Samantha Wu

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Review: BEETLEJUICE at Ed Mirvish Theatre

2 weeks ago | broadwayworld.com | Samantha Wu

As a downtrodden teen clad in black while mournfully proclaiming that I, myself, am strange and unusual, the iconic Tim Burton film Beetlejuice was kept close to my dark heart. Eerily bizarre and chock full of campy yet raunchy humor, Beetlejuice didn't instill fear but rather brought delight in what is otherwise a morbid subject - death.
Review: BEETLEJUICE at Ed Mirvish Theatre

2 weeks ago | broadwayworld.com | Samantha Wu

As a downtrodden teen clad in black while mournfully proclaiming that I, myself, am strange and unusual, the iconic 1988 Tim Burton film Beetlejuice was kept close to my dark heart. Eerily bizarre and chock full of campy yet raunchy humor, Beetlejuice didn't instill fear but rather brought delight in what is otherwise a morbid subject - death.
Review: RED LIKE FRUIT at Young Centre For The Performing Arts

3 weeks ago | broadwayworld.com | Samantha Wu

Red Like Fruit is a play unlike any play you've likely seen. It's uncomfortable, that's the point - sexual assault is anything but comfortable and here Lauren (Michelle Monteith) is trying to carefully recall her years of sexual abuse from different people in her life but unsure of the credibility of her own memory. She asks Luke (David Patrick Flemming) to tell her story for her. But...why did she ask him?
Review: CLUE LIVE ON STAGE! at Royal Alexandra Theatre

1 month ago | broadwayworld.com | Samantha Wu

It was Colonel Mustard in the drawing room with the lead pipe! The much beloved childhood Hasbro board game Clue became a big screen hit in 1985 with the film directed by Jonathan Lynn starring Tim Curry and Madeline Kahn. Now, Toronto audiences get to play along with this laugh out loud lightning paced romp as Clue Live on Stage! takes to the Royal Alexandra Theatre. The stage production is directed by Casey Hushion and is based on Lynn's screenplay with story by Sandy Rustin.
Review: INSIDE AMERICAN PIE at CAA Theatre

Mar 18, 2025 | broadwayworld.com | Samantha Wu

From Harmony House in Hunter River, PEI, Mike Ross along and a troupe of island musicians bring the story behind Don McLean's iconic song "American Pie". Presented as a docu-concert, Mike along with Brielle Ansems, Greg Gale. Alicia Toner, and Kirk White takes the song verse by verse in order to deep dive into this slice of American music history. Dotted in between verses, this troupe comes together to do what they do best - perform.
On Lamont’s 75th Anniversary, Librarians Reflect on ‘Microcosm’ of Campus History

Feb 21, 2025 | thecrimson.com | Katie Tian |Samantha Wu

For more than three quarters of a century, Harvard undergraduates have hit the books in the armchairs and study carrels of Lamont Library. Situated in the southeast corner of Harvard Yard, Lamont — which celebrated its 75th anniversary last month — holds the Harvard Library’s main undergraduate collection for the humanities and social sciences. It was constructed in 1949, funded by a donation from 1892 alumnus Thomas W. Lamont.
Review: JUST FOR ONE DAY - THE LIVE AID MUSICAL at CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre

Feb 7, 2025 | broadwayworld.com | Samantha Wu

"It's 12 noon in London, 7 am in Philadelphia, and around the world it's time for Live Aid!" On July 13, 1985, history was made with the first ever global concert taking place simultaneously in London's Wembley Stadium and Philadelphia's John F. Kennedy's Stadium. The line up was a dazzling who's who of music's top artists of the era from David Bowie, Paul McCartney, and Queen to Madonna, Phil Collins, and Led Zeppelin.
Review: FIFTEEN DOGS at CAA Theatre

Feb 1, 2025 | broadwayworld.com | Samantha Wu

Pet owners are the same - you talk to your pets and you wish they could answer you in return. Does Buddy know he's a very good boy? Could Queenie just tell you what she wants instead of endlessly meowing at the bathroom door? Wouldn't it be great if they could just think and communicate like we do?
Review: MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL at CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre

Nov 22, 2024 | broadwayworld.com | Samantha Wu

Moulin Rouge!, the bedazzled, raunchy, and wildly sexy jukebox musical film written and directed by Baz Luhrmann high kicked its way into people's hearts in 2001. Named after the world famous Parisian night club in 1890 where the poor and the elite gathered to delight in sensual new fashion and stage spectacles featuring the latest craze, the French cancan.
Review: DISNEY'S THE LION KING at The Princess Of Wales Theatre

Nov 12, 2024 | broadwayworld.com | Samantha Wu

One of the world's most beloved musicals returns to Toronto for a long term stay into the Spring of 2025. Disney's The Lion King, the stage spectacle directed by Julie Taymor is based on the 1994 animated classic with music and lyrics written by Elton John and Tim Rice. This production has captivated audiences young and old across the globe for over 20 years and now is the best opportunity to introduce a new generation to the King.