Joshua Chong is a senior arts critic for the Toronto Star, covering the performing arts and the wide array of arts institutions that breathe life into the city. He joined the Star in 2021, and previously worked for the Express Desk and the radio room.

Aisling Murphy is the theatre reporter for The Globe and Mail. Originally from Baltimore, MD, she has written about theatre and pop culture for outlets across North America, including the New York Times, Toronto Star and CBC Arts. She likes British playwright Sarah Kane, most songs by Taylor Swift and her cats Fig, June and Orpheus.

Ryan Borochovitz is a Toronto-based theatre critic, editor, dramaturg, and tortured academic. His writing frequently appears in NEXT Magazine and his off-the-dome musings can be heard on the Cup of Hemlock Theatre podcast. When not at the theatre, he can usually be found hunched over his computer, staring at multiple spreadsheets where he keeps track of upcoming productions.

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Liam frequently writes reviews for Intermission, where he’s part of the editorial team. He has lived in the city’s east end for his whole life.

Karen Fricker is editorial director of Intermission Magazine and adjunct professor of Dramatic Arts at Brock University. Over three decades, she has written theatre criticism in New York City, Dublin, London (UK), and Toronto for outlets including American Theatre, Financial Times, Irish Times, Guardian and Toronto Star. She has been co-facilitating Youth Theatre Ireland’s Young Critics Programme since its inception in 2004, and is co-leader of a number of projects around equitable theatre criticism including the free online course Youareacritic.com, and the national mentorship program Page Turn.

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Arpita has provided critical and feature coverage of the performing arts as a freelance arts journalist and through Sesaya Arts Magazine, which she founded in 2012 to engage with the broader community around arts. A member of India’s Tagore family and an experienced performer in her own right, she holds a PhD in English literature with a minor in drama from the University of Toronto, and is an educator who has taught in the Ontario college, university, and public education systems.

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James Karas has been reviewing theatre and opera since 2003. He holds a Bachelor of English Language and Literature and a Bachelor of Laws degrees from the University of Toronto. He is the Culture Editor of The Greek Press, Toronto.

Ilana Lucas is a professor in Centennial College’s English department and the President of the Canadian Theatre Critics Association. She holds a BA in English and Theatre from Princeton University, an MFA in Dramaturgy and Script Development from Columbia University, and has written for the Globe and Mail, Intermission Magazine, the Toronto Star, BroadwayWorld Toronto, and Mooney on Theatre. Recent awards include the 2023 Nathan Cohen for Outstanding Review and the 2019 Toronto Fringe Festival’s 24-Hour Playwriting Contest.

Martin Morrow is a veteran theatre critic who has been reviewing theatre in Toronto since 2010, principally for The Globe and Mail. He was previously chief theatre critic for The Grid, Calgary's Fast Forward Weekly and the Calgary Herald. He has served as president of the Canadian Theatre Critics Association, on the executive committee of the International Association of Theatre Critics, and is a two-time winner of (and three-time runner-up for) the Nathan Cohen Award.

Steven Ross' love for theatre started when he first got involved in high school plays and children's theatre in London, Ontario, which led him – much to his mother’s chagrin – to study set design, directing, and arts administration at York University in Toronto. But rather than pursuing theatre as a career (he did produce and design a wee bit), he became a self-proclaimed theatre junkie and life-long supporter in Toronto, New York, London, England, and whereever he can find myself a seat inside a theatre.

While editor at the late lamented fab magazine, Drew attended a constant stream of events including theatre. At the urging of a prescient publicist, a column titled "Next gay theatre review" was added to fab's website and proved to be exceptionally popular. Post-fab, the reviews moved to MyGayToronto.com and drewrowsome.blogspot.com where they remained popular despite Drew's insistence that he is more of an enthusiast than a critical thinker.

Scott is the senior editor and a major reviewer for Sesaya Arts Magazine, which he co-founded in 2012, and where he has helped to cover the Toronto arts scene ever since. He holds a PhD in English literature from the University of Toronto – he wrote his thesis on the playwright who catalyzed more than 200 years of censorship of the English theatre.

Glenn Sumi is a freelance theatre critic who was previously with NOW Magazine for nearly 25 years. He currently publishes the newsletter So Sumi, which includes reviews, interviews and features about Toronto's performing arts scene.