Michael Ross

THE HUNS Returns To Toronto Prior To UK Tour

Following the critically acclaimed world premiere production of THE HUNS in the 2019 Toronto Fringe Festival, One Four One Collective received funding from the Canada Council for the Arts to tour the production to the United Kingdom to participate in the Brighton Fringe Festival. The company was notified of this funding decision on April Fool's 2020.

New Perspectives Announces New Associates For 2022/23

Each year, award-winning touring company New Perspectives support a group of early career artists from the East Midlands through a year-long development programme from their Nottingham base.

New Performance Dates Announced for TWO MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT at Assembly Theatre In April 2022

After delaying its world premiere production in response to rising concerns over COVID-19, The Assembly Theatre will now present Two Minutes to Midnight by award-winning Toronto playwright, Michael Ross Albert (Tough Jews, Dora Award nomination - Outstanding New Play) in April 2022.

World Premiere of TWO MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT Announced At The Assembly Theatre

In association with One Four One Collective and The Spadina Avenue Gang, the beloved Parkdale home of independent performance, The Assembly Theatre will present the world premiere of Two Minutes to Midnight by award-winning Toronto playwright, Michael Ross Albert (The Huns, Best of Toronto Fringe Festival; Tough Jews, Dora Award nomination - Outstanding New Play).

FANNIE Opens Tonight; Extended By Popular Demand at Goodman Theatre

Yesterday, the Goodman closed one production (American Mariachi by Jose Cruz González, which “went clean”/sold-out its final weekend) and tonight opens and extends another (Fannie, The Music and Life of Fannie Lou Hamer)—both directed by Resident Artistic Associate Henry Godinez—and tomorrow, begins rehearsals for the 44th annual A Christmas Carol, directed by Jessica Thebus.

Photos: First Look at FANNIE at Goodman Theatre

Get a first look at the powerful and electric Fannie (The Music and Life of Fannie Lou Hamer) by Cheryl L. West, directed by Goodman Resident Artistic Associate Henry Godinez.

FANNIE Takes The Stage At The Goodman, Starting October 15

One year after nearly 2,000 audience members flocked to nine Chicago Parks to experience the power of American civil rights freedom fighter Fannie Lou Hamer, Goodman Theatre produces Fannie (The Music and Life of Fannie Lou Hamer) by Cheryl L. West, directed by Goodman Resident Artistic Associate Henry Godinez.

Photos: First look at Evolution Theatre Company's THE PUPPET QUEERS OF COLUMBUS THROW A (BENE)FIT!

Start September with some fun and support Central Ohio's only LBGTQ+ Theatre Company! Lezzies, Tramps and Queens benefit for Evolution Theatre Company What is a Puppet Queer? It's a group of friends with filthy minds who write gayly skewed lyrics to your favorite Broadway and pop tunes and hide behind puppets to make it less dirty. Get your tickets for either in theatre attendance or video-on-demand. Start September with some fun and support Central Ohio's only LBGTQ+ Theatre Company! Performances run Sept 2, 3, and 4, 2021 at MadLab, 227 N. 3rd St., Columbus, OH 43215. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit: https://www.evolutiontheatre.org/box-office/

Managing Director Michael Ross To Retire From Baltimore Center Stage

Michael Ross will retire from his role as Managing Director of Baltimore Center Stage at the end of June, the theater's Board of Trustees announced today.

PEGGY BAKER'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY Celebrates A Transformational Dance Career

This year Peggy Baker, one of the most influential dancers and choreographers of her generation, celebrates 50 years of performing and creating extraordinary dance in Canada and around the world.  Ms. Baker will present a new major production in the fall of 2022 and will then wind down her company, Peggy Baker Dance Projects, in 2023. 

At a press conference held May 30 in the lobby of the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) announced 235 nominations for the 38th Annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards, which recognize excellence in the performing arts in Toronto.