Burnt Toast
An irreverent and hilarious spin on opera, domestic drama and the hallowed institutions of love and marriage, Burnt Toast is an hour-long television opera comprised of a series of eight comic operas each depicting a different stage of romantic love. The relationships depicted run the gamut: from the passionate to the fantasized, the bored and of course the dead relationship, each as recognizable as the last.
Larry Weinstein
Casts & Crew
Dan Redican
Jean Stilwell
Shannon Mercer
Paul Gross
Jessica Holmes
Scott Thompson
Philip Akin
Leah Pinsent
Colm Feore
Bob Martin
Liane Balaban
Diane Fabian
Mark Breslin
David Alpay
Sarah Manninen
Kristin Lehman
Paul O'Sullivan
Colin Mochrie
Debra McGrath
Joel Katz
Maurice Dean Wint
Martin Houtman
Zorana Sadiq
Mark McKinney
Seán Cullen
Cathy Jones
Barbara Hannigan
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