The latest theatre news from Edmonton — show openings, casting announcements, reviews, and touring productions.
Brian Webb Dance Company announced Molly McDermott as its incoming Artistic Director, succeeding founder Brian Webb, who has led the Edmonton-based contemporary dance organization since 1979.
20-year-old Sophie Sheridan grew up not knowing who her father was.
Giant, the new play starring John Lithgow as Roald Dahl, will be released in cinemas later this year.
The new production of STARLIGHT EXPRESS, which won an Olivier Award during its London run, will tour the UK and beyond, with stops in Leicester, Liverpool, Glasgow, Sunderland, Birmingham, and Southampton.
Witty wordplay, sword fights, and ornate costumes take centre stage in this crowd-pleasing world premiere.
The Edmonton Chamber Music Society will present the Summer Solstice Music Festival, featuring eight musicians across five concerts at venues including Trinity Lutheran Church, Yardbird Suite, and Mimi Bar.
Lincoln Center Theater’s Broadway revival of Ragtime, directed by Kewsong Lee Artistic Director Lear deBessonet, announced today that it will launch a North American Tour in the fall of 2027.
BroadwayWorld is launching the May 2026 Games Challenge - a month-long streak competition open to fans across the U.
The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra and Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra will perform Holst's The Planets and the ESO premiere of John Luther Adams' Become Ocean.
After six weeks of voting, BroadwayWorld readers have crowned Newsies the Ultimate Best Movie Musical in the 2026 edition of BroadwayWorld's Annual Bracket.
Edmonton Opera released a new video featuring chorus members performing a reimagined version of 'Maybe This Time' with lyrics dedicated to the Edmonton Oilers, following a previous video that garnered over 75,000 views.
Rapid Fire Theatre will present RAT ACADEMY 2: GNAW & ORDER, an improvised crime comedy blending courtroom drama with rodent-themed chaos, driven by audience suggestions, in Edmonton, AB.
David Harewood, Caitlin Fitzgerald, and Toby Jones’ new production of Othello will stream exclusively in the UK, US, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and South Korea on Marquee TV.
Newfoundland's KUBASONICS, a four-time JUNO and East Coast Music Award-winning Ukrainian band, will perform two shows at Arts Hub Ortona in Edmonton as part of Alberta Council for the Ukrainian Arts' Ukrainian Music on the Prairies program.
The Alberta Dance Alliance and Edmonton dance community announced DANCE LIVES HERE, a new marketing initiative celebrating Edmonton's dance scene, launching with a free City Hall event on International Dance Day.
On October 25, 1991, Toronto’s Casey House hospice welcomed a beloved guest of honour: Diana, Princess of Wales.
Since launching last fall, BroadwayWorld My Shows has been the place where theatre fans log every production they've seen, rate performances, write reviews, and document their theatre experiences.
Ballet Edmonton will present LUMEN, a mixed program of contemporary dance works by Diego Ramalho, Nevan Boyden, and the Artists of Ballet Edmonton at the Triffo Theatre in Allard Hall at MacEwan University May 8–10.
Edmonton's Citadel Theatre will present Cyrano De Bergerac, adapted by Jessy Ardern, in the Shoctor Theatre, closing its 60th Anniversary Season with Scott Shpeley in the title role.
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Broadway Across Canada Presents SIX Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium (5/04-5/09) |
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Broadway Across Canada Presents: & Juliet Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium (9/22-9/27) |
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Broadway Across Canada Presents Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium (11/17-11/22) |
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The Comeback The Citadel Theatre (3/27-4/18) |
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Our Little Secret: A True, New Musical The Citadel Theatre (10/15-10/25) |
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Kaleido Family Arts Festival Multiple Venues from 90–95 Street on 118 Avenue (9/18-9/20) |
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Sense and Sensibility The Citadel Theatre (2/20-3/14) |
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Come From Away The Citadel Theatre (5/08-6/06) |
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Tommy TCU Place (12/02-12/02) |
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Broadway Across Canada Presents Hamilton Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium (6/29-7/04) |
