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SENSE AND SENSIBILITY Now on Stage at the Stratford Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 28, 2025

The Stratford Festival is now presenting Sense and Sensibility. Filled with simmering gossip, swooning assemblies and fierce wit, Kate Hamill’s stage adaptation of the classic novel hits the stage today. Learn more!

Review: AS YOU LIKE IT at the Stratford Festival is More Than Just a Delightful Escape
by Lauren Gienow - May 27, 2025

The 2025 Season of the Stratford Festival is officially open, and kicking it off is a delightful production of AS YOU LIKE IT at the Festival Theatre. Director, Chris Abraham has assembled a stellar cast to tell this story that brings lots of laughts as it explores themes of love at first sight, uncertainty, resilience, and transformation. With strong performances, exciting set and lighting design, original music by Ron Sexsmith, and at times, a very silly humour that many are craving right now, this production ticks all the boxes for an audience that just wants reassurance that we all can still love and laugh in our own trying and uncertain times.

AS YOU LIKE IT Now on Stage at the Stratford Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 2, 2025

Come and join in the Forest of Arden as the Shakespearean comedy, As You Like It, takes the stage as part of Stratford Festival's 2025 season. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets!

Solti Foundation US Celebrates 25th Anniversary, Names 2025 Solti Fellow
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 21, 2025

Celebrating 25 years, The Solti Foundation U.S. Board Chair Penny Van Horn and Artistic and Awards Committee Chair Elizabeth Buccheri have announced the 2025 recipient of the Foundation's current major grant, The Sir Georg Solti Conducting Award.

Des Moines Metro Opera Unveils Updated Cast For 2025 Festival Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 10, 2025

Des Moines Metro Opera has revealed updated casting for the company's 2025 Festival Season. The season features the return of Richard Wagner's The Flying Dutchman and more.

Music Director James Conlon To Depart LA Opera After 20 Years; 40th Anniversary Season Lineup Announced
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 12, 2025

LA Opera has announced details for the company's 40th anniversary season, which will launch on September 20, 2025. In his 20th season with the company—his final season as Music Director before becoming Conductor Laureate—James Conlon will conduct three of the five mainstage productions, with other mainstage performances led by Resident Conductor Lina González-Granados and by guest conductor Dalia Stasevska.

Last Chance To Vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Toronto Awards; SOMETHING ROTTEN! at Stratford Festival Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Dec 27, 2024

This is the last chance to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Toronto Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Final Week To Vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Toronto Awards; Stratford Festival Leads Favorite Local Theatre!
by BWW Awards - Dec 23, 2024

This is the final week to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Toronto Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Vote For The 2024 BroadwayWorld Toronto Awards; SOMETHING ROTTEN! at Stratford Festival Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Dec 16, 2024

Voting continues for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Toronto Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Stratfest@Home To Begin Streaming CYMBELINE And More
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 11, 2024

Stratfest@Home will begin streaming the 2024 production of Shakespeare's Cymbeline and the 2023 production of Alice Childress's Wedding Band. New original content includes the music series Never Doubt I Love and the short film The Understudy.

Applications Now Open For The Solti Foundation U.S.'s 2025 Solti Fellow
by Blair Ingenthron - Nov 16, 2024

Annual applications for The Solti Foundation's largest grant are now open. The Sir Georg Solti Conducting Award is awarded annually to a single, promising American conductor 36 years of age or younger.

THE MASTER PLAN Returns To Toronto Next Month
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 29, 2024

Playwright Michael Healy returns to the stage for the highly anticipated remount of THE MASTER PLAN in Toronto, following its acclaimed 2023 debut.

Cast and Creative Teams Set for Stratford Festival 2025
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 16, 2024

Stratford Festival has its preparations for 2025 in full swing. The preliminary casting for the 11 productions of the coming season has been revealed! Learn more about the 2025 company, stars and shows and see how to purchase tickets.

Opera Double Bill Features One-Act Operas by David T. Little and Kamala Sankaram
by Stephi Wild - Oct 11, 2024

Mannes Opera at The New School’s College of Performing Arts has announced a duo of one-act operas by Mannes faculty members and prolific composers David T. Little and Kamala Sankaram.

Playwright Michael Healey Joins THE MASTER PLAN this November
by Stephi Wild - Sep 13, 2024

Michael Healey’s THE MASTER PLAN, is set to make its highly-anticipated return to the Toronto stage this November and today Crow’s Theatre and Soulpepper Theatre Company have announced the upcoming production’s stellar cast.

New York City Celebrates More Than $210 Million In Funding At 80 Cultural Nonprofits Citywide
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 23, 2024

DCLA has announced over $210 million in new funding for capital projects at 80 cultural nonprofits across New York City, supporting arts and cultural infrastructure.

New Adaptation of Margaret Laurence's THE DIVINERS Comes to Stratford Festival
by Stephi Wild - Aug 7, 2024

A new adaptation of Margaret Laurence’s classic Canadian novel The Diviners comes to the Tom Patterson Theatre for its world première. Directed by Krista Jackson with Geneviève Pelletier and with text by Vern Thiessen and Yvette Nolan, this production offers a bold adaptation, epic in scope, spanning centuries of this land’s past.

AWAKE, Debut Album From 17-year-old Composer Samuel Siskind, To Be Released in August
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 19, 2024

Fourth Wall Ensemble is collaborating with ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Award winner Samuel Siskind on his debut album Awake, releasing August 29, 2024.

Crow's/Musical Stage Company's THE GREAT COMET & More Take Home 2024 Toronto Theatre Critics' Awards
by Joshua Wright - Jun 11, 2024

After a four-year hiatus, the Toronto Theatre Critics’ Awards (TTCAs) have returned to honour excellence in the city’s professional theatre scene from the 2023-24 season. The 11th TTCAs, announced Tuesday morning, boast 19 winners across 14 categories, including a special citation for artistic achievement. 

Rory O'Malley, Natalie Lander, Kyle Selig and Lana McKissack Will Lead Industry Reading of FETCHING WATER
by Stephi Wild - May 31, 2024

Producers Christopher Allen and Kevin Duda have announced an industry reading of Fetching Water - A New Musical.

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