Stage Door News 2020
Stratford: New content is coming to StratFest@Home
New content is coming to StratFest@Home:
NEW SERIESUP CLOSE AND MUSICALA series of moving and entertaining concerts with some of the Festival’s most beloved musical stars and emerging musical artists, conceived and directed by Richard Ouzounian with music director Franklin Brasz. Enjoy intimate...
Toronto: Monkey Toast welcomes Emmy-winning writer/producer Jay Kogen on January 9, 2021
Six-time Canadian Comedy Award winner, Monkey Toast: The Improvised Talk Show is now streaming its shows live online. For our January 9th show, host David Shore welcomes special guest, Emmy Award winning writer/producer from The Simpsons, Frasier, The Wrong Guy (Film), Malcolm in the Middle, Ned and...
Toronto: The Toronto Operetta Theatre presents “The Twelve Days of Christmas”
Greetings from Toronto Operetta Theatre, its artists and Board of Directors. It is with pleasure that we send you these greetings for Holiday Season. For sure, it will be a more personal and quiet celebration as we face new lockdown challenges in Ontario and across all of Canada. We should all take...
Toronto: The Panto Players of the Red Sandcastle Theatre present “The Twelve Days of Cheshire”
If you already joined us yesterday for Day 1, congratulations, Here is day two! This holiday season, we are bringing our annual pantomime fun to your living rooms! It started on Boxing Day is continuing for twelve days. The Cheshire Cat, star of all of the Panto-Player's Pantomimes at the Red Sandcastle,...
Toronto: The Guild Festival Theatre presents “A Christmas Carol” online December 23-January 3
Guild Festival Theatre takes our holiday tradition online in this unique adaptation of Charles Dickens’ holiday story, A Christmas Carol. The event is available to stream December 23 - January 3 and tickets are by donation. Visit www.guildfestivaltheatre.ca for more details and to access the event.
Part...
Toronto: Tapestry Opera announces its Winter 2021 programming
Following a Summer and Fall with digital and live programming reaching over 5,000 audience members and engaging numerous artists, Tapestry Opera’s Winter 2021 lineup continues to pioneer within the rich and innovative Toronto arts landscape. Tapestry is discovering and developing entrancing made-for-digital...
Toronto: ACTRA Toronto names Jani Lauzon as its 2021 Award of Excellence recipient
ACTRA Toronto is proud to announce Jani Lauzon as its 2021 Award of Excellence recipient.
Jani Lauzon (she/her) is a Métis multi-disciplinary artist. She is an award-winning screen actress, a Juno-nominated singer-songwriter, a Gemini Award-winning puppeteer, a multi-award-winning stage actress,...
Toronto: Expect Theatre and Arts Etobicoke present multimedia “BABBLE” online
On Friday, December 11 at 7:00 p.m., Expect Theatre and Arts Etobicoke streamed BABBLE a new multimedia, multi-disciplinary musical created by Expect Theatre’s Beats + Intentions program during the age of physical distancing. This program was made possible thanks in part to a $249,800 Grow grant that...
London: Video from new Canadian musical “Grow” premieres tonight online
Musical theatre lovers worldwide are invited to tune in for the debut of a brand new music video for “Grow”, the title song from the highly-anticipated original Canadian musical, premiering as of 9 AM EST December 17, 2020 at www.youtube.com
When GROW was postponed ten days before starting rehearsals...
Toronto: CBC will broadcast Tapestry Opera’s “Rocking Horse Winner” on December 26
Tapestry Opera’s critically acclaimed, multi award-winning opera Rocking Horse Winner, by Anna Chatterton and Gareth Williams, will be broadcast on CBC Music’s Saturday Afternoon at the Opera on Boxing Day. The Rocking Horse Winner cast album, recorded during the COVID-19 pandemic and starring Asitha...
Toronto: Njo Kong Kie is the winner of this year’s Patrick Conner Award
We are thrilled to announce that the 2020 recipient of the Patrick Conner award is Njo Kong Kie! A ping pong and picnic enthusiast, Kong Kie is also a composer, a pianist, a music theatre creator, and a well-loved member of our family at The Theatre Centre. As an artist he thinks deeply about the nature...
Mumbai: “The Ministry of Mundane Mysteries” by Outside the March opens a branch in India
Thespo in association with Outside The March brings an immersive unique experience where we take you through a week long journey.
Sign up for a six-day, improvised mystery adventure that takes place entirely over the phone. You provide us with a real mystery from your life, and we’ll try to solve...
Toronto: Winners of the 2020 Nathan Cohen Awards announced
Despite an arts season drastically reduced by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Canadian Theatre Critics Association was still able to present its 2020 Nathan Cohen Awards for excellence in critical writing. Long-time Toronto-based dance critic Deirdre Kelly won the Outstanding Review award for “Danse Macabre:...
Toronto: Ross Petty’s panto for 2020 “Home for the Holidays” goes online
LET'S GO ON WITH THE SHOW!
Without live productions of THE NUTCRACKER, MESSIAH or A CHRISTMAS CAROL, the winter holidays of 2020 are looking pretty bleak. We decided that THE SHOW MUST GO ON! Our virtual treat for you, all wrapped up in a big bow of holiday cheer is our brand new twistered sequel...
Toronto: Outside the March presents “The Ministry of Mundane Mysteries: Power Hour” January 18-23, 2021
You asked, so we delivered! Announcing a one-hour edition of our auditory adventure happening entirely over the phone: running for one week only!
Does your furnace sound funny? Where did your winter boots go? Why does it get so dark so early? Let the Ministry of Mundane Mysteries solve your most...
Toronto: The Theatre Centre holds Residency Showings December 14-17 on Zoom
It's been a wild year. Nothing is as it was and we can't stop now. Join us for The Theatre Centre’s first-ever Digital Residency Showings: A Series.
From December 14–17, pop into the Zoom room from 5:30–7PM EST and see what the artists have been up to.
Hosted by Aislinn Rose and Liza Paul, each...
Toronto: Mirvish postpones remainder of 2020/21 season – plans to reopen in September 2021
I hope you and yours are well. This is certainly a very different world than the one we knew at this time last year.I am encouraged by the recent news of two fully tested and successful vaccines, one of which has already been approved by both Canada and Britain. In Britain it is already being administered....
New York: Stratford actor Dion Johnstone will appear in “The African Company Presents ‘Richard III’” on January 11
Red Bull Theater is dedicated to revitalizing the classics for today's audiences. Our online projects cannot replace the live theater experience. There is simply no replacement for live theater. But we're committed to continuing connection during this historic time. Join us for these free LIVE Broadcast...
New York: The cast of “Jagged Little Pill” reunites for a concert performance December 13
Broadway’s Jagged Little Pill cast will reunite for a one-night-only special concert performance next month, bringing the musical’s stars together for the first time since the pandemic shutdown last March.
Jagged Live In NYC: A Broadway Reunion Concert will feature cast members Elizabeth Stanley,...
London, UK: “Come From Away: The Concert” plays limited run beginning February 10, 2021
Come From Away: The Concert, a specially staged version of the Olivier-winning and Tony-nominated musical, will play a limited run at London's Phoenix Theatre—where the musical played prior to the pandemic—February 10–27, 2021.
The 100-minute concert production, reuniting the London cast and band,...
Toronto: TO Live presents illusionist Scott Silven’s “The Journey” in February and March 2021
TO Live presents Scott Silven The Journey February 16-21, 2021 and March 16-28, 2021
“Just when you think you know how Silven might have faked an effect, he complicates the trick, then complicates it again and you are abandoned to wonderment.” - New York Times
“The best virtual experiences are...
Stratford: The Stratford Perth Museum is building a 300-seat outdoor entertainment venue
After successfully hosting a series of pandemic-friendly outdoor performances on its elevated porch this past summer, the Stratford Perth Museum is planning to become an even bigger player in the local entertainment scene next year.
With some help from local contractors Player Carpentry and Masonry,...
Ottawa: Black Theatre Workshop joins NAC English Theatre as its inaugural Co-Curating Company in Residence
On Wednesday, December 9, National Arts Centre English Theatre, in partnership with Black Theatre Workshop, announced an unprecedented shared curation model for the national stage.
Beginning in the 2021–22 season, NAC English Theatre has committed to the annual appointment of a Co-Curating Company...
Melbourne, AUS: Melbourne’s “Come From Away” returns to the stage in January 19, 2021
The Australian production of the Tony-nominated musical Come From Away is set to begin performances at Melbourne's Comedy Theatre January 19, 2021.
The Australian company, leading the reopening of Melbourne's East End, will also be the first of the international hit musical's global productions...
Toronto: Massey Hall will become part of the Allied Music Centre
Today, I am thrilled to announce that Allied Properties, a Canadian provider of urban workspace, has made a landmark contribution to the Massey Hall Revitalization. This pivotal support expands the project's original scope and introduces Canada's premiere multi-purpose performance facility, Allied...
Toronto: Theatre Passe Muraille to present three digital shows this winter
Theatre Passe Muraille (TPM) presents plans for Winter Digital Programming, which will include the first two productions of #NavigatingTheNow, TPM’s 20.21 season, as well as a new ‘digital’ tour.
“When we started programming in the summer, we knew that continuing to create and support theatre would...
London: Grand Theatre’s losses are offset by insurance purchase before the pandemic
London’s Grand Theatre has registered its first deficit in 21 years.
But the $65,348 lost last season could have been much worse — $504,753 worse — if not for the timely purchase of insurance to guard against performance disruption caused by the illness of a cast member or a pandemic.
And it...
Toronto: Buddies in Bad Times Theatre announces its 2020 Queer Emerging Artists Award recipients
We’re thrilled to present the recipients of our 2020 Queer Emerging Artists Awards, a group whose practices range broadly across artistic mediums and . Usually awarded to one artist per year, this year’s expanded award came in response to the intensified precarity of being an artist during the pandemic....
Fort Erie: Lee Siegel gets “Oh Canada Eh?” gang back together
Lee Siegel was devastated when the Oh Canada Eh? Dinner Show closed its doors in Niagara Falls back in June.
He was the one who had to tell members of the troupe that they were out of a job thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, despite attempts to keep the theatre afloat with online fundraisers.
“When...
Toronto: Pointed Cap Playhouse presents “Pointed Cap Cabaret: A Webcrawl Revue” starting December 10
This online cabaret site (pointedcapcabaret.com) features dance, drag, burlesque and musical theatre. It doubles as an scavenger hunt where audiences search for performers “lost” on the websites of local business who support performance art and the queer community. The show provides clues to lead viewers...
Toronto: Factory Theatre announces “The Bedrock Creators’ Initiative” for new play development
Factory Theatre is thrilled to announce its bold new vision for the future of new work development, THE BEDROCK CREATORS’ INITIATIVE, beginning this 2020 / 2021 season and being launched with leading support from the Lindy Green Family Charitable Foundation. Playwrights Eva Barrie, Yolanda Bonnell,...
Toronto: “The Christmas Story” for 2020 goes online December 11 and 19
The Christmas Story at the Church of the Holy Trinity has been reinvented into a film presenting the classic Nativity story against the backdrop of life in an urban centre in the middle of a pandemic. This year, we are especially pleased to present The Christmas Story 2020: A Pandemic Pageant. The...
Stratford: Stratford Festival’s Alexis Gordon is featured guest in INNERchamber's holiday concert
INNERchamber musicians and guest vocalist Alexis Gordon will be streaming some holiday cheer live from Revival House this Sunday evening during Together, Safe & Warm, the chamber-music group’s first-ever virtual seasonal concert.
Featuring a set of holiday music arranged by cellist Ben Bolt-Martin...
Toronto: Morro and Jasp begin a new project – “Send in The Clowns”
Times are tumultuous. In order to keep safe we have to keep away from each other. We have to keep away from beautiful rooms where we can share the magic of live performance and art, keep from romping at cabarets and festivals, keep from throwing our arms around one another and expressing grand gestures...
Toronto: The Musical Stage Company will tour “UnCovered” digitally across Canada
This week, Artistic & Managing Director Mitchell Marcus illuminates the unique opportunity that COVID has presented to bring UNCOVERED: NOTES FROM THE HEART to audiences across the country.
In the middle of a pandemic, The Musical Stage Company is embarking on the largest Canadian tour in our history...
Stratford: Soon on Stratfest@Home – Christopher Plummer in “The Tempest” and “Caesar and Cleopatra”
Academy Award-winner Christopher Plummer is the focus of the Stratford Festival’s next two Thursday night viewing parties, with two remarkable performances and two exclusive new pre-show interviews – all being added this month to Stratfest@Home, the Festival’s new subscription streaming service.
“Christopher...
St. Catharines: The Next Generation Leahy performs in person at FirstOntario PAC December 11-13
Tickets are almost completely sold-out for Next Generation Leahy's eight-show run of in-person events in Partridge Hall from 11-13 December. // Limited tickets remain for Friday 11 Dec at 8:30pm and Sunday 13 Dec at 7pm. Reserve your tickets today!
As with all forces of nature, the music and energy...
London: The Grand Theatre presents holiday show “Comfort and Joy” online December 22
Take a break from the hustle and bustle of Holiday preparations and join us for a little Comfort and Joy.
Keep your tradition of coming to the Grand at the holiday season going! Just do it virtually this year!
Thanks to the generous support of Title Sponsor Canada Life and Season Sponsor BMO...
Toronto: The Canadian Opera Company names Perryn Leech as its new General Director
After a year-long, international search, the Canadian Opera Company has named Perryn Leech its next General Director. Leech officially begins his position on March 1, 2021, with current COC General Director Alexander Neef continuing as company leader throughout the transition period.
“I am delighted...
Stockholm: Michael Cavanagh of Western University named new Artistic Director of the Royal Swedish Opera
It has been announced that the international stage director Michael Cavanagh will be the new artistic director of opera at the Royal Opera in Stockholm from summer 2021.
He succeeds Birgitta Svendén, who has been in the post for 11 years and who will remain as CEO until 2022.
Michael Cavanagh...
London, UK: One Night Only reunites the writers and creatives behind “Come From Away” December 19
SimG Productions and Musical Theatre Radio present One Night Only with the creatives and cast of the International hit musical "Come From Away".
Proceeds of the event go to 'Acting for Others' which provides financial and emotional support to all theatre workers in times of need through the 14 member...
Kitchener: Lost & Found Theatre presents “A Lost & Found Christmas: At Home” December 16
Stories and songs in your living room, shared by artists you've known for years. Michael Peng beams in from Edmonton, Hannah Ziss from Halifax, and Andrew Lakin from Stratford, while Kathleen holds the fort in Kitchener with musicians Jack Cole and Michael Kelly Cavan. Nadia, the "woman behind the...
Waterloo: David Connolly receives the Arts Awards Waterloo Region’s Lifetime Achievement Award
Congratulations to Associate Artistic Director David Connolly, who received the Lifetime Achievement Award from Arts Awards Waterloo Region tonight.
David grew up in Kitchener-Waterloo and attended Forest Heights Collegiate Institute, where he developed a passion for the arts. As a double, below-knee...
Collingwood: Theatre Collingwood presents an online reading of “A Christmas Carol” with an all-female cast
It won’t be long before homes are made Christmas-cozy with the scent of pine, the sound of carols and the warmth of family traditions. The reading of A Christmas Carol is a tradition across the country, and this year marks our second year presenting this dramatic reading in Collingwood.
2020 has...
Ottawa: Tara Beagan wins the $100,000 Siminovitch Prize for theatre
Ntlaka’pamux playwright Tara Beagan has been named the 2020 laureate of the Siminovitch Prize, the largest and most prestigious theatre prize in Canada. Ms. Beagan will receive $75,000, and $25,000 will go to her selected protégée, Joelle Peters.
Ms. Beagan, who is based in Mohkinstis (Calgary),...
Millbrook: 4th Line Theatre welcomes Beau Dixon as an Artistic Associate
4th Line Theatre is excited to announce that award-winning Canadian actor, writer and composer/musician Beau Dixon has joined the theatre as an Artistic Associate. Dixon will assist 4th Line in further developing its inclusivity and diversity initiatives and strategies. 4th Line Theatre’s objective,...
Toronto: New digital community winter programming from Soulpepper
Join Soulpepper Theatre Company online for a little JOY and INSPIRATION, this winter! Soulpepper is pleased to announce new digital community programming, including a live cast reunion with the company of A Christmas Carol, raising funds for a local food bank; 10 Minutes of Joy, a new five-part series...
Toronto: Why Not Theatre gives a sneak peek into “The Bhagavad Gita Opera” on November 29
Earlier this month, the Canadian Opera Company (COC) hosted members of the Mahabharata creative team to develop our Bhagavad Gita opera, adapted by Ravi Jain and Miriam Fernandes, translated by Sharada Eswar, and composed by John Gzowski and Suba Sankaran. The opera will be featured in Part 2 of Mahabharata,...
St. Catharines: The Foster Festival’s “A Christmas Tree” goes online
We are so excited to be offering all Foster Fans near and far this reading series of Norm Foster’s one-act play, The Christmas Tree.
We had originally planned to offer this event as an intimate, in-person reading series inside dining establishments across St. Catharines.
On November 16, 2020...
Toronto: IRCPA presents “Moving Artists Forward” with Kathy Domony and Andrew Kwan
Artists managers help artists to define their goals and to achieve them. They take the roles of sounding board, confidant, protector and devil’s advocate – sometimes leading, sometimes following, and at times just getting out of the way. In the time of the Pandemic, what to do?
Two of Canada’s...
Toronto: Monkey Toast welcomes Van Gogh Exhibit producer Corey Ross December 5
Six-time Canadian Comedy Award winner, Monkey Toast: The Improvised Talk Show is now streaming its shows live online. For our December show, host David Shore welcomes special guest, the person behind Toronto’s Immersive Van Gogh Exhibit, producer Corey Ross! You can watch the live stream on our YouTube...
Toronto: Bygone Theatre cancels its 2020/21 season
COVID-19 has thrown a wrench in many of our plans these past few months. Live performance companies have been hit especially hard, and many of us have had to make some tough decisions.
After much thought and deliberation, we have decided to take a hiatus for the 2020/2021 season, rather than try...
Toronto: Opera Atelier welcomes Measha Brueggergosman as Artist-in-Residence for its 35th season
Opera Atelier is delighted to announce the appointment of Canadian Soprano Measha Brueggergosman as Artist In Residence for the company’s reimagined 2020/21 season.
Brueggergosman has enjoyed a long and significant history with Opera Atelier. She first appeared with the company in 2008 as Elettra...
Toronto: VOICEBOX: Opera in Concert presents “La Voix humane” – the play and the opera
VOICEBOX: Opera in Concert goes back to the future for its first foray into the digital world. In 1975 the legendary Stuart Hamilton first paired Cocteau’s play La Voix Humaine with Poulenc’s opera of the same name and General Director Silva-Marin has chosen to revive this unique double bill as the...
Kingston: Theatre Kingston announces its next two presentations
Thank you to everyone who came to see THE MEETING! In additon to it being a provocative, wonderful show with stellar performances from Paul Smith, Cassel Miles and Johnny Jordan, we are so proud that our conversion of the Tett Rehearsal Space into a socially distanced theatre space was so successful!...
Toronto: Cineplex Events presents the National Ballet’s “The Nutcracker” across Canada starting December 4
Audiences can enjoy the magic of The Nutcracker this holiday season across Cineplex theatres. In partnership with The National Ballet of Canada, Cineplex Events will present a special screening of this beloved classic, captured live from 2008 at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto....
Toronto: The watch party for Against the Grain’s “A Little Too Cozy” is tomorrow night
It's finally time... join the live watch party for the PREMIERE pilot episode of A Little Too Cozy: The Digital Prequel tomorrow night at 8pm EST on AtG’s YouTube Channel. Featuring a post-show chat with #ALittleTooCozy mastermind Joel Ivany and members of the cast!
A Little Too Cozy re-imagines...
Toronto: TO Live and Buddies in Bad Times Theatre present Taylor Mac’s “Holiday Sauce...Pandemic!” from December 12
On December 12, TO Live and Buddies in Bad Times Theatre and prestigious theatres and cultural institutions around the world present the Pomegranate Artsproduction Taylor Mac’s Holiday Sauce…Pandemic!. The special, live streamed event reimagines for this time of social distancing Mac’s celebrated Holiday...
Toronto: Opera Atelier’s “Something Rich & Strange” will now livestream on December 12
Opera Atelier proudly announces the new livestream date of the highly anticipated world premiere of Something Rich & Strange, based on the famous quote from Shakespeare’s The Tempest and featuring some of Canada’s finest artists, Saturday, December 12, 2020 at 7pm EST. Originally set to premiere in...
New York: This is “Yannick Week” at the Metropolitan Opera
The Metropolitan Opera salutes its music director this week with a streaming setlist of seven performances, each conducted by Canadian Yannick Nézet-Séguin.
The lineup begins November 16 with one of his earlier appearances at the New York house, taking to the podium for a 2010 performance of Don...
Niagara-on-the-Lake: Shaw Festival presents “Songs for a Winter’s Night” December 5-19
The Shaw Festival is adding a festive twist to its popular concert series. Running December 5 through December 19 in the Jackie Maxwell Studio Theatre (10 Queen’s Parade), Songs for a Winter’s Night features favourite melodies from the holiday season. During each performance, up to 50 socially-distanced...
Toronto: Studio 180’s production of “Contractions” streams again by popular demand
Back by popular demand! 180 tickets have been released for the encore presentation of Contractions. Tickets follow a tiered pricing model, with a limited number of tickets available from $10-25.
A scathing, satirical take on privacy, fear and manipulation in the corporate workplace by a powerhouse...
Barrie: Talk Is Free Theatre offers free admission to patrons for the next three years
Talk Is Free Theatre has always been characterized by their innovative resolve to create unique theatrical experiences by challenging traditional theatre habits. In the spirit of embracing change, today the company announced a major development to their price of admission.
To engage an even more...
Toronto: Iain Scott gives Zoom lectures for “An Introduction to German Opera” beginning November 22
After the surprising, tremendous and gratifying response to my experimental three “Zoom Meeting” lectures on “An Introduction to Italian Opera”, I have agreed to do another three for Sue Walsh’s CLASSI LECTURES series, this time on “AN INTRODUCTION TO GERMAN OPERA”. Once again, these will be designed...
Cambridge: Vera Causa Opera’s “Hansel & Gretel” goes online tomorrow
Our mission has always been to provide paid opportunities for emerging artists and create accessible opera for all.
This season, our goals have been to keep artists and musicians employed in a safe and secure way, and to simply keep the music playing.
COVID-19 has made it more difficult than...
Toronto: Soundstreams’ “Electric Messiah” reimagines Handel’s oratorio as a music video
"This year’s Electric Messiah is unlike any other, but the spirit of innovation has always been a part of the very fabric of this show. As in past years, we once again look at the material with a new lens, and through film, we can also create a kind of cinematic love letter to the city of Toronto,...
St. Catharines: Play “Drag Queen Music Bingo” in person November 20-21
Your host Kaleb Robertson, aka Miss Fluffy Soufflé, brings a whole new twist to bingo. Unabashed, unapologetic, and loads of fun.
Music Bingo combines a love of music with the traditional bingo format. Each player receives a Music Bingo card which consists of an assortment of songs. Instead of calling...
Blyth: Donations to the Blyth Festival will be doubled
Fans and supporters of the Blyth Festival can double the power of any new gifts they make to the Festival, thanks to a $100,000 pledge from two generous local families.
Longtime Blyth supporters Dave Southen and Susan Carlyle, along with another anonymous donor, will match any new gifts received...
Toronto: Dancemakers to close permanently in July 2021
It is with great regret that Dancemakers’ Board of Directors has made the decision to end the company’s artistic and operations activity, effective July 31, 2021.
Board Chair Louis-Michel Taillefer stated, “As with many arts organizations across the country, the global pandemic directly impacted...
Toronto: TAPA announces #Lights-on, a venue reopening guide for live entertainment
Today, #Lights-On: Recovery and Reboot in Live Entertainment announced the release of an online venue reopening guide for the Toronto live entertainment industry.
#Lights-on is a series of outreach activities organized by Ryerson University’s School of Creative Industries at FCAD (Faculty of Communication...
Toronto: The Second City will livestream its last performance at 51 Mercer Street on November 14
The world isn't ending (yet)...but 51 Mercer Street is.We are saying farewell to our Toronto theatre's current address before our impending move next year with one last LIVE hurrah. The Second City Toronto's 84th revue, CERB Your Enthusiasm, will officially open AND close on Saturday, November 14th...
Toronto: Lighthouse Immersive presents “Illusionarium”, an experiential magic exhibit, starting December 14
From the innovators behind the World Premiere exhibit IMMERSIVE VAN GOGH, comes a ground-breaking World Premiere immersive magic experience just in time to light up the holiday season.
This December, Lighthouse Immersive and renowned illusionist Jamie Allan invite you into a world of intrigue, mystery,...
New York: Meet the cast of “Jagged Little Pill” virtually on November 12
Thursday, November 12 2020, 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM [EST]
The Experience:
Join us at "Stage Door Sessions" to celebrate Jagged Little Pill and meet three of the artists from the cast of the Alanis Morissette musical. Ask questions, interact with other JLP fans, and learn new things about this hit show...
Millbrook: Call for proposals for 4th Line Theatre’s 2021 Digital Festival of Light & Dark
4th Line Theatre is excited to announce a new initiative, the Digital Festival of Light & Dark, which will provide an opportunity for artists, based in Millbrook, Peterborough, Lakefield, Port Hope, Cobourg and the surrounding environs, to showcase their work in a digital space. The Digital Festival...
Toronto: Grand Canyon Theatre and NFFN present “Idiot Vision, Volume 1” November 27-28
It’s been eight months, and we’re still frustrated. It’s been eight months and we’re still bored. It's been eight months and it’s finally time to experiment with a live stream.
Grand Canyon Theatre is teaming up with NℲℲN to present the first volume of IDIOT VISION, a multidisciplinary online streaming...
Toronto: Luminato announces its second Artists-in-Residence cohort
Luminato Festival Toronto is excited to announce the fall 2020 Artists in Residence (AIR) program, with a cohort of 10 Artists, each established in their creative practice. An 8-week program, the Fall AIR is focused on Artists who are interested in expanding or challenging ideas of Indigeneity, and...
Toronto: Outside the March’s “Something Bubbled, Something Blue” goes viral
This fall, the National Arts Centre commissioned twelve companies around Canada to create Grand Acts of Theatre - large-scale performances that speak to our present moment, to be performed live and then shared online. OtM and Talk if Free Theatre answered the call with Something Bubbled, Something...
Toronto: Against the Grain Theatre presents “Messiah/Complex” December 13-26
Premiering December 13, 2020 at 8 pm EST on AtG TV, the multi-award-winning innovative team at Against the Grain Theatre(AtG) is proud to present a bold interpretation of Handel’s Messiah, accompanied by and in partnership with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO), and co-directed by Joel Ivany, Founding...
Waterloo: Theatre of the Beat presents “UNMUTE” about domestic violence starting November 23
In recognition of domestic violence awareness month, Unmute: The Impact of a Pandemic on Gender-Based Violence is set to premiere on Zoom, on the evening of November 23rd. The second showing on November 25th will be held in recognition of The United Nations' International Day for the Elimination of...
Toronto: 2020/21 Dan Fund commissions for new musicals go to Anton Lipovetsky and Amiel Gladstone
The Aubrey & Marla Dan Fund for New Musicals is the first fund exclusively for commissioning new Canadian musical works. The fund offers financial and dramaturgical support to artists in the creation and development of a first draft of a new musical. Former Manager of New Musical Development, Aaron...
Toronto: MOonhORsE Dance Theatre presents the 20th anniversary of “Older & Reckless” November 6
Older & Reckless, MOonhORsE Dance Theatre's acclaimed series curated by Artistic Director Claudia Moore, celebrates its 20th anniversary season with an online edition on Friday, November 6 featuring innovative new dance videos created and performed by award-winning dance artists Esmeralda Enrique, Denise...
Orangeville: Theatre Orangeville announces an online 2020/21 season
Our theatre has been an absolute beehive of activity for the last few months as we move further down the road of online programming, a road designed to bridge, in the short term, our creative activities until such time as we can once again safely gather in your beloved theatre.
Theatre practitioners...
Toronto: The National Ballet of Canada cancels the remainder of its 2020/21 season
A Message from Artistic Director Karen KainAlthough this news is not unexpected, it is with a heavy heart I announce that the remainder of the 2020/21 season has been cancelled. This difficult decision has been made due to the continued uncertainty around the COVID-19 pandemic and in recognition that...
Houston, TX: Houston Grand Opera adds Margaret Atwood’s “Songs for Murdered Sisters” to its virtual winter line-up
As COVID cases continue to rise in Texas, Houston Grand Opera has made the decision that arts organizations around the country have rolled out over the past few months: to officially cancel its entire 2020–2021 season, with plans to resume performances in fall 2021.
In the meantime, HGO has added...
Toronto: Applications are now open for Crossing Gibraltar, theatre outreach for new immigrant and refugee artists
Our transformative theatre outreach program for new immigrant and refugee artists returns with a stirring artistic exploration of belonging, erasure and reclamation.
Culture is a story. Culture is made through storytelling. To change the culture is to tell a different story.
Storytellers are...
Peterborough: Applications now open for the 2021 Nogojiwanong Indigenous Fringe Festival
The application for artists to be part of our 2021 Nogojiwanong Indigenous Fringe Festival opens on November 1, 2020. Closing date is January 10, 2021.
Please make sure to read all of the following "Information for Applying Artists" before applying:
INFORMATION FOR APPLYING ARTISTSAanii, Boozhoo,...
Toronto: What’s happening on the Bloor Street Culture Corridor in November
What's happening in November along the Bloor St. Culture Corridor?
Bata Shoe Museum
From virtual events to behind the scenes content, the BSM has so much to offer this month! Their annual Founder's Lecture event will be online this year and will feature award-winning costume designer Marci Rodgers...
Toronto: Canadian Stage presents “A Thousand Ways (Part One): A Phone Call” November 4-22
In a time when we're accustomed to division and isolation is required, Canadian Stage is excited to launch the special year-long residency of celebrated New York City-based company 600 Highwayman, getting underway in early November. Most recently in Toronto to present The Fever at the 2018 Luminato...
Toronto: The 33rd Weesageechak Begins to Dance goes online November 25-December 6, 2020
Native Earth is thrilled to announce our 33rd annual Weesageechak Begins to Dance – the online edition! This year’s festival has adapted to our current reality and is still rooted in supporting a broad spectrum of Indigenous artists in developing their work. We welcome you to join the online celebration...
Stratford: CBC Gem airs the Stratford Festival’s “The Merry Wives of Windsor” beginning November 1
The Merry Wives of Windsor is an “absolutely hilarious” (The Globe and Mail) production of Shakespeare’s great comedy. It stars Geraint Wyn Davies as Falstaff, a disreputable character who pursues two married women at the same time, failing to consider that his targets might, quite literally, compare...
Perth: The Classic Theatre Festival to shutter after 10 years due to Covid-19
After a decade as one of Lanark County’s marquee summertime entertainment experiences, the Classic Theatre Festival has been forced to close due to the ongoing effects of the pandemic.
The only professional company in the Ottawa Valley, which annually brought to town top talent from the worlds of...
Toronto: Luminato chooses to hold a live festival in June 2021
2020 has been a rough year. For artists, for festivals, for everyone who loves a live performance, 2020 has seen our collective experience of art taken away. Feeling defeated, disappointed, or even hopeless, would only be expected.
However, even through these constraints, artists and art organizations...
Ottawa: Plosive Productions presents three live episodes of the 1940s radio show “SUSPENSE” starting October 28
Prior to the pandemic’s second wave, Plosive Productions and The Gladstone had hoped to be able to offer a return to the theatre with a special Hallowe’en Edition of our annual Radio Show. While that production has to wait for another time, we invite you to listen to an “unstaged” reading by the cast...
St. Catharines: FirstOntario PAC celebrates its fifth anniversary with in-person and virtual programming
In November of 2015, the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre (PAC) first opened its doors. Over the last 5 years, the PAC has brought entertaining, inclusive and engaging programming by incredible local, national and international artists. It’s also been the home for many local arts organizations....
Toronto: Toronto Fringe’s 24-Hour Playwriting Contest receives a generous donation
We are pleased to announce that, thanks to a generous donation, the 24 Hour Playwriting Contest will be moving ahead in early 2021 with funding to support the artists involved in the program.
Fringe's former Executive Director, Gideon Arthurs (now CEO of the National Theatre School), wished to...
Collingwood: Tom Allen’s “The Missing Pages” goes online November 13-15
In November we will be heading into uncharted territory for Theatre Collingwood, as we will be presenting our first ONLINE show, THE MISSING PAGES! This production was to be enjoyed live in Collingwood this fall but due to the pandemic we are going to go another route. Tom Allen is a radio host on...
Toronto: The COC’s Annual General Meeting highlights the company's successes in 2019/20
The Canadian Opera Company’s 2019/2020 season marked a year of inspired mainstage programming, increased community engagement, and new digital initiatives, as reported today at the COC’s Annual General Meeting by COC Board Chair Jonathan Morgan and COC General Director Alexander Neef. For the first...
Toronto: Jason Robert Brown’s musical “13” will be rehearsed and filmed in Toronto for Netflix
Young performers have the chance to audition virtually for the upcoming Netflix adaptation of Jason Robert Brown's musical 13.
Telsey + Company has launched a casting search for the previously announced Netflix adaptation, which aims to begin rehearsals in Toronto in March 2021 prior to filming...
New York: Sankoff and Hein and the “Come From Away” team share memories of creating the hit musical
The minds behind Broadway's smash hit Come From Away joined Playbill's former editor-in-chief, Mark Peikert, for a brand-new conversation about the intense collaboration that led to the show's success.
Joining Peikert were Tony-winning director Christopher Ashley, choreographer Kelly Devine, the...
Toronto: Nightwood Theatre’s 2020 Groundswell Festival goes digital
This November Nightwood’s Groundswell Festival goes digital, offering an invitation inside the creative process with readings of brand new works from our Write From The Hip playwright’s unit, led by Program Director Donna-Michelle St. Bernard, as well as opportunities to gather for provocative conversations...
Toronto: Essential Opera presents “Mirror, Mirror” on YouTube October 28
Mirror, Mirror is a mini-opera based on the Grimm fairy tale Snow White. This story uses the Snow White/Evil Stepmother template to look at how women and their relationships with one another are affected by external pressure to be forever young and beautiful. In the piece, the loving Mother Queen is...
Toronto: VOICEBOX: Opera in Concert has posted scenes from “The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny”
During difficult times, friends stay connected...and what better way to connect than with the gift of music. Enjoy our VOICEBOX: Opera in Concert musical adventure with great Canadian artists right in your home.
Picture it: A crew of ne'er-do-wells sets off to found a city where everyone is free...
Stratford: CBC Gem airs the Stratford Festival’s “Othello” beginning October 25
In Shakespeare’s famed psychological drama, Othello and Desdemona defy racial prejudice to be united in marriage. But deadly malice lurks where the newlyweds least expect it, as Othello’s trusted comrade and confidant, Iago, resolves to destroy their happiness at any cost. In a calculated, drawn-out...
Toronto: IRCPA presents Tomson Highway in Zoom conversation on November 6
Internationally celebrated Canadian playwright Tomson Highway, also a gifted pianist, songwriter and novelist, is the next guest in a series of pandemic Zoom chats presented by the International Resource Centre for Performing Artists.
Highway converses with IRCPA host Debra Chandler, Friday, November...
Toronto: Cahoots Theatre accepting submissions from ENBY artists from across Canada
Guided by dynamic artistic facilitators Ximena Huizi and Jay Northcott, six non-binary theatre artists will come together for ten weeks in a veritable explosion of collaborative creative expression. A virtual performance will be presented in Spring 2021, presented by Cahoots Theatre.
We are accepting...
Toronto: Eldritch Theatre presents “The Deadly Doom of the Dungeons of Duodenum” starting November 25
Step into the world of Eldritch Theatre horrors with an online interactive theatrical fantastical, where the theatre is inside your computer and you roll the dice to stay alive!
Eldritch Theatre intended November 2020 to be the premiere of the second part of the Apocalypse Trilogy, begun with Space...
London: Grand Theatre announces its virtual Un-Opening Night for October 22
On the eve of what would have been the Opening of the Grand’s 50th season as a professional theatre company, today the Grand announced some of the talented artists that will be featured as part of its virtual Un-Opening Night Celebration. This one-hour event will be streamed live from 7-8 PM on Thursday,...
Kingston: The first-ever Shortwave Theatre Festival, November 1-7, features original radio plays and more
Shortwave Theatre Festival
(www.shortwavetheatre.com) features a series of original shows from a company of Kingston-affiliated playwrights, directors, sound designers, and actors.
Sound Castle by Sarah EmtageIf a tree falls in the forest and no one hears it where does the sound go? In the...
Stratford: Stratford Festival launches Stratfest@Home, a new digital subscription series
The Stratford Festival is following up on the success of its recent Shakespeare Film Festival with a $10-a-month digital content subscription, Stratfest@Home, offering more Shakespeare and more films, along with new commissions, music, conversation, cooking and comedy. A free film festival, with a...
Niagara-on-the-Lake: Shaw Festival announces November dates of its concert series
As of October 28, the Shaw Festival’s concert series will move indoors to the Jackie Maxwell Studio Theatre (10 Queen’s Parade) with a limit of 50 guests and safety protocols in place. Featuring the music of Duke Ellington, Dorothy Fields and Cole Porter, the socially distanced free indoor performances...
Toronto: Factory Theatre presents “acts of faith” by David Yee live-streamed November 19-28
To kick off its groundbreaking 2020/21 season, Factory presents the world premiere of acts of faith, by multi-award winning Asian Canadian playwright David Yee, directed by Nina Lee Aquino, and starring Natasha Mumba. Written specifically to be performed for a digital platform, acts of faith will stream...
Kingston: Kingston announces the reopening of the Baby Grand Theatre
The Baby Grand theatre is reopening, the city announced Friday.
The Baby Grand — the smaller space located upstairs from the 750-seat Regina Rosen auditorium, which will remain closed — can be rented by the community starting Oct. 26 at a discounted rate until the end of the year.
With physical...
Ottawa: The Great Canadian Theatre Company has partnered with Tarragon Acoustic to bring plays to GCTC patrons
The GCTC has partnered with Tarragon Theatre to give GCTC patrons access to Tarragon Acoustic, a series of audio versions of iconic Canadian plays, written, directed and performed by some of the best artists working in Canada today. The first play is Léo by Rosa Labordé.LÉOby Rosa Labordé
directed...
Toronto: Opera Atelier’s “Something Rich and Strange” has been postponed
The important new health directives regarding COVID-19 have necessitated reimagining our New and Reimagined Fall Season - but this challenge has once again proven itself to be a creative catalyst for Opera Atelier’s exceptional team.
Opera Atelier’s LIVE/livestream of Something Rich & Strange will...
New York: Alanis Morissette’s “Jagged Little Pill” musical receives 15 Tony Award nominations
The nominations for the 2020 Tony Awards were revealed October 15. Tony winner James Monroe Iglehart (Aladdin) hosted the announcement.
The Alanis Morissette musical Jagged Little Pill led the pack with 15 nominations, earning at least one nomination in every eligible category (including six for...
Ottawa: The 2020 Siminovitch Prize shortlist is announced
The Siminovitch Prize Foundation today announced the shortlist for this year’s Siminovitch Prize, the most prestigious theatre award in Canada. The jury has selected five outstanding playwrights as finalists for the esteemed theatre prize, now celebrating its 20th year of honouring excellence and innovation...
Toronto: Opera Canada reveals its 2020 Ruby Award honourees
Opera Canada is proud to announce the four distinguished honourees who will receive Opera Canada Awards–The Rubies 2020 for their exemplary contributions to the industry:
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Music Director, Metropolitan Opera
Barbara Hannigan, soprano & conductor
Michael Schade,...
Toronto: Obsidian Theatre announces “21 BLACK FUTURES” coming in February 2021
In the wake of a historic 2019-2020 season which saw the company produce three acclaimed productions, win the Jon Kaplan Audience Choice Award(Passover), two Dora Awards (Caroline, Or Change) and four Toronto Theatre Critics Awards (Caroline, Or Change and Pass Over), as well as saying goodbye to long-time...
Niagara-on-the-Lake: The Shaw Festival announces its 2021 season
The Shaw Festival plans to return to the stage in May with a reduced 2021 season. Many of the anticipated productions originally scheduled for 2020 will now appear as part of the 2021 playbill.
“This is an expression of faith. Of course, it is impossible to know what the situation will be next year....
Toronto: Tapestry Opera announces an innovative Fall 2020 programme
Following 74 live performances across the GTA this summer with Box Concerts, Tapestry Opera’s Fall 2020 program pioneers to push the boundary of the genre. Comprising live, livestreamed, and digital collaborations, Tapestry is building new platforms for artists to enrich the diversity of Canada’s artistic...
Toronto: Shakespeare in the Ruff is looking for new artistic leadership
Shakespeare in the Ruff is looking for highly creative and ambitious leadership to run the company and serve the community.To download a PDF of this Job Description, click here.
Inclusivity Mandate:
Shakespeare in the Ruff is on the traditional lands of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation,...
Cambridge: Vera Causa Opera announces its 2020/21 season
We are so excited to have the 2020-2021 Season underway at VCO. It's a big year for us. We've launched a number of new programs, and changed how we carry out some old ones.
The ProgramsEducator SuiteNew this year, the Educator Suite provides fun and educational opera videos to Secondary School teachers...
Orangeville: Theatre Orangeville presents “Phantoms of the Opera House” online October 30-November 13
Join us … if you dare … for Phantoms of the Opera House, our wickedly wonderful Halloween show!
Your online theatre will be haunted by the ghoulish Rod Beattie, the witchy Mag Ruffman, the unearthly Dan Needles, the boo-tiful Leisa Way, the undead Wayne Townsend, the devilish Kristen Da Silva and...
Stratford: The Stratford Festival commits to a 2021 season no matter what form it might take
There is no doubt the COVID-19 pandemic will continue to impact the Stratford Festival next year and for many years to come, regardless of whether the pandemic ends tomorrow or two years from now.
But in the minds of Stratford Festival executive director Anita Gaffney and artistic director Antoni...
Toronto: Acclaimed Canadian soprano Erin Wall has died at age 44
Renowned Canadian singer Erin Marie Wall, 44, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 8th from complications caused by metastatic breast cancer.
Wall, who was born in Calgary and grew up in Vancouver, is survived by her husband, Roberto Mauro, children Michael and Julia Mauro and parents Michael and Suzanne...
Ottawa: The Great Canadian Theatre Company will not present a subscription season in 2020/21
Hope is an interesting thing. It exists only as a quality of our inner lives, sometimes expressed outwardly with great fervor, but often held close, as a private antidote to fear and its pernicious cousin, worry. The subtle differences between the two latter sensations interest me a great deal, and...
Toronto: Torrent Productions will postpone its 2020 panto “Sleeping Beauty” until 2021
We sincerely hope all of you are staying healthy and safe during this unprecedented time. We have had to make the heartbreaking decision to postpone “Sleeping Beauty-A Merry Magical Pantomime” for this holiday season. The safety of everyone involved in our production, onstage and off and you, our audience,...
Toronto: Angelwalk Theatre presents online series “Backstage Tea” October 20-December 15
Angelwalk Theatre is delighted to bring some musical theatre fun to the fall lineup with its brand-new online series Backstage Tea, airing every Tuesday at 5:30 pm (EST) starting October 20th and available until 11:59 pm (EST) the following Monday. The series will run for a total of 9 episodes, with...
Blyth: The Blyth community holds an online auction fundraiser for the Blyth Festival
Long-time Blyth Festival supporter Cindy Fisher, along with local artists as committee members, has developed a special fund-raiser to assist the Blyth Festival theatre organization, as it weathers the challenges that the Covid-19 pandemic has created.
Regional artists have committed to submit...
Toronto: Young People’s Theatre announces a virtual 2020/21 season
Young People’s Theatre (YPT) today announced the fall line-up for its 2020.21 season, the 55th for Canada’s oldest and largest theatre for young people. Exclusively online, the fall will feature drama programs designed to connect with young audiences virtually everywhere.
With fresh initiatives...
Toronto: David Mirvish will present the Canadian premiere of “BLINDNESS” beginning November 17
David Mirvish is pleased to present the international premiere of the Donmar Warehouse production of BLINDNESS, a socially distanced sound installation.
BLINDNESS will be presented on stage at the Princess of Wales Theatre beginning November 17, 2020 and will be the first indoor theatre presentation...
Ottawa: The National Creation Fund is pleased to announce eight new investments in ambitious arts projects
Le Fonds national création du @CNAduCanada est ravi d’annoncer huit nouveaux investissements dans des projets ambitieux portés par une série d’artistes primés. À ce jour, le Fonds a investi 6,7 M$ dans 43 projets menés par des artistes d’un océan à l’autre.
Backstage at Carnegie Hall - Bradyworks...
Toronto: Rendezvous with Madness Festival cancels all in-person screenings and exhibit tours
From Workman Arts Executive and Artistic Director Kelly Straughan:"Since announcing the Rendezvous with Madness Festival line-up a little less than a month ago we have seen a steady increase in Covid19 numbers. This past week all levels of government urged extra caution and Toronto’s Medical Officer...
Toronto: All the nominations are in for the 2020 Tom Hendry Awards to be celebrated October 25-30
Playwrights Guild of Canada (PGC) proudly announces the short lists for its 2020 Tom Hendry Awards. The short lists for the Robert Beardsley Award, the RBC Emerging Playwright Award, the Sharon Enkin Plays For Young People Award, as well as the Playwrights Guild Comedy and Musical Awards, and the Carol...
Toronto: The Canadian Opera Company cancels the remainder of its 2020/21 season
Given ongoing uncertainty around large-scale and indoor gatherings due to COVID-19, the Canadian Opera Company will be cancelling the rest of its originally planned 2020/2021 season programming.
Affected programming includes:
— Bizet’s Carmen, Janáček’s Katya Kabanová, Verdi’s La Traviata, and...
Toronto: Western University graduate and “Kim’s Convenience” actor Simu Liu becomes a UNICEF Canada ambassador
Canadian Screen Award-nominated actor and upcoming star of Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Simu Liu announced today that he is taking on a new, exciting role – the role of UNICEF Canada Ambassador.
“UNICEF Canada is unparalleled when it comes to impacting global change and helping...
Toronto: Le Théâtre français de Toronto is looking for a new Artistic Director
La nouvelle direction artistique est un ou une artiste qui a aussi bien des talents de créateur que de gestionnaire, une bonne compréhension des budgets tout en sachant animer une communauté artistique à même ses programmations. Elle possède les capacités nécessaires afin de concevoir et rédiger des...
New York: Alanis Morissette and the “Jagged Little Pill” cast have virtual fundraiser for Biden-Harris October 13
The Broadway cast of Jagged Little Pill is joining forces with Alanis Morissette to host a virtual event featuring performances, conversations, and more. The fundraiser takes place October 13 at 8 PM ET to benefit the Biden Victory Fund, the official campaign to elect Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in...
St. Catharines: The Foster Festival plans 12 readings of Foster’s “The Christmas Tree” starting December 4
We just can't keep the good news to ourselves anymore!
All of us here at The Foster Festival want to end this year on a high note - full of joy and laughter as we celebrate our favourite playwright and some very talented Niagara artists.
12 artist couples, performing a single reading each of...
Stratford: Spontaneous Theatre reveals its productions for the fall
Though the summer weather may be gone, live theatre will carry on into the fall thanks to two productions by the group that performed outdoor shows in Stratford in the midst of a global pandemic earlier this year.
Spontaneous Theatre, the group of actors, improv comedians, musicians and storytellers...
Norrköping, SWE: “Come From Away” opens in Sweden
"Välkommen till oss," as they say in Stockholm (or "Welcome to the rock"). A new production of Come From Awayis currently playing at Östgötateatern in Norrköping, Sweden. Check out the trailer below.
Directed by Markus Virta, the new staging stars Tobias Almborg, Sven Angleflod, Hani Arrabi, Jesper...
Toronto: Soulpepper is commissioning six new works from six female playwrights
Soulpepper Theatre Company today announced the launch of Six Women Writing, an exciting commissioning project engaging a diverse assembly of six of Canadas top voices, Trey Anthony, Sandra Caldwell, Falen Johnson, Hannah Moscovitch, Kat Sandler, and Erin Shields. Together, Soulpepper Artistic Director...
Toronto: Cahoots Theatre announces its 2020/21 season
Greetings to YOU, our beloved village of artists, audiences, and supporters of all stripes. What. a. year. It seems that these days, there is as staunch a desire to liberate those in the margins as there is to keep them there.
I often ask myself how I can love more deeply amidst chaos. There is...
Peterborough: The Pivot Series of outdoor performances begins this weekend
An outdoor fall performance series to be presented between October 2-18 2020 in Peterborough/Nogojiwanong. The Pivot Series is intended for socially distanced outdoor audiences in response to COVID-19 measures. Public Energy Performing Arts has partnered with the Peterborough ReFrame Film Festival...
Toronto: Relive the creative energy of NYC’s iconic Studio 54 at the AGO December 26, 2020-April 5, 2021
How does a nightclub, open for less than three years, become the global epicentre of music, fashion and design? Opening December 26, 2020, at the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO), Studio 54: Night Magic transports visitors back in time to 1977 to explore the revolutionary creativity, expressive freedom...
Toronto: GhostLight’s Online Youth Academy starts November 8
Complimenting our online Professional Training Series, GhostLight’s Youth Programming offers teens the opportunity to train and have fun with some of Canada’s premiere theatre artists.
This high quality programming is designed for teens seeking to hone their performing arts skills in theatre and...
Toronto: Crow's Theatre presents “Ghost Quartet: In Concert” online October 27-31
We’re reuniting the cast members of last year’s Dora Award-winning production of Ghost Quartet for a brand new, filmed concert version of Dave Malloy’s hauntingly beautiful chamber musical.Ghost Quartet is the perfect piece of theatre for Halloween week – and the newly filmed concert version has been...
Toronto: The Royal Conservatory presents “The Resounding Concert”, an online gala with international superstars
Over the last 11 years, The Royal Conservatory’s season gala concerts have featured some of the biggest names in music and entertainment. Yo-Yo Ma, Bill Murray, Lang Lang, Meryl Streep, Audra McDonald, and Wynton Marsalis are just some of the artists who have enchanted and delighted us on the Koerner...
Niagara-on-the-Lake: The Shaw Festival cancels the remainder of its 2020 season
As the number of active COVID-19 cases in Ontario increases, the Shaw Festival is forced to cancel its annual presentation of A Christmas Carol at the Royal George Theatre.
“We held off making this decision for as long as we possibly could because we had set our hearts on getting back into one of...
Toronto: Théâtre français de Toronto announces its online 2020/21 season
Last March, as Canada went into self-isolation in response to the health crisis, Théâtre français de Toronto (TfT) switched to online programming to provide support and entertainment to its community and audiences.
This fall, the Theatre of Infinite Possibilities continues to offer online activities...
Barrie: Talk Is Free Theatre announces the Artist Basic Income Guarantee Pilot Project
The TIFT Artist BIG Project is a pilot project designed to offer a number of Artists (approximately 20) a minimum annual income guarantee each year, for a three-year period. The income would be earned through the Artist being engaged on various and separate projects with TIFT throughout the year, as...
Toronto: The Musical Stage Company announces its 2020/21 RBC Apprentice Artists
This week, we’re thrilled to announce the artists who will be taking part in the RBC Apprentice Program for 2020-21. The RBC Apprentice Program offers eight post-secondary artists one year of mentorship with The Musical Stage Company, learning from our local and visiting artists and receiving substantial...
Cambridge: A recording of “Earth” from Vera Causa Opera’s Community Opera Fest is now available
A collaboration between creative minds in the community, Earth was performed and recorded live by Vera Causa Opera orchestra and performers during physically-distanced sessions in August/September 2020.
The audio recording is now available to enjoy!
Earth tells the tale of a planet in pain,...
New York: The Metropolitan Opera will present “Hamlet” with a libretto by Matthew Jocelyn in its 2021/22 season
The Metropolitan Opera has announced that its 2021/22 season will include the North American premiere of Hamlet by Austalian composer Brett Dean with a libretto by Canadian Matthew Jocelyn, former Artistic and General Director of Canadian Stage from 2009-18. Jocelyn’s English libretto uses as little...
Toronto: The Assembly Theatre presents The Window of Opportunity Festival October 7-31
Following their Covid-19 mandated shut down back in March of 2020, The Assembly Theatre is proud to announce its first live performance event in 6 months THE WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY FESIVAL running from October 7 – October 31 2020.
THE WOO FEST brings together 9 artists groups over 17 days throughout...
Toronto: Nightwood Theatre announces its 2020/21 season
Nightwood Theatre is proud to announce our 2020/21 season. As theatres, artists and citizens around the globe contend with the pandemic, Nightwood invites theatregoers to a season that promises to ignite conversation, spark creativity and celebrate community in our most intimate season to date.
This...
Toronto: Luminato welcomes Dian Marie Bridge as its new Associate Artistic Director
Luminato Festival Toronto is pleased to announce the appointment of Dian Marie Bridge as its new Associate Artistic Director. Dian will work alongside Naomi Campbell, Luminato’s Artistic Director, and the rest of the programming team to shape the festival, and ensure its positive contribution to the...
London: Grand Theatre announces fall “Intermission” programming
An hour long, Season ‘Un-Opening’ virtual celebration scheduled for October 22 at 7 PM anchors a series of Fall events during the GRAND Intermission period of shutdown,
“We gave some thought about this concept of a GRAND Intermission. When you are in the theatre, you use the intermission to grab...
Toronto: “Monkey Toast: The Improvised Talk Show” will book guests from across North America
Like all other live entertainment, six-time Canadian Comedy Award winner, Monkey Toast: The Improvised Talk Show, had to cancel all their upcoming shows once the country went into lockdown. After testing an online version of the show in May, to see if the show would work with the performers all being...
Niagara-on-the-Lake: Shaw Festival announces fall concert series
The Shaw Festival is set to animate Niagara-on-the-Lake with live music and song throughout September and October with approximately 40 bespoke concerts. The Festival will visit several Niagara-on-the-Lake outdoor stages and venues with a line-up of three concert revues featuring the music of early...
Toronto: Against the Grain offers an Opera Pub September 24 and a chat with actor/director Fiona Shaw October 1
TOMORROW: Join AtG for Opera Pub: Medicine for the Heart tomorrow Thursday, September 24th, at 8pm ET. Featuring Matt Dalen and Holly Kroeker in recital, and hosted by the one and only David Eliakis!Note from the artists: "We have curated an evening of songs and arias that fill our hearts with joy....
Toronto: Fall For Dance North debuts live and digital experiences starting September 29
Fall for Dance North (FFDN) proudly presents the 6th edition of its esteemed international dance festival, The Flip Side, from Sept. 29–Oct. 18, 2020. Featuring a new, Netflix-style digital platform, an enhanced line-up of free programming, and a ticketed signature livestream presentation featuring...
Toronto: Opera Atelier launches 35th season with new livestreamed creation
Opera Atelier proudly announces the launch of its 35th Anniversary with a groundbreaking new creation, Something Rich & Strange, based on the famous quote from Shakespeare’s The Tempest and featuring some of Canada's finest artists, October 28, 2020 at 7pm. The fully-staged production will be livestreamed...
New York: “Come From Away” national tour launches “Conversations From Away” video series
Cast members from the North American tour of Come From Away have launched a new video series, Conversations From Away, in which they virtually join each other to explore important topics. Aaron Michael Ray, Christine Toy Johnson, Nick Duckart, Brandon Springman, and Danielle K. Thomas talk Black Lives...
Toronto: Crow’s Theatre invites submissions for the RBC Rising Star Emerging Director Prize
Crow’s is proud to invite submissions for the sixth annual RBC Rising Star Emerging Director Prize. This prize is designed to encourage and celebrate our most outstanding early-career directors, give them the opportunity to work with Crow’s Theatre, and receive ongoing mentorship.
The prize is made...
Toronto: Toronto’s performing arts companies launch weeklong campaign to celebrate live theatre
• While many parts of our economy cautiously begin to reopen, the performing arts remain largely dark - amongst the first to close and will be the last to re-open.
• The impact to date in Toronto is 25,000 cancelled or postponed public performances; $500 million lost ticket sales; 20 million lost...
London: Grand Theatre to participate in “Light Up Live”
Following the theatre’s traditional ‘dark’ day on Monday, the Grand will be joining with partners locally and across the country in lighting up the theatre red on Tuesday, September 22 at 8:30 PM. The Light Up Live initiative is a grassroots labour of love and passion started by Live Event Community...
Toronto: Laurie Anderson, Neil Gaiman, Chilly Gonzales, Tatiana Maslany to serve on Glenn Gould Prize Jury
Pioneering artist, musician, composer, film director and Grammy Award-winner Laurie Anderson (United States) will chair the international jury panel for the thirteenth Glenn Gould Prize.
The jury includes renowned pianist and music educator Dr. Surojeet Chatterji(India); writer, photographer,...
Barrie: Talk Is Free Theatre presents new funding opportunities for theatre artists
“We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings. Resistance and change often begin in art, and very often in our art, the art of words.”
― Ursula K. Le Guin
Introduction
2020 has been a year...
Toronto: Factory Theatre presents a free, entirely digital 2020/21 season
FACTORY THEATRE, Toronto’s vibrant centre of cutting-edge Canadian theatre, has just announced its 2020-2021 Season, THE SATELLITE SEASON: CANADIAN STORIES IN ORBIT.
Proudly presented by Artistic Director Nina Lee Aquino and Managing Director Jonathan Heppner, FACTORY will have a full season of...
Toronto: Soulpepper Academy relaunches in January 2021
Soulpepper Theatre Company is pleased to announce the relaunch of the Soulpepper Academy. Following a program review, and as a response to current health guidelines, the Soulpepper Academy will be a two term, five-month paid professional training program with a focus on future readiness and ensemble...
Toronto: Théâtre français de Toronto hosts Les Feuilles Vives Festival September 21 to November 8
Don't miss Les Feuilles Vives, the biennial festival that honours contemporary Franco-Ontarian works.
In total, seven original works will be presented successively from September 21 to November 8, 2020 in the form of audio recordings or video excerpts. This year, Théâtre français de Toronto is proud...
Toronto: The Art of Time Ensemble announces its virtual 2020/21 season
We would first and foremost like to take a moment to thank you for your unwavering support as we have adjusted to these changing times. Your kind words and donations have been a testament to just how special the Art of Time Ensemble family is.As it has become clear due to the current Covid-19 situation...
Toronto: The Second City presents a new, live virtual show “Happy Hour” on Thursdays
The Second City’s Happy Hour features our stellar talent of today shaken up with Second City's fabulously funny alumni--streaming weekly laughs right into your own personal quarantainment zone!
Happy HourThursdays starting this week, September 175PM PT ♦ 7PM CT ♦ 8PM ET$15 USD per household
Working...
Toronto: Studio 180’s first event of the season is Mike Bartlett’s “Contractions” on October 23
Mike Bartlett, the provocateur behind past Studio 180 productions Cock and King Charles III serves up a scathing, satirical take on privacy, fear and manipulation in the corporate workplace. Presented as a series of intimate online meetings, Contractions embraces the virtual world we find ourselves...
Toronto: The Canadian Opera Company unveils a reimagined fall season with “Opera Everywhere”
The Canadian Opera Company is gearing up for a reimagined fall season of physically distanced programming, called Opera Everywhere. This new slate of digital and in-person events includes live concerts, interactive learning opportunities, and deep dives into opera’s past and future, all designed with...
Toronto: Canadian Stage presents Dance in High Park September 26 to October 11
Canadian Stage is thrilled to return to High Park for LIVE, in-person performances. Over three weekends, the High Park Amphitheatre comes to life with dance as some ofToronto’s most gifted and imaginative dancers take the stage in one of the city’s most majestic parks.These one-act, family-friendly,...
Toronto: Rendezvous with Madness Festival announces its 2020 lineup
At a time when mental health issues are at the forefront as the world faces unprecedented anxiety and isolation, today Workman Arts announced the full programming line-up and schedule for the 28th edition of the RENDEZVOUS WITH MADNESS FESTIVAL the largest and longest running arts festival in the world...
Toronto: The Theatre Centre announces ambitious plans for 2020/21
This year, The Theatre Centre is embarking on what may be the most ambitious year of creation in its history. They will be supporting an unprecedented 16 projects led by 20 artists; creating two new development streams; welcoming new Creative Producers in Training and a new Associate Artistic Director;...
Toronto: The Royal Conservatory of Music outlines safety protocols for its indoor concerts
Yes, the concert season has begun and we are presenting livein-person concerts! We are so excited to welcome people back to enjoy live music in our beautiful venues.Of course, we are adhering to all health and safety regulations and recommendations. Therefore, we currently have a 50-person capacity...
Toronto: “Ghosts of the Royal Alex” concludes today
The sixth and final instalment of Ghosts of the Royal Alex, the online series of story and song, is published today online at www.mirvish.com and on then usual purveyors of podcasts.
The Story
After a harried journey through the backstage world of 1959 Toronto, Herbie McGill, the beleaguered...
Toronto: Crow’s Theatre announces a nationwide multi-platform open call for submissions
Crow’s Theatre is delighted to announce an open call for submission to storytellers with interests in dramatic storytelling across a wider array of platforms – film, television, documentary, limited series, podcasts, audio-plays, or stage. Our first Nationwide Multi-Platform Open Call For Submissions...
Toronto: Crow’s Theatre and Mongrel Media announce partnership for stage-to-screen writers
In a year that has closed doors to playwrights and theatre-makers around the world, Crow’s Theatre is launching two initiatives aimed at expanding opportunities for creators in theatre, film, television and other media, as well as augmenting the company’s own producing vision. The first is the Crow’s...
Burlington: The Burlington Performing Arts Centre returns to live performances
In response to public health’s allowance of up to 50 patrons indoors, The Burlington Performing Arts Centre (BPAC) is thrilled to announce a Fall line-up for their STUDIO 50/4 SEASON, with incredible live entertainment options to lift the community’s spirits in these unprecedented times. As a facility,...
Toronto: The Royal Alex will dim its marquee lights to honour Salome Bey on September 15
“Canada’s first lady of the blues,” which Salome Bey was often called, was also an award-winning theatre artist — actress, director and playwright — who played twice on the stage of the Royal Alexandra Theatre. In 1973, she starred in the Broadway touring production of Don’t Bother Me, I Can’t Cope,...
Toronto: Theatre Passe Muraille’s 2020/21 season begins February 2021
The 20.21 Season is the first season programmed by Artistic Director Marjorie Chan and will feature a diverse range of form and artists, encompassing Theatre Passe Muraille’s spirit of supporting artists with unique visions. Interdisciplinary and intersectional, the programming is intentionally eclectic...
Kingston: Theatre Kingston presents “The Meeting” with limited capacity and physical distancing
On the top floor of a Harlem hotel, Malcolm X and his bodyguard, Rashad, rest before Malcolm’s fateful appearance at the Audubon Ballroom. Malcolm has requested a secret meeting with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm’s Chicago home had been fire bombed that morning, and so Dr. King has responded...
Toronto: ARC welcomes Deborah Drakeford as new Co-Artistic Producer
ARC is pleased to announce that Resident Artist Deborah Drakeford, a vital member of the company for more than 15 years, is now taking on the role of co-Artistic Producer of the company. Deborah has been a Toronto based actor for over 30 years, and an educator for almost 20 years. With one-half of...
Toronto: Fall for Dance North unveils its live and digital festival September 29-October 18, 2020
Fall for Dance North (FFDN) invites arts enthusiasts to immerse themselves in a newly envisioned, interactive celebration of its sixth anniversary edition: The Flip Side, from Sept. 29–Oct.18, 2020. FFDN will reinvent how audiences engage with dance, delivering a more personal view of the art form...
Toronto: Outside the March announces its 2020/21 season-in-progress
Outside the March announces its “Season-in-Process,” a range of pandemic-responsive new works marking the first full season of original programming in the immersive company’s 10-year history. Building off the memorable five-month run of the internationally-acclaimed The Ministry of Mundane Mysteries,...
Toronto: Obsidian Theatre and Luke Reece announce the Black Shoulders Legacy Fund
On the heels of the formal retirement of founding artistic director Philip Akin from Canada’s leading Black theatre company, Obsidian Theatre Companyalongside former company Producer Luke Reece announce a legacy fund titled The Philip Akin - Black Shoulders Legacy Award. $150,000 has been raised in...
Toronto: Toronto Operetta Theatre posts video excerpts from the zarzuela “Los Gavilanes”
A Zarzuela from Spain, LOS GAVILANES (The Sparrow Hawks) tells the story of Juan, who returns to his native village in Spain from Peru as a wealthy man, at last worthy of marriage to his childhood sweetheart Adriana. Separated for over twenty years, Adriana is unforgiving. In his absence, Adriana...
Toronto: Opera Makers, the COC’s digital series for kids, expands across Toronto
The Canadian Opera Company’s interactive digital program for young people, Opera Makers, is evolving to help spark a love of opera in even more children across Toronto. Through a series of community partnerships, Opera Makers will connect COC teaching artists with local organizations to incorporate...
Stratford: The Stratford Perth Museum brings back Performances from the Porch this weekend
Following the successful launch of Blank Stage: Performances from the Porch earlier this year, the Stratford Perth Museum is hosting an eclectic group of musicians, actors, poets and storytellers this weekend for the front-porch concert series’ second iteration.
Organized this time under the theme...
Toronto: Musical Stage Company’s “UNCOVERED” goes digital starting November 11
Following the sold-out run of their innovative and inspiring summer concert series Porchside Songs – which brought leading musical theatre performers to porches and front lawns across Toronto - The Musical Stage Company is thrilled to announce the dates and line-up of performers for the first-ever...
Ottawa: The National Arts Centre announces a gradual return to live performances
The National Arts Centre (NAC) today unveiled details of its exciting September artistic lineup, which includes a gradual return to live performances in front of small audiences at the NAC and across Canada, as well as new online offerings.
Live shows get underway Friday September 11 at the NAC....
Toronto: Crow’s Theatre announces Marie Farsi and Rouvan Silogix as its new Associate Artistic Directors
We are thrilled to announce that two accomplished theatre creators and emerging arts leaders will be joining Crow's Theatre's team this fall. Marie Farsi will be returning to Crow's to take on the new role of Associate Artistic Director - Artistic Programs. Rouvan Silogix, will be joining in the role...
Toronto: Tickets to Opera Atelier’s livestreamed productions are now on sale
Tickets for our 35th Anniversary Season of Visions and Dreams are on sale now! We are thrilled to be returning to the rehearsal hall and the theatre to bring you our brand-new, fully staged livestreamed productions of Something Rich and Strange and Handel's The Resurrection.
Something Rich and Strange...
Toronto: The Royal Conservatory of Music concerts feature reduced capacity and physical distancing
Our society is gradually reopening and there are encouraging signs from performing arts organizations around the world as they are adapting: some concert halls are reconfiguring seats to ensure safe physical distancing, like the Berliner Ensemble in Germany, while the Prague National Theatre has already...
Toronto: Monkey Toast with a live streaming show and Fred Penner on September 16
Six-time Canadian Comedy Award winner, Monkey Toast: The Improvised Talk Show is now streaming its shows live online. For our September show, host David Shore welcomes special guest, children’s entertainer and the star of CBC’s, Fred Penner’s Place, Fred Penner! It all happens on Saturday, September...
Toronto; Studio 180 Theatre announces a 2020/21 season of eight online readings
Studio 180 Theatre, “one of the most reliably interesting and challenging theatre companies in town” (Toronto Star) announces its 2020/21 season: five premieresof new Canadian works-in-progress as part of IN DEVELOPMENT and three readings of critically acclaimed, international plays in 180 READS, all...
Toronto: Canadian Stage announces cancellations and a fully reimagined fall season
Canadian Stage is pleased to announce details of its plan to safeguard the vitality of the performing arts during this challenging time. The plan includes Canadian Stage’s Fall Program of works by local, national, and international artists, significant financial investments that will go directly into...
Toronto: The Second City reopens tonight with “Safer, Shorter, & Still So Funny”
Remember that thing called “joy”? Come hell or high water or whatever other disaster is on your 2020 bingo card, The Second City Toronto is back, live and in-person! Take the night off from non-stop doomscrolling and join our cast of comedians for this all-improvised, laugh-packed escape. From improv...
Stratford: Stratford Festival lighting designers and technical staff will create the Lights on Stratford Festival this year
Members of the task force driving Stratford’s pandemic recovery efforts have come up with a bright idea they believe will catch the eyes of both residents and tourists this winter, and it’ll begin by shining a spotlight on some of the creative minds in the city’s theatre community.
Lights On Stratford,...
Toronto: University of Toronto Opera announces its 2020/21 season
Today UofT Opera is thrilled to share our 2020 - 2021 season with you!!
We will begin with UofT Opera: Spotlight on our Singers, a video introduction to our Student Artists on November 5, part of the Faculty’s Thursday Noon series.
Next up will be A Little Night Music, an operatic concert with...
Toronto: The National Ballet of Canada cancels its fall season and “The Nutcracker”
It is with deep regret we announce that due to continued uncertainty around the COVID-19 pandemic we have made the difficult decision to cancel our 2020 Fall Season and The Nutcracker. At the beginning of the lockdown in March, the fall seemed a long way off and we were confident we would be back on...
Niagara-on-the-Lake: Government funding for Shaw Festival to help boost surrounding community
Music can bring people together, and maybe support an entire community.
That’s the hope as the Shaw Festival prepares for outdoor performances with the $400,000 funding the theatre company received last week from the Canadian government through the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern...
Toronto: What’s happening on the Bloor Street Culture Corridor in September
What's happening in September along the Bloor St. Culture Corridor?
The Royal Conservatory begins its concert season
Three new exhibitions at the ROM, including Winnie-the-Pooh: Exploring a Classic
Working on your comedic chops at the Miles Nadal JCC
Photo exhibitions and art webinars...
Gatineau: La Salle Odyssée est de retour avec les mesures sanitaires
Toute l’équipe de la salle Odyssée est impatiente de vous retrouver et de vous faire vivre de belles découvertes en toute sécurité. Nous sommes heureux de vous annoncer que nous avons soigneusement préparé ce retour afin qu’il respecte les mesures sanitaires mises en place par la Santé publique et...
Toronto: SummerWorks wraps up an historic summer season
As this unprecedented summer begins to wane, SummerWorks prepares to conclude this unique summer season of free programming. Summer 2020 will end as it began, with a celebration of art, possibility, and perseverance in the End of Summer Mix.A curated collection of video, music, text and visual offerings,...
Toronto: Luminato Festival Toronto launches a year-round programme, Creative Current
Luminato Festival Toronto is pleased to announce the launch of Creative Current, a year-round programme of intimate performances in unusual places, designed for culturally curious millennials. Creative Current will deliver the same wonder and excitement Toronto audiences expect and enjoy every June...
Niagara-on-the-Lake: Shaw Festival cancels remaining performances of “Flush” and “Charlie’s Aunt”
As the country and world continue to deal with the impact of the pandemic, the Shaw Festival is unable to realize performances in fall 2020. As a result, the Festival has cancelled the remaining performances of Charley’s Aunt and Flush.
Performances of A Christmas Carol have not yet been cancelled...
Toronto: COC’s Alexander Neef to begin appointment as head of Opéra national de Paris in September
The Canadian Opera Company announced today that General Director Alexander Neef will begin his new role as head of Opéra national de Paris, effective September 2020, while maintaining his responsibilities as COC General Director until a new COC leader is named and transitions into the role.
Earlier...
New York: Memorial for Hamilton-born actor Nick Cordero to stream September 6
Broadway on Demand will stream a memorial tribute to Nick Cordero, the Tony-nominated actor who created leading roles in the Broadway musicals Bullets Over Broadway, Waitress, and A Bronx Tale, September 6. Mr. Cordero passed away July 5 at age 41 following a lengthy battle with the coronavirus.
Family...
Toronto: Ed Mirvish Theatre celebrates 100 years
On Friday August 28, 2020, the Ed Mirvish Theatre will celebrate its 100th year.
This storied venue opened exactly a century ago as the Pantages Theatre.
Over the years, it has lived an exciting and colourful life, having adjusted to more dramatic twists and turns than most theatres present...
Toronto: Luminato Festival Toronto launches year-round Artists in Residence Programme
Luminato Festival Toronto’s Artists in Residence (AIR), an exciting new year-round Program aimed at establishing and supporting new relationships with Toronto artists, was launched in July. The program includes three 7-week residencies with weekly workshops, check-ins and sharings, which support and...
Toronto: Cineplex Events’ Stage Series returns to cinemas this fall
Cineplex Events’ opens the curtain on their popular Stage Series, offering theatre-lovers the chance to experience the beauty of the stage. With live performances on pause during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Stage Series provides an opportunity to revisit some of the best theatrical productions of the...
Toronto: Encore presentation of the Fringe Collective starts Wednesday
One last chance to feel those Fringey vibes before the summer is (sigh) over...From tomorrow (Wednesday, August 19 at noon) until Sunday, August 23 at midnight we will be re-releasing all 4 Acts of the Fringe Collective's content.
How it will work:The content will not live behind a paywall, as...
Toronto: Chapter Four of “Ghosts of the Royal Alex” is out plus other Mirvish news
Ghosts of the Royal Alex continues
In chapter four, Herbie finally catches up with Jack, the missing stage door employee who abandoned his shift and left Herbie to look after the haunted theatre overnight. Jack has some revelations that make Herbie all the more determined to solve the mystery of...
New York: Chilina Kennedy joins “Soldiergirls” virtual benefit concert on August 31
Rattlestick Playwrights Theater will present a free benefit concert of the new musical SOLDIERGIRLS August 31 at 7 PM ET to benefit SPART*A (Service Members, Partners, Allies for Respect and Tolerance for All).
The evening will feature Tony nominee Jenn Colella (Come From Away), Tony nominee Lilli...
Toronto: Royal Alexandra Theatre to dim its marquee lights in honour of lighting designer Howell Binkley
Mirvish Productions mourns the death of Howell Binkley, one of the premier lighting designers in the world. He died August 14, 2020 in North Carolina, his wife, Joyce, told the Winston-Salem Journal. He was 64 and had lung cancer.In honour of Howell Binkley, the lights of the Royal Alexandra and Princess...
Millbrook: 4th Line Theatre presents “Bedtime Stories and Other Horrifying Tales” October 20-30
4th Line Theatre cannot wait to welcome audiences back to the historic Winslow farm to take part in their world premiere Halloween production, Bedtime Stories and Other Horrifying Tales, co-written by Kim Blackwell and Lindy Finlan. This creepy production is inspired by the images and creatures that...
Orillia: The Orillia Opera House reopens with live performances
With new protocols in place, the Orillia Opera House will welcome back live theatre next week; It's important to 'make space' for laughter, mayor says.
While city officials continue to urge residents and visitors alike to be vigilant about public health guidelines during the pandemic, the curtain...
Toronto: Confluence announces an online 2020/21 season of words and music
It gives us great pleasure to announce our 2020-21 season: seven online events curated by our artistic team.
In true Confluence style we anticipate this season with enthusiasm and curiosity, digging deeply into the lives and music of a broad range of composers, and examining important and intriguing...
Toronto, London, New York: Theatre to stream for free for the weekend of August 14
FROM CANADA:
Toronto:
The Water Gun Song (children) by Idris Goodwin
with Kevin Hanchard and Myles Hanchard
directed by Natasha Mumba
streaming from August 14 onwards
in Young People’s Theatre YouTube channel
Die Fledermaus (operetta, excerpts) by Johann Strauss, Jr.
with...
Stratford: Two new outdoor theatre shows on offer in Stratford August 15
As Stratford’s arts and culture scene continues to find creative ways to keep audiences safely entertained during the pandemic, a former Stratford Festival actor who’s recently re-joined the local theatre community will be chipping in this weekend.
Stratford Festival fans might remember John Beale’s...
St. Catharines: The Norm Foster Theatre Festival reports a surplus for 2019
The Norm Foster Theatre Festival held its Annual General Meeting last night reporting to its supporters on the Festival’s 4th season. Those in attendance (virtually) accepted the audited financial statements presented for the 2019 fiscal year, documenting a small surplus.
The Board of Directors...
Toronto: Luminato announces Celia Smith as new CEO
Luminato Festival Toronto (“Luminato”) announces its Board of Directors has appointed Celia Smith as its new CEO, effective immediately.
Ms. Smith has more than two decades in leadership roles across the Toronto arts and culture sector, including President of Artscape, General Manager of The Canadian...
St. Catharines: FirstOntario PAC announces the 4th Annual Celebration of Nations
On Friday 11 September, Celebration of Nations will begin virtually with a profound short film entitled Starborn that captures the essence of our current existence. Delivered in the form of an Elder's observation with a gentle but firm admonition, this remarkable short film by ally Olivia Mater will...
Toronto: The Guild Theatre Festival presents “Back on the Stage” August 21 and 22
Guild Festival Theatre (GFT) is returning to the Greek Theatre at Guild Park & Gardens on August 21 & 22.
After the success of our Beyond the Stage programming, GFT is welcoming the community back to the Greek Theatre. A cabaret-style performance featuring song, dance and puppetry inspired by "Alice...
Toronto: Salome Bey, Canada’s First Lady of the Blues, has died
Salome Bey, the singer-songwriter, composer, and actor who was known as Canada’s First Lady of the Blues, died August 8 at the age of 86.
Born October 10, 1933, in Newark, New Jersey, the Obie-winning artist performed with brother Andy Bey and sister Geraldine Bey (de Haas) as Andy & the Bey Sisters...
Muskoka: Dot the T Productions presents 21 days of live theatre and music staring August 10
This season, we at Dot the T Productions had to put our collective thinking caps on and get creative. We wanted the show to go on. As artists, we NEED the show to go on. And so this is how we will make it work during this time. We present:
21 days of live theatre & music events in 1 location at...
London: Western University’s “Pandemic Julius Caesar” will be released August 20
Western University’s Department of English and Writing Studies presentsPANDEMIC JULIUS CAESARAdapted from the William Shakespeare play by Jeff CulbertTo be released Thursday August 20th 2020 at 8 pm.
Here is a link to our trailer: www.youtube.com
The show will be posted on Western University’s...
Toronto: Crow’s Theatre cancels its entire 2020/21 season
The staff, board and leadership of Crow’s Theatre wish to extend our heartfelt thanks for the generosity of spirit and patience shown to us by our audiences and supporters since the beginning of the pandemic. We would like to provide a personal update on plans for our previously announced season.
In...
Toronto, London, New York: Theatre to stream for free for the weekend of August 7
FROM CANADA:
Toronto:
Die Fledermaus (operetta, excerpts) by Johann Strauss, Jr.
with Adam Fisher and Lara Ciekiewicz
directed by Guillermo Silva-Marin
streaming from July 31 onwards
on YouTube
Unholy (play) by Diane Flacks
with Banereh Yaraghi and Niki Landau
directed...
Toronto: Mirvish Productions to dim marquee lights for Brent Carver
With a heavy heart Mirvish Productions will mark the life of Brent Carver, one of Canada’s most acclaimed actors, by dimming the marquee lights of two theatres on Friday August 7 at 8PM — the Royal Alexandra, in which he performed his solo show of stories and songs in 1995; and the Princess of Wales,...
Stratford: The Stratford Festival mourns the death of Brent Carver
The Stratford Festival is devastated to learn of the death of Brent Carver, an actor of incomparable talent, winner of a Tony Award for his starring role in Kiss of the Spider Woman, and a long-time Stratford Festival company member.
News of Brent’s death came from his family in Cranbrook, B.C.,...
Kimberley, BC: Acclaimed Canadian stage actor Brent Carver has passed away at the age of 68
Cranbrook’s Brent Carver, one of Canada’s greatest stage actors, has passed away.
Carver’s family shared the news on Thursday, August 6, that he had passed away at home.
“Our family is sharing news of Brent Carver’s passing at home in Cranbrook, B.C., his birthplace and favourite place on Earth,”...
Toronto: Volcano presents the audio drama “Metamorphosis: a Viral Trilogy” August 17, 24 and 31
Internationally acclaimed, multiple award-winning Toronto novelist André Alexis has teamed up with local experimental theatre company Volcano to create a new audio drama Metamorphosis: a Viral Trilogy. Launching on August 17 with new episodes added on August 24 and 31, the series is a co-presentation...
Stratford: Stratford Perth Museum stages porch performances to celebrate diversity
Even before COVID-19, Peg Dunnem wanted to use the Stratford Perth Museum’s elevated wraparound porch as a stage.
The museum’s education and programs manager figured it was the perfect place for performances and would harken back to the days when porches were often a gathering spot for friends and...
Toronto: Against the Grain Theatre's Joel Ivany chats with renowned director Peter Sellars August 6
Join AtG Artistic Director Joel Ivany in Conversation with Peter Sellars on Thursday, August 6th at 8pm ET. Director Peter Sellars is renowned for his visionary interpretation of classic and contemporary opera. Peter and Joel worked together on the Canadian Opera Company's production of Hercules in...
Toronto: Opera Atelier announces reimagined 2020/21 season
Opera Atelier proudly announces its new, reimagined 35th Anniversary Season with two fully-staged and livestreamed productions at Koerner Hall at the TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning. In the event that theatres are permitted to open to a live, socially distanced audience, Opera Atelier subscribers...
Cambridge: Drayton Entertainment cancels the remainder of its 2020 season
Drayton Entertainment has cancelled all remaining productions in its 2020 Season due to the ongoing impact of coronavirus (COVID‐19). The final cancellations include We’ll Meet Again (St. Jacobs Schoolhouse Theatre), Return To Grace (Hamilton Family Theatre Cambridge), Evita (St. Jacobs Country Playhouse),...
Toronto: SummerWorks and Canadian Stage announce details of “We Were, We Are, We Will Be”
Following an earlier announcement that SummerWorks and Canadian Stage would partner again this summer on the the multi-artist anthology We Were, We Are, We Will Be - co-curated by Daniele Bartolini and Luke Reece (Mixtape Curations) and conceived by Bartolini - the companies are pleased to share full...
Barrie: Talk Is Free Theatre announces programming for this September
Today Artistic Producer Arkady Spivak announced that Talk Is Free Theatre (TIFT) will present a lineup of intimate live performances this September that exemplify the resilience, fortitude, and determination of the human spirit during these times.
Staged outdoors, in private backyards around the...
Toronto: “Ghosts of the Royal Alex” continues with a new chapter and a new song
The six-part serialized story (available in a podcast) and song cycle (released as a music video) called Ghosts of the Royal Alex continues today with a new chapter and new song release.
The Story
In the previous two chapters, Herbie McGill, the seemingly unflappable general manager of the Royal...
New York: Metropolitan Opera nightly opera streams for the week of August 3
This week features the very first Live in HD transmission, of the family-friendly English-language version of The Magic Flute from 2006, and the most recent, of Handel’s scintillating satire Agrippina from this past February—as well as three other highlights from the cinema series and two classic telecasts.
Monday,...
Toronto: SideHustle, an online marketplace featuring goods and services by arts workers, has launched
SideHustle is a new multi-vendor marketplace featuring products and services sold by people in the arts community. SideHustle is an online store catering to consumers wanting to support local and independent artists facing the effects that COVID-19 is having on the arts & entertainment industry.
“We...
Toronto: What’s happening on the Bloor Street Culture Corridor in August
August is here! Although the effects of COVID-19 continue to be felt, our wonderful partner organizations have found ways to bring their art and culture to the public. Hot Docs at Home, TPL Live & Online, and a host of online options continue to be available. And in a sign of things to come, limited...
Toronto, London, New York: Theatre to stream for free for the weekend of July 31
FROM CANADA:
Toronto:
Hadrian (opera from 2018) by Rufus Wainwright and Daniel MacIvor
with Thomas Hampson and Isaiah Bell
directed by Peter Hinton
streaming August 1 only
on the Canadian Opera Company website
Free Up (celebration) by Ngozi Paul
celebration of Emancipation...
Toronto: Due to popular demand Fringe Collective content will be re-released online
From Wednesday, August 19 - Sunday, August 23 we will be re-releasing all 4 Acts of the Fringe Collective's content for 5 days only. This will be your chance to experience the pieces that you missed, and to tip the artists if you did not have a chance to do so. It will be our little end-of-summer gift...
Toronto: CBC Arts’s Emancipation Day programming includes Ngozi Paul’s “Free Up!”
This Saturday August 1st is Emancipation Day - a day when we celebrate the abolishment of the enslavement of African peoples in all British colonies worldwide.
CBC Arts has partnered with Ngozi Paul’s Emancipation Arts to broadcast this annual Youth Led celebration online, featuring music, theatre,...
New York: Metropolitan Opera nightly opera streams for the week of July 27
It’s a week of classic operatic tragedies, as well as one epic installment of Wagner’s monumental Ring cycle.
Monday, July 27Donizetti’s Lucia di LammermoorStarring Natalie Dessay, Joseph Calleja, Ludovic Tézier, and Kwangchul Youn, conducted by Patrick Summers. From March 19, 2011.
Tuesday,...
Stratford: Sidewalk Scenes’ production of “Romeo and Juliet” is held over to August 30
An ingenious 75 minute adaptation of Romeo & Juliet, playing Thursday nights in the covered parking garage at The Bruce Hotel in Stratford is completely sold out until August 20th.
The Artistic Team of Sidewalk Scenes, in consultation with The Bruce Hotel have decided to HOLD OVER this wildly successful...
Stratford: The Stratford Festival’s “The Tempest” and “Caesar and Cleopatra” return to Cineplex theatres
Revisit some of the greatest performances by the incomparable Christopher Plummer in Cineplex theatres this summer.The Tempest returns to selected Cineplex locations on July 31. Described by the Toronto Star as “the show that most of us have been waiting to see at the Stratford Festival for many years,”...
Toronto: Nightwood Theatre annouces the winner of the inaugural Louise Garfield Award
Nightwood Theatre is thrilled to announce the winner of inaugural Louise Garfield Award - multidisciplinary artist, Shahrzad Arshadi. This annual cash prize is presented to an artist who has completed one of Nightwood's new play development programs as a 'later in life' emerging creator. The recipient...
Toronto, London, New York: Theatre to stream for free for the weekend of July 24
FROM CANADA:
Toronto:
What Happens to You, Happens to Me (play) by Susanna Fournier
with Kristen Thomson
directed by ted witzel
streaming through August 1
on Canadian Stage Grid
Unholy (play) by Diane Flacks
with Banereh Yaraghi and Niki Landau
directd by Kelly Thornton
streaming...
New York: Live recording of the late Nick Cordero’s solo show to be released
Broadway Records will release a live album of Nick Cordero's 2019 Feinstein's/54 Below show September 17, Cordero's birthday. Originally in the beginning stages of being prepared for release when the A Bronx Tale star became sick with COVID-19, the album will now benefit the late actor's wife, Amanda...
Toronto: Opera Atelier presents “Together/Apart Part II” on July 28
On Tuesday, July 28th at 8pm ET Opera Atelier is thrilled to present Together/Apart Part II - a 20-minute virtual showcase celebrating Opera Atelier’s Resident photographer Bruce Zinger and his iconic images for OA that have won the company worldwide recognition.
Together/Apart Part II will showcase...
Niagara-on-the Lake: The Shaw Festival extends its cancellation of shows through September 15
Based on the Province of Ontario’s framework for reopening businesses and the further extension of the State of Emergency, it is clear that the Shaw Festival is not able to proceed with the season as scheduled. As a result, The Shaw must cancel all performances and public events through September 15....
Toronto: Canadian Stage announces programming cancellations
The fight to contain the spread of COVID-19 has created an unprecedented challenge to the performing arts. It is with regret that Canadian Stage announces the suspension of its Fall 2020 productions of Fairview by Jackie Sibblies Drury (a Canadian Stage and Obsidian Theatre co-production), A Thousand...
Toronto: Mixed Company presents the interactive Zoom-play “To Work or Not To Work” on July 23
All of us at Mixed Company Theatre have spent the last few months exploring how we can take our beloved Forum Theatre to you online. And after some very successful pilot presentations on Zoom - we are proud to present our next online production - TO WORK OR NOT TO WORK!
As restrictions lift, will...
Toronto: Beginning July 21 “Ghosts of the Royal Alex” – a new online six-part biweekly series
Toronto's Royal Alexandra Theatre is the most famous haunted theatre in Canada. Don’t worry, the ghosts are all gentle souls, mostly performers who loved the theatre so much that they decided to make it their spiritual home.
That is, if you believe in ghosts. You do, don’t you?
Or maybe you are...
New York: Metropolitan Opera nightly opera streams for the week of July 20
Get ready for another week of outstanding performances from the Met’s catalogue of Live in HD transmissions and classic telecasts, featuring the greatest voices of today and past eras.
Monday, July 20Rossini’s Il Barbiere di SivigliaStarring Isabel Leonard, Lawrence Brownlee, Christopher Maltman,...
Toronto: Memorial website launched to honour opera expert Father Owen Lee
He was revered by hundreds as a Catholic Basilian priest, esteemed by thousands as a Professor of Classics, and treasured by millions around the world for his three decades of brilliant radio broadcasts from the Metropolitan Opera.
Father M. Owen Lee (1930-2019)
To mark the first anniversary...
Muskoka: Dot the T Productions present live theatre in Muskoka this August
Dot The T Productions is proud to present its third season of original theatre and live concerts in a unique outdoor setting. Running from August 10 to August 30, they will present four plays, two of which are world premieres, as well as two music concerts - all featuring professional Muskoka artists....
Toronto: The Guild Festival Theatre announces live and online programming
Guild Festival Theatre (GFT) is delighted to announce Beyond The Stage, a summer of live and online programming that brings theatre to the neighbourhood at a time when the neighbourhood can't come to the theatre.
Given the ongoing impact of COVID-19, Guild Festival Theatre is bringing joy, fun,...
Toronto: SummerWorks announces July/August programming
As the summer of COVID-19 continues to signal new realities, and the ways in which arts organizations and artists can continue to make work and meet audiences are exposed, SummerWorks is pleased to announce programming and development plans for July through mid-August, as part of their expanded season...
Toronto: The Canadian Opera Company streams Rufus Wainwright’s opera “Hadrian” free on August 10
For the first time ever, audiences around the world will have a special opportunity to watch the Canadian Opera Company’s 2018 world premiere production of Hadrian, in full, online. On Monday, August 10 at 6:30 p.m. ET, in partnership with Montréal Pride Festival, the COC is hosting a free, one-night-only...
Toronto, London, New York: Theatre to stream for free for the weekend of July 17
FROM CANADA:
Toronto:
Unholy (play) by Diane Flacks
with Banereh Yaraghi and Niki Landau
directd by Kelly Thornton
streaming from July 4 on
on unholyshow.com
Stratford:
Antony and Cleopatra (play) by William Shakespeare
with Evan Buliung and Yanna McIntosh
directed...
Toronto: Necessary Angel Theatre Company releases more videos of “The Resilience Project”
Necessary Angel Theatre Company this evening released a series of original artistic commissions in the form of video shorts, as part of The Resilience Project by Necessary Angel. The Resilience Project as a whole encompasses several new artistic and creative offerings, using art to address a shared...
Toronto: Outside the March and Theatre Direct present kids experience “Mundance Mysteries Playdate” August 10-September 4
Leading Immersive Company Outside the March has partnered with Theatre Direct and TO Live, two of Toronto’s most exciting voices in Family Programming, to create Mundane Mysteries: PLAYDATE Edition—a week-long, personalized detective experience designed to offer kids and families a memorable, connected...
Sydney, AUS: The new opening date for “Come From Away” in Sydney is June 3, 2021
New dates have been set for the Australian production of Come From Away, with the hit musical playing at Sydney's Capitol Theatre June 3, 2021. In addition, producers will stage a 2021 limited return engagement at Melbourne's Comedy Theatre, where the musical made its Australian premiere in 2019. Additional...
Stratford: The Stratford Festival holds a viewing party for “The Taming of the Shrew” on July 16
From the world-renowned Stratford Festival, this scintillating production of Shakespeare’s boisterous comedy The Taming of the Shrew will stir your emotions as you follow Katherina and Petruchio, the feisty lovers at the centre of Shakespeare’s most pointed social commentary. Deborah Hay gives a “performance...
Toronto: Acclaimed Canadian playwright Daniel David Moses has died
Daniel David Moses sadly passed, Daniel David was a gifted playwright, poet, and teacher, he contributed a lot to his community and society and will be forever remembered for the great soul he always was.
We are never ready to say goodbye forever even though we know it is a part of life. This day...
Toronto: Tapestry Opera with support from Soulpepper will perform free “Box Concerts” July 1-October 1
Tapestry Opera is driving live music to Toronto’s neighbourhoods this summer with an innovative curbside delivery program, Box Concerts (#BoxConcerts), a core initiative of Tapestry’s “Immune to Cancellation” Season.
In collaboration, Distillery District neighbours Soulpepper Theatre Company and...
Toronto: Toronto Fringe will return just over $27,000 to the companies of the Fringe Collective
The Toronto Fringe’s first ever digital festival, the Fringe Collective, wrapped up yesterday after offering 12 days of digital programming to Fringe lovers across Toronto and the world, with over 42% of viewers being non-local. The festival featured pre-recorded video, audio, and written content from...
Toronto: TO Live supports 100 independent local artists in its :living Rooms program
When TO Live’s performances were suspended in March at the start of the pandemic, the organization immediately focussed on finding ways to support local artists and created the digital series called Living Rooms as one way to achieve this goal. Living Rooms is a multi-disciplinary series that provides...
New York: Metropolitan Opera nightly opera streams for the week of July 13
Two charming comedies by Rossini and Mozart, four classic tragedies by Verdi and Puccini, and Berg’s harrowing 20th-century masterpiece Wozzeck—it’s a lineup that runs the operatic gamut.
Monday, July 13Puccini’s Manon LescautStarring Kristine Opolais, Roberto Alagna, Massimo Cavalletti, and Brindley...
Toronto, London, New York: Theatre to stream for free for the weekend of July 10
FROM CANADA:
Toronto:
Toronto Fringe Festival
Act 4 collection
streaming July 10 to July 12
on the Toronto Fringe Festival website
Unholy (play) by Diane Flacks
with Banereh Yaraghi and Niki Landau
directd byKelly Thornton
streaming from July 4
on unholyshow.com
Twenty...
Stratford: Here For Now presents a six-production open-air theatre festival starting July 17
Independent Stratford-based theatre company Here For Now is thrilled to announce their 2020 Open-Air Theatre Festival in the backyard lawns of The Bruce Hotel. Local artists are coming together to create a season that will include six shows with small audiences, adhering to the latest public health...
Toronto: A pandemic-inspired audio play commissioned by Canadian Stage runs July 20 to August 1
Inspired by the current pandemic, award-winning playwright Susanna Fournier creates the new play What Happens to You, Happens to Me, a unique participatory storytelling experience that capturesresponses to how people are feeling after months of isolation.
This meditative audio experience is a letter,...
Toronto: What’s happening (virtually) on the Bloor Street Culture Corridor in July
Happy Summer! Enjoy these wonderful arts and culture offerings from the comfort of your home.
The Music Gallery
At a time we can't get together in person, here is a chance for everyone to relive events which brought people together in unique and unusual ways. The Music Gallery is very happy to...
Niagara-on-the-Lake: The Shaw Festival cancels all August events and performances
The Shaw Festival is forced to cancel all public events and performances scheduled in August due to the extension of the Province of Ontario’s Emergency Orders and the continuation of the State of Emergency in the Province and Niagara. In discussion with and under the guidance of The Shaw’s insurer,...
New York: Metropolitan Opera nightly opera streams for the week of July 6
From Wagnerian grandeur to two of Puccini’s touchstone tragedies, this week’s lineup includes several peaks of the operatic repertoire. Explore the articles and resources below to expand your knowledge and enhance your experience as you enjoy the free streams.
Monday, July 6Puccini’s La BohèmeStarring...
Los Angeles: Hamilton-born actor Nick Cordero dies of Covid-19 at age 41
Tony Award-nominated actor Nick Cordero, who specialized in playing tough guys on Broadway in such shows as Waitress, A Bronx Tale and Bullets Over Broadway, has died in Los Angeles after suffering severe medical complications after contracting the coronavirus. He was 41.
He was born and raised...
Stratford: Stratford Festival actors present Parkade Plays at The Bruce Hotel starting July 9
The improv comedy troupe that reintroduced live theatre to Stratford’s residential streets will soon be bringing Romeo and Juliet – reimagined for the pandemic era and set in Stratford – to The Bruce Hotel parkade.
In the midst of its success with an ongoing series of street performances, Sidewalk...
Toronto, London, New York: Theatre to stream for free for the weekend of July 3
FROM CANADA:
Toronto:
Ministry Of Mundane Mysteries (phone-play) by Outside the March
directed by Mitchell Cushman and Griffin McInnes
streaming until July 4
on the SummerWorks website
Toronto Fringe Festival
Act 2 collection
streaming July 4 to July 6
on the Toronto...
Calgary: Broadway stars share what they love most about Canada in video from Theatre Calgary
Tony winners Stephanie J. Block and Kelli O'Hara—plus a host of additional Broadway stars—honored Canada Day in a video from Theatre Calgary July 1, celebrating all of the things they love about the nation and its people.
Joining the pair in the video above are Elizabeth Stanley, George Takei, Ann...
Stratford: The Stratford Festival holds a viewing party for “Antony and Cleopatra” on July 2
The steamy story of a midlife affair that rocked the ancient world comes to vivid life in this “admirable production” (The Record). Geraint Wyn Davies and Yanna McIntosh “are magnificent together in the title roles” (Sun Media), portraying powerful rulers whose insatiable love leads to warfare and...
Toronto: The winners of the 2020 Dora Mavor Moore Awards
This is the list of the winners of the 2020 Dora Mavor Moore Awards:
GENERAL THEATRE DIVISION
2020 DORA MAVOR MOORE AWARD
Outstanding Production
General Theatre DivisionThe Brothers Size
Soulpepper Theatre Company
2020 DORA MAVOR MOORE AWARD
Outstanding New Play
General...
Toronto, London, New York: Theatre to stream for free for the weekend of June 26
FROM CANADA:
Toronto:
Ministry Of Mundane Mysteries (phone-play) by Outside the March
directed by Mitchell Cushman and Griffin McInnes
streaming until June 29
on the SummerWorks website
June 25 onwards:
Exit-less (play) inspired by Jean-Paul Sartre
with Mélie R. Rondeau...
Toronto: Tarragon Theatre announces retirement of Artistic Director Richard Rose
Tarragon Theatre announces that longstanding Artistic Director, Richard Rose, will retire at the conclusion of the 2020/21 season, after 20 years at the helm of the theatre.
Richard’s guidance and unwavering support of artists have been hallmarks of his time at Tarragon – a commitment he maintains...
Ottawa: The Governor General discusses “How do we get back to the stage?” with Patrick Huard and Colm Feore on June 29
On behalf of Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, we are pleased to invite you to join us for two virtual conversations between the Governor General and actors Patrick Huard and Colm Feore. The conversations will focus on the particular impacts the pandemic...
Toronto: The Musical Stage Company announces its summer/fall 2020 programming, development and education plans
On the heels of the recent announcement that their co-production (with Obsidian Theatre) of CAROLINE, OR CHANGE received 9 Dora nominations and won 2 Toronto Theatre Critics’ Awards (Best Performance in a Musical, Jully Black; Best Supporting Performance in a Musical, Vanessa Sears) The Musical Stage...
Toronto: Music video from the Canadian musical “The Louder We Get” released for Pride Month
On the heels of receiving Calgary Theatre Critics Award nominations for Best Leading Performance (Evan Kinnane) and Best Production of a Musical, the producers and creative team behind the hit musical THE LOUDER WE GET are thrilled to release a new video of the song THIS DANCE IS FOR YOU. The video,...
Stratford: The Stratford Festival holds a viewing party for “Pericles” on June 25
Filled with music and brilliant spectacle, this epic story follows a fairy-tale hero on a miraculous journey to one of literature’s most poignant reunions. Evan Buliung gives a sweeping performance, portraying the dashing young prince with verve and swagger, and taking him into his elder years with...
New York: New York: Metropolitan Opera nightly opera streams for the week of June 22
This week of free streams serves up an operatic sampler, with classics from the German, French, and Italian repertoire as well as John Adams’s contemporary take on the Manhattan Project, Doctor Atomic. Explore the articles and resources below to expand your knowledge and enhance your experience as...
Toronto: The Canadian Opera Company cancels all in-person programming for fall 2020
Given continued restrictions on large public gatherings in Toronto due to ongoing precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the Canadian Opera Company will be cancelling all in-person performances, programming, and events through the fall of its 2020/2021 season.
“Since the cancellation of...
Toronto: The Théâtre français de Toronto’s 2020/21 season will be the last for Joël Beddows as Artistic Director
Théâtre français de Toronto's 2020/2021 season will begin with a virtual programming, the content of which will be announced at the end of August. Adhering to the official security guidelines, a theatrical programming will then be announced in October and officially kick-off in January. This will be...
Toronto: Tarragon Theatre presents Tarragon Acoustic – audio readings from Tarragon's 50-year history
Tarragon is excited to announce Tarragon Acoustic, an online celebration of Tarragon’s history and future. Tarragon will produce a series of audio readings from Tarragon’s 50 yearhistory, along with select new works highlighting Tarragon’s direction for the future.
“The 20-21 season was to be one...
Barrie: Talk Is Free Theatre presents theatre classes for all ages starting July 1
CON-ACT is a brand-new online program that brings people of all ages together and connects friends and families through arts-based classes. This new endeavour offers an eclectic variety of classes taught by some of Canada’s premiere theatre artists.
We are thrilled to have such talented instructors...
Toronto: Updated programming for Queer Pride at Buddies in Bad Times
Buddies’ annual Queer Pride Festival celebrates our community’s unstoppable spirit, with digital and in-person (at a distance) offerings in performance, music, dance, and installation. And of course, a party, for good measure. With physical distancing measures still in place across the province, this...
Toronto: Presenters and special guests announced for the 2020 Virtual Dora Awards
The Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) today announced the VIP presenters, special guests and theme for the 41st annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards which, for the very first time due to the restrictions in place because of the COVID-19 pandemic, are being held virtually. On Monday, June 29,...
Toronto: Drop in revenue leads to major layoffs at TO Live
The uncertainty caused by COVID-19 and an 85% drop in revenue has led TO Live to make the regrettable decision to layoff an additional 32 people bringing the total to 115 full time staff being laid off. This is in addition to the 480 unionized, part-time and casual staff who were already laid off or...
Toronto: Toronto Fringe reveals listings of digital festival running July 1-12
More details about the Fringe Collective are available hereFringe lovers, in Toronto and around the world, can now browse listings from the 50+ companies in The Fringe Collective. Today, all listings and details about The Fringe Collective’s video, audio, and written content are being made available...
Vancouver: New research shows an overwhelming need to establish national networks of legal clinics to support the arts sector
The National Network of Legal Clinics for the Arts, a group comprised of members of existing Canadian pro-bono legal clinics, announces the release of a pressing report housing significant new research on the multitude of legal challenges facing individuals working in the Canadian arts sector - accelerated...
London, ON: The Grand Theatre postpones its 2020/21 season
Today, the Grand Theatre announced that the season scheduled to commence in October 2020 will be postponed until the fall of 2021. This announcement impacts not only the Grand’s programmed season of theatre on its two stages, but also the popular Jeans ‘n Classics concert series as well as the numerous...
Stratford: The Stratford Festival holds a viewing party for “King John” on June 18
Don’t miss this rare opportunity to see Shakespeare’s King John. Hailed by critics as “riveting” (Toronto Star), “sublime” (Chicago Tribune) and “deliciously contemporary” (Globe and Mail), it features Tom McCamus giving “a daring performance” in the title role (National Post). This often-overlooked...
Toronto: On June 19 GhostLight presents “This Little Light” illuminating Black artists and creators
GhostLight presents, in association with The Old Heads Podcast, Friday Night at the GhostLight: This Little Light - a meeting of creative Black minds: thinkers, makers, and luminaries on June 19th at 8 PM (EDT) on YouTube LIVE stream.
A night of music, illumination, and thoughtful discussion on...
Toronto: The Toronto Fringe cancels the 2021 Next Stage Theatre Festival
It is with great sadness that we have made the difficult decision to cancel the 2021 Next Stage Theatre Festival.
After talking through the various scenarios of what we could offer to our artists, we felt that so much information was still unknown about public heath directives on public events in...
New York: Metropolitan Opera nightly opera streams for the week of June 15
The Met has announced Weeks 14 schedule for its Nightly Met Opera Streams, which features a repeat viewing of the company's At-Home Gala, originally seen live on April 25, and viewed by more than 750,000 people. The gala will be available for a 48-hour period on Friday and Saturday, June 12 and 13....
Toronto: The Art of Time Ensemble’s Andrew Burashko holds a conversation with theatre director Daniel Brooks
Our next conversation with Daniel Brooks happened shortly before recent events in the United States rightfully overwhelmed our collective consciousness and some of my long held personal beliefs – particularly regarding the place of politics in art. Daniel is a dear friend, Art of Time collaborator...
Toronto: COC General Director responds to media reports of an early departure for Paris
In response to recent media speculation out of France that COC General Director Alexander Neef plans on exiting his role with the Canadian Opera Company ahead of July 2021, Neef confirms that no decision has been made on accelerating a departure date.
In July 2019, Neef was appointed the next General...
St. Catharines: The Foster Festival introduces a new series – NORMFLIX
We are pleased to announce The Foster Festival’s new NORMFLIX series. A three-part, online series that is sure to tickle your funny bone and will continue to deliver our trademark Humour with Heart that you have grown to love.
It is our great pleasure to present you with the first instalment of...
Toronto: The International Resource Centre for Performing Artist presents an interview with Sondra Radvanovsky on June 17
The International Resource Centre for Performing Artists (ircpa.net) presents another inspiring and informative Zoom event for singers, other musicians and music lovers.
The IRCPA’s Debra Chandler hosts a
CONVERSATION WITH SONDRA RADVANOVSKYWednesday, June 17, 1-2 pm EDTAmerican-Canadian soprano...
Stratford: The Stratford Festival holds a viewing party for “Hamlet” on June 11
Hamlet has been called the greatest play in the English language – and this 2015 production was hailed by the Toronto Star as “the most complete, most fulfilling, most satisfying in decades of theatregoing.”
Watch HERE.
LIVE EVENTSPRESHOW WITH JONATHAN GOAD & AMAKA UMEHThursday, June 11, at...
Toronto: Sondheim’s “Follies” in concert is the season gala of the RCM's 2020/21 concert season
Dr. Peter Simon, Michael and Sonja Koerner President & CEO of The Royal Conservatory of Music, MervonMehta, Executive Director of Performing Arts, and James Anagnoson, Dean of The Glenn Gould School, todayrevealed details of the diverse concerts that will make up the 12th concert season at The Royal...
Toronto: on July 9 the COC young artists share their songs of hope
Drawing on a long-standing musical tradition, the COC Ensemble Studio has creatively reimagined the salon-style home concert into a relaxed virtual experience. On July 9 at 7:30 p.m. ET, the Canadian Opera Company will stream Songs of Hope: From Our Homes to Yours, a showcase featuring intimate performances...
Toronto: Guild Festival Theatre postpones its 2020 season
This announcement probably doesn't come as much of a surprise, but Guild Festival Theatre has made the heartbreaking decision to postpone our planned 2020 season until next year.
We know how much our audience enjoys GFT’s performances on the Greek Stage, and we waited as long as we could to come...
Toronto: Dora Award nominations announced
At an online media announcement - pre-taped in front of Meridian Hall with physically distanced protocols in place - streamed June 8 on the Dora Awards YouTube channel, the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) announced 243 nominations for the 41st annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards which recognize...
New York: Metropolitan Opera nightly opera streams for the week of June 8
This week, the Met’s acclaimed At-Home Gala returns for a two-day encore screening period, alongside masterpieces by Tchaikovsky, Mozart, and more. Explore the articles and resources below to expand your knowledge and enhance your experience as you enjoy the streams.
Monday, June 8Mozart’s La Clemenza...
Toronto, London, New York: Theatre to stream for free for the week of June 8
directed by RHere is a list of shows to stream for free this week from Canada, the UK and the US:
FROM CANADA:
Toronto:
June 8 onwards:
Ministry Of Mundane Mysteries (phone-play) by Outside the March
directed by Mitchell Cushman and Griffin McInnes
streaming until June 29
on the...
Gananoque: Thousand Islands Playhouse cancels its entire 2020 season
It is with a heavy heart that we announce the suspension of our 2020 season, including all 8 mainstage productions, the Studio ‘S’ series, our Young Company tour, and our annual fundraiser A Moonlit Night. The Thousand Islands Playhouse remains committed to the safety and well-being of our audiences,...
New York: Online stream of “The Wiz” starring Queen Latifah to raise money for NAACP
On Friday 12th June, The Wiz Live will be available to stream online as part of The Show Must Go On series. Viewers will also have the opportunity to donate to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), raising money towards the political, educational, social, and economic...
Stratford: The Stratford Festival’s Black artists present a special live stream this Saturday
The Stratford Festival has postponed by one week the release of its online programming out of respect for the victims of anti-Black and anti-Indigenous racism and those peacefully protesting for change. Today through June 7, the Festival has given free rein over its social media platforms to its Black...
Niagara Falls: “Oh Canada Eh? Dinner Show” announces it is closing permanently
Canadiana Productions Inc., producers of the award winning Oh Canada Eh? Dinner Show, are sad to announce that due to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, they are closing operations after 26 years.
On March 14th, a final musical performance was enjoyed by an enthusiastic crowd and then...
Stratford: The Stratford Festival changes viewing dates for streamable plays
Heartbroken by the anti-Black and anti-Indigenous racism we are seeing across Canada and the U.S., and out of respect for the victims and those peacefully protesting for change, we are postponing this week’s online programming. In its place, we are offering our artists and staff of colour an opportunity...
Toronto: The Toronto Theatre Critics Association has announced its winners for the 2019/20 season
Undaunted by the COVID-19 pandemic and a shortened season, the Toronto Theatre Critics’ Awards have returned to honour excellence—and this year, resourcefulness as well—in the city’s professional theatre. The 10th annual TTCAs boast 30 winners in 14 categories spanning the 2019-2020 season, including...
New York: Metropolitan Opera nightly opera streams for the week of June 1
This week’s Nightly Opera Streams span a variety of musical styles and more than 250 years of operatic history. Explore the articles and resources below to expand your knowledge and enhance your experience as you enjoy the streams. A full schedule for the week is available at the bottom of this page.
Monday,...
St. Catharines: The Foster Festival welcomes the return of Emily Oriold as Artistic Producer
The Board of Directors of The Norm Foster Theatre Festival is pleased to welcome incoming Artistic Producer Emily Oriold to assist the organization during the effects of COVID-19. Oriold brings a wealth of experience to both the festival and the City of St. Catharines where in 2015 she founded the...
Toronto: What’s happening (virtually) on the Bloor Street Culture Corridor in June
Enjoy these wonderful arts and culture offerings from the comfort of your home.
Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre
June brings Pride month and more to the Miles Nadal JCC! On June 1 LGBTQ artists Cee Lavery and Saul Feedman-Lawson will be featured in our Virtual Gallery. On June 2 they co-present...
New York: On June 1 the Red Bull Theatre livestreams a reading of the Jacobean masterpiece “The Revenger’s Tragedy”
TOMORROW at 7:30 PM EDT, Red Bull Theater LIVE, a series of informal FREE readings continues with the Jacobean masterpiece THE REVENGER'S TRAGEDY that Red Bull Theater produced Off-Broadway in 2005, adapted and directed by JESSE BERGER.
THE REVENGER'S TRAGEDY was Red Bull Theater's second Off-Broadway...
Toronto: Submissions are now open for the 2020 Tom Hendry Awards
Each year we host an annual awards competition honouring Canadian playwrights in a wide range of categories, including the RBC Emerging Playwright Award, Carol Bolt Award, TYA Award, Stage West Pechet Comedy and Musical Awards, Lifetime and Honorary Membership Awards, and the Bra D’Or Award.
The...
Toronto: Deadline for the 2020/21 Syd & Shirley Banks Prize for Emerging Musical Theatre Artists is June 4
The 2020-21 Syd & Shirley Banks Prize for Emerging Musical Theatre Artists submission deadline is Thursday, June 4th at 5:00 PM! This prize provides two artists with financial assistance, mentorship, and increased exposure
The Syd and Shirley Banks Prize for Emerging Musical Theatre Artists generously...
Toronto: Soundstreams cancels its 2020/21 season
While we all continue to adapt to the shifting world around us, we’d like to take a moment to thank our amazing Soundstreams family for your patience. Whether you’ve donated, engaged with our social media composer content, or simply left us kind words of support, the entire staff is truly appreciative.
Before...
Niagara-on-the-Lake: Shaw Festival cancels all July events and performances
In keeping with the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake’s municipal order limiting organized mass gatherings, the Shaw Festival is now forced to cancel all public events and performances throughout July. The Festival will continue to follow the guidance and directives of Canadian public health agencies, all...
New York: Danielle Wade, Dorothy in the Mirvish “Wizard of Oz”, stops by “R&H Goes Live!”
Mean Girls national tour star Danielle Wade stops by R&H Goes Live! May 27 to perform a contemporary take on “In My Own Little Corner” from Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella. Catch the live stream, hosted by Laura Osnes, at www.youtube.com.
Wade made her Broadway debut in Mean Girls as a standby...
New York: The Metropolitan Opera launches a free online summer camp for students worldwide
This summer, the Metropolitan Opera will launch a virtual summer camp for students around the world. The free educational initiative will run June 15 through August 7.
The program will run five days a week. Every Monday, students will be introduced to a featured opera from the Met’s digital library....
New York: American Actors’ Equity Association issues new guidelines for producing theatre
As the COVID-19 public health crisis continues, Actors’ Equity Association has released new guidelines for producing theatre in the future. The four core principals were created in collaboration with Dr. David Michaels, former head of Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
The guidelines...
Toronto: Nightwood Theatre replaces “The Lawyer Show” with a virtual “Lawyer Cabaret” June 6
For the first time in eleven years, Nightwood Theatre was saddened to announce the official cancellation of our annual Lawyer Show production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat due to the global health crisis. However, until we can gather again and welcome our cast back to the stage, we...
Toronto: Tarragon Theatre presents “Possibility From the Future” again on May 30 and 31
Tarragon Theatre is excited to announce Possibility From the Future - Tarragon’s UnGala an online event in lieu of our traditional gala. When it became clear the season could not move forward in light of world events, Artistic Director Richard Rose put out a call for ‘playlets’ about possibility and...
Toronto: Why Not Theatre announces the launch of the ThisGen 2020 Fellowship
Though the theatres are closed right now, we haven’t stopped working on supporting artists and strengthening our community. This spring, Why Not is thrilled to launch our national leadership program, the ThisGen 2020 Fellowship.
ThisGen 2020 Fellowship supports exceptional artists to get to the...
Toronto: Luminato Festival Toronto announces its virtual lineup for June 11-13
Luminato Festival Toronto, Toronto’s international arts festival dedicated to performance, media and visual arts, and programming that cuts across traditional artform boundaries, is thrilled to announced the lineup of its first ever virtual festival which will run from 7 p.m. (EDT) Thursday, June 11...
Stratford: Rent or buy Stratford’s 2019 production of “The Merry Wives of Windsor” starting today
Cineplex thought you all deserved a little more Shakespeare, so they’re premièring a brand new title in our Stratford Festival On Film series: The Merry Wives of Windsor! We captured this delightful romp just last fall, so you’ll be the very first to see it on film from the comfort of your couch.
...
Stratford: The Stratford Festival holds a viewing party of “Love’s Labours Lost” on May 28
Shakespeare’s most poetic love story comes to vivid life in this Stratford Festival production, directed by Tony and Olivier award winner John Caird. A coming-of-age story unlike any other, Love’s Labour’s Lost dwells sweetly on the naiveté of youth while leading its protagonists to understand the...
New York: Metropolitan Opera nightly opera streams for the week of May 25
This week’s Nightly Opera Streams offer high drama in a variety of forms—and one sparkling comedy. Explore the articles and resources below to expand your knowledge and enhance your experience as you enjoy the streams.
Monday, May 25Berlioz’s La Damnation de FaustStarring Susan Graham, Marcello...
Toronto: New musical “Super School” gets a virtual premiere May 29
After the global pandemic dashed dreams of an opening night, the writers and teenage cast of the original teen musical Super School, under the leadership of Bravo Academy Artistic Director Melissa Bencic, decided the show must go on – online.
“We wanted to continue developing this fantastic show...
Stratford: The Stratford Festival celebrates its first season with “The Stratford Adventure” on May 25
Tomorrow, Monday, May 25, would have been the gala opening night of our 2020 season. To mark the occasion, we will hold a special online celebration that includes a showing of the 1954 Oscar-nominated short documentary The Stratford Adventure.
Our Monday evening will begin at 8 p.m. with remarks...
Toronto: The Assembly Theatre’s “Operation 24: Isolation Edition” continues today
OPERATION 24: ISOLATION EDITION is a two day live online performance event you won't want to miss!For years, OPERATION 24 has assembled 6 writers, 6 director and a gaggle of actors to create BRAND NEW 10-minute theatre pieces that our written, rehearsed and performed all within 24 hrs.
Each show...
Toronto: Monket Toast: The Improvised Talk Show live streams with Fred penner on June 6
Six-time Canadian Comedy Award winner, Monkey Toast: The Improvised Talk Show is now streaming its shows live online. For our June show, host David Shore welcomes special guest, children’s entertainer and the star of CBC’s, Fred Penner’s Place, Fred Penner! It all happens on Saturday, June 6th. You...
Toronto: Tapestry Opera presents “TAP:IN Rocking Horse Winner Artists in Conversation” on June 2
Join us to check in with artists and peek behind the scenes into our digital rehearsals for Rocking Horse Winner. Book your “seat” for a special discussion with Tapestry General Director Michael Mori, Music Director Kamna Gupta, and members of the cast and creative team of our award-winning production.
Despite...
New York: Irish Repertory Theatre announces first-ever all-online season
New York’s Irish Repertory Theatre has announced an upcoming online run of four plays, becoming what could be Off Broadway’s first summer season created specifically for virtual viewing. Included in the line-up is the world premiere of Darren Murphy’s short playThe Gifts You Gave to the Dark, with...
New York: Playbill recommends shows to stream this weekend
While Memorial Day typically yields an influx of tourists at the Broadway box office, the coronavirus keeps theatres around the country shuttered. Still, several theatre companies and artists have found ways to keep the curtains raised online, with classes, productions, concerts, and more available...
Toronto: The Canadian Opera Company presents archival opera productions in “From the Vault” starting May 27
For the first time ever, the Canadian Opera Company is inviting audiences to view some of its most beloved productions through a new, limited-time series, From the Vault. Every Thursday through the spring and summer, the company is releasing one full-length archival recording of a COC performance,...
Cambridge: Vera Causa Opera announces its 2020/21 season
Vera Causa Opera is very excited to announce that admission to all our shows next season will be pay-as-you-go: Reserve for free today, and donate at the conclusion of the show. What are you waiting for? RSVP for free today.
Hansel and Gretel
Saturday, November 14th, 2020, 2:00pm and 7:00pm
Waterloo...
Stratford: Stratford Festival requests $8 million in funding from federal government
The Stratford Festival appeared before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance today to present its case for recovery funding as a result of the cancellation of its 2020 season.
Carol Stephenson O.C., Chair of the Board of Governors, made the opening remarks and was joined by Executive...
London, UK: All 37 plays of the BBC Television Shakespeare Collection available for streaming May 26
Britbox will add the complete BBC Television Shakespeare Collection to its subscription streaming platform May 26. The expansive collection, never before made available for streaming in its entirety on one platform, includes films of nearly all 39 of Shakespeare's canonical dramatic works, performed...
Montreal: CirqueConnect goes behind the scenes of “Kurios” and begins the web series “Going Full Cirque”
This Friday, May 22nd at 3 p.m. Eastern Time, we're inviting you for a brand new special, Cirque du Soleil Presents: Behind the Curtain of KURIOS - Cabinet of Curiosities!
Follow the cast and crew of KURIOS on tour and explore their universe through the eyes of an insider. Go behind the scenes and...
Toronto: “The Ministry of Mundane Mysteries” continues June 8-July 4
Following the announcement last month that SummerWorks will offer a summer season of remotely presented work from May through September, they are pleased today to announce their focal presentation for the month of June. Beginning June 8 through July 4 SummerWorks will present The Ministry of Mundane...
Toronto: Against the Grain Theatre brings back its Opera Pub on June 4
AtG is bringing back the event we all know and love, but now you can experience the magic from your couch! On the first Thursday in June, join your Opera Pub host David Eliakis and musicians Phillip Addis and Emily Hamper for a night full of opera and entertainment. You may remember Phil from his role...
London, UK: May schedule announced for BBC’s short play showcase “Unprecedented”
Dozens of U.K. stage, film, and television stars will appear in the short digital play series Unprecedented, airing May 26–28 at 10 PM BST on BBC Four and the BBC iPlayer. The full schedule (below) includes two-time Olivier Award winner Gough (Angels in America), Broadway alum Arthur Darvill (Once),...
New York: The complete “24 Hour Plays: Viral Monologues: Director’s Cut” now available
Over a dozen theatre favorites took part in a special edition of The 24 Hour Plays: Viral Monologues: Director's Cut May 19, including Tony winner Cynthia Nixon, Michael Urie, Mauricio Martinez, Maddie Corman, and Cobie Smulders. Director's Cut is a special collaboration with director Leigh Silverman...
New York: Pride Plays announce the four works streaming in June
In celebration of Pride, Playbill and Pride Plays will present four live streamed readings of plays by and about the LGBTQIA+ community every Friday in June in support of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
Produced by Doug Nevin and Michael Urie with festival direction by Nick Mayo, Pride Plays...
Toronto: TAPA announces that the 2020 Doras will be presented virtually on June 29
The annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards, produced by the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA), celebrate excellence in the city's professional performing arts sector for theatre, dance and opera.
TAPA Executive Director and Dora Awards Producer Jacoba Knaapen today announced that, in the wake...
Toronto: Royal Alex to dim its marquee lights in honour of producer S. Roger Horchow
To honour the life of Broadway producer S. Roger Horchow, the marquee lights of the Royal Alexander Theatre will be dimmed on Thursday, May 21 at 8 PM.
Mr. Horchow, who died on May 2 at his home in Dallas, TX, at age 91, co-produced with David and Ed Mirvish the Canadian premiere production of...
Toronto: Tarragon Theatre holds “UnGala 2020: Possibility From the Future” on May 23 and 24
Tarragon Theatre is excited to announce Possibility From the Future - Tarragon’s UnGala an online event in lieu of our traditional gala. When it became clear the season could not move forward in light of world events, Artistic Director Richard Rose put out a call for ‘playlets’ about possibility and...
Stratford: The Stratford Festival holds a viewing party of “Timon of Athens” on May 21
Timon, a tremendously generous nobleman, lavishes gifts upon his friends and entertains in high style. He’s the most popular man in Athens – until his money runs out. Unable to find a friend in his hour of need, Timon takes to the wilderness, embittered by ingratitude. Joseph Ziegler, “a superb, nuanced...
New York: Off-Broadway Harry Potter-inspired hit “Puffs” will stream on Playbill starting May 22
Theatre lovers can travel to a Certain School of Magic and Magic when Playbill streams Puffs beginning May 22 at 12 PM ET as part of Playbill's Playback series. In addition to the full-length Off-Broadway production, the recording includes exclusive new interviews with the cast and creative team, hosted...
Toronto: The Toronto Fringe goes digital this year July 1-12
The Fringe movement has always championed risk and innovation, which is why the Toronto Fringe is pleased to announce that the Fringe spirit will live on(line) this summer. Since the cancellation of the festival for the first time in its 32-year history, the organization has been assessing how it can...
New York: David Hyde Pierce, Jamie Barton and Anthony Roth Costanzo headline “Opera Jukebox” benefit
"The great mezzo-soprano Frederica Von Stade once observed that music is 'the art form closest to prayer,'” said Emmy and Tony Award-winning actor David Hyde Pierce. “Our world could use some good prayers right now and the Artist Relief Tree is helping ensure that those prayers keep getting sung.”...
Toronto: Check In From Away interviews three former Toronto Matildas
Steffi and Lisa (we think we should call them S’n’L from now on) check in with the three young actresses who shared the title role in Matilda The Musical in 2016. They were children four years ago; now they are teenagers. So S’n’L explore the theme, “Revolting Children — Teenagers in Isolation”.
Watch...
Toronto: IRCPA hosts a Zoom conversation with the COC’s Alexander Neef on May 21
IRCPA, the International Resource Centre for Performing Arts, is hosting a ZOOM conversation with Alexander Neef, General Director, Canadian Opera Company, MAY 21, 2020, 3 – 4 P.M. EDT.
Mr. Neef has graciously accepted our invitation for a Zoom conversation and interview with opera journalist...
Toronto: Factory Theatre presents a new 15-minute play by Kat Sandler on line
Grab a drink & kick off your weekend with a new short work from Kat Sandler! Join us on Friday May 22 @ 5:30pm for a free virtual presentation of THE COALITION, a new short work written for an online platform.
Approx. Running Time: 15mins
ABOUT THE COALITION:
The world is being threatened...
Toronto: The COC introduces “Opera Makers: Activities for Young Creatives”
The Canadian Opera Company is launching a new eight-week video series, created specifically with young people ages 7 to 12 in mind. Opera Makers: Activities for Young Creatives dives into the various art forms that make up an opera. Each week, Canada’s top teaching artists will cover a range of topics,...
Toronto: Canadian Stage, SummerWorks and Club Quarantine unite to present live-streaming party “ESSENTIAL PLAY”
Canadian Stage, SummerWorks and Club Quarantine unite to present ESSENTIAL PLAY, a nation-wide virtual/live streaming party. This FREE online club experience invites artists and art-lovers, from coast to coast, to come together for an unapologetic, unpredictable, imaginative, weird and wonderful night...
Toronto: CBC Arts announces its virtual arts listings for the week of May 18
The widespread isolation and social distancing of COVID-19 has hit Canada's arts communities as hard as any other. World premieres were cancelled, juggernaut Broadway imports were brought to heel, gallery shows big and small were shuttered and promising new works missed their first shot at finding...
Kingston: Theatre Kingston cancels the Storefront Fringe but announces a monologue writing festival
Storefront Fringe postponed until 2021:
It is with great sadness that we announce the cancellation of the 2020 Theatre Kingston Storefront Fringe Festival due to the ongoing uncertainty created by COVID-19.
The health and community impacts of the virus continue to evolve rapidly. In these circumstances,...
New York: Red Bull Theatre LIVE features Dion Johnstone as Coriolanus tonight
TONIGHT at 7:30 PM EDT, Red Bull Theater LIVE, our series of informal FREE readings continues with Shakespeare's CORIOLANUS that Red Bull Theater produced Off-Broadway in 2016, directed by Michael Sexton. The event will feature Broadway luminary and Tony Award-nominee Patrick Page, Royal Shakespeare...
Toronto: Studio 180 AT HOME holds two events in May
If you haven't yet, make sure to sign up for our final two May events as we have limited capacity and spots go quickly. Keep reading for all the information!
A Deep Dive Into Indecentand God of Vengeance
Do you love discussing theatre and social issues? Do you consider yourself a theatre nerd?...
New York: Metropolitan Opera nightly opera streams for the week of May 18
This week’s lineup of Nightly Opera Streams offers a cross-section of the core repertory, with two Mozart classics, operas by Verdi, Wagner, and Puccini, and two French masterpieces. Explore the articles and resources below to expand your knowledge and enhance your experience as you enjoy the streams....
Stratford: SpringWorks cancels its 2020 festival
Hermione Presents and SpringWorks Festivals join the many artistic organizations, large and small around the world, as we announce our 2020 season programming will be moving to 2021.
SpringWorks Festivals are about gathering. Artist creators come to share their works directly and in close connection...
Cambridge: Drayton Entertainment cancels all programming through September 5
Amidst continued concerns regarding the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) and in keeping with physical distancing recommendations, Drayton Entertainment has cancelled additional productions at its seven stages across the province. The wellness of patrons, staff, artists, volunteers, and the community...
Ottawa: Beau Dixon presents “Beneath Springhill: The Maurice Ruddick Story” online on May 16
Beau Dixon will present his "Beneath Springhill: The Maurice Ruddick Story” online on May 16. The two-time Dora Award winning one-man-show was created and performed by Beau Dixon. The play is based on the true story of Maurice Ruddick, a coal miner who saved the lives of six other miners trapped two...
Toronto: Theatre Smith-Gilmour streams its hit “As I Lay Dying” starting today
As COVID19 continues to keep us in isolation, we've been searching for ways to keep the company moving forward and metamorphosing with the times. Over the past couple of months our team has been working very hard, and we're so excited to announce the launch of our new and improved TSG website.
In...
Toronto: JUNIOR, the international children’s festival, goes virtual
Introducing Virtually JUNIOR, Harbourfront Centre's online edition of JUNIOR, Toronto’s international international children’s festival, launching during the Victoria Day long weekend from Saturday, May 16 to Monday, May 18.
Get ready to join us for exciting new ways to enjoy some of JUNIOR’s talented...
Toronto: Canadian Stage launches CS CLASSROOM – free online masterclasses by Canadian theatre greats
Class is back in session as Canadian Stage invites theatre artists to attend CS CLASSROOM, a live interactive 5-week online series of FREE masterclasses, seminars, and discussions. Lead by twenty exceptional Canadianartists, these highly acclaimed theatre, dance, and live performance makers will directly...
Stratford: The Stratford Festival holds a viewing party of “The Tempest” on May 14
“Magic is in the air” in this glorious production of Shakespeare’s final masterpiece (BroadwayWorld). But as magical as the story is, “the real magic and grandeur come from Martha Henry as Prospero” (The New York Times). She is “one of the true greats,” says the Chicago Tribune, giving a performance...
New York: Lincoln Center streams past “Live from Lincoln Center” broadcasts starting June 5
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts will launch its new series Broadway Fridays, featuring free digital streams of past Live From Lincoln Center broadcasts June 5 at 8 PM. Up first: Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel.
The performance with the New York Philharmonic features Tony winner Kelli O'Hara,...
Toronto: Against the Grain Theatre launches AtG TV with interviews and opera excerpts
Until we can meet together again in person safely, we’ve decided to move some of our creative efforts to an online platform to connect with our community in new ways (we’ve also always wanted to have a TV channel).
As we roll out new content, we know it can’t replace the in-person intimacy that...
New York: “Hamilton” film with original Broadway cast will stream beginning July 3
Theatrelovers received a blast of unexpected good news May 12, when Walt Disney Studios announced via Twitter that the Hamilton film, which captured the original Broadway production, will stream on Disney+ beginning July 3.
Initially announced for a theatrical release in October 2021, the release...
New York: Playwrights Horizons’ Soundstage continues with Qui Nguyen’s “Outtakes”
Playwrights Horizons’ Soundstage “theatre for the ears” continues with “Outtakes” by Qui Nguyen.
A son keeps trying to get his charming (if frustrating) immigrant parents to tell him a true war story from their lives in Vietnam to help him write a new play. Imagined as edited found interview tapes,...
Toronto: Théâtre français de Toronto offers artistic activities and events in French
TfT is pleased to offer you new artistic activities and events in French each week, free and accessible through its social networks and video broadcasting platforms (Youtube and Facebook). Please note: the content made available online is in French only. Facebook Lives do not feature subtitles. Other...
New York: Metropolitan Opera nightly opera streams May 11 to May 17
This week’s schedule of Nightly Opera Streams runs the gamut, from a 1982 telecast of Lucia di Lammermoor starring the stupendous Joan Sutherland to the Met premiere of Thomas Adès’s 21st-century masterpiece The Tempest. Explore the articles and resources below to expand your knowledge and enhance...
Toronto: CBC Arts announces its virtual arts listings for the week of May 11
The widespread isolation and social distancing of COVID-19 has hit Canada's arts communities as hard as any other. World premieres were cancelled, juggernaut Broadway imports were brought to heel, gallery shows big and small were shuttered and promising new works missed their first shot at finding...
Toronto: Tarragon Theatre presents an online reading of David Young’s “Inexpressible Island” May 11-13
The Tarragon Theatre will present an online reading of David Young’s Inexpressible Island from May 11 to May 13.
INEXPRESSIBLE ISLANDA play by David YoungDirected by Richard RoseSound design by Verne GoodStage Directions by Briony GlasscoIn 1912 three Royal Navy officers and three ordinary seamen...
Toronto: Mirvish expects “Hamilton” to return to Toronto
Mirvish Productions says it expects "Hamilton" will return to Toronto after the much-hyped musical's Canadian run was cut short because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The theatre company sent an email to ticket-holders who requested refunds for cancelled performances Thursday asking them to reconsider,...
Toronto: Musical Theatre Radio provides listeners with their music theatre fix
Theatres are closed around the world with no real timeline for re opening in sight. So how does one get their Musical Theatre fix? That is where Musical Theatre Radio comes to the rescue.
Launched online in Toronto in 2019, MTR plays showtunes from around the world, new and old, popular and rare...
Montreal: Cirque du Soleil presents “Behind the Curtain of LUZIA” on May 8
We are excited to announce that we are expanding our programming with the addition of two new content formats: “Cirque du Soleil Presents: The Best Of” highlighting your favourite acrobatic disciplines and “Behind the Curtain” which takes you behind-the-scenes of creating our shows.
For this week’s...
Kitchener: Lost & Found Theatre’s SIP Sessions go live
SIP (Shelter-In-Place) Sessions are theatrical interludes you can enjoy from the comfort of your couch, with your beverage of choice handy to sip! Actors you have seen in Lost & Found shows are preparing short monologue videos which we will release over the next few weeks. And we have a few other...
London, UK: Four plays added to the National Theatre at Home series
Four new titles to be streamed live as part of the National Theatre at Home series have been announced. The upcoming shows include National Theatre productions in recent years, as well as filmed performances from partner theatres that were screened in cinemas as part of National Theatre Live.
As...
Toronto: Tapestry Opera announces an all-digital 2020/21 season
Facing the ongoing crisis of COVID-19 with a spirit of innovation and flexibility, Tapestry Opera announces a 2020/2021 season of creative opera and music “immune to cancellation”, designed to withstand the uncertainty of the times ahead.
The season will premiere new digital commissions, feature...
Stratford: The Stratford Festival holds a viewing party of its “Macbeth” on May 7
This week we present the third title under our “Social Order and Leadership” theme: Macbeth. Directed by Artistic Director Antoni Cimolino, this chilling production takes you back to the stark reality of the 11th century, when a murderous king clawed his way to power. It has been praised as “a thrilling...
London, UK: A selection of British theatre to stream
It’s been a long time since we’ve felt the excitement of spending a night at the theatre. From the orchestra tuning their instruments, stars singing in the spotlight and the final curtain call, there’s nothing quite like watching a mesmerising performance on stage. But, even with theatres shut for...
Toronto: Sing along with the Canadian Opera Company's virtual choir
The Canadian Opera Company invites singers of all ages and abilities to join together in a powerful display of the connecting power of music: the Virtual Choir. Price Family Chorus Master Sandra Horst has led the COC Chorus to critical acclaim on the company’s mainstage. Now, she is guiding opera fans...
Toronto: The Luminato Festival Toronto goes virtual June 11-13, 2020
Today Luminato Festival Toronto announced that it will return from June 11 to 13, 2020 with 3 days of virtual programming, bringing artists and thinkers together with audiences from across Canada and around the world. Streaming on Luminato’s website and social media channels, the weekend will feature...
Toronto: Mirvish introduces the video chat show “Check In From Away” this week
This week we're thrilled to introduce an exciting new feature brought to you by two members of the company of Come From Away — actor Steffi DiDomenicantonio (known to friends as Steffi D; she plays Janice, the young Rogers TV reporter, and other roles) and stage manager Lisa Humber.
Steffi and...
Toronto: Opera Atelier presents “Together/Apart”, a virtual showcase of music and dance
Opera Atelier is thrilled to announce Together/Apart - a one-hour virtual showcase of music and dance to connect, uplift, and inspire - featuring an all-star line-up of Opera Atelier’s longstanding and audience-favourite artists from around the globe, Wednesday, May 20 at 8pm EST, streaming at OperaAtelier.com....
Washington, DC: IN Series announces its fully digital 2020/21 season
As performing arts organizations worldwide struggle to schedule live performance seasons in the midst of a global pandemic, IN Series leads the charge onto the digital stage by programming an entirely virtual season of opera-theater, designed to be experienced from the comfort and safety of home. Announcing...
New York: Red Bull Theatre LIVE streams a reading of “The Witch of Edmondton” tonight at 7:30pm
TONIGHT at 7:30 PM EDT, Red Bull Theater LIVE, our series of informal FREE readings designed to continue to serve Red Bull Theater’s mission to revitalize the classics for today’s audience during the coronavirus pandemic, continues with THE WITCH OF EDMONTON (1621) by William Rowley, Thomas Dekker...
London, UK: Famed producer Cameron Mackintosh says West End and Broadway will stay closed until 2021
Theatre producer Sir Cameron Mackintosh has said the lockdown measures imposed because of the Covid-19 outbreak mean West End theatres are unlikely to be able to reopen until 2021.
Mackintosh, who is one of the most successful musical producers ever with shows including Cats and Les Misérables,...
Ottawa: Odyssey Theatre holds a free online reading of Sheridan’s “The School for Scandal” on May 7
What’s the harm in a little gossip every now and then?
Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s The School for Scandal is one of the most brilliant English comedies of all time – riddled with gossip, mistaken identity, money and backstabbing. This whimsical satire explores the pernicious effects of gossip, slander...
New York: Stars in the House performance schedule May 4 to May includes Nia Vardalos’ “Tiny Beautiful Things”
Stars in the House: Music, community, and education to support The Actors Fund and its services.Live-streamed daily at 2 PM ET and 8 PM ETListen on SiriusXM VOLUME at 9AM ET, M-FView on YouTube at www.youtube.comPERFORMANCE SCHEDULEMonday, MAY 4
2pm ET:
City of Angels Cast reunion with Gregg...
New York: Metropolitan Opera nightly opera streams May 4 to May 10
This week’s schedule of Nightly Opera Streams features two legendary telecasts, the Met premiere of a modern masterpiece, two lesser-known gems, and the perennially popular double bill of Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci. Explore the articles and resources below to expand your knowledge and enhance...
Toronto: CBC Arts announces its virtual arts listings for the week of May 4
The widespread isolation and social distancing of COVID-19 has hit Canada's arts communities as hard as any other. World premieres were cancelled, juggernaut Broadway imports were brought to heel, gallery shows big and small were shuttered and promising new works missed their first shot at finding...
Toronto: Against the Grain Theatre holds a La Bohème watch party on May 5
On Tuesday, May 5, 2020, at 8:00 PM, AtG is thrilled to join CBC Arts and Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity to bring you a La Bohème Watch Party! Our hallmark production of La Bohème is back, and we would love for you to tune in to review the experience!This production is a translated adaption ('transladaption')...
Toronto: The Guild Theatre Festival cancels its 2020 season
We know many of you have questions about Guild Festival Theatre’s 2020 season, especially after so many other theatres have canceled their programs. We are also dealing with the disruption, anxiety, and uncertainty caused by this pandemic, yet we remain hopeful that we will be able to bring the Greek...
Toronto: The Canadian Opera Company introduces a new digital content hub
As people around the world continue to find their lives, their routines, and their usual comforts disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Canadian Opera Company is making it easier than ever to access the uplifting power of music through its newly created Digital Content Hub at www.coc.ca.
The online...
Toronto: What’s happening (virtually) on the Bloor Street Culture Corridor in May
Enjoy these wonderful arts and culture offerings from the comfort of your home.
Bata Shoe Museum
The Bata Shoe Museum is bringing you #BSMFromHome - new online content to experience everyday. Listen to Creative Director & Senior Curator, Elizabeth Semmelhack every Tuesday and Saturday with their #AskACurator...
New York: Book about Alanis Morissette’s “Jagged Little Pill” album and musical to be published this fall
Grand Central Publishing will release a book chronicling Jagged Little Pill—both the Grammy-winning 1995 Alanis Morissette album and the new Broadway musical it inspired—this fall. The title is expected to arrive September 29.
The tome will feature photos and interviews from Morissette, book writer...
Toronto: SummerWorks postpones its 30th anniversary festival
With current recommendations of continued social distancing until at least the end of June and uncertainty surrounding the resumption of gatherings, today SummerWorks is announcing the postponement of the 30th anniversary edition of their annual 11-day August Festival. Planning for the 30th anniversary...
Stratford: Stratford Festival holds a “Coriolanus” viewing party on April 30
First, a thank-you to all of you who wrote with kind words and uplifting messages as we were forced to put our 2020 season on hold. It means the world to us to hear from you.
Soon we’ll be together in the theatre once more, but in the meantime, it’s been fun connecting with you virtually through...
Montreal: The National Theatre School of Canada offers online classes and theatre productions
After offering emergency financial support to emerging artists affected by the coronavirus crisis, the National Theatre School (NTS) is proud to announce the next phase of its Art Apart initiative. Online classes for theatre artists, an exhibition of set and costume design artworks will be presented...
Toronto: Against the Grain Theatre holds a “La Bohème” watch party on May 5
Remember that production of La Bohème that AtG has brought to you four times? The one that was the first opera to be live-streamed into the homes of Canadians by Canadians? Is it your favourite production of La Bohème? (It is for us!) If so, we have news for you!
On Tuesday, May 5, 2020, at 8:00...
Toronto: DLT continues online theatre performances of Theatre On-Call into May
Over the past 40 days, DLT has been running "Theatre On-Call", a festival of contemporary, interactive performances occurring over the phone and other digital platforms, a way of keeping connected during these uncertain times. The initiative allows audiences to still access live and intimate content...
Toronto: Factory Theatre presents an online version of Daniel MacIvor’s “House” on May 7
Daniel MacIvor's House was slated to be the final show of Factory's 50th Anniversary Season, and while we're sad we weren't able to stage this work in our Mainspace Theatre, we are very excited to have the opportunity to share this masterful work with our online audience! This version of House features...
Philadelphia: Opera Philadelphia streams two world premiere operas with librettos by Canadian authors
Though Opera Philadelphia’s 2019–2020 season has been cut short due to the continued bans on mass gatherings during the coronavirus shutdown, the company will present a festival of some of its previous productions online.
The majority of titles in the Digital Festival come from Opera Philadelphia’s...
Toronto: The David Seguin Memorial Award begins a Covid-19 special initiative
I hope this email finds you well during these strange and stressful days. It's been a difficult time for everyone, and as part of our efforts to help people in need, my family decided to change how we distribute the David Seguin Memorial Award for Accessibility in the Arts. Instead of awarding a prize...
Ottawa: Odyssey Theatre cancels its Theatre Under The Stars this summer
With deep regret, Odyssey Theatre has made the difficult decision to cancel our Theatre Under the Stars production this summer, due to the global health crisis. The health and safety of our audiences, artists and staff is our number one priority. We never want to disappoint our audiences and supporters,...
Stratford: Stratford Festival puts entire 2020 season on hold
After weeks of consultation and deliberation, Artistic Director Antoni Cimolino, Executive Director Anita Gaffney and Board Chair Carol Stephenson have come to the conclusion that the Stratford Festival’s entire 2020 season must be put on hold, with a plan to revisit programming as soon as it is safe...
Toronto: Mirvish Productions begins new subscription season in January 2021
With an abundance of caution, David Mirvish will begin the new subscription season in his Toronto theatres in January 2021.He said: “Theatre is a collaborative art form and one that cannot exist without an audience. For the health and safety of all the artists, crew and staff working in our theatres,...
New York: Metropolitan Opera nightly opera stream April 27 to May 3
Our free Nightly Opera Streams continue with a week of screenings that features Donizetti’s bel canto Tudor trilogy, a thrilling contemporary opera, and our first Viewers’ Choice classic telecast—Aida, starring Leontyne Price. Explore the articles and resources below to expand your knowledge and enhance...
Toronto: CBC Arts announces its virtual arts listings for the week of April 27
The widespread isolation and social distancing of COVID-19 has hit Canada's arts communities as hard as any other. World premieres were cancelled, juggernaut Broadway imports were brought to heel, gallery shows big and small were shuttered and promising new works missed their first shot at finding...
Toronto: Sondra Radvanovsky and Keri Alkema interview COC General Director Alexander Neef on “Screaming Divas”
Sopranos Sondra Radvanovsky and Keri Alkema have reunited off-stage and online for Screaming Divas, a new YouTube series on all things opera.
Their very first guest is COC General Director Alexander Neef.
Check out Part 1 HERE.
Photo: Keri Alkema and Sondra Radvanovsky in Anna Bolena. ©...
Cambridge: Drayton Entertainment cancels four additional shows of its 2020 season
Due to ongoing concerns surrounding the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19), and in keeping with federal and provincial physical distancing recommendations, Drayton Entertainment has cancelled four additional productions at its various venues across Ontario.
The health and safety of patrons, staff,...
Toronto: New theatrical mentorship website GhostLight launches on May 8
GhostLight launches as an online theatrical mentorship platform with Canadian literary icon Margaret Atwood and renowned Canadian journalist and stateswoman, The Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson on May 8th 8:00pm (EST) in a LIVE stream on our YouTube channel. They will be joined by celebrated improvisational...
New York: Cast of Alanis Morissette’s “Jagged Little Pill” to perform on GLAAD livestream gala
GLAAD will present a live stream event, Together in Pride: You Are Not Alone, April 26 at 8 PM ET on GLAAD’s YouTube channel and Facebook Live.
Billy Eichner and Lilly Singh will co-host the event, which will feature performances by Alex Newell (Once On This Island), the cast of Broadway’s Jagged...
Port Colborne: The Showboat Festival Theatre cancels or postpones the shows of its 2020 season
Showboat Festival Theatre has been presenting professional theatre in southern Ontario for over 32 years. With a focus on Canadian content, we have been fortunate enough to present over 80 Canadian shows to an audience pushing one million patrons. It has been a wonderfully rewarding and joyous time....
Toronto: It’s Shakespeare’s birthday!
It’s William Shakespeare’s birthday today (born in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1564).
To celebrate there are many options.
The Stratford Festival of Canada begins its online Shakespeare Festival of twelve plays tonight. Visit www.stratfordfestival.ca.
The Royal Shakespeare Company has a host of...
Prescott: The St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival cancels its 2020 season
Following restrictions released by the Government of Canada, the Government of Ontario and the Town of Prescott regarding the COVID-19 global pandemic, we at The St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival are heartbroken to announce the postponement of our 2020 season.
A Midsummer Night's Dream and The...
Toronto: Soulpepper’s musical “Rose” receives the New York Festivals Radio Award’s Gold Medal
Soulpepper Theatre Company is incredibly pleased to share that the Original Cast Recording of Soulpepper’s inspiring original musical Rose has received the New York Festivals Radio Awards Gold Medal for Best Children’s Audio Book. Rose, the uplifting musical about perseverance, identity, and adventure,...
New York: Sankoff and Hein share the true stories behind the score of “Come From Away”
After a successful national tour, Come From Away opened at Broadway's Schoenfeld Theatre March 12, 2017, and promptly settled in for a hit run (plus five more productions around the world and an upcoming film adaptation). Nominated for seven Tony Awards, it won Christopher Ashley Best Director of a...
Toronto: Outside the March streams the film of Rosamund Small’s “Vitals” until May 5
For everyone missing live theatre, here's a freebie: we're releasing the film of our Dora-winning immersive 2014 production by Rosamund Small. Vitals brings audiences into the raw world of a Toronto paramedic.
View Vitals HERE.
Note from playwright Rosamund Small
"Working on this play in 2013,...
Ottawa: Call for nominations in playwriting for the Siminovitch Prize
The Siminovitch Prize, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, and the National Arts Centre have announced a call for nominations for the Siminovitch Prize, Canada’s most prestigious award in theatre. Despite these tumultuous times, both organizations are planning for the annual celebration...
Toronto: CBC Arts announces its virtual arts listings for the week of April 20
The widespread isolation and social distancing of COVID-19 has hit Canada's arts communities as hard as any other. World premieres were cancelled, juggernaut Broadway imports were brought to heel, gallery shows big and small were shuttered and promising new works missed their first shot at finding...
New York: iHeartRadio Broadway launches Saturday matinee series with “Jagged Little Pill” on April 18
iHeartRadio Broadway will launch its Saturday Matinee series April 18 at 2 PM ET, when it will play the entire Jagged Little Pill Original Broadway Cast Recording. The weekly program will feature the cast and creators providing additional commentary throughout.
Jagged Little Pill features lyrics...
Toronto: Against the Grain Theatre holds a virtual opera salon on April 24
On Friday, April 24, 2020 at 7:30 PM, Against the Grain Theatre is pleased to partner with Rue Pigalle to invite you to an inspiring virtual opera salon with tenor Matthew Dalen and pianist Holly Kroeker, who will be performing from their home. Matthew and Holly have chosen pieces, which they describe...
Gananoque: The Thousand Islands Playhouse cancels “Back in ’59” and “The Music Man”
In an effort to keep our community safe, and to help lessen the spread of COVID-19, the Thousand Islands Playhouse has made the difficult decision to postpone the first two productions of its 2020 season – Back in ’59 and The Music Man. The season will now open with Every Brilliant Thing on July 18...
Stratford: The Stratford Festival launches a free online Shakespeare film festival
The Stratford Festival is launching a film festival during this period of social isolation, offering free streaming of 12 Shakespeare productions captured as part of its Stratford Festival On Film series. This is the first time the full-length versions of these productions have been available for free.
It...
London, UK: The Phantom of the Opera starring Richmond Hill’s Ramin Karimloo begins streaming tonight
The YouTube channel The Shows Must Go On continues to air full-length recordings of Andrew Lloyd Webbermusicals for free, with The Phantom of the Opera at Royal Albert Hall, starring Sierra Boggess and Ramin Karimloo, up next. The video will go live April 17 at 2 PM ET and will be available for 48...
Toronto: Luminato Festival Toronto CEO Anthony Sargent to step down
Today Luminato Festival Toronto and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Anthony Sargent announced his decision to step down at the end of his successful 5-year commitment with Luminato, effective May 31, 2020.
“I moved to Canada to lead Luminato for five years and will leave Toronto very proud of Luminato’s...
St. Catharines: FirstOntario PAC launches #NiagaraPerforms on April 19
The FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre is set to launch a new online series to help further connect audiences and artists during this unprecedented time of physical separation. #NiagaraPerforms will provide a platform and professional artist fees for local artists to share performances with online...
New York: SCTV alumni reunite on “Stars in the House” livestream
Stars in the House, the daily live streamed concert series created by Playbill correspondent and SiriusXM Broadway host Seth Rudetsky and producer James Wesley, welcomes cast members from the hit 1976-1981 Canadian TV series SCTV, including Schitt's Creek co-stars Eugene Levy and Catherine O'Hara and...
Toronto: Mirvish delays opening “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” to 2021
The producers of the Canadian premiere of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child –David Mirvish, Sonia Friedman, Colin Callender & Harry Potter Theatrical Productions – have a commitment to the safety and peace of mind of all its audiences, cast and company, and theatre staff.
We are closely monitoring...
Stratford: Stratford Festival actors illustrate the problem of “speaking moistly”
With millions of Canadians stuck at home, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s nationally televised warning about “speaking moistly” was so likely to send a wave of memes crashing across social media, even Trudeau himself seemed to realize he was going to need a life jacket.
It was the perfect storm,...
Toronto: Against the Grain Theatre’s new Chair of the Board introduces himself
I’m Marc Chalifoux and I am the new Chair of the Board of Directors of Against the Grain Theatre. I am reaching out to introduce myself and ask for your help.
I became involved with the company by emailing them after seeing Orphée+ in April 2018. I had just moved back from New York City and was...
Toronto: Théâtre français de Toronto launches Acte II: Le «TfT Connecté»
Théâtre français de Toronto (TfT) intends to stay "connected" to its community by offering an innovative and continuous online presence. For this “Act II” of its 2019/2020 season, TfT is changing the backdrop and as of today, will offer cultural activities and artistic events accessible to everyone...
St. Catharines: Essential Theatre Collective holds a live-streamed Quarantine Cabaret May 1
Its season may be shuttered, but Essential Collective Theatre isn't dropping the curtain yet.
The St. Catharines theatre company hopes to keep the creative spirit alive during the COVID-19 pandemic by hosting an online Quarantine Cabaret on May 1. The livestreamed event will showcase the best artist...
London, UK: Canadian actor Ramin Karimloo hosts a new podcast “The Hang with Ramin Karimloo”
The Broadway Podcast Network has announced the release of several new podcast episodes.
Since launching in October 2019, BPN has increased its audience by roughly 30 percent.
One new series, The Hang with Ramin Karimloo allows audiences to pull up a chair to the actor’s intimate conversations...
New York: Metropolitan Opera streaming schedule for week of April 13
The Metropolitan Opera continues its Nightly Met Opera Streams series, showcasing performances online in lieu of on stage during the coronavirus pandemic.
Titles in the fifth week include the 2017 production of Der Rosenkavalier starring Renée Fleming and Elīna Garanča, marking their final performances...
Toronto: First winners of Mirvish’s Keep Calm marquee slogan contest announced
From more than 3,300 entries, the first two winners were chosen today:
• A GREAT ACT TWO DEPENDS ON YOU by Katrina Roberts
• OUR STAGE IS BARE BECAUSE WE CARE by Darlene Treen.
Katrina and Darlene, both of whom used simple rhymes to get their message across, have each won a $100 Mirvish Gift...
Niagara-on-the-Lake: Shaw Festival staff makes masks and garments for front-line workers
They may not have plays to work on, but the people in Shaw Festival's wardrobe department aren't sitting idle during the pandemic.
About 20 people with the Niagara-on-the-Lake theatre company are cutting and sewing and staying busy cranking out about 400 masks and garments per week for front-line...
Toronto: CBC Arts announces its virtual arts listings for the week of April 13
The widespread isolation and social distancing of COVID-19 has hit Canada's arts communities as hard as any other. World premieres were cancelled, juggernaut Broadway imports were brought to heel, gallery shows big and small were shuttered and promising new works missed their first shot at finding...
Toronto: The Royal Alexandra Theatre will dim its lights on April 14 in honour of Victor A. Young
Victor Alexander Young, a former president of Canadian Actors' Equity and an acclaimed actor with more than 45 years experience on stage, TV and film, died from cancer on the morning of April 8, 2020 peacefully at his home in Toronto. His death was reported by his wife, the actress Jayne Lewis.
Victor...
Ottawa: The NAC extends performance and event cancellations through June 30, 2020
The health and safety of our visitors, artists, and staff is of paramount importance. Due to the evolving situation of the COVID-19 coronavirus, the NAC will be extending performance and event cancellations and postponements until June 30. The NAC building, including the Box Office, remains closed...
Stratford: Stratford Pirate Transmission presents a virtual reading of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” April 10 onward
Stratford Pirate Transmission presents a play reading of William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Performed by Michael Blake, Adam Campbell, Jakob Ehman, Danny Ghantous, Josue Laboucane, Alexandra Lainfiesta, Hilary McCormack, André Morin, Irene Poole, E.B. Smith, Michael Spencer-Davis and...
Toronto: Soulpepper cancels all performances through August 31, 2020
In response to recently announced government guidelines, Soulpepper has suspended the remainder of its announced season, including all upcoming productions, and events through to August, 2020. This has been an incredibly difficult and heartbreaking decision, but ultimately we feel the right one to...
Toronto: The Canadian Opera Company helps out with free broadcasts and facemasks
We hope you and your loved ones are keeping as well as can be as we navigate this uncharted territory together. Like you, we’re doing our part to help stop the spread of COVID-19, which includes the difficult decision to cancel the remainder of our 2019/2020 season for the health and safety of our...
Toronto: Toronto Musical Concerts online continue with “BIG GIRL & Friends”
Toronto Musical Concerts Artistic Producer, Christopher Wilson and Associate Director, Ryan Kelly offer a daily YouTube Live stream, BIG GIRL & Friends supporting The AFC (Actors’ Fund of Canada).BIG GIRL & Friends features professional Canadian musical theatre artists sharing performances and conversations...
Toronto: The 2020 Toronto Fringe Festival has been cancelled
Ontario’s largest performing arts festival, which brings over 1,100 artists and 140 shows together with 68,000 tickets issued each July, will be cancelled for the first time in its 32-year history.
It is with a heavy heart that the staff and board of directors of the Toronto Fringe announce the...
Toronto: Mirvish holds a contest for best inspiriation slogan
You may know the slogan used at the start of WWII in the UK to inspire citizens to stay safe. It began with Keep Calm. In the spirit of that slogan, Mirvish Productions is asking all Torontonians to create new slogans that are inspirational and instructional in these turbulent days.
Here are some...
Montreal: Winners of the Mécénat Musica Prix 3 Femmes announced
The 2020-2021 winners for the second edition of the $50,000 Mécénat Musica Prix 3 Femmes announced today in Montreal will create three new original Canadian operas to be premiered 2021, in a staged co-production with Toronto’s award-winning independent opera company Opera 5, Montreal’s Opera McGill,...
Toronto: This week the Howland Company presents “Murder at the Winterhouse Theatre”
The Mystery Starts TONIGHT!The year is 1927 and Vaudeville is on its way out, which will leave The Winterhouse Theatre (and its staff) penniless if they can’t find an act to turn things around. It looks as though they might be saved when twin singing sensations; The Lavender Ladies agree to perform,...
Niagara-on-the-Lake: The Shaw Festival and Why Not Theatre cancel “Mahabharata” for the 2020 season
In light of the current recommendations and directives from the government and public health agencies, Why Not Theatre and the Shaw Festival regret to announce that the 2020 production of Mahabharata is impossible to realize in the current circumstances and must therefore be postponed. Why Not Theatre...
Niagara-on-the-Lake: The Shaw Festival extends the cancellation of performances through June 30
The Shaw Festival is extending the cancellation of all public events and performances through June 30. This decision has been made in response to the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake’s declaration of a state of emergency and cancellation of all in-person events, meetings and programming through to the same...
Toronto: The Royal Alexandra Theatre will dim its lights on April 7 in honour of Shirley Douglas
Shirley Douglas, one of the giants of Canadian theatre, TV and film died on April 5, 2020 from complications due to pneumonia (but not related to Covid-19). Her son, Kiefer Sutherland, announced her death on Twitter and explained: “My mother was an extraordinary woman who led an extraordinary life....
Ottawa: Upcoming #canadaperforms livestreams announced
“Music, dance and theatre have an enduring power to comfort, to inspire, to lift our spirits. Equally, performers thrive on their relationship with audiences. In this challenging time, artists and audiences, indeed all of us, need each other more than ever.” NAC President and CEO Christopher DeaconWhat...
Toronto: CBC Arts announces its virtual arts listings for the week of April 6
The widespread isolation and social distancing of COVID-19 has hit Canada's arts communities as hard as any other. World premieres were cancelled, juggernaut Broadway imports were brought to heel, gallery shows big and small were shuttered and promising new works missed their first shot at finding...
Toronto: Past performances from the COC’s Free Concert Series are now available online
I want to provide you with an update following last week’s announcement of the cancellation of the rest of the Canadian Opera Company’s 2019/2020 season, including 23 performances in the Free Concert Series in the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, presented by TD Bank. Like all of you, I was heartbroken...
Toronto: Mirvish theatres will remain closed until June 30, 2020, at the earliest
It is imperative that we all play our part in containing the spread of Covid-19. The priority of Mirvish Productions is the health and safety of audiences, artists and staff.David Mirvish announced today that the four Mirvish theatres in Toronto will remain closed for an additional 12 weeks, taking...
Toronto: Factory Wired 20 presents a reading of David Yee’s “Among Men” April 8
Over the last couple of weeks we've been working on a number of exciting new projects to bring to our Factory community & today we are very excited to announce our first fiercely Canadian virtual work:
Join us next Wednesday April 8 @ 2:30pm for a FREE online reading of David Yee's latest play,...
Toronto: JUNIOR, Toronto’s international children’s festival, is cancelled for 2020
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is with a heavy heart that Harbourfront Centre announces the cancellation of JUNIOR, Toronto’s international children’s festival, scheduled for May 16–22, 2020. We look forward to the return of this fun, family-friendly, week-long festival in May 2021 next year.
“The...
London, UK: Five theatre are streaming productions to watch free in April
Usually, at the beginning of each month, we enjoy bringing you ten theatre shows we’re most looking forward to opening in London over the next weeks. Unfortunately, with theatre doors closed for the foreseeable future, we’re having to adapt and make do with what we’ve got.
Just because theatres...
Toronto: Toronto Operetta Theatre postpones the premiere of “A Northern Lights Dream”
We are in the midst of extraordinary times and we hope that you and all those close to you are safe and well.
It is with a great sense of disappointment that we have decided to postpone the World Premiere of Michael Rose’s A NORTHERN LIGHTS DREAM. In light of recommendations by the Province and...
Montreal: Cirque du Soleil launches a digital content hub – CirqueConnect
Last week, Cirque du Soleil launched a new digital content hub called CirqueConnect, available at cirquedusoleil.com. Moved by a desire to stay connected to its fans, the Cirque du Soleil content hub provides a source of high-quality entertainment for fans to enjoy from the comfort of their homes,...
Toronto: Soundstreams announces its 2020/21 season
“Next season is all about human connection through storytelling. As the world grapples with forced separations of all kinds, celebrating what brings us together matters more than ever.” – Lawrence Cherney
Now, more than ever, we need music to bring us together. Although it is difficult to think...
Toronto: Buddies in Bad Times Theatre extends its closure to June 30, 2020
We hope you are doing well, and are safe at home. The last few weeks have been full of change, adjustments, and challenges on both personal and structural levels. And things continue to shift. Yesterday, the City of Toronto decided to cancel all city-led mass gatherings up until the end of June—this...
Blyth: The Blyth Festival cancels its 2020 season
Effective immediately, The Blyth Festival is suspending its 2020 season until further notice. This the first time in its 46-year history, that the Blyth Festival has had to take such a step.
In a statement, Blyth’s Artistic Director, Gil Garratt, said:
“As a community leader, the Festival owes...
Toronto: What’s happening on the Bloor Street Culture Corridor in April
This is a challenging time for arts and culture organizations and for many of us personally. The Bloor St. Culture Corridor has always been and will continue to be a caring and supportive community. We will focus on good health, proactive actions, and loving thoughts as the COVID-19 situation continues...
Toronto: fu-GEN Theatre presents Online: Joy Edit April 2-4
online joy editA SERIES OF INTIMATE ONE-ON-ONE INTERACTIONS TAKING PLACE ONLINE OVER VARIOUS COMMUNICATIONS CHANNELS.
EIGHT ASIAN CANADIAN ARTISTS GUIDE YOU THROUGH 15 MINUTE INTERACTIONS PROVOKED BY OUR CAPACITY AND FUNDAMENTAL NEED FOR THE ONE THING IN SHORT SUPPLY THESE DAYS: JOY.
THERE IS...
Toronto: Soulpepper presents “fresh ink online” April 3
Fresh Ink is an opportunity for artists and audiences to share new work, the life blood of the theatre. This series is a chance to discover what our theatre makers are up to, what they’re thinking and dreaming about. It’s a chance for adventurous audiences and artists to come together to share in the...
Toronto: Le Théâtre français de Toronto cancels the remainder of its 2019/20 season
Coming together under one roof, gathering an audience to tell a story, sharing ideas and opinions! Since its creation in 1967, Théâtre français de Toronto (TfT) has never stopped believing in its mission: to bring people together. At this time however, it has become clear this imperative does not align...
Orangeville: Theatre Orangeville postpones its coming shows
All of us here at your theatre are blessed in the knowledge that you, our loyal patrons and supporters, care so passionately for Theatre Orangeville that together, we will do all that we can to ensure that our community remains the joyous, caring and courageous place that it has always been, and always...
Toronto: Help support Against the Grain artists impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic
For the last 10 seasons, Against the Grain Theatre has been known for presenting the most innovative opera productions in Canada. We couldn't have made it here without YOU! AtG has many exciting productions we want to share with you in the coming years.
We know that the future for everyone is a...
London: The Grand Theatre regretfully cancels the 2020 High School Project
As a result of COVID-19, the Grand Theatre made some dramatic programming announcements today.
The Grand was to have commenced an extensive renovation of its lobby spaces on May 3, following the closing performance of its last production of the current season GROW. Following consultation with architects,...
Toronto: Nightwood Theatre announces a digital reading of Karen Hines’s “All the Little Animals I Have Eaten” April 3
Nightwood Theatre is pleased to announce that we’ll be presenting an online staged reading of Karen Hines' All the Little Animals I Have Eaten, in lieu of the live performance that was slated to open last week on March 26, but was cancelled due to COVID-19. For one night only on Friday, April 3rd,...
Toronto: Vote for the Classical: NEXT Award for Against the Grain’s “La Bohème”
Against the Grain Theatre has some exciting news to share! We are one of 10 international nominees to be on the shortlist for the Classical: NEXT 2020 Innovation Award for our touring production of La Bohème. Classical: NEXT is based out of Rotterdam, Netherlands.
The final voting process comes...
London. UK: Watch National Theatre shows at home for free
It's now been nearly a fortnight since we sadly closed the NT doors to the public. Following advice, we have now taken the difficult decision to cancel all performances and events until Tuesday 30 June. If you have tickets booked, you will be contacted by our Box Office. We're so grateful to everyone...
Stratford: Stratford Festival posts surplus for 2019
At a time when arts organizations around the world are looking ahead to an unknown and disconcerting future, the Stratford Festival paused on Saturday to look back at the year that was. This year’s annual general meeting could not be held at the Festival Theatre as it has been for more than 60 years....
New York: The Actors Fund launches weekly series hosted by Canadian Emily Hampshire
The Actors Fund has tapped Emily Hampshire for a new weekly talk show, Humpday With Hampshire. The series will air on the organization’s YouTube channel on Wednesdays at 5 PM ET beginning April 1.
Hampshire currently plays Stevie Budd on the comedy Schitt’s Creek. The character ended up tackling...
Niagara-on-the-Lake: The Shaw Festival extends its suspension of performances through May 25
Based on the Public Health Agency of Canada’s statement regarding mass gatherings, the Shaw Festival has decided to cancel all public events and performances through May 25 (you may have just seen this on our social media accounts). We will continue to monitor the situation to see if additional cancellations...
Toronto: The Canadian Opera Company cancels the rest of the 2019/20 season
Following the recent state of emergency declared in Ontario and the ongoing public closures due to precautions around the spread of COVID-19, the Canadian Opera Company is cancelling all upcoming performances and events for the remainder of the 2019/2020 season.
Cancellations include the company’s...
Toronto: 41st Annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards postponed
The annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards, produced by the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA), celebrate excellence in the city's performing arts sector for professional theatre, dance and opera. The Dora Awards show normally takes place at the end of June.
TAPA Executive Director and Dora...
Toronto: Buddies in Bad Times Theatre presents telephone performances March 27-April 7
QUEER, FAR, WHEREVER YOU AREMARCH - APRIL, 2020In many ways these are strange and difficult times, and while most of us are physically distancing, we’re also seeing our queer communities come together and support each other in exciting ways. From commnunity resources like free takeaway meals at the...
Toronto: Luminato Festival cancels its 2020 festival
Today Luminato Festival Toronto has announced the immediate cancellation of the 2020 Festival due to the unprecedented Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The 2020 Festival, which was due to take place June 11 – 28, has been cancelled following government advice, and to protect the safety of our audiences,...
Toronto: Factory Theatre cancels the remainder of its 2019/20 season
Over the course of the last 2 weeks, we have been closely monitoring the evolution of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. For clear and up-to-date information about local risk we have been following the recommendations of public health authorities as well as our federal, provincial, and municipal...
Hamilton: Theatre Aquarius reschedules opening of “Ring of Fire” to August 2020
In a time when so many events and activities have been forced to cancel due to the current health emergency, Theatre Aquarius is pleased to be able to offer one piece of positive news to theatre-lovers and music fans throughout the region, with the release of rescheduled dates for the season-ending...
Toronto: Soundstreams cancels the remainder of its 2019/20 season
Soundstreams believes that music has the ability to bring people together, and break down barriers. It’s a mark of our collective humanity. The recent spread of COVID-19 in our society makes gathering difficult, but we continue to carry on to achieve this mission.Above everything, the health and safety...
Toronto: TO Live launches the new online series “Living Rooms” for local Toronto artists
While TO Live’s doors remain closed great art continues to stimulate, inspire,and build connections.
Clyde Wagner, President & CEO, TO Live, and newly appointed VP of Programming Josephine Ridge, today announced an online initiative from TO Live – Living Rooms. Living Rooms provides a platform...
Toronto: Mirvish Productions shares what happened during the Spanish Flu of 1918/19
As the saying goes, everything old is eventually new again. So it is with the COVID-19 pandemic, at least in terms of its effects on society at large. While there have been many pandemics in human history, the one that seems to have had as devastating an impact in modern times was the influenza of...
Toronto: WeeFestival of Arts and Culture announces cancellation
Out of consideration for the health and safety of their audiences, artists, and staff in the context of COVID-19 Pandemic and resulting local and Provincial states of Emergency; the WeeFestival has made the necessary, yet heartbreaking decision to cancel all events scheduled for May 4 -24, 2020.
The...
Toronto: The Toronto engagement of “Miss Saigon” has been cancelled
Producer Cameron Mackintosh has closed the North American touring production of MISS SAIGON due to the effects of COVID-19. The tour played its final performance on Sunday March 15, in Fort Myers, FL. MISS SAIGON’s Toronto engagement at the Princess of Wales Theatre is now cancelled.
For refunds...
Toronto: Outside the March offers “The Ministry of of Mundane Mysteries” over the telephone
The Ministry of Mundane Mysteries welcomes you...Sparking Connections through Telephonic InvestigationFinding yourself with a little time on your hands?Missing the uplift of live arts and culture?Is there a friend, a relative or a kid in your life who could use a daily dose of adventure?The meticulous...
St. Catharines: The Foster Festival cancels its 2020 season
The Foster Festival is working to ensure our approach to the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic and its resulting repercussions on our patrons, our team members and our local community is handled with care and consideration.
Based on the guidance of the provincial and federal governments, along with...
Toronto: Remaining Off-Mirvish shows for the 2019/20 season cancelled
ROOM and INDECENT, the two remaining shows in the 2019-20 Off-Mirvish Season, have been cancelled. For refunds or credits we recommend patrons visit mirvish.com and submit the online form or call TicketKing at 416-872-1212 or 1-800-461-3333.ROOM, a stage adaptation of Emma Donoghue’s best-selling...
Toronto: The Assembly Theatre starts a GoFundMe campaign to stay open
Our team at The Assembly Theatre has been closely following the COVID-19 situation, and steps have been taken to comply with Toronto's public health recommendations. In order to ensure the health and safety of our patrons, artists, and staff, The Assembly Theatre will be temporarily closing their doors...
Toronto: Tonight at 8 pm is Tapestry Opera’s first-ever livestream concert
Tonight at 8PM, Krisztina Szabó and Chris Foley star in Songbook X, a reimagined concert and recital from Tapestry's 40 years of Canadian repertoire and beyond.
About the showHungarian-Canadian mezzo soprano Krisztina Szabó, and collaborative pianist and Songbook creator, Chris Foley, star in Tapestry’s...
New York: The Metropolitan Opera will offer free streams of its “Live from the Met in HD” catalog
Although the Metropolitan Opera has brought down the curtain at least through the end of the month over COVID-19 concerns, the New York City institution will offer another way for audiences to take in its performances.
Beginning March 16, the Met will stream a title from its Live in HD series each...
Stratford: Stratford Festival closure continues through the end of May
Faced with the devastating impact of the global pandemic, Artistic DirectorAntoni Cimolino and Executive Director Anita Gaffney have made the decision to cancel performances through the end of May, and to suspend rehearsals and season preparations.
“Since its inception in 1953, the Festival has...
Toronto: Opera Atelier cancels its production of Handel’s “La resurrezione” scheduled for April 11-19
It is heartbreaking for us to announce that following the Premier’s declaration of a state of emergency for Ontario, we believe the only responsible action for Opera Atelier is to cancel performances of Handel’s The Resurrection, scheduled for April 11 - 19 at Koerner Hall. We wish to extend our sincere...
New York: Actors from all five companies of “Come From Away” sing “Me and the Sky”
Come From Away, the international hit musical that tells the true story of 7,000 stranded passengers and the small town in Newfoundland that welcomed them in the immediate aftermath of September 11, has released a new video that celebrates kindness and togetherness.
In the video, actors who have...
Toronto: Native Earth Performing Arts cancels shows in April and May
As a precautionary response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Native Earth and Aki Studio will be suspending the rest of our 2019/2020 season. This is not an easy decision to make, but we recognize it is vital to ensure the safety of our artists, staff, and audience members. Native Earth is taking direction...
Niagara-on-the-Lake: The Shaw Festival cancels public events and performances until May 1, 2020
“We have an incredible team here who have been cooking up some wonderful theatre. Of course it is frustrating to have to put that on hold, but if our aim is to create a more human, more connected theatre, then our first priority has to be keeping everyone safe. I know our amazing audience will understand...
Toronto: Mirvish suspends and cancels performances due to Covid-19
Dear PATRON,
For the first time in my family's history in theatre, I have had to make the difficult decision to close our theatres.
Out of an abundance of caution, and in an effort to help limit the spread of the COVID-19 virus, all Mirvish theatres will suspend performances, effective from...
Toronto: Tarragon Theatre temporarily suspends its 2019/20 season
Tarragon Theatre is committed to the safety, health and well-being of everyone in the Tarragon community. Due to the unprecedented circumstances surrounding COVID-19, Tarragon Theatre has decided to temporarily suspend our 2019/20 season.In doing this we follow Toronto Public Health and Ontario’s Chief...
St. Catharines: Patricia Vanstone to step down as Artistic Director of the Foster Festival
The Board of Directors of The Norm Foster Theatre Festival have special news to share with our dear friends and patrons. Patricia Vanstone, Artistic Director of The Foster Festival has decided to step down at the end of the 2020 summer season.
As Founding Artistic Director, Patricia has worked...
Ottawa: NAC cancels all performances and events until April 5
Christopher Deacon, President and CEO of the National Arts Centre has issued the following statement:
The health and safety of our visitors, artists, and staff is of paramount importance. Due to the unprecedented pandemic of the COVID-19 coronavirus, we are cancelling all performances and events...
Cambridge: Performance cancellations announced to mitigate spread of coronavirus
Drayton Entertainment is cancelling all remaining performances of A Few Good Men (St. Jacobs Country Playhouse) and Kinky Boots (Hamilton Family Theatre Cambridge) as well as its upcoming production of Billy Bishop Goes to War (St. Jacobs Schoolhouse Theatre) in an effort to mitigate the potential...
Toronto: All-Canadian cast assembled for “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child”
An assembly of Canadian performers will bring magic to the Ed Mirvish Theatre as Harry Potter and the Cursed Child readies for its Toronto bow. As previously reported, performances will begin October 23.
Trevor White (The Machine) will star in the title role, with Gregory Prest (a Soulpepper Theatre...
London: The Grand Theatre announces its 2020/21 season
The Grand Theatre is thrilled to announce its 2020/2021 Season. Running from September 2020 to May 2021, it is a season that includes a grand re-opening of refreshed and updated lobby spaces, performances in ten venues that span both our city and the country, partnerships with Neptune Theatre and Shaw...
Niagara-on-the-Lake: Shaw Festival announces 2019 financial results
During the Annual General Meeting held earlier today, the Shaw Festival announced positive financial results for the 2019 season. Kevin Patterson, Treasurer of the Board of Directors, shared with an audience of patrons, donors and company members that both sales and fundraising revenues achieved all-time...
Niagara-on-the-Lake: Venerated actor David Schurmann has died
For decades, whenever a Shaw Festival play needed someone with a distinguished English charm, David Schurmann answered the call.
The tall, gentlemanly actor appeared in more than 40 productions at the Niagara-on-the-Lake company, starting in 1981. His upper crust demeanour and unmistakable voice...
Niagara-on-the-Lake: Beloved Shaw Festival actor Mary Haney has died
It didn't matter the role. It didn't matter the show. Whenever Mary Haney walked onto a Shaw Festival stage, all attention shifted to her.
During her 30 seasons and more than 60 productions with the Niagara-on-the-Lake company, Haney's versatility landed her in raucous comedies and tragic tearjerkers...
Cambridge: Cast announced for “A Few Good Men” in St. Jacobs
Can audiences handle the truth? That is the pivotal question at the centre of the famed legal drama A Few Good Men, which opens the highly-anticipated 2020 Season at the St. Jacobs Country Playhouse. The hit play about military corruption and the quest for justice will be on stage for three weeks...
Cambridge: Casting announced for “Billy Bishop Goes to War” in St. Jacobs
Happy Birthday Billy Bishop! Canadian WWI flying ace William Avery Bishop was born 126 years ago today on February 8, 1894. His incredible life story comes alive on stage at the intimate St. Jacobs Schoolhouse Theatre for three weeks only from April 8 to April 26. Although it is usually only open in...
Toronto: The Canadian Opera Company announces its 2020/21 season
For the first time in decades, a fully staged production of Richard Wagner’s Parsifal will be presented in Canada, opening the Canadian Opera Company’s monumental 2020/2021 season with a company premiere at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts. Cast with more than 100 singers, an orchestra...
Ottawa: National Arts Centre’s 2018/19 annual report details its 50th anniversary season
The National Arts Centre’s 2018–2019 Annual Report was tabled in Parliament last week. The NAC enjoyed an extraordinary season that included more than 1,450 showsand events, and attracted nearly one million patrons to performances, events and commercial activities.
The Annual Report, which includes...
Toronto: “All the Little Animals I Have Eaten” runs March 24-April 12
Nightwood Theatre is pleased to announce its production of All the Little Animals I Have Eaten by Karen Hines, running March 24-April 12, 2020.
Governor General Award-nominated, powerhouse playwright Karen Hines (The Pochsy Plays; Crawlspace) serves up a biting meditationon capitalism, consumption,...
Toronto: Toronto Star cuts arts reporting to almost nothing
The Toronto Star has quietly shuttered the remnants of its once mightily entertainment section, leaving all but a handful of writers under a single editor.
Most writers of staff will be taking buyouts, leaving, or be reassigned to other areas.
Morgan Campbell, Toronto Star Sports Reporter — Departed...
Toronto: Marshall Pynkoski and Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg to become Officiers de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
Opera Atelier is proud to announce the company’s esteemed Co-Artistic Directors Marshall Pynkoski C.M. and Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg C.M. have been awarded the extraordinary recognition of Officers of the Order of Arts and Letters (Officiers de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres) by the French Republic...
Stratford: Stratford Festival’s Laboratory launches R&D residencies and script incubator
The Stratford Festival’s Laboratory is a hive of activity at the moment, with a number of Canadian theatre artists coming to Stratford to develop their work. They responded to a call for submissions made this past summer and are bringing their in-development work to the Festival as part of a new R&D...
Toronto: Opera Atelier unveils its 35th season
Opera Atelier proudly announces its iconic 35th Anniversary Season with two groundbreaking works at the historic Elgin Theatre: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s The Magic Flute, considered the company’s most successful production in its history, on stage from October 22–November 1, 2020; and The Angel Speaks...
Toronto: Christie Darville named Canadian Opera Company’s Deputy General Director
COC General Director Alexander Neef announced this week that Christie Darville, the company’s current Executive Director, Philanthropy & Audiences, will act as the COC’s Deputy General Director, effective immediately, until the close of the 2020/2021 season.
“Christie’s insights and planning have...
Toronto: Digital lottery for “Hamilton” tickets in Toronto is announced
Producer Jeffery Seller and David Mirvish announced a digital lottery for HAMILTON tickets will begin in conjunction with the show’s first performance (February 11) in Toronto at the Ed Mirvish Theatre. Forty (40) tickets will be sold for every performance for $10 each. The digital lottery will open...
Toronto: Four emerging artists invited to join the COC Ensemble Studio for 2020/21
The Canadian Opera Company welcomes four new opera artists to its Ensemble Studio training program for the 2020/2021 season: soprano Midori Marsh, baritone Jonah Spungin, bass-baritone Alex Halliday, and pianist/intern coach Frances Thielmann. In August 2020, the artists become part of a renowned program...
London: Grand Theatre’s “Cabaret” will go on tour
The Grand Theatre is thrilled to announce a cross-Canada tour of its production of Cabaret in 2020-21.
Cabaret was part of the Grand Theatre’s 2018-19 season and closed after a record-setting six week run that included three extensions, making it the longest running production on the McManus Stage...
Toronto: Canadian Stage announces its 2020/21 season
Canadian Stage today announced its 20.21 season. Featuring 13 works, nine Canadian productions, three international hits and a perennial outdoor summer favourite ̶ from some of the most exciting Canadian and international artists working today, this season of breathtaking stories will entertain, move...
Toronto: “Franz Ferdinand Must Die” by Adam Bailey runs March 18-29
Proclaimed a “Historical Tour-de-Force” by the Saskatoon Star Phoenix and Smart, Energetic and Fascinating by the CBC, Adam Bailey’s twisted, history-based solo performance tackles the improbable events that started a war while asking the question, “what leads young men to commit acts of political...
Stratford: Stratford plays on stage in Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa and Vancouver
The Stratford Festival is thrilled to see a number of recent productions moving on to theatres across the country, where they are being received with great enthusiasm.
“It’s a pleasure to share the work of the Stratford Festival with sister theatres across Canada,” says Artistic Director Antoni...
Toronto: Stage Door will be on hiatus from January 20 to March 17
After last year’s two-week-long tech-free holiday, the Editor of www.stage-door.com has now embarked on the greater challenge of a two-month-long tech-free holiday. This will last starting January 20 and ending on March 17, 2020. During that time there will be no new news items posted and no new reviews.
Having...
Toronto: Next Stage saw its highest audience capacities ever
The Toronto Fringe staff and board of directors congratulate the artists of the 13th annual Next Stage Theatre Festival for making the 2020 festival, which wrapped up yesterday evening, a resounding success. Toronto Fringe’s goal with this edition of the festival was to make sure that the independent...
Toronto: A new production of Dave Carley’s “Taking Liberties” takes place at the Campbell House February 5-23
A new production of Taking Liberties by Dave Carley is opening in February at Toronto’s Campbell House Museum, for a three week run. Carley’s drama looks at five decades in a city’s history when civil liberties came under threat, from issues of book censorship to the muzzling of academic debate.
This...
Toronto: LOVE2 Theatre Co. presents “Watching Glory Die” February 19-29
LOVE2 THEATRE COMPANY with impel theatre present their production of “Watching Glory Die,” written by celebrated Canadian playwright Judith Thompson (Crackwalker; Lion in the Streets; Perfect Pie).
A mother mourns. A guard struggles. A troubled young woman is alone with her thoughts.
Three women,...
Toronto: Factory Theatre presents Marjorie Chan’s “Lady Sunrise” February 15-March 8
FACTORY THEATRE is proud to announce the World Premiere of Marjorie Chan’s LADY SUNRISE, directed by Factory’s Artistic Director, Nina Lee Aquino. The play features a powerful ensemble of six Asian Canadian women, Belinda Corpuz, Ma-Anne Dionisio, Zoé Doyle, Rosie Simon, Lindsay Wu, and Louisa Zhu....
Toronto: Lucid Ludic with Why Not Theatre presents “Brain Storm” February 27-March 8
A poetic, visually arresting and comically haunting look at the ramifications of brain surgery and how one woman finds her way in a reality that is forever different. BRAIN STORM takes you into the operating theatre, to dissect the question; are our brains magic, machines – or both?
Writer/Director...
Toronto: Common Boots Theatre introduces the “Blind Imaginings” podcast
In April 2019, Alex Bulmer launched “Blind Imaginings”. This three-day workshop brought blind and sighted artists from diverse performance disciplines together to de-centre vision from theatre and imagine beyond seeing. Participants included playwrights Natasha Greenblatt and Yolanda Bonnell, who took...
Hamilton: Theatre Aquarius presents “Sweat” by Lynn Nottage January 29-February 15
Theatre Aquarius is proud to welcome to the stage Lynn Nottage’s brilliant, Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, SWEAT – a powerful story the New Yorker calls “a tough yet empathetic portrait of the America that came undone.”
It’s the year 2000 in Reading, Pennsylvania and a group of friends go to work...
Cambridge: Drayton Entertainment holds a PD Day Workshop for High School Students January 31
The greatest thing you'll ever learn ... is waiting to be discovered at Drayton Entertainment's Musical Theatre PD Day Workshop for High School Students!
Join us for a full day of singing, dancing, and pizza on Friday, January 31! There will be improv, theatre games, a behind-the-scenes theatre...
London: Rebecca Northan stars in “Every Brilliant Thing” at the Grand Theatre January 21-February 8
The Grand Theatre is excited to welcome back award-winning actor and improviser Rebecca Northan in the touching one-person play, EVERY BRILLIANT THING. Described as a heart-warming show that explores life’s simple joys, and conversely, the extreme hardships we face, this unique production is not only...
Toronto: Kuumba25 runs at Harbourfront Centre February 1-29
Toronto’s longest running Black History Month festival, Harbourfront Centre’s Kuumba, marks 25 years of celebrating the heritage, culture and traditions of Black Canadians with a series of talks, workshops, events and performances throughout February, presented by TD The Ready Commitment. The 2020...
Toronto: Danceworks presents Zata Omm’s “Eden Planted” February 5-8
Reversing the fall of humanity and restoring the Garden of Eden in the technological age - DANCEWORKS presents the World Premiere of ZATA OMM’s EDEN PLANTED. This brilliant production is produced and performed by Toronto based dance company ZATA OMM, and led by the award-winning William Yong. Through...
Toronto: Mirvish presents The Second City’s all-female revue “She The People” February 4-9
The future is here and it’s female! The ladies of The Second City return with SHE THE PEOPLE, the sketch show entirely created, designed, and performed by the fearlessly funny women of The Second City, for everyone to enjoy! This mimosa-and-madness-fueled foray roasts the patriarchy, taking on everything...
Toronto: COC to host 2nd Digital Stage Symposium on Performing Arts and New Technologies
The Canadian Opera Company invites Canadian performing arts organizations to participate in the second Digital Stage symposium on technological advances and challenges for the sector, happening on February 20, 2020 at the Joey and Toby Tanenbaum Opera Centre in Toronto.
Last fall, the COC launched...
Toronto: Crow’s Theatre presents “Secret Life of a Mother” by Hannah Moscovitch February 6-23
This February Crow’s Theatre is thrilled to give audiences a second chance to experience one of Toronto theatre’s most memorable recent highlights - the acclaimed and sold-out co-production from SLOM Collective and The Theatre Centre, Secret Life of a Mother, on stage at Streetcar Crowsnest February...
Toronto: Cineplex Events announces its winter/spring stage series lineup
Cineplex Events today announced its 2020 winter/spring Stage series lineup, bringing acclaimed theatre productions from London and Paris to big screens across Canada. Captured live and broadcast to Cineplex theatres, the highly anticipated winter/spring lineup is made up of politically, comically and...
Toronto: The 28th Annual U. of T. Drama Festival runs February 6-8
Hart House Theatre and the U of T Drama Coalition are proud to present the U of T Drama Festival: A Weekend of Competitive Theatre. The three nights of original one-act plays feature students from multiple colleges from the three U of T campuses and runs February 6-8, 2020. Over 80 years since its...
Toronto: Kelsey Grammer will star in “The Boy Friend” March 29-May 3
THE BOY FRIEND by Sandy Wilson, the deliriously happy and joyful musical comedy about young love, middle-aged love and older love coming direct to Toronto from an acclaimed, sell-out season at the prolific Menier Chocolate Factory in London and prior to a West End transfer, will have a new star. The...
Toronto: Free theatre at Soulpepper for people 25 and under launches today
In celebration of the start of the inaugural season of artistic programming under the leadership of Artistic Director Weyni Mengesha and Executive Director Emma Stenning, Soulpepper Theatre Company’s previously announced Free 25 & Under program launches today with the first performance of the 2020...
Toronto: The Musical Stage Company and Obsidian Theatre present “Caroline, or Change” January 30-February 15
The Musical Stage Company and Obsidian Theatre will proudly lift the curtain on a special co-production of the multi-award winning musical CAROLINE, OR CHANGE, starring Canada’s beloved Queen of RNB, Jully Black and featuring international opera star Measha Brueggergosman on stage at the historic Winter...
Toronto: Marie Chouinard returns to Toronto with “Radical Vitality, Solos and Duets” February 5-8
Mesmerizing. Shocking. Notorious. Sensual. Original. Legendary choreographer Marie Chouinard, one of Canada’s most creative and provocative dancers and choreographers, delves into her company’s vast repertoire to present RADICAL VITALITY, SOLOS AND DUETS, February 5-8 at Toronto’s Bluma Appel Theatre,...
Toronto: Dancemakers presents the première of “Eating bones and Licking bread” by Lara Kramer January 30-Februar 1
Dancemakers is pleased to announce that Resident Artist Lara Kramer’s Eating bones and Licking bread will make its première at Dancemakers Centre for Creation from Thursday, January 30, 2020 to Saturday, February 1, 2020, at 8 pm each evening.
Now in her second year of a three-year Dancemakers residency,...
Kingston: Theatre Kingston presents “Peggy’s Song” January 23-February 9
Theatre Kingston is thrilled to bring you PEGGY’s SONG, by celebrated Kingston Playwright Jim Garrard. Lisa Howard and Conrad Dunn are coming to Kingston from Los Angeles to present Jim Garrard’s gripping mystery. In Los Angeles they presented it to critical acclaim, and so are eager to revisit the...
Cambridge: See “The Freddy Fusion Science Magic Show” March 16 and 17
March Break will be here before we know it!
The Freddy Fusion Science Magic Show has played to enthusiastic crowds throughout Canada, the United States, and 40 other countries internationally. It is one of the most popular shows at major holiday resorts, including the famous Atlantis Resort in the...
Toronto: Panel discussion at The Music Gallery – “When Did Transparency Become So Opaque?” February 2
The Music Gallery presents a panel on transparency in music and arts programming in Tkarón:to. There is a deep need in this city and beyond to speak honestly about programming, curation and producing in a way that organizations can both benefit and learn from the discussions. This panel will explore...
Ottawa: NAC English Theatre presents “The Neverending Story” January 29-February 15
After a successful run at the 2019 Stratford Festival, David S. Craig’s immensely popular stage adaption of The Neverending Story by Michael Ende brings its story of magical adventure to NAC audiences in early 2020. Director Jillian Keiley and Designer Bretta Gerecke team up once again (A Christmas...
Toronto: Tapestry Opera is looking for singers and pianists for New Opera 101
Tapestry Opera is looking for singers and collaborative pianists for its New Opera 101 masterclass.
New Opera 101 is a three-day masterclass intensive from March 17th to 19th, with public performances on March 20th and 21st, 2020. Emerging singers and collaborative pianists have the invaluable opportunity...
Toronto: “Box 4901” premieres as Buddies in Bad Times Theatre February 27-March 8
timeshare performance has released new casting and productiondetails for the world premiere of Box 4901,written by and starring Brian Francis, and co-created and directedby Rob Kempson. Box 4901 will play in Toronto at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre from February 27 toMarch 8, with opening night on February...
Toronto: VOICEBOX: Opera in Concert presents Charles W. Wilson’s “Kamouraska” February 16
Kamouraska – the novel and the opera - presents a classic and tumultuous love triangle played out near a village in Quebec, brought to life by the profound artistry of novelist Anne Hebert… resounding in its musical re-imagining for the lyric stage by the Charles Wilson.
Charles, ‘Chuck’ to his...
Orangeville: Sharyn Ayliffe is Theatre Orangeville’s new General Manager
Theatre Orangeville Artistic Director David Nairn is delighted to announce the appointment of Sharyn Ayliffe as the company’s new General Manager effective March 2, 2020.
Sharyn has been with Theatre Orangeville in a variety of positions since 2011 and is currently Programs Manager, where she has...
Mississauga: See “Humans” by Australia’s Circa at the Living arts Centre January 18
On January 18, 2020, The Living Arts Centre is excited to present ‘Humans’ by Circa Entertainment, the most in-demand circus company across the world in Australia. Tickets start at $55
To date, Humans has had 151 performances to over 89,000 people. It premiered on the 13th January 2017 in Sydney,...
Toronto: Théâtre français de Toronto presents “Exercise de l’oubli” February 5-9
Théâtre français de Toronto (TfT) and Théâtre Populaire d'Acadie present the Toronto premiere of LESSON IN FORGETTING (Exercice de l’oubli). Written by Emma Haché (finalist for the 2017 Governor General's Award in theatre) and directed by TfT's own Joël Beddows, this poignant love story sensitively...
Barrie: Talk Is Free Theatre presents a double-bill starring Mike Nadajewski January 23-February 1
Talk Is Free Theatre (TIFT) begins the new decade with a wildly imaginative double-bill including an unearthed piece of neglected Canadian theatre history and a playfully penned adaptation from one of Russia’s most influential writers. Continuing this season’s theme of celebrating the beautiful and...
Toronto: Coal Mine Theatre presents Marjorie Prime starring Martha Henry January 26-February 23
At once conceptually and deeply moving, with a profound exploration of what makes us human, COAL MINE THEATREis proud to announce its upcoming presentation of Jordan Harrison's Pulitzer Prize-nominated MARJORIE PRIME, directed by Stewart Arnott. The play, making its long-awaited Toronto Premiere, features...
London: The Grand Theatre presents “Fully Committed” starring Gavin Crawford January 14-26
This month, the Grand Theatre is excited to welcome Gavin Crawford, host of the popular CBC Radio weekly news quiz, Because News, in the hilarious comedy, FULLY COMMITTED. Described by director Steven Gallagher as “the perfect antidote to the cold weather and a rollicking start to 2020,” the one-person...
Toronto: Mirvish announces rush tickets to The Phantom of the Opera January 8-February 2
Rush tickets will be available for Cameron Mackintosh’s spectacular new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA at Toronto's Princess of Wales Theatre for a strictly limited engagement, January 8 - February 2, 2020.
Rush tickets will be $39 each, with a limit of two per customer....
Toronto: “49th Day” runs at the Next Stage Theatre Festival January 8-19
Theatre ARTaud presents a proudly immigrant story of love, war, and familial reconciliation: 49TH DAY at the 2020 Next Stage Theatre Festival.
49th Day, created by Dora-nominated performer athena kaitlin trinh (Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, Roseneath Theatre), takes us to a cemetery in ViệtNam...
Hamilton: See Rod Beattie in “Wingfield’s Progress” this weekend at Theatre Aquarius
Welcome home to Persephone Township as a true Legend of Canadian Theatre returns to the stage at Theatre Aquarius!
Walt Wingfield is back, and so is the entire gang from Persephone Township with the second installment of the beloved Wingfield series.
In the second season of the farm Walt faces...
Toronto: Tapestry Opera presents “Jacqueline”, the story of Jacqueline du Pré, February 19-23
Tapestry Opera presents the world premiere of Jacqueline, a story of the battle between a world-famous virtuoso cellist and the Multiple Sclerosis (MS) that took her body and talent, robbing her of her breathtaking musical gift, her identity, and ultimately her life. Jacqueline runs at the Betty Oliphant...
Toronto: ARC presents the Canadian premiere of “Oil” by Ella Hickson February 29-March 21
ARC today announced that it will present the Canadian Premiere of Ella Hickson’s ambitious play OIL as part of the company’s 20th anniversary season. ARC is a Toronto-based artist-run theatre company committed to bringing top international contemporary plays to Canadian audiences. OIL will be directed...
Toronto: Miriam Khalil performs “Ayre by Osvaldo Golijov January 11
Lebanese-Canadian soprano and AtG Founding Member, Miriam Khalil takes the stage at the 21C Festival performing her Juno nominated signature piece, Ayre by Osvaldo Golijov.
A lush fusion of Arabic, Hebrew, Sardinian, and Sephardic folk melodies and texts, Argentinian composer Osvaldo Golijov’s Ayre...
Cambridge: Vera Causa Opera presents “Dino Opera” and “Rapunzel” February 15-16
Coming this February is a double bill of two brand-new operas written by Vera Causa Opera General Director Dylan Langan. Rapunzel is an operatic re-telling of the classic Brothers Grimm fairy tale of the same name, and The Dino Opera is a lighthearted story about dinosaurs searching for a safe haven...
London: Grand Theatre patrons raise $87,780 for the London Food Bank
The Grand Theatre is thrilled to announce that the third annual campaign in support of the London Food Bank has raised $87,780. Billed as SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALI-DONATE, in celebration of the holiday production of Disney and Cameron Macintosh’s Mary Poppins, this initiative partners the Grand Theatre...
San Diego: Britta Johnson’s musical “Life After” is nominated for six Craig Noel awards
The San Diego Theatre Critics Circle is pleased to announce the nominations for its 2019 Craig Noel Awards. Now in its 18th year, the Craig Noel Awards honor the achievements at professional theaters in San Diego County.
Times are changing, language is changing and culture is changing. The San Diego...
New York: Schedule of upcoming live opera broadcasts
The following is a list of live opera productions announced to be shown in movie theatres and on television.
MANON• Channel: PBS• U.S. Broadcast Date: January 5, 2020• Genre: Opera• Theatre: Metropolitan Opera House, New York• Director: Laurent Pelly• Composer: Jules Massenet• Cast: Lisette Oropesa,...
Stratford: Tickets to the Stratford Festival’s 2020 season go on sale today
After a Members advance sale so busy it prompted the early extension of two productions, tickets for the Stratford Festival’s groundbreaking new season go on sale to the public today. The 2020 season is one of the biggest ever and includes the much-anticipated opening of the new Tom Patterson Theatre....
New York: Rick Miller’s “BOOM” plays 59E59 January 9-February 23, 2020
Rick Miller’s “BOOM” will play 59E59 at 59 East 59th Street, New York, NY, January 9-February 23, 2020.
BOOM
Written, directed, and performed by Rick Miller
100 voices. 25 years. 1 man.
Produced by:Kidoons and WYRD ProductionsDates:January 09 - February 23, 2020Run Time:2 Hours, 0 MinuteTheater:Showing...
Ottawa: NAC Indigenous Theatre presents the world premiere of “Unikkaaqtuat” January 9-12, 2020
NAC Indigenous Theatre’s landmark inaugural season continues in the new year with the world premiere of Unikkaaqtuat (January 9 to 12, 2020), a major multidisciplinary production that blends circus arts, music, theatre, and video projection. Created by the internationally renowned Inuit circus group...
Toronto: January events at the Bad Dog Comedy Theatre
The Bad Dog Comedy Theatre has loads of events lined up for you in January 2020:
GLOBEHEAD 2020
18 teams of Toronto’s best improvisers compete: For honour. For glory. For a ridiculous trophy.
This hotly-contested Toronto comedy tradition will feature Andrew Phung, Christy Bruce, Lindsay Mullan...
Toronto: Linda McQuaig and Jennifer Whalen visit Monkey Toast January 11
Six-time Canadian Comedy Award winner, Monkey Toast: The Improvised Talk Show is back! For our January show, host David Shore welcomes special guests, co-creator/star of CBC’s Baroness Von Sketch Show, Jennifer Whalen, and journalist, columnist and best selling author, Linda McQuaig! It all happens...
Toronto: Alumnae Theatre stages “The Trip to Bountiful” January 17-February 1
The award-winning play The Trip to Bountiful is returning to Toronto. The play opens January 17 at Alumnae Theatre and runs until February 1.
Horton Foote’s much-loved story focuses on persistent attempts by 80-year-old Carrie Watts to escape from her unhappy family home. Having spent her twilight...
Toronto: What’s happening on the Bloor Street Culture Corridor in January
Welcome to 2020! It's new year's resolution time, and instead of subscribing to the newest fad, why not be kind to yourself and add some arts and culture into your life? The Bloor St. Culture Corridor is the perfect place to start, with offerings below that will delight all ages and tastes.
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