AISLING MURPHY
Theatre Reviews
Intermission Magazine
The Master Plan at Crow's Theatre (runner-up for 2023 Nathan Cohen Award for Oustanding Review)
The Inheritance at Canadian Stage
Hadestown at Mirvish Productions
Casey and Diana at the Stratford Festival
Fall on Your Knees at Canadian Stage
Toronto Star
‘Hamilton’ is back in Toronto and it really is that good
Crow’s Theatre’s ‘Fifteen Dogs’ is a must-see, even for cat people
Bad Hats Theatre’s ‘Alice in Wonderland’ is a love letter to childhood
‘The Ex-Boyfriend Yard Sale’ at Soulpepper is as good as its title and just as charming
‘Indecent’ confronts the history of Jewish theatre with style and verve
Celebrity Interviews/Features
Toronto Star
Gracie Abrams’ searing songwriting is what led her to Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour
Maisie Peters scores summer hit with song about falling for ‘Canadian king’
He's a dad, a TV star and a sneakerhead: Andrew Phung of 'Run the Burbs'
Jus Reign is gone. Jasmeet Raina is here, redefining South Asian representation with Late Bloomer
For ‘Q’ host Tom Power, the reward is in ‘just chatting’ with the celebrities he interviews
For Ann-Marie MacDonald, a ‘Fall on Your Knees’ theatrical adaptation was inevitable
YouTube megastar Daniel Howell reflects on a life online
Shayla Brown, of Women Talking acclaim, makes her Toronto stage debut
Toronto Theatre Interviews/Features
CP24/CTV News Toronto
Kat Sandler's ‘Wildwoman’ kicks off Her Words Festival at Soulpepper
Sébastien Heins uses video games to explore Huntington’s disease
How this Ukrainian-Métis Toronto couple is using theatre to tell their improbable love story
Toronto playwright Nam Nguyen on his two-day Jeopardy! streak
Toronto Star
A slam poet finds his theatrical voice in ‘As I Must Live It’ at Theatre Passe Muraille
Inside the cool — and the cringe — of Toronto’s sold-out Broadway ‘rave’
How Disney Animation is using its Toronto immersive experience to ‘keep moving forward’
‘Come From Away’ comes home to Newfoundland
How do you translate Shakespeare into Mohawk? Ask Stratford Festival artist Wahsontí:io Kirby
How Paula Vogel’s ‘Indecent’ remembers a century of dramatic censorship
Intermission Magazine
How Cliff Cardinal found his inner rock star
Theatre Aquarius leads Canadian theatre into a new era with National Centre for New Musicals
Making Theatrical Ghee: In Conversation with Philip Akin and Aldrin Bundoc
Rehearsals and Raptors Games: In Dialogue with Pipeline’s Akosua Amo-Adem and Tony Ofori
When the Playwright Goes Prose: In Conversation with Haley McGee
When the Playwright Goes Prose: In Conversation with Jordan Tannahill
Music Reviews
Exclaim!
Lizzy McAlpine Is a Little Bit 'Older,' a Little Bit Wiser
Taylor Swift’s ‘Midnights’ sparkles with self-reflection and synth
U.S. Girls, Skrillex, Wednesday, Gracie Abrams, and more music you need to hear this weekend
Rosalía, Yaeji, City and Colour, Maisie Peters and more tracks you need to hear this weekend
New music from beabadoobee, Lana Del Rey, Daughter, Kelela and more
Star Tracks: Our 24 favourite albums of 2022
Star Tracks Wrapped: Highlights and surprising standouts from this year in music
NEXT Magazine
Noah Kahan turns concert-going into a spiritual experience at his first of three Toronto shows
Soulful Scarborough singer LOONY releases monster debut album
Investigations
CP24/CTV News Toronto
'This is horrifying': How a pro-suicide forum encourages sodium nitrite use in Canada, U.K.
Mississauga man accused of mailing sodium nitrite also allegedly sold gas masks, tubing
Amidst Kenneth Law, sodium nitrite investigations, wellness checks are on the rise: sources
Toronto Star
Backstage burnout in Toronto theatre was always a thing — post-pandemic it’s gotten worse
Whitby spa warned pool facilities weren't safe to open, claims $5M lawsuit
New luxury GTA spa closes all pools after customers report staph infections
Woman's family pleads for help after she drowns in Ontario pool while livestreaming on Facebook
Miscellaneous
Memoir
We Hired an AI Theatre Critic (runner-up for 2023 Nathan Cohen Award for Outstanding Critical Essay)
Sarah Kane Made Me Want to Be a Theatre Critic. I Am One. Now What?
I learned how to do a stunt flip on a movie set in Burlington
How to Return Home: Dear Evan Hansen at TIFF
How to Return Home: Blindness by Simon Stephens
Two letters to Sarah Kane on the anniversary of her death
Film Reviews
Review: Silly sci-fi thriller ‘I.S.S.’ shoots for the stars
Review: ‘Mean Girls’ is a glittery nostalgia fest with a lyrics problem
Book Reviews
Don’t trust the media? These six books take us behind the curtain to show how good journalists work
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