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Glenn Sumi

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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.

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So Canada's latest pretendian is returning the National Aboriginal Achievement award he received in 2003.

β€œThe 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.)

25.11.2025 15:23 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks! Good point that Pt 2 should have been under 2 hours, and that film literalizes things that could just be vibes onstage.

23.11.2025 07:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Today’s second show.

22.11.2025 23:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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First of two shows today. Hardest to remember title of the season.

22.11.2025 18:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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.

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...

21.11.2025 18:56 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Spotlight at The Second City: November Review β€” Parton and Pearl Summer Dad and Red Hot Sili Peppers were featured in November.

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...

21.11.2025 14:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Decided to make it a double bill. 2nd film …

20.11.2025 02:43 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tonight’s movie.

19.11.2025 23:42 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Back at Second City for monthly Spotlight sketch series!

19.11.2025 00:30 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, Ariana was bubbly in Part 1, but she shows real depth in Part 2. The lack of more Bailey is a hate crime.

18.11.2025 21:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ariana was the bubbly surprise in Part 1 (we figured Erivo and Bailey would be great already and they were)

18.11.2025 21:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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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

β€œNo 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...

18.11.2025 21:01 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Making it a double bill

18.11.2025 02:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thank Goodness.

17.11.2025 23:44 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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

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...

17.11.2025 16:41 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Today’s matinee.

Cuz I miss the Jennifer Lawrence of β€œmother!”

15.11.2025 17:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Running together A Winter Tale

Beautiful piece to start your Saturday morning.

snyder.substack.com/p/running-to...

15.11.2025 13:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yikes. His New York theatre friends should have staged an intervention.

15.11.2025 05:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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So the ALL’S FAIR co-creator is Guggenheim fellow and two-time Pulitzer-nominated playwright Jon Robin Baitz?!

15.11.2025 05:28 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Catching up on this Theatre Gargantua show at Factory tonight.

15.11.2025 00:26 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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

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...

14.11.2025 15:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Love Mon eve shows.

11.11.2025 00:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Show #2

10.11.2025 00:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Today’s show

09.11.2025 18:53 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Reviews: The Far Side of the Moon, CHILD-ish, Doc Wuthergloom This week’s roundup includes a verbatim show by children, the return of a Canadian classic and a ghoulishly good horror anthology

In this week’s newsletter, I review the Lepage remount at Canadian Stage, the new Eldritch Theatre horror anthology, and CHILD-ish at the Tarragon.

www.goaheadsumi.com/reviews-the-...

08.11.2025 16:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That Celebrity Traitors UK finale was… πŸ”₯

08.11.2025 01:32 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

What if the election of Mandani were a sign that being a smart, positive, authentic, solution-oriented, candidate who listens to and appears to genuinely want to improve the lives of his constituents is a good approach?

05.11.2025 02:54 β€” πŸ‘ 505    πŸ” 88    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 5

Ooo thanks!

03.11.2025 05:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I don’t think I’ll get through the entire Hellraiser franchise - frankly, I don’t have enough capacity for pain - but IV, β€œBloodline,” does feature a very young Adam Scott.

03.11.2025 00:33 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
a cute looking blue jay perches on a branch

a cute looking blue jay perches on a branch

a skeletal looking blue jay after molding his head feathers

a skeletal looking blue jay after molding his head feathers

me nine innings ago / me now

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