The production is running at the Danforth Music Hall through until January 2nd as per the website and tickets are available at the Danforth Music hall’s box office.

I’m usually a big fan of musicals, and have been to see many of the big name musicals that have made their way through Toronto’s large theatres, but this is one of the first productions I’ve seen that wasn’t brought to Toronto with large amounts of advertising and fanfare.  That being said, according to the website, Toxic Avenger has won some serious awards, including “Best New Musical” from the Outer Critics Circle, and it certainly lives up to it’s accolades.

Toxic avenger tells the story of Melvin Ferd the third who wants to clean up Tromaville New Jersey, which is being overrun by toxic pollution from New York. Melvin is stuffed into a bin of toxic waste by some miscreants and he turns into a mutant, but continues to fight the corruption that has led to the pollution, making him New Jersey’s first super-hero.

The cast was seriously talented, with only 5 actors playing well over a dozen characters, and costume changes occur at a speed that I’m surprised didn’t cause a sonic boom.  The music that accompanies the musical is modern and engaging while exploring a multitude of musical styles, from salsa and tango to some good old toxic-waste fighting rock and roll.  A few people that I spoke to even mentioned that they had bought the soundtrack.

If you have an opportunity prior to January 2nd, I would strongly recommend going to see The Toxic Avenger musical, and with rush tickets selling for 15$, you can’t really go wrong! Although now that Avenger is building a reputation here in Toronto, you may want to secure some seats before hand, and any seat is worthwhile for the quality of the production that you’ll experience.
Thanks again to Cheap Date Ideas for the tickets and props to DanCap productions for bringing The Toxic Avenger to Toronto.