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Britta Johnson's musical draws on her own life story as a young woman coming to terms with her father's sudden death.
As indoor gathering is once again prohibited, theatres respond by postponing, cancelling and shifting performances online.
Aquino goes from transforming Factory Theatre to leading English theatre at the National Arts Centre.
Changes to the season mean Toronto will also get a hit version of the musical "Singin' in the Rain" in September.
"Jake's superb show deserves the best opportunity to be seen," says David Mirvish in postponing the solo show to April and May.
Canada's most successful homegrown musical reopened after a 21-month pandemic hiatus, only to permanently shutter its doors.
"I've had a lot of openings in my life and this is probably the most overwhelming experience," says actor Lisa Horner.
Huntley from England and Brampton's Crawford play side by side in the show, currently running till Jan. 2 at the Princess of Wales Theatre.
One of Toronto's fastest rising dance talents, Diverlus is part of Canadian Contemporary Dance Theatre's WinterSong at Harbourfront.
The excellent cast dig deep into the songs; the band rocks hard and the choreography offers physical expression of the intense, shifting emotions.
"The most important thing that he taught us was never underestimate your audience. If you don't do your best they'll know."
"There are so many other theatres that didn't make it. And we're the most stable that we've ever been," says COO Parisa Jalili.
The National Ballet, Ballet Jörgen and Pia Bouman School for Ballet and Creative Movement manage to bring back the holiday season ritual with pandemic restrictions.
The production that hit Toronto this week " making headlines over the arrest of its lead actor in the Capitol riot " is meant to be as much rock gig as stage musical, giving audiences the sa…
Toronto-based dance company offers mentorship and aid knocking down stereotypes.
A highlight of the season, the festival's 70th, will be the grand reopening of the Tom Patterson Theatre with 'Richard III,' which was postponed in 2020 due to the pandemic.
"Harry Potter" mania appears to be with us once again, what with the 20th anniversary of the first film, the announcement of an HBO Max reunion special and tickets for Toronto's "Cursed Chil…
"If we were grateful to them before, now we're indebted," says Coal Mine co-founder Diana Bentley. The tiny Danforth theatre returns with a half season of two highly acclaimed plays.
"Come From Away" stage manager stepped into a "time capsule" his first time back in the theatre since March 13, 2020. Shaw Festival performers cried when they played "Irving Berlin's Holiday…
Dancers auditioned at the Bentway Studio for a Toronto version of 'Bodies in Urban Spaces,' a site-specific street performance in which locally recruited casts in colourful, gender-blurring …
Performances of "Come From Away" will resume on Dec. 15 with tickets on sale on Nov. 10 after Ontario lifted capacity limits last month for most indoor settings that require proof of vaccina…
Pianist Tao and dancer Teicher encountered each other as teenagers at an arts competition where Tao composed a classical arrangement of Willow Smith's "Whip My Hair." "More Forever" is Tao's…
Canadian actor Trevor White is 'nervous but thrilled' to portray an adult Harry Potter in the blockbuster play that picks up nearly two decades from where J.K. Rowling's books left off. It w…
In "New Monuments," one of the headlining productions at this year's Luminato Festival Toronto, over 40 artists from 10 dance companies join forces to "re-centre and re-evaluate the current …
'As a piece of art this play will do its job to educate people,' says lead actor Khadijah Roberts-Abdullah. The play is set during the G20 protests of 2010 when police kettled hundreds of pr…
