta Sight's Valentine burlesque; and loving Jason Molina.
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Steve Fisher Feb. 10th, 7:00 am
In today's UP, a lecture on how technology and politics intersect and conflict; former governor general Michaëlle Jean lectures at Roy Thomson Hall; and chaotic comedy at the Smiling Buddha.
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Steve Fisher Feb. 6th, 7:00 am
Comedy Bar has opened a second stage, and established comedy outfits are decamping from other local venues to fill it. We met with some of them to find out why.
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Steve Fisher Feb. 4th, 11:30 am
In today's UP: two new exhibitions, Transmission Lines and People People , open at the Cooper Cole Gallery; COBA's new work Les Rythmes de la Forêt opens at the Fleck Dance Theatre; and improv show About an Hour returns to Toronto.
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Steve Fisher Feb. 3rd, 7:00 am
