Friday, July 30, 2021
Izzard, who is in Toronto shooting a TV series, will perform “Eddie Izzard The Remix: 1988-2018’ and ‘Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations’ for Mirvish Productions.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 01:46PMMonday, June 28, 2021
The two-part play is being restaged in one part and will reopen first on Broadway in November.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:18PMTuesday, June 1, 2021
After cancelling a planned November run due to the second wave of COVID-19, Mirvish plans to open a limited, physically distanced staging Aug. 4 at the Princess of Wales Theatre.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:00AMMonday, August 24, 2020
It opened Aug. 28, 1920 as the Pantages vaudeville theatre, became the Imperial during its years as a movie theatre and went back to the Pantages with ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ in 1989.…
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 02:42PMMonday, July 20, 2020
‘Ghosts of the Royal Alex’ takes readers and listeners inside Canada’s ‘most famous haunted theatre’ with biweekly episodes.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:45PMMonday, June 29, 2020
Canadian Opera Company wins four for ‘Rusalka’; ‘Piaf/Dietrich’ is named Best Musical; and ‘Caroline, or Change’ takes the performance awards in the musical theatre category.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 09:00PMMonday, June 8, 2020
Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts announces 243 nominations, with winners to be announced June 29.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:43AMFriday, May 29, 2020
Niagara-on-the-Lake theatre festival takes an incremental approach to cancellations, whereas the Stratford Festival has already suspended the entire season.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 01:48PMWednesday, May 20, 2020
Nominees and further details about the Toronto theatre, opera and dance awards will be announced June.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 01:00PMThursday, May 7, 2020
The goal is to have the Lin-Manuel Miranda music back onstage in Toronto within 18 months.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:40PMThursday, April 30, 2020
Monday, April 27, 2020
“For the health and safety of all the artists, crew and staff working in our theatres, and for that of our audience, I think it is best to begin our new season … in January of the new ye…
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:09AMThursday, April 16, 2020
Coronavirus pandemic has made it impossible to carry out the months of detailed preparations for the Canadian production’s debut in October.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 10:31AMSunday, April 12, 2020
The musical theatre veteran died of cancer on April 8 in Toronto.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:36PMTuesday, April 7, 2020
Cancellations mean the epic play ‘Mahabharata’ will not be seen in 2020,
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:49PMFestival looks for ways to support the theatre artists whose Fringe shows won’t go on, so ‘stay tuned,’ it says.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:13PMFriday, April 3, 2020
All remaining performances of ‘Hamilton’ are cancelled, with hopes the musical can return to Toronto at a later date.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:40PMThursday, April 2, 2020
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the new ‘Swan Lake’ has been delayed to June 2021. A new ballet based on Margaret Atwood’s ‘MaddAddam’ books has also been postponed.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:46PMFriday, March 27, 2020
Performances of ‘Aida’ and ‘The Flying Dutchman’ are cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:53PMThursday, March 26, 2020
The awards for Toronto theatre, dance and opera will be rescheduled for an undetermined future date.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:43PMThe annual arts festival will be pushed back to June 2021.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:52PMTuesday, March 24, 2020
‘Places, Please,’ co-hosted by Michael Rubinoff, will raise donations to emergency aid organization the AFC.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:33PMNorth American tour of the Vietnam War musical that was to play here in May is cancelled due to the coronavirus.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:52AMMonday, March 23, 2020
Theatre company says it will reschedule ‘Room’ and ‘Indecent’ when it’s safe to do so.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:39AMWednesday, March 11, 2020
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
Thursday, February 13, 2020
World premiere of “MADDADDAM” ballet choreographed by Wayne McGregor is set for Nov. 21, 2020.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:30PMFriday, January 31, 2020
Imminent arrival of ‘Hamilton’ in Toronto spurs its proud papa to reflect on its genesis, back when ‘I knew he died in a duel and I knew he was on the $10 bill.’
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:00AMTuesday, January 28, 2020
Forty $10 tickets will be sold for every performance.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:57PMFriday, November 15, 2019
Alanna Mitchell’s ‘Sea Sick’ will be seen at London’s National Theatre in 2020.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:00AM 
