Canadian Stage's WINE IN THE WILDERNESS didn't work as well for me as I hoped. I found Mazin Elsadig to be underpowered, and I'm once again wishing for more stories of the Black Canadian experience on Toronto's stages.
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Wine in the Wilderness at Canadian Stage is a compelling but uneven examination of misogynoir in 1960s Harlem
Virgilia Griffith’s sizzling Tommy is a pleasure to watch in Jordan Laffrenier’s production, even if other performances don’t fully land