TORONTO

Larger Theatres (Professional)

& Juliet (musical) by Max Martin. Juliet does not kill herself at the end of the Shakespeare’s play and instead goes to Paris with her nurse, a friend and Shakespeare’s wife. Runs Dec 3, 2025, to Jul 5, 2026. Royal Alexandra Theatre, www.mirvish.com. ★★★☆☆

A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical (musical) by Neil Diamond & Anthony McCarten. The story of how a kid from Brooklyn became an American rock icon. Runs Apr 28 to Jun 7. Princess of Wales Theatre, www.mirvish.com.

Dog Man: The Musical (children) by Brad Alexander & Kevin Del Aguila. Can Dog Man save the city from Flippy the cyborg fish and the world’s most evil cat? For ages 6+. Runs May 6 to Jun 14. CAA Theatre, 651 Yonge St, www.mirvish.com.

Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish (musical) by Jerry Bock & Sheldon Harnick. The three eldest daughters of a Jewish milkman in Russia choose husbands against their father’s wishes. In Yiddish with English surtitles. Runs May 25 to Jun 7. Elgin Theatre, hgjewishtheatre.com.

Luzia (circus) by Cirque du Soleil. A tour of a make-believe Mexico. Runs Jun 18 to Aug 3. Big Top, Lake Shore Blvd West, www.cirquedusoleil.com.

MADDADDAM (ballet) by Wayne McGregor. A ballet based on Margaret Atwood post-apocalyptic MaddAddam trilogy. Runs Jun 13 to Jun 21. Four Seasons Centre, national.ballet.ca.

New Work by Jera Wolfe / Emma Bovary (ballets) by Jera Wolfe / Helen Pickett. A double-bill of work by Jera Wolfe and Pickett’s ballet based on the Gustave Flaubert novel. Runs May 29 to Jun 4. Four Seasons Centre, national.ballet.ca.

The Outsiders (musical) by Jonathan Clay & Zach Chance. In Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1967 Ponyboy Curtis and his band of outsiders battle a gang of affluent rivals. Runs Jun 17 to Jul 26. Princess of Wales Theatre, www.mirvish.com.

Penn & Teller: 50 Years of Magic (magic) The famed pair blend classic magic with new illusions. Runs Jun 5 to Jun 6. Meridian Hall, 1 Front St East, www.luminatofestival.com.

Smaller Theatres (Professional)

American Devotion (drama) by Franca Miraglia. In 1957 Arthur Miller, then married to Marilyn Monroe, is called to testify before the House Un-American Activites Committee. Preview Jun 3, opens Jun 4, runs to Jun 21. Streetcar Crowsnest, 345 Carlaw Ave, www.crowstheatre.com.

The Caged Bird Sings (drama) by Rouvan Silogix et al. Two lovers who share a cell with a mysterious vagrant are haunted by ghosts and demons. Runs Jun 9 to Jun 21. Tarragon Theatre, tarragontheatre.com.

Luminato (festival). A city-wide multi-disciplinary arts festival. Runs Jun 3 to Jun 28. Various venues, www.luminatofestival.com.

Medusa (comedy) by Erin Shields. A portrait of contemporary female fury. Runs Jun 16 to Jul 19. Young Centre, www.soulpepper.ca.

Play Dead (performance) by People Watching Collective. Acrobatics, movement and circus explore the strangeness of the everyday world. Runs Jun 25 to Jun 28. Meridian Arts Centre, 5040 Yonge St, www.luminatofestival.com.

Primary Trust (drama) by Eboni Booth. Kenneth loses his job but a kind waitress helps him learn how to start over. Runs May 26 to Jun 21. Streetcar Crowsnest, 345 Carlaw Ave, www.crowstheatre.com. ★★★☆☆

Síofra (drama) by Natalia Bushnik & Kathleen Welch. In 1800s Ireland a newlywed couple unknowingly build a home on top of a fairy mound. Runs Jun 17 to Jun 28. Red Sandcastle Theatre, 922 Queen St East, eldritchtheatre.ca.

10 Days in a Madhouse (opera) by Rene Orth. In 1887 Nellie Bly fakes madness in order to report on conditions inside a New York insane asylum. Runs Jun 16 to Jun 21. Bluma Appel Theatre, www.tolive.com.

Tiger Bride (musical) by Frank Cox-O’Connell et al. A reversal of Beauty and the Beast set to rock-fuelled music. Runs May 29 to Jun 14. Young Centre, www.soulpepper.ca.

Smaller Theatres (Student and Community)

Arcadia (comedy) by Tom Stoppard. Set in 1809 and the present, figures in the past explore science while figures in the present try to undercover a mystery. Runs Jun 5 to Jun 20. [community] Theatre Scarborough, theatrescarborough.godaddysites.com.

BARRIE

Something Old (comedy) by Keara Voo. A Chinese-Canadian family tries to plan a wedding that is both modern and traditional. Runs Jun 18 to Jun 28. Venue TBA, www.tift.ca.

BLYTH

Dry Streak (comedy) by Leeann Minogue. In 1988 John brings his punk rock, vegetarian city girlfriend home to his family’s Saskatchewan farm. Previews from Jun 17, opens Jun 19, runs to Aug 16. Memorial Hall, blythfestival.com.

Sisters of ’78 (drama) by Kristen Da Silva. In 1978 women go on strike at an auto plant over harrassment and unsafe conditions. Previews from Jun 10, opens Jun 12, runs to Aug 9. Memorial Hall, blythfestival.com.

BOBCAYGEON

Murder at the Match (comedy) by Sarah Quick. When a key player doesn’t show up for the 2026 World Cup, the search is on for the murderer. Runs Jun 25 to Jul 4. Globus Theatre, www.globustheatre.com.

COLLINGWOOD

The Bean (comedy) by Norm Foster. Two people’s only shared habit of their morning coffee turns into something more. Runs Jun 23 to Jun 26. Marsh Street Centre, theatrecollingwood.ca.

DRAYTON

Nashville Music City (revue) by Tracey Power & Van Wilmott. The story of the rise of Nashville as the centre of country music. Runs Jun 10 to Jun 27. Drayton Festival Theatre, www.draytonentertainment.com.

GANANOQUE

Grease (musical) by Jim Jacobs & Warren Casey. In 1959 cool guy Danny falls in love with sweet girl Sandy. Runs Jun 30 to Aug 9. Springer Theatre, www.1000islandsplayhouse.com.

Sugar Road (comedy) by Kristen Da Silva. Hannah knew Jesse before he went away and got famous – now he’s coming back home. Runs May 22 to Jun 14. Springer Theatre, www.1000islandsplayhouse.com.

GRAND BEND

42nd Street (musical) by Harry Warren & Al Dubin. Peggy Sawyer arrives in New York City hoping to break into showbiz. Runs Jun 10 to Jun 27. Huron County Playhouse, www.draytonentertainment.com.

Snow White and the Seven Tenors (panto) by Caroline Smith. A panto version of the favourite fairy tale except with tenors instead of miners. Runs Jun 10 to Jun 27. South Huron Stage, www.draytonentertainment.com.

KINGSTON

Finnegan’s Wake (drama) by Craig Walker. A stage version of James Joyce’s famous novel. Runs May 21 to Jun 7. Venue TBA, www.kingstongrand.ca.

LONDON

Kinky Boots (musical) by Cyndi Lauper. Charlie boosts sales for his shoe factory by producing footwear for drag queens. Runs Jun 23 only. Canada Life Place, www.canadalifeplace.com.

MILLBROOK

Schoolhouse (drama) by Leanna Brodie. In rural Ontaio in 1938 a new schoolteacher takes her first position in a one-room schoolhouse. Runs Jun 30 to Jul 25. 4th Line Theatre, www.4thlinetheatre.on.ca.

MORRISBURG

Danny and Delilah (comedy) by Norm Foster. Danny’s live-at-home daughter brings home a Pakistani student who needs a place to stay. Runs Jun 4 to Jun 28. Upper Canada Playhouse, uppercanadaplayhouse.com.

NIAGARA FALLS

Canadiana (revue). A celebration of Canadian music through the decades. Runs Jun 18 only. Greg Frewin Theatre, gregfrewintheatre.com.

Wild Magic (magic) by Greg Frewin. Large-scale illusions performed by Greg Frewin. Runs Oct 13, 2022, booking to Dec 17, 2026. Greg Frewin Theatre, 905-356-0777, gregfrewintheatre.com.

NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE

THE SHAW FESTIVAL:

The plays run in repertory from Apr 2 to Dec 23 in Niagara-on-the-Lake, two hours south from Toronto. For tickets and information phone 1-800-511-7429 or visit the website at www.shawfest.com.

At the Festival Theatre

Funny Girl (musical) by Jule Styne & Bob Merrill. The rise of Fanny Brice to stardom in the Ziegfield Follies. Runs May 23 to Oct 3.

One for the Pot (comedy) by Ray Cooney & Tony Hilton. Billy Hickory Wood is set to inherit £10,000, but which Billy is the real one? Previews from May 27, opens Jul 11, runs to Oct 11.

At the Court House Theatre

Jeeves & Wooster in Perfect Nonsense (comedy) by Robert Goodale & David Goodale. Three actors play multiple roles in this adaptation of a novel by P.G. Wodehouse. Runs May 24 to Oct 10.

Sleuth (drama) by Anthony Shaffer. A celebrated mysery writer invites his wife’s lover to their home in the countryside. Runs May 22 to Oct 9.

At the Studio Theatre

Heartbreak House (drama) by George Bernard Shaw. Characters debate love and marriage while the shadows of war gather outside. Previews from Jun 20, opens Jul 10, runs to Oct 3.

The Wind in the Willows (children) by Fiona Sauder. A stage adaptation of Toad of Toad Hall by A.A. Milne. For ages 6+. Runs May 22 to Sep 27.

OTTAWA/GATINEAU

Comédie dans le noir (comedy) by Peter Shaffer. A young sculptor and his fiancée borrow expensive funiture to impress an art collector, but then the power fails. In French. Runs May 20 to Jun 14. Théâtre de l'Île, Gatineau, m.ovation.ca.

Legends (cabaret). Performers explore myth and legend through aeriels, pole dance, burlesque, dance and more. Runs Jun 19 to Jun 27. The Gladstone, thegladstone.ca.

Macbeth (tragedy) by William Shakespeare. Director Robert Lepage relocates Shakespeare’s play among biker gangs in Quebec. In French. Runs Jun 5 to Jun 11. National Arts Centre, Ottawa, nac‑cna.ca.

Ménopause, la parodie musicale (musical) by Jennie Linder. Four women express their views of the “change” in songs from the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s. In French. Runs Jun 5 only. Salle Odyssée, Gatineau, www.maisondelaculture.ca.

Oh Canada Eh!? Dinner Musical (revue). A survey of all-Canadian music from maritime folk songs to modern pop. Runs Mar 13 to Dec 27. Oh Canada Eh!? Theatre, www.ohcanadaeh.com.

Ottawa Fringe Festival (festival). A festival of 40+ new theatre works at six venues. Runs Jun 18 to Jun 28. Various venues, ottawafringe.com.

Te Tangi a Te Tūī (circus) by Tainui Tukiwaho. An allegorical piece about a family experiencing opposing colonial forces. Runs Jun 4 to Jun 7. National Arts Centre, Ottawa, nac‑cna.ca.

37 Postcards (comedy) by Michael McKeever. After years of travel, Avery brings his fiancée to the family home only to find it is nothing like he remembered. Runs Jun 11 to Jun 28. [community] Ottawa Little Theatre, Ottawa, www.ottawalittletheatre.com.

PENETANGUISHENE

Sister Act (musical) by Alan Menken & Glenn Slater. After witnessing a crime a wannabe diva hides out in a convent. Runs Jun 10 to Jun 27. King’s Wharf Theatre, www.draytonentertainment.com.

PETERBOROUGH

Nogojiwanong Indigenous Fringe Festival (festival). A festival of Indigenous performance from many nations. Runs Jun 17 to Jun 21. Various venues, www.indigenousfringefest.ca.

PETROLIA

Ed’s Garage (comedy) by Dan Needles. Ed runs a repair shop in Port Petunia that fixes not only vehicles but people’s problems. Runs Jun 9 to Jun 26. Victoria Playhouse, thevpp.ca.

PORT COLBORNE

The Beaver Club (comedy) by Barb Scheffler. Four female friends go on a cross-country trip from Toronto to Dildo, Newfoundland. Runs Jun 17 to Jun 28. Roselawn, lighthousetheatre.com.

PORT DOVER

The Beaver Club (comedy) by Clark Gesner. Four female friends go on a cross-country trip from Toronto to Dildo, Newfoundland. Runs May 27 to Jun 13. Lighthouse Theatre, lighthousetheatre.com.

Crees in the Caribbean (comedy) by Drew Hayden Taylor. A Cree couple takes their first trip abroad to celebrate their 35th anniversary at a Mexican resort. Runs Jun 17 to Jul 4. Lighthouse Theatre, lighthousetheatre.com.

PORT HOPE

Chris Tsujiuchi’s Big Gay Cabaret (cabaret) by Chris Tsujiuchi. A celebration of the queer community with the anthems that define it. Runs Jun 4 to Jun 7. Capitol Theatre, capitoltheatre.com.

Liars at a Funeral (comedy) by Sophia Fabiili. A family matriarch fakes her death to gather her bickering children around her. Runs Jun 12 to Jun 28. Capitol Theatre, capitoltheatre.com.

PORT PERRY

Romeo and Juliet (tragedy) by William Shakespeare. A 90-minute version of Shakespeare’s tragedy with music by Landon Doak. Runs Jun 17 to July 5. Theatre on the Ridge, theatreontheridge.ca.

PORT STANLEY

Get Down Tonight (revue) by Leisa Way. A survey of songs of the 1970s from discos to coffee houses to stadiums. Runs Jun 2 to Jun 6. Port Stanley Festival Theatre, psft.ca.

The Long Weekend (comedy) by Norm Foster. When two couples share a weekend is it Roger and Abby vs. Max and Wynn or Roger and Wynn vs. Max and Abby? Runs Jun 10 to Jul 4. Port Stanley Festival Theatre, psft.ca.

RIDGEVILLE

The Bean (comedy) by Norm Foster. Two people’s only shared habit of their morning coffee turns into something more. Runs Jun 10 to Jun 21. Sons & Daughters Winery, fosterfestival.com.

SOUTHAMPTON

The Beaver Club (comedy) by Clark Gesner. Four female friends go on a cross-country trip from Toronto to Dildo, Newfoundland. Runs Jun 26 to Jul 12. Bruce County Playhouse, www.brucecountyplayhouse.com.

ST. JACOBS

And Then There Were None (drama) by Agatha Christie. A group of guests is invited to a remote island but there is a killer among them. Runs May 20 to Jun 7. St. Jacobs Country Playhouse, www.draytonentertainment.com.

STRATFORD

I Am an Island (comedy) by Julia Lederer. May lives happily on an island with friends and family, only the island is sinking. Runs May 29 to Jun 7. Here For Now Theatre, www.herefornowtheatre.com.

Loves Us Most (comedy) by Sara Farb. In their dressing room King Lear’s three leading ladies address ageism, racism and sexism. Previews from Jun 17, opens Jun 19, runs to Jun 28. Here For Now Theatre, www.herefornowtheatre.com.

THE STRATFORD FESTIVAL:

The plays run in repertory from Apr 21 to Nov 1 in Stratford, two hours west from Toronto. For tickets and information phone 1-800-567-1600 or visit the website at www.stratfordfestival.ca.

At the Festival Theatre

Guys and Dolls (musical) by Frank Loesser. Can a smooth-talking gambler charm a pious Salvation Army missionary? Runs May 26 to Nov 1.

Something Rotten! (musical) by Wayne Kirkpatrick & Karey Kirkpatrick. In Elizabethan London the Bottom brothers need a hit, but it’s hard when Shakespeare is the competition. Runs May 29 to Oct 31.

The Tempest (comedy) by William Shakespeare. A magician shipwrecks his enemies on the island where he lives. Runs May 25 to Oct 24.

Waiting for Godot (comedy) by Samuel Beckett. Two tramps wait in a deserted place for a man who never arrives. Runs May 30 to July 31.

At the Avon Theatre

Death of a Salesman (drama) by Arthur Miller. A travelling salesman futilely chases a dream of success. Runs May 28 to Oct 24.

The Hobbit (musical) by Kim Selody. A stage version of the novel by J.R.R. Tolkien. Runs May 30 to Oct 23.

The Importance of Being Earnest (comedy) by Oscar Wilde. Earnest impersonates his best friend’s brother in order to see his ward. Previews from May 19, opens Jun 18, runs to Oct 23.

At the Tom Patterson Theatre

Love, Tom / “Have You Talked to my Mother?” (dramas) by Julia Rank. Two plays based on letters written by Tom Patterson – first, those written during World War II, second those written during the founding of the Stratford Festival. Readings. Runs Jun 11 only.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream (comedy) by William Shakespeare. Two couples seek shelter in an enchanted forest. Runs May 27 to Sep 26.

Othello (tragedy) by William Shakespeare. An underling seeks to destroy his commander. Previews from May 22, opens Jun 19, runs to Sep 27.

At Richard Monette Way

Tales of an Urban Indian (comedy) by Darrel Dennis. Staged on a moving city bus, Simon tells us  about not fitting into the world of the rez nor into the world of the big city. Runs Jun 24 to Jun 28.

TWEED

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (musical) by William Finn & Rachel Sheinkin. The lives of six tweens seeking spelling bee glory. Runs Jun 26 to Jul 5. Marble Arts Centre, www.tweedandcompany.com.