Press
"Superbly designed and brilliantly performed with passion and heart"
“awesome and awe-inspiring”
“Invigorating to stand behind someone else’s dream and push hard, we are almost there. Be a part of the dream to get a new voice to the Opera stage with OBEAH”
- Musician, Molly Johnson
"I'm very impressed with Nicole Brooks's vision, dedication and talent. OBEAH OPERA sounds fascinating and vital. It is a show I fully support. I look forward to seeing its world premiere production at Panamania."
- David Mirvish
"a visually and vocally engaging evening of musical theatre"
“Sometimes a work of art is so good that you want to climb up on a rooftop and shout out praise. Obeah Opera, playing for just a few more nights at the Young Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto's Distillery District, is rooftop good. An a capella musical created and composed by lead actor Nicole Brooks and performed by a cast of fifteen women, it re-tells the Salem witch trials from the perspective of Caribbean slave women”.
- Author, Lawrence Hill
"glorious"
"definitely the highlight of this year’s Luminato Festival"
“It’s a gigantic financial undertaking, but I believe that audiences crave spectacle. Right now Obeah Opera is a sketch, but it will become an oil painting for the Pan Am Games… This ambitious production is a triumph of music and theatre, and is not to be missed.”
- Theatre Critic, Paula Citron
“The Obeah Opera is an inspiring work. Uplifting, original, as athletic as it is musical, one can’t help but get swept up in the show’s infectious, refreshing spirit. A must see.”
- Grammy-award winning singer-songwriter Dan Hill
ARTICLES
Listen to Metro Morning Live Interview with Nicole Brooks - Metro Morning
"It is our time to tell our story" - Toronto Caribbean
Obeah Opera at Luminato - BlogTO
Here's why Obeah Opera is the must-see theatre event of the summer - Daily Hive
10 Concerts You Absolutely Need To See In Toronto This Month - Ludwig van Toronto
Elevating the Profane - The Whole Note
Into the Summer - The Whole Note
Seek and You Shall Find! - The Whole Note
Music Theatre Listings - June/July/August 2019 - The Whole Note
Obeah Opera Radio Interview - Middle Passage
Ten Questions with Nicole Brooks - BarczaBlog
Panamania Rehearsal Footage - The Toronto Star
Bringing Opera to Panamania - CBC Television
Panamania-Bound: Obeah Rising - The WholeNote
Nicole Brooks on Obeah Opera - Schmopera Magazine
Hot Summer Guide: Best Theatre - NOW Magazine
On Opera: Summer's Bounty - The WholeNote
Panamania Boasts Impressive Lineup - The Toronto Star
PANAMANIA, un festival d’arts et de culture - Le Metropolitan
