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focusing on Rock’s strengths:
making jokes about race
relations, politics, and
relationships—in particular
the dissolution of his marriage
in 2014. Air Canada Centre,
40 Bay St., chrisrocklive.com
The Curious Incident of
the Dog in the Nighttime
To Nov. 19
Grease: The Musical
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Bat out of hell
To Dec. 24
Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman’s
operatic 1977 album, Bat Out of
Hell, meets its stage musical roots
head on in this energetic post-
apocalyptic extravaganza. Set in
dystopian Manhattan, the show
follows a young man named Strat
who falls in love with Raven, the
daughter of a powerful tyrant.
Rock out to Meat Loaf ’s greatest
hits, like “Paradise by the Dash-
board Light,” “I’d Do Anything
for Love (But I Won’t Do That)”
and “Two Out of Three Ain’t
Bad.” Ed Mirvish Theatre,
244 Victoria St., mirvish.com
Grease: The Musical
Nov. 1–Dec. 10
Fans of the John Travolta–Olivia
Newton-John film know the
12 where
Winter 2017/2018
subtitle of this production
is redundant. What’s Grease
without its signature songs like
“You’re the One That I Want”
and “Greased Lightning”? This
new performance takes its
characters back to the Chicago
setting of the original 1971
musical, but otherwise it’s the
same story you grew up with.
Grease is still the word. Winter
Garden Theatre, 189 Yonge St.,
greaseonstage.com
Chris Rock
Nov. 11
It’s hard to believe
the Total Blackout
Tour is Chris Rock’s
first time on the road in
nine years. The comedian
has received rave reviews
to date, with an act
Christopher Boone—the lead
character in Simon Stephens’s
stage adaptation of Mark
Hadden’s popular novel—is a
highly intelligent 15-year-old
boy who’s gifted at math but
who has trouble making sense of
everyday life. When he becomes
a suspect in the death of a neigh-
bour’s dog, he begins an inves-
tigation to find the real culprit.
Princess of Wales Theatre,
300 King St. W., mirvish.com
A Christmas Carol:
The Family Musical with
a Scrooge Loose
Nov. 24–Dec. 31
Ross Petty Productions has been
staging family friendly Christmas
pantomimes (musical comedies
loosely based on a traditional
fairy tales that employ slapstick,
cross-dressing and topically
based jokes) for 22 years, and