Jonathan Cullen, Saphire Demitro, Julia Pulo, Dan Chameroy, and Eddie Glen in “The Wizard of Oz” Photo by Dahlia Katz

I was pretty bummed that the Ross Petty pantomime was closing up shop just as I was properly discovering it. For years I quietly scoffed at those cheesy posters on the TTC. Then I saw my first back in 2019 and fell pretty hard for it. Caught only two more before they called it quits and have been lamenting the end of an era I barely experienced. The loss to the city must have sat heavy with Canadian Stage too, for they have picked up the baton and are now gracing us with The Wizard of Oz: The Toto-ly Awesome Family Musical at the Winter Garden Theatre this season. Continue Reading