Teena and I shared the same views on both plays so to read Teena's review of Debbie Does Dallas, The Musical, which I thoroughly enjoyed, click here. For her review of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, which I did not like at all, click here.
It is a small theater holding around a hundred people on the main floor and balcony area which is licensed. To the left is Teena in the balcony area. Below, guest blogger, Teena, writes about The Theater Centre.
The Theatre Centre, Toronto

It is part of the Great Hall, which was built in 1889 and housed the first west end YMCA in Toronto. The "Y" offered athletic facilities that included a gymnasium with a raised running track and a basement swimming pool. It was home to some of the earliest basketball games ever played in history.
Over the years, it had many uses including that of the Polish National Union where the presses on the ground floor rolled out copies of The Polish Voice newspaper. On the top floor, rooms were used as temporary shelter for Polish refugees fleeing the war in Europe.
In the mid-80s, the rumble of the presses was replaced by the sound of experimental music and avante-garde art. The Toronto School of Art eventually helped to establish it as an important address for Toronto's arts community.
Today it is a multi-use commercial/residential building consisting of the Theatre Centre operating in the basement for artists who produce and direct original Canadian works. The commercial space fronting Queen Street W is home to Cream Tangerine Art Gallery & Café. The Great Hall on the main floor has a two storey vintage space with 40 ft. ceilings and a third floor balcony, complete a with full kitchen. My friend Deb's daughter got married there in 2002.
A recording studio that works with Canadian artists to produce music and films has space on the top floor. Other areas are home to many writers, photographers and musicians who rent studio space in the building.
Here's Gord outside it tonight:
It's a good space to check out ... cheap tickets and a small intimate space.
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