TORONTO

Larger Theatres (Professional)

MJ The Musical (musical) by Lynn Nottage. Michael Jackson looks back over his life as he prepares for his Dangerous World Tour in 1992. Runs Sep 16 to Nov 2. CAA Ed Mirvish  Theatre, 1-800-461-3333, www.mirvish.com.

Roméo et Juliette (opera) by Charles Gounod. Shakespeare’s famous tragedy as an opera. In French with English surtitles. Runs Sep 27 to Oct 18. Four Seasons Centre, www.coc.ca.

Tell Tale Harbour (musical) by Alan Doyle et al. A small Newfoundland town tries to secure a full-time doctor to win a major factory. Runs Sep 23 to Nov 2. Royal Alexandra Theatre, 1-800-461-3333, www.mirvish.com.

Toronto International BuskerFest (festival). Comedians, fire jugglers, acrobats, aerial artists, clowns and much more. Runs Aug 29 to Sep 1. Woodbine Park, torontobuskerfest.com.

Smaller Theatres (Professional)

Bremen Town (comedy) by Gregory Prest. When she is fired after 45 years of service, Frau Esel sets out for Bremen to live with her son. Runs Sep 30 to Oct 26. Tarragon Theatre, tarragontheatre.com.

Duel Citizens (comedy) by The Second City. The company’s 90th mainstage revue skewers politics, pop culture and everything in between. Runs Mar 20 to Nov 16. The Second City, 110 Harbour St, www.secondcity.com.

King Gilgamesh (drama) by Jesse LaVercombe et al. A blend of the ancient tale of Gilgamesh and an exiled Iraqi actor’s journey to success. Runs Sep 16 to Oct 5. Young Centre, www.soulpepper.ca.

Octet (musical) by Dave Malloy. Eight internet addicts grapple with everything from doomscrolling to conspiracy theories. Runs Sep 9 to Oct 12. Streetcar Crowsnest, 345 Carlaw Ave, www.crowstheatre.com.

Old Times (drama) by Harold Pinter. Anna visits Kate and her husband Deely but a battle ensues as to whose memories of the past are more accurate. Runs Aug 6 to Sep 7. Young Centre, www.soulpepper.ca.

Slave Play (comedy) by Jeremy O. Harris. Three interracial couples undergo therapy to improve their sexual performance. Runs Sep 27 to Oct 19. Berkeley Street Theatre, www.canadianstage.com.

The Veil (drama) by Keith Barker & Thomas Morgan Jones. A high-powered lawyer inherits a curse causing every sinister deed he has done to come to life. Runs Sep 17 to Oct 12. Streetcar Crowsnest, 345 Carlaw Ave, www.crowstheatre.com.

The Welkin (drama) by Lucy Kirkwood. In England in 1759 a woman claims to be pregnant to avoid being hanged. Runs Sep 4 to Oct 5. Young Centre, www.crowstheatre.com.

Smaller Theatres (Student and Community)

Bus Stop (drama) by William Inge. A blizzard strands a buload of passaengers at a Kansas diner. Runs Sep 12 to Oct 4. [community] Village Playhouse, villageplayers.net.

BLYTH

Radio Town: The Doc Cruickshank Story (drama) by Nathan Howe. In Wingham a local inventor starts a small radio station that becomes a major force in launching Canadian talent. Runs Aug 20 to Sep 20. Memorial Hall, blythfestival.com.

BOBCAYGEON

The Beaver Club (comedy) by Barb Scheffler. Four women set off on a road trip from Toronto to Dildo, Newfoundland. Runs Sep 24 to Oct 4. Globus Theatre, www.globustheatre.com.

GANANOQUE

The Drawer Boy (comedy) by Michael Healey. An actor stays with two bachelor farmers to research a role. Runs Sep 5 to Sep 28. 1000 Islands Playhouse, www.1000islandsplayhouse.com.

9 to 5: The Musical (musical) by Dolly Parton. Three female co-workers plot revenge against their bigoted boss. Runs Sep 30 to Nov 2. 1000 Islands Playhouse, www.1000islandsplayhouse.com.

Stag and Doe (comedy) by Mark Crawford. A stag and doe and a wedding reception are both scheduled at the same hall at the same time. Runs Aug 22 to Sep 14. 1000 Islands Playhouse, www.1000islandsplayhouse.com.

LONDON

Newsies The Musical (musical) by Alan Menken & Jack Feldman. Newsboys join forces against a publishing giant. Previews from Sep 17, opens Sep 19, runs to Sep 27. [student] Grand Theatre, www.grandtheatre.com.

MORRISBURG

Hurry Hard (comedy) by Kristen Da Silva. Men’s and women’s curling teams unite for the big Bonspiel. Runs Sep 4 to Sep 28. Upper Canada Playhouse, uppercanadaplayhouse.com.

NIAGARA FALLS

Canadiana (revue). A celebration of Canadian music through the years. Runs Sep 30 only. Greg Frewin Theatre, 905-356-0777, gregfrewintheatre.com.

Evolution (magic) by Greg Frewin. New large-scale illusions by Greg Frewin. Runs Oct 13, 2022, booking to Dec 30, 2025. Greg Frewin Theatre, 905-356-0777, gregfrewintheatre.com.

NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE

THE SHAW FESTIVAL:

The plays run in repertory from Apr 9 to Dec 21 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

Anything Goes (musical) by Cole Porter. Billy stows away on an ocean liner hoping to win the girl he loves away from her rich fiancé. Runs May 24 to Oct 4.

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (children) by Selma Dimitrijevic & Tim Carroll. Four children find a portal in their wardrobe to a magical land. For age 8+. Runs May 25 to Oct 4. ★★☆☆☆

Wait Until Dark (drama) by Frederick Knott. A blind woman becomes the target of a gang of criminals. Runs Jul 5 to Oct 5.

At the Royal George Theatre

Major Barbara (comedy) by George Bernard Shaw. A female Salvation Army officer feuds with her father, a wealthy arms manufacturer. Runs Jul 6 to Oct 5.

Murder-on-the-Lake (comedy) by Rebecca Northan & Bruce Horak. Detectives, including one audience member, investigate a death at a local B&B. Runs Jul 26 to Oct 4.

Tons of Money (comedy) by Will Evans & Valentine. A man fakes his own death and takes on his cousin’s identity to escape his creditors. Runs May 23 to Oct 5. ★★★☆☆

At the Studio Theatre

Blues for an Alabama Sky (drama) by Pearl Cleage. Five characters grapple with love, loss and ambition in 1930s Harlem. Runs Aug 2 to Oct 4.

Gnit (comedy) by Will Eno. A comic American take on Ibsen’s Peer Gynt about a man searching for his true self.  Runs Jul 5 to Oct 4.

At the Spiegeltent

Dear Liar (comedy) by Jerome Kilty. The witty correspondence between George Bernard Shaw and his great friend, the actress Mrs. Patrick Campbell. Runs May 18 to Sep 27.

ORANGEVILLE

The Norm Effect (comedies) by Norm Foster. Three Norm Foster plays read by Norm Foster and friends. Reading. Runs Sep 17 to Sep 21. Theatre Orangeville, www.theatreorangeville.ca.

OTTAWA/GATINEAU

Les 39 marches (comedy) by Patrick Barlow. Four actors play more than 100 roles in this stage version of the famous Hitchcock film. In French. Runs Sep 5 only. Salle Odyssée, Gatineau, www.maisondelaculture.ca.

Five Alarm (comedy) by Kristen Da Silva. On her 17th try Ava needs to battle her childhood rival to win the local town’s chili cook-off. Runs Aug 20 to Sep 6. [community] Ottawa Little Theatre, www.ottawalittletheatre.com.

Jonas and Barry in the Home (comedy) by Norm Foster. Barry has moved into a retirement home where his daughter works when along comes the loquacious Jonas. Runs Sep 24 to Oct 11. [community] Ottawa Little Theatre, www.ottawalittletheatre.com.

Oh Canada Eh?! (revue). Archetypal Canadian characters sing over 70 songs from all-Canadian artists. Booking from Mar 14 to Sep 30, 2025. Oh Canada Eh?!, 330 Kent St, ohcanadaehottawa.com.

Tootsie - La Comédie musicale (musical) by David Yazbek. A volatile actor gets a job in a Broadway musical by disguising himself as a woman. In French. Runs Sep 11 to Sep 14. Salle Odyssée, Gatineau, www.maisondelaculture.ca.

PETROLIA

All About ABBA (revue). A cast of singers celebrates one of the world’s most beloved bands. Runs Sep 16 to Oct 3. Victoria Playhouse Petrolia, thevpp.ca.

PORT COLBORNE

Here on the Flight Path (comedy) by Norm Foster. John, a would-be writer, interacts with three different women on an adjoining balcony. Runs Sep 17 to Sep 28. Lighthouse Festival Theatre, lighthousetheatre.com.

PORT DOVER

Here on the Flight Path (comedy) by Norm Foster. John, a would-be writer, interacts with three different women on an adjoining balcony. Runs Aug 27 to Sep 13. Lighthouse Festival Theatre, lighthousetheatre.com.

Memories of the Rat Pack (revue) by Chris McHarge. Relive the days of Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis, Jr. in their Las Vegas days. Runs Sep 16 to Sep 27. Lighthouse Festival Theatre, lighthousetheatre.com.

PORT HOPE

Rez Gas (musical) by Cale Crowe & Genevieve Adam. Car trouble lands Destin back in the reserve he tried to escape from. Runs Aug 22 to Sep 7.  Capitol Theatre, capitoltheatre.com.

PORT STANLEY

goldfish (comedy) by Steve Ross. A retired handyman and his new, younger female neighbour gradually become friends. Runs Aug 27 to Sep 13. Port Stanley Festival Theatre, psft.ca.

STRATFORD

THE STRATFORD FESTIVAL:

The plays run in repertory from Apr 19 to Nov 2 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

Annie (musical) by Charles Strouse & Marin Charnin. Billionaire Daddy Warbucks takes the little orphan Annie under his wing. Runs May 27 to Nov 2.

As You Like It (comedy) by William Shakespeare. Half the court flees a tyrannical duke to take up residence in a forest. Runs May 26 to Oct 24.

Dangerous Liaisons (drama) by Christopher Hampton. Two bored 18th-century French aristocrats decide to destroy the innocence of a beautiful young woman. Runs Aug 22 to Oct 25.

Sense and Sensibility (comedy) by Kate Hamill. A stage adaptation of the 1811 novel by Jane Austen. Runs Jun 19 to Oct 25.

At the Avon Theatre

Anne of Green Gables (play) by Kat Sandler. A stage adaptation of the beloved novel by Lucy Maud Montgomery. Runs May 31 to Oct 25.

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (musical) by David Yazbek. Two gigolos compete to swindle $50,000 from an heiress. Runs May 29 to Oct 25.

Macbeth (tragedy) by William Shakespeare. Director Robert Lepage relocates the action of this tale of amition to the biker wars of the 1990s. Runs May 28 to Nov 2.

Ransacking Troy (comedy) by Erin Shields. An alternative version of Homer’s Illiad where the heroes’ wives decide to intervene. Runs Aug 21 to Sep 28.

At the Tom Patterson Theatre

Dante’s Inferno (storytelling) by Daniele Bartolini. Portions of Dante’s Inferno read in the original Italian with surtitles accompanied by live music. Runs Sep 14 only.

Forgiveness (drama) by Hiro Kanagawa. The son of a Japanese-Canadian interned in World War II wants to marry the daughter of a former Canadian POW in Japan. Runs Jun 18 to Sep 27.

The Winter’s Tale (drama) by William Shakespeare. In an unprovoked fit of jealousy Leontes accuses his best friend of adultery. Runs May 30 to Sep 27.

At the Studio Theatre

The Art of War (drama) by Yvette Nolan. A Canadian artist is sent to the front line of World war II to capture the experiences of the nation’s soldiers. Runs Aug 1 to Sep 27.

SUDBURY

Casey and Diana (drama) by Nick Green. In 1991 Diana, Princess of Wales, vists AIDS patients at Casey House in Toronto. Runs Sep 27 to Oct 19. 170 Shaunessy St, yestheatre.com.