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 May 17, 2026. Royal Alexandra Theatre, www.mirvish.com. ★★★☆☆

Cyrano (musical) by Virginia Gay. A gender-reversed version of Rostand’s Cyrano de Bergerac. Runs Mar 14 to Apr 5. CAA Theatre, 651 Yonge St, www.mirvish.com.

Flight Pattern / Suite en Blanc (ballets) by Crystal Pite / Serge Lifar. One ballet about the suffering and resilience of refugees and another highlighting the artistry of classical technique. Runs Feb 27 to Mar 6. Four Seasons Centre, national.ballet.ca.

Gabby’s Dollhouse Live! (children). Gabby has an acorn that needs a rainbow to grow, but then CatRat breaks the rainbow. For ages 2-6. Runs Mar 4 only. Meridian Hall, 1 Front St East, gabbysdollhouselive.com.

Peppa Pig: My First Concert (children). Peppa and George learn the sounds that instruments make in a live orchestra. For ages 18 months +. Runs Mar 21 only. Meridian Hall, 1 Front St East, tolive.com.

Pinocchio (ballet) by Will Tuckett. A ballet about a wooden marionette who wants to be a real boy. Runs Mar 13 to Mar 22. Four Seasons Centre, national.ballet.ca.

Shucked (musical) by Brandy Clark & Shane McAnally. Maizy must find someone who can save the corn crop in her small-town Cob County. Runs Mar 3 to Apr 5. Princess of Wales Theatre, www.mirvish.com.

Some Like It Hot (musical) by Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman. A musical based on the famed 1959 film. Runs Feb 10 to Mar 15. CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre, 244 Victoria St, www.mirvish.com.

Smaller Theatres (Professional)

Alice in Wonderland (opera) by Errol Gay. An opera for child performers based on Lewis Carroll’s famous novel. Runs Mar 4 to Mar 8. The Fleck, 231 Queens Quay West, www.canadianchildrensopera.com.

Copperbelt (drama) by Natasha Mumba. A woman who has left Zambia for an independent life has to return to take care of family matters. Runs Feb 7 to Mar 1. Young Centre, www.soulpepper.ca.

Dark Purple Slice (comedy) by Bruce McCulloch. McCulloch uses music and storytelling to take us on a flyover of his life pursuing stories. Runs Mar 6 only. The Royal, bruciomcculloch.com.

The Herald (drama) by Jill Connell. A look at how we handle time and what will happen to all the work we do not make. Runs Mar 4 to Mar 14. Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, buddiesinbadtimes.com.

Little Willy (puppetry) by Ronnie Burkett. All the characters of Burkett’s Daisy Theatre play roles in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. For ages 16+. Runs Feb 27 to Apr 5. Berkeley Street Theatre, www.canadianstage.com.

Lost in the Stars (musical) by Kurt Weill. In South Africa Reverend Kumalo locates his son who has committed murder. In concert. Runs Mar 21 only. Trinity St. Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St West, www.operainconcert.com.

Love You Forever and More Munsch (children) by Stephen Colella & Sue Miner. Stage adaptations of five favourite stories by Robert Munsch. For ages 4-9. Runs Feb 19 to Mar 21. www.youngpeoplestheatre.org.

A Mirror (comedy) by Sam Holcroft. In an unnamed dictatorship, actors must stage a play in the form of a wedding. Preview Mar 11, opens Mar 12, runs to Mar 28. 918 Bathurst Centre, 918 Bathurst St, arcstage.com.

The Neighbours (drama) by Nicolas Billon. A young couple has been living a blissfully low-key life until they discover their neighbour has been hiding a sinister secret. Runs Feb 26 to Mar 15. Tarragon Theatre, tarragontheatre.com.

Night at the Grand Guignol (drama) Eric Woolfe. Four classic horror plays from Paris’s famed Théâtre du Grand-Guignol of the 1920s. Runs Feb 18 to Mar 1. Red Sandcastle Theatre, 922 Queen St East, eldritchtheatre.ca.

One Block Shop (plays) by Nathaiel Hanuka-James / Shaquille Pottinger. A double bill – one play set in a dry cleaner’s, one in a café. Runs Mar 12 to Mar 21. Venue TBA, www.tift.ca.

Queen Maeve (drama) by Judith Thompson. A woman in a nursing home believes she is really the reincarnation of the legendary warrior Queen Maeve. Runs Mar 3 to Mar 29. Tarragon Theatre, tarragontheatre.com.

Searching for Aimai (drama) by Coleen Shirin MacPherson. A woman about to give birth is pulled into the threads of her mixed-race lineage. Runs Feb 15 to Mar 1. The Theatre Centre, 1115 Queen St West, www.cahoots.ca.

The Second City Mainstage 91st Revue (comedy). The Second City's newest as-yet-unnamed sketch comedy revue. Runs Jan 13 to Apr 16. The Second City, 110 Harbour St, www.secondcity.com.

Summer and Smoke (drama) by Tennessee Williams. In a small town a minster’s daughter falls in love with the reckless doctor next door. Runs Feb 3 to Mar 1. Streetcar Crowsnest, 345 Carlaw Ave, www.crowstheatre.com.

The Surrogate (drama) by Mohsin Zaidi. A male couple wait for the birth of their child but their suggorate suffers complications. Runs Feb 24 to Mar 22. Streetcar Crowsnest, 345 Carlaw Ave, www.crowstheatre.com.

Très Misérables (comedy) by Jeremy Hotz. A new show filled with Hotz's miserable joke and mishaps. Runs Mar 14 only. The Great Hall, 1087 Queen St West, www.ticketweb.ca.

Witch (comedy) by Jen Silverman. In Elizabethan times the Devil tries to tempt a woman who is already thought to be a witch. Runs Jan 29 to Mar 1. Young Centre, www.soulpepper.ca.

Smaller Theatres (Student and Community)

Circle Mirror Transformation (drama) by Annie Baker. A community drama class transforms four lost humans and their teacher. Runs Mar 11 to Mar 22. [community] Alumnae Theatre, 70 Berkeley St, alumnaetheatre.com.

Good People (drama) by David Lindsay-Abaire. After Margie is fired from her job, she searches for a way she and her daughter can survive. Runs Mar 6 to Mar 21. [community] Theatre Scarborough, theatrescarborough.godaddysites.com.

The Rape of Lucretia (opera) by Benjamin Britten. Tarquinus, ruler of Rome, seeks to corrupt Lucretia, who is known for her virtue. Runs Mar 12 to Mar 15. [student] Harbourfront Centre Theatre, uoftopera.ca.

These Shining Lives (drama) by Melanie Marnich. In the 1920s women confront health hazards while working for the Radium Dial Company. Runs Feb 27 to Mar 21.  [community] The Village Playhouse, 2190E Bloor St West, villageplayers.net.

Starship Pinafore (operetta) by Arthur Sullivan. G&S’s H.M.S. Pinafore is re-set in a Star Trek-like future. Runs Mar 6 to Mar 15.  [community] The Papermill Theatre, www.northtorontoplayers.com.

BARRIE

One Block Shop (plays) by Nathaniel Hanuka-James / Shaquille Pottinger. A double bill – one play set in a dry cleaner’s, one in a café. Runs Mar 5 to Mar 7. Venue TBA, www.tift.ca.

BURLINGTON

Aida (opera) by Giuseppe Verdi. An Egyptian warrior falls in love with the foreign princess he has captured. Semi-staged. Runs Mar 7 only. Burlington PAC, southernontariolyricopera.com.

Curious George: The Golden Meatball (children). George investigates why no one attends Chef Pisghetti’s annual Meatball Day. For ages 4-9. Runs Mar 17 only. Burlington PAC, burlingtonpac.ca.

Tweet Tweet! (children) by Femmes du Feu. Aerialists play birds taking care of their nest and exploring the forest floor and tree canopy. For ages 1-5. Runs Mar 19 to Mar 20. Burlington PAC, burlingtonpac.ca.

GUELPH

Curious George: The Golden Meatball (children). George investigates why no one attends Chef Pisghetti’s annual Meatball Day. For ages 4-9. Runs Mar 21 only. River Run Centre, riverrun.ca.

HAMILTON

Brave New Works (festival). Readings of six new Canadian plays. Runs Feb 27 to Mar 1. Theatre Aquarius, theatreaquarius.org.

Gabby’s Dollhouse Live! (children). Gabby has an acorn that needs a rainbow to grow, but then CatRat breaks the rainbow. For ages 2-6. Runs Mar 3 only. FirstOntario Concert Hall, gabbysdollhouselive.com.

Frost Bites (festival). A festival of new works, family-friendly activies and immersive performances. Runs Feb 27 to Mar 8. Various venues, hftco.ca.

Murder on the Orient Express (drama) by Ken Ludwig. A stage version of the famous mystery novel by Agatha Christie. Runs Mar 4 to Mar 21. Theatre Aquarius, theatreaquarius.org.

KINGSTON

Curious George: The Golden Meatball (children). George investigates why no one attends Chef Pisghetti’s annual Meatball Day. For ages 4-9. Runs Mar 15 only. Grand Theatre, www.kingstongrand.ca.

Hands in Her Pockets (comedy) by Rosemary Doyle. Two extras who are Deaf are in a Hollywood film where Canada doubles as Ireland. Runs Mar 10 to Mar 21. Grand Theatre, www.theatrekingston.com.

Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang (children) by Mordecai Richtler. Richtler’s story is told with musical accompaniment by Dean Burry. Runs Mar 28 only. Isabel Bader Centre, www.kingstonsymphony.ca.

Kudelka/Lemieux Mix (dances) by James Kudelka & Laurence Lemieux. A triple-bill including one set to country music and one to Johnny Cash. Runs Mar 31 only. Grand Theatre, www.kingstongrand.ca.

KITCHENER/WATERLOO

hommage (dance) by Sylvie Bouchard. An exploration of the lasting effects of childhod trauma. Runs Mar 21 only. Registry Theatre, Kitchener, registrytheatre.com.

March Break Magic Show (magic) by Scott Boyd. Family-friendly close-up magic and sleight of hand. Runs Mar 19 only. Ken Seiling Waterloo Region Museum, Waterloo, www.eventbrite.ca.

Mike Super, Magic & Illusion (magic) by Mike Super. An evening of magic, illusion, comedy and music for the whole family. Runs Mar 7 only. Centre in the Square, Kitchener, centreinthesquare.com.

The Neighbours (drama) by Nicolas Billon. A young couple has been living a blissfully low-key life until they discover their neighbour has been hiding a sinister secret. Runs Mar 18 to Mar 29. Konrad Centre, Kitchener, www.greenlight-arts.com.

The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark (ballet) by Guillaume Côté. Côté stars in this ballet version of Shakespeare’s tragedy. Runs Mar 5 only. Centre in the Square, Kitchener, centreinthesquare.com.

LONDON

Hadestown (musical) by Anaïs Mitchell. The love stories of Orpheus and Eurydice and of King Hades and his wife Persephone. Runs Mar 10 to Mar 11. Canada Life Place, www.canadalifeplace.com.

The Importance of Being Earnest (comedy) by Oscar Wilde. Earnest impersonates his best friend’s brother in order to see his ward. Previews from Mar 24, opens Mar 27, runs to Apr 12. Grand Theatre, www.grandtheatre.com.

Mrs. Krishnan’s Party (comedy) by Jacob Rajan & Justin Lewis. Mrs. Krishnan waits in the back of her corner store for her son to arrive for a festival. Runs Feb 26 to Mar 7. Grand Theatre, www.grandtheatre.com.

Sweeney Todd (musical) by Stephen Sondheim. Barber Sweeney Todd returns to London seeking revenge for his daughter’s abduction. Runs Mar 5 to Mar 8. [student] Paul Davenport Theatre, Western University, music.uwo.ca.

MISSISSAUGA

Edward II (history play) by Christopher Marlowe. The British king is torn between his love for a commoner and his desire to rule as an absolute monarch. Runs Mar 27 to Apr 5. [student] Erindale Studio Theatre, www.utm.utoronto.ca.

Puppet Festival Mississauga (festival). An international festival of puppetry and animation. Runs Mar 16 to Mar 22. Various venues, cranecreations.ca.

NIAGARA FALLS

Canadiana (revue). A celebration of Canadian music through the decades. Runs Mar 24 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.

Maximum Velocity (circus) by Le Grand Cirque. World-class performers from around the globe push the limits of strength, grace and imagination. Runs Mar 18 to Mar 22. Fallsview Casino, fallsviewcasinoresort.com.

OAKVILLE

Curious George: The Golden Meatball (children). George investigates why no one attends Chef Pisghetti’s annual Meatball Day. For ages 4-9. Runs Mar 18 only. Oakville Centre, www.oakvillecentre.ca.

The Drowsy Chaperone (musical) by Lisa Lambert & Greg Morrison. A lonely musical theatre lover listens to a fictional 1928 musical. [student] Runs Mar 30 to Apr 11. Studio Theatre, Sheridan College, www.sheridancollege.ca.

In Real Life (musical) by Kevin Wong & Nick Green. Max is forced to face the dark cloud of technology that is taking over his humanity. [student] Runs Mar 31 to Apr 11. Macdonald Heaslip Hall, Sheridan College, www.sheridancollege.ca.

Robot Song (children) by Jolyon James. When a young girl is the most hated person in her school, her parents give her a singing robot. For ages 8-12. Runs Mar 8 only. Oakville Centre, www.oakvillecentre.ca.

ORANGEVILLE

Murder at Ackerton Manor (comedy) by Stephen Gallagher. Three actors play seven characters in this spoof of Agatha Christie mysteries. Runs Mar 12 to Mar 29. Theatre Orangeville, www.theatreorangeville.ca.

OSHAWA

Très Misérables (comedy) by Jeremy Hotz. A new show filled with Hotz’s miserable jokes and mishaps. Runs Mar 15 only. Regent Theatre, tickets.regenttheatre.ca.

OTTAWA/GATINEAU

After the Rain (musical) by Suzy Wilde & Rose Napoli. Suzie is struggling with her nagging parents until a mature student asks for help. Runs Feb 25 to Mar 7. National Arts Centre, Ottawa, nac‑cna.ca.

& 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 Mar 24 to Mar 29. National Arts Centre, Ottawa, nac‑cna.ca.

Antigone (drama) by Jean Anouilh. A modern adaptation of Sophocles’ tragedy. In French. [community] Runs Mar 18 to Mar 21. The Gladstone, thegladstone.ca.

Art of Murder (drama) by Joe DiPietro. An art dealer visits two eccentric painters setting a game of deceit in motion. Runs Mar 26 to Apr 14. The Gladstone, thegladstone.ca.

BL_NK (performance) by Nassim Soleimanpour. Each night an actor reads a script not seen before and must fill in the blanks to tell the story. Runs Mar 17 to Mar 29. Great Canadian Theatre Company, Ottawa, www.gctc.ca.

Blood Relations (drama) by Sharon Pollack. An actress tries to find out if Lizzie Borden did or did not kill her parents. Runs Mar 4 to Mar 14. The Gladstone, thegladstone.ca.

Flambant nue (comedy) by Pierre-Michel Tremblay. A look at what our place is in the universe when there may be multiple universes. In French. Runs Feb 6 to Feb 7. Salle Odyssée, Gatineau, www.maisondelaculture.ca.

La Jeune Fille supliciée sur une étagère (drama) by Évelyne de la Chenelière. Mieko continues to observe the gestures, voices and faces of those she knew before she died. In French. Runs Mar 12 to Mar 14. La Nouvelle Scène, Ottawa, www.nouvellescene.com.

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (drama) by Mark Shanahan. Hercule Poirot comes out of retirement to solve a murder in an English village. Runs Feb 25 to Mar 14. [community] Ottawa Little Theatre, Ottawa, www.ottawalittletheatre.com.

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.

Rose (musical) by Tomson Highway. Chief Rose and the other rez sisters oppose a plan to build a casino on reserve property. Runs Mar 25 to Apr 4. National Arts Centre, Ottawa, nac‑cna.ca.

Rue Duplessis: Ma petite noirceur (drama) by Jean-Philippe Pleau. Pleau’s story of growing up in poverty later to become a commentator on Radio-Canada. In French. Runs Mar 13 to Mar 14. Salle Odyssée, Gatineau, www.maisondelaculture.ca.

Toc Toc (comedy) by Laurent Baffie. Six patients with Troubles Obsessionnels Compulsifs (TOC) share the same waiting room. In French. Runs Mar 8 to Mar 9. Salle Odyssée, Gatineau, www.maisondelaculture.ca.

Tout ce qu’il reste (dance) by Paco Ziel & Diana León. Dance, music and poetry combine to interpret lieder by Schubert. Runs Mar 13 to Mar 14. Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre, Ottawa, nac‑cna.ca.

Visages (musical) by Alexia Bürger. A look at the improbable connections that bind the fates of various peoples. In French. Runs Mar 19 to Mar 28. National Arts Centre, Ottawa, nac‑cna.ca.

PETERBOROUGH

12 Dinners (comedy) by Steve Ross. A young man tells us about a year of monthly dinners with his parents one fateful year. Staged reading. Runs Mar 1 only. Market Hall, tickets.markethall.org.

PORT DOVER

March Break Magic (magic) by Lucas Wilson. Wilson performs his Guinness Book world record-winning illusions for the whole famliy. Runs Mar 16 only. Lighthouse Festival Theatre, lighthousetheatre.com.

PORT HOPE

Tom Thomson’s Wake (musical) by the Shipyard Kitchen Party. A friend, a mentor and a lover meet after Thomson mysterious death to share their memories. Runs Mar 6 to Mar 8. Capitol Theatre, capitoltheatre.com.

ST. JACOBS

Dear Evan Hanson (musical) by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul. Evan allows grieving parents to believe, falsely, that he was their dead son’s only friend. Runs Mar 18 to Apr 12. St. Jacobs Country Playhouse, www.draytonentertainment.com.

RICHMOND HILL

Curious George: The Golden Meatball (children). George investigates why no one attends Chef Pisghetti’s annual Meatball Day. For ages 4-9. Runs Mar 16 only. Richmond Hill Centre, tickets.rhcentre.ca.

Mike Super, Magic & Illusion (magic) by Mike Super. An evening of magic, illusion, comedy and music for the whole family. Runs Mar 6 only. Richmond Hill Centre, www.mikesuper.com.

Robot Song (children) by Jolyon James. When a young girl is the most hated person in her school, her parents give her a singing robot. For ages 8-12. Runs Mar 8 only. Richmond Hill Centre, tickets.rhcentre.ca.

SUDBURY

Giant Mine (performance) by Marie-Éve Fontaine. Fontaine researches the effect of extractive indistries on the Canadian environment. In French. Runs Mar 4 to Mar 7. Théâtre du Nouvel-Ontario, letno.ca.

THUNDER BAY

Jesus Christ Superstar (musical) by Andrew Lloyd Webber. An account of Jesus’s last day on earth. Runs Mar 26 to Apr 18. Magnus Theatre, magnustheatre.com.

WATERFORD

Arcady Opera Showcase (operas) by Ronald Beckett, Emma Verdonk & Benjamin Gabbay. A triple-bill of short operas written by local composers. Runs Mar 14 only. Waterford Old Town Hall, arcady.ca.

WINDSOR

Curious George: The Golden Meatball (children). George investigates why no one attends Chef Pisghetti’s annual Meatball Day. For ages 4-9. Runs Mar 19 only. Chrysler Theatre, www.chryslertheatre.com.

ON TOUR IN ONTARIO

Dogs Do Magic (circus) by Aaron Matthews. World champion dogs perform acrobatic tricks and illusions alongside human performers. caninecircusshow.com

• Mar 14: Orillia Opera House, Orillia

• Mar 15: Aultsville Theatre, Cornwall

• Mar 20: Winter Garden Theatre, Toronto

• Mar 21: Richmond Hill Centre, Richmond Hill

• Mar 22: Wingham Town Hall Theatre, Wingham

Golden Girls: The Laughs Continue (comedy) by Robert Leleux. An all-male stage play imagining a new episode of the “Golden Girls” television show. goldengirlstour.com

• Mar 7: Orillia Opera House, Orillia

• Mar 10: Grand Theatre, London

• Mar 13: Richmond Hill Centre, Richmond Hill

• Mar 14: Brockville Arts Centre, Brockville

• Mar 15: Burlington Centre, Burlington

What You Won’t Do For Love (performance) by Tara Cullis, David Suzuki et al. Cullis and Suzuki share captivating stories about their love for each other and the planet. whynot.theatre

• Mar 1: River Run Centre, Guelph

• Mar 3: Capitol Theatre, Chatham

• Mar 5: Huntsville Festival of the Arts, Huntsville

• Mar 7: Flato Markham Theatre, Markham

• Mar 8: Burlington Centre, Burlington

• Mar 11: Grand Theatre, Kingston

• Mar 13: FirstOntario PAC, St. Catharines

• Mar 15: FirstOntario Arts Centre, Milton

• Mar 19: Sanderson Centre, Brantford

• Mar 20-21: Harbourfront Centre, Toronto

• Mar 23: Rose Theatre, Brampton

• Mar 25: Shenkman Arts Centre, Ottawa