Glenn Sumi
@glennsumi.bsky.social
25 yrs @ Toronto's NOW Magazine covering theatre (mostly), comedy, film. Now freelance. Star, Globe, Variety. He/him. Blog: So Sumi, covering Toronto performing arts.
My review of the atmospheric, world premiere production of MIDNIGHT SCHOONER is now up @thestar.com
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The effects of colonialism on Black Caribbean men are central to this ambitious but underwritten play
Kanika Ambrose has clear affection for the Black Caribbean characters in ‘Moonlight Schooner,’ but they’re underwritten.
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November 28, 2025 at 2:16 PM
My review of the atmospheric, world premiere production of MIDNIGHT SCHOONER is now up @thestar.com
www.thestar.com/entertainmen...
www.thestar.com/entertainmen...
Will this be one of my fav’rite things?
November 28, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Will this be one of my fav’rite things?
In my latest newsletter, I review two stage-related films: Chloé Zhao’s poetic, dream-like adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s novel HAMNET, and the @nationaltheatre.org.uk Live screening of THE FIFTH STEP, an intriguing two-hander about addiction.
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Hamnet: to see or not to see? Plus The Fifth Step at National Theatre Live
Your mileage may vary on Chloé Zhao’s moody adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s novel, but you should see David Ireland’s powerful two-hander about addiction
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November 27, 2025 at 2:44 PM
In my latest newsletter, I review two stage-related films: Chloé Zhao’s poetic, dream-like adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s novel HAMNET, and the @nationaltheatre.org.uk Live screening of THE FIFTH STEP, an intriguing two-hander about addiction.
www.goaheadsumi.com/hamnet-to-se...
www.goaheadsumi.com/hamnet-to-se...
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Yall should listen to Glenn! Especially because The Christmas Market must close on December 14th. Tickets are limited! Come on out and see it!
And thank you for coming Glenn 🙌🏾
And thank you for coming Glenn 🙌🏾
Highly recommend THE CHRISTMAS MARKET @ Crow's and FULFILLMENT CENTRE @ Coal Mine.
Also reviewed SPYCRAFT and THE DISHWASHERS.
All four reviews are published in my latest newsletter.
www.goaheadsumi.com/reviews-the-...
Also reviewed SPYCRAFT and THE DISHWASHERS.
All four reviews are published in my latest newsletter.
www.goaheadsumi.com/reviews-the-...
Two holiday-adjacent shows you can’t miss this season
Reviews of The Christmas Market, Fulfillment Centre, The Dishwashers and Spycraft
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November 26, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Yall should listen to Glenn! Especially because The Christmas Market must close on December 14th. Tickets are limited! Come on out and see it!
And thank you for coming Glenn 🙌🏾
And thank you for coming Glenn 🙌🏾
Highly recommend THE CHRISTMAS MARKET @ Crow's and FULFILLMENT CENTRE @ Coal Mine.
Also reviewed SPYCRAFT and THE DISHWASHERS.
All four reviews are published in my latest newsletter.
www.goaheadsumi.com/reviews-the-...
Also reviewed SPYCRAFT and THE DISHWASHERS.
All four reviews are published in my latest newsletter.
www.goaheadsumi.com/reviews-the-...
Two holiday-adjacent shows you can’t miss this season
Reviews of The Christmas Market, Fulfillment Centre, The Dishwashers and Spycraft
www.goaheadsumi.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Highly recommend THE CHRISTMAS MARKET @ Crow's and FULFILLMENT CENTRE @ Coal Mine.
Also reviewed SPYCRAFT and THE DISHWASHERS.
All four reviews are published in my latest newsletter.
www.goaheadsumi.com/reviews-the-...
Also reviewed SPYCRAFT and THE DISHWASHERS.
All four reviews are published in my latest newsletter.
www.goaheadsumi.com/reviews-the-...
So Canada's latest pretendian is returning the National Aboriginal Achievement award he received in 2003.
“The rest of my awards are based on my writing, not my ethnicity,” he added.
And what POV was that writing from? And what did he teach when he first came to Canada? (Indigenous studies.)
“The rest of my awards are based on my writing, not my ethnicity,” he added.
And what POV was that writing from? And what did he teach when he first came to Canada? (Indigenous studies.)
November 25, 2025 at 3:23 PM
So Canada's latest pretendian is returning the National Aboriginal Achievement award he received in 2003.
“The rest of my awards are based on my writing, not my ethnicity,” he added.
And what POV was that writing from? And what did he teach when he first came to Canada? (Indigenous studies.)
“The rest of my awards are based on my writing, not my ethnicity,” he added.
And what POV was that writing from? And what did he teach when he first came to Canada? (Indigenous studies.)
Today’s second show.
November 22, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Today’s second show.
First of two shows today. Hardest to remember title of the season.
November 22, 2025 at 6:56 PM
First of two shows today. Hardest to remember title of the season.
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On WICKED: FOR GOOD 🧹
"a rollicking good time" - @chrisknightfilm.bsky.social
"the emotional centre of this film is Grande’s Glinda" - @glennsumi.bsky.social
"Erivo once again shows off her incredible vocal talents" - @jacksonweaver.bsky.social
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"a rollicking good time" - @chrisknightfilm.bsky.social
"the emotional centre of this film is Grande’s Glinda" - @glennsumi.bsky.social
"Erivo once again shows off her incredible vocal talents" - @jacksonweaver.bsky.social
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TFCA Friday: Movie Reviews for Nov. 21 - Toronto Film Critics Association
Movie reviews for Wicked: For Good, Rental Family, Champagne Problems, Zodiac Killer Project, Blossoms Shanghai, and more.
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November 21, 2025 at 6:57 PM
On WICKED: FOR GOOD 🧹
"a rollicking good time" - @chrisknightfilm.bsky.social
"the emotional centre of this film is Grande’s Glinda" - @glennsumi.bsky.social
"Erivo once again shows off her incredible vocal talents" - @jacksonweaver.bsky.social
torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...
"a rollicking good time" - @chrisknightfilm.bsky.social
"the emotional centre of this film is Grande’s Glinda" - @glennsumi.bsky.social
"Erivo once again shows off her incredible vocal talents" - @jacksonweaver.bsky.social
torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...
Loved this month’s Spotlight at The Second City showcase of talented emerging sketch comedy troupes, Summer Dad and Red Hot Sili Peppers.
My review is now up at Parton & Pearl:
www.partonandpearl.com/blog/spotlig...
My review is now up at Parton & Pearl:
www.partonandpearl.com/blog/spotlig...
Spotlight at The Second City: November Review — Parton and Pearl
Summer Dad and Red Hot Sili Peppers were featured in November.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Loved this month’s Spotlight at The Second City showcase of talented emerging sketch comedy troupes, Summer Dad and Red Hot Sili Peppers.
My review is now up at Parton & Pearl:
www.partonandpearl.com/blog/spotlig...
My review is now up at Parton & Pearl:
www.partonandpearl.com/blog/spotlig...
Decided to make it a double bill. 2nd film …
November 20, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Decided to make it a double bill. 2nd film …
Back at Second City for monthly Spotlight sketch series!
November 19, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Back at Second City for monthly Spotlight sketch series!
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Ariana was the bubbly surprise in Part 1 (we figured Erivo and Bailey would be great already and they were)
“No one mourns (the) Wicked”? Oh yes they do.
I enjoyed the first film, but #WickedForGood is a dark, depressing, joyless slog.
That said, #ArianaGrande is a revelation.
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I enjoyed the first film, but #WickedForGood is a dark, depressing, joyless slog.
That said, #ArianaGrande is a revelation.
www.goaheadsumi.com/wicked-for-g...
Wicked: For Good bursts the bubble of the first film
Ariana Grande’s layered performance is one of the only bright spots in the dark and dour conclusion to the Wizard of Oz prequel
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November 18, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Ariana was the bubbly surprise in Part 1 (we figured Erivo and Bailey would be great already and they were)
“No one mourns (the) Wicked”? Oh yes they do.
I enjoyed the first film, but #WickedForGood is a dark, depressing, joyless slog.
That said, #ArianaGrande is a revelation.
www.goaheadsumi.com/wicked-for-g...
I enjoyed the first film, but #WickedForGood is a dark, depressing, joyless slog.
That said, #ArianaGrande is a revelation.
www.goaheadsumi.com/wicked-for-g...
Wicked: For Good bursts the bubble of the first film
Ariana Grande’s layered performance is one of the only bright spots in the dark and dour conclusion to the Wizard of Oz prequel
www.goaheadsumi.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:01 PM
“No one mourns (the) Wicked”? Oh yes they do.
I enjoyed the first film, but #WickedForGood is a dark, depressing, joyless slog.
That said, #ArianaGrande is a revelation.
www.goaheadsumi.com/wicked-for-g...
I enjoyed the first film, but #WickedForGood is a dark, depressing, joyless slog.
That said, #ArianaGrande is a revelation.
www.goaheadsumi.com/wicked-for-g...
Making it a double bill
November 18, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Making it a double bill
What a treat to talk with multiple Dora Award-winning actor/writer Kristen Thomson, who’s making her Coal Mine debut in FULFILLMENT CENTRE.
Director Ted Dykstra immediately thought of her when he read the script. They starred in PROBLEM CHILD almost 30 yrs ago.
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Director Ted Dykstra immediately thought of her when he read the script. They starred in PROBLEM CHILD almost 30 yrs ago.
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The role that got Kristen Thomson to return to the stage
The multiple Dora Award-winning actor and writer makes her Coal Mine debut in Abe Koogler’s drama Fulfillment Centre
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November 17, 2025 at 4:42 PM
What a treat to talk with multiple Dora Award-winning actor/writer Kristen Thomson, who’s making her Coal Mine debut in FULFILLMENT CENTRE.
Director Ted Dykstra immediately thought of her when he read the script. They starred in PROBLEM CHILD almost 30 yrs ago.
www.goaheadsumi.com/the-role-tha...
Director Ted Dykstra immediately thought of her when he read the script. They starred in PROBLEM CHILD almost 30 yrs ago.
www.goaheadsumi.com/the-role-tha...
Today’s matinee.
Cuz I miss the Jennifer Lawrence of “mother!”
Cuz I miss the Jennifer Lawrence of “mother!”
November 15, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Today’s matinee.
Cuz I miss the Jennifer Lawrence of “mother!”
Cuz I miss the Jennifer Lawrence of “mother!”
So the ALL’S FAIR co-creator is Guggenheim fellow and two-time Pulitzer-nominated playwright Jon Robin Baitz?!
November 15, 2025 at 5:29 AM
So the ALL’S FAIR co-creator is Guggenheim fellow and two-time Pulitzer-nominated playwright Jon Robin Baitz?!
Catching up on this Theatre Gargantua show at Factory tonight.
November 15, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Catching up on this Theatre Gargantua show at Factory tonight.
In today’s newsletter, I review the disappointing Off-
@mirvish.bsky.social show about Ava Gardner, plus two nice surprises: TICK, TICK... BOOM! and PREDICABLE HOLIDAY ROM-COM THE MUSICAL.
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@mirvish.bsky.social show about Ava Gardner, plus two nice surprises: TICK, TICK... BOOM! and PREDICABLE HOLIDAY ROM-COM THE MUSICAL.
www.goaheadsumi.com/reviews-eliz...
Reviews: Elizabeth McGovern plays Ava Gardner, plus three indie offerings
Tick, tick... BOOM! and Predictable Holiday Rom-Com, both closing this weekend, are worth celebrating
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November 14, 2025 at 3:25 PM
In today’s newsletter, I review the disappointing Off-
@mirvish.bsky.social show about Ava Gardner, plus two nice surprises: TICK, TICK... BOOM! and PREDICABLE HOLIDAY ROM-COM THE MUSICAL.
www.goaheadsumi.com/reviews-eliz...
@mirvish.bsky.social show about Ava Gardner, plus two nice surprises: TICK, TICK... BOOM! and PREDICABLE HOLIDAY ROM-COM THE MUSICAL.
www.goaheadsumi.com/reviews-eliz...
Love Mon eve shows.
November 11, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Love Mon eve shows.