Today in Toronto: South Pacific, Dangerous Liaisons, King of Thieves

South Pacific: The catchy “I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair” and “Some Enchanted Evening” make for fun summer fare, but there’s depth to this Rodgers and Hammerstein classic, too: a 1950 Pulitzer Prize winner, it was hailed for its sensitive treatment of race. Find out more >>

King of Thieves: George F. Walker tackles The Beggar’s Opera, a work that’s right in his wheelhouse, and ushers it into the 21st century with this Stratford commission about shady thieves and even shadier bankers. Find out more >>

Dangerous Liaisons: Stratford stars Seana McKenna and Tom McCamus cook up some truly evil jeux in this deadly sexy Christopher Hampton work as the Marquise de Merteuil and Vicomte de Valmont—two power players of the ancien régime bent on dominating virtuous souls and each other. Find out more >>

Gryphon Trio: The stalwart trio and clarinetist James Campbell tackle Olivier Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time while landscapes by painter Stephen Hutchings are projected above. Find out more >>