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The Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) has announced the recipients of the 45th Anniversary Dora Mavor Moore Awards. Learn more about the full list here!

The Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) has announced nominations for the 45th Anniversary Dora Mavor Moore Awards presented by the Romano D’Andrea Foundation. The Awards will be presented on Monday, June 30 at Toronto’s Meridian Hall.

The Canadian premiere of the groundbreaking musical A Strange Loop and a bold new retelling of Mahabharata are the big winners in the 2025 Toronto Theatre Critics Awards (TTCA), each scooping up three prizes.

Get a first look at the cast of The Musical Stage Company, Soulpepper Theatre, Crow’s Theatre, and TO Live's production of  A Strange Loop. Featuring direction by Ray Hogg, A STRANGE LOOP will be on stage at the Young Centre for the Performing Arts from April 22nd through June 1, 2025.

Sypher Studios and Lon Haber & Co have released first-look footage of the new feature documentary, Behind the Lines, based on the New York Times bestselling book of the same name by the renowned historian Andrew Carroll. Watch it now!

This holiday season, Young People’s Theatre (YPT) will present a musical adaptation of Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Young People's Theatre revealed the cast for their holiday musical, CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY, promising a delightful theatrical experience for audiences this season.

Broadway's finest designers and artisans met this week for the Broadway Design Celebration at CIVILIAN Hotel. See photos from the event!

Yarn/Wire hosts its eighth annual International Institute, an incubator for sonic collaborations between performers, ensembles, composers, and creators, serving as an ecosystem for emerging and world-class artists to collectively push the boundaries of music, performance and sound.

Theatre is back on Long Island and the spirited offering of Tony nominee Catch Me If You Can at the BayWay Arts Center does not disappoint. Presented by Studio Theatre of Long Island at the adorable East Islip venue, Rick Grossman superbly directs the wonderful cast and the superb crew elevates the visually stunning production. Running through July 25th, this is indeed a raucous yet heart-tugging show.

The Happy Hour Guys and Gun Hill Brewing Company announced today the launch of Curtain Up– Save the Arts, the sixth beer in the Broadway Brews six-pack that will help raise funds for     The Actors Fund, the national human services organization for everyone in entertainment and performing arts. 

In a Gotham-like city, a 20-year drought causes a terrible water shortage, leading to a government-enforced ban on private toilets. The citizens must use public amenities, regulated by a single malevolent company that profits by charging admission for one of humanity's most basic needs. Amid the people, a Hero decides that he's had enough and plans a revolution to lead them all to freedom.

Everyone's favourite nanny arrives just in time for the holiday season! One of the most successful and beloved Broadway musicals in the world, the YPT Production of Disney and Cameron Macintosh's Mary Poppins will be presented on the Mainstage fromNovember 5, 2018 to January 6, 2019.

On Today, October 17 and, Thursday, October 182018 at 7:30pm, Toronto Musical Concerts (TMC) presents a staged musical reading of Stephen Sondheim's MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG In Concert at the Al Green Theatre (Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre - 750 Spadina Ave).

On Wednesday, October 17 and Thursday, October 18, 2018 at 7:30pm, Toronto Musical Concerts (TMC) presents a staged musical reading of Stephen Sondheim's MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG In Concert at the Al Green Theatre (Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre - 750 Spadina Ave).

On Wednesday, October 17 and, Thursday, October 182018 at 7:30pm, Toronto Musical Concerts (TMC) presents a staged musical reading of Stephen Sondheim's MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG In Concert at the Al Green Theatre (Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre - 750 Spadina Ave).

Everyone's favourite nanny arrives just in time for the holiday season! One of the most successful and beloved Broadway musicals in the world, the YPT Production of Disney and Cameron Macintosh's Mary Poppins will be presented on the Mainstage fromNovember 5, 2018 to January 6, 2019.

On Friday, March 16 and Saturday, March 17, 2018 at 7:30pm, Toronto Musical Concerts (TMC) presents a staged musical reading of Stephen Sondheim'sCOMPANY In Concert at Eastminster United Church (310 Danforth Avenue) to benefit The Canadian Safe School Network (https://canadiansafeschools.com).

Ross Petty Productions is delighted to announce the world premiere of A CHRISTMAS CAROL, The Family Musical with a Scrooge Loose will be held over until January 5, 2018. On stage now at the Elgin Theatre, holiday hilarity will ensue for two additional performances on Thursday, January 4 at 7pm and Friday, January 5 at 2pm.

Ross Petty's annual holiday musical is a tradition for many Torontonians. With this year's production, A CHRISTMAS CAROL - The Family Musical with a SCROOGE LOOSE!, that tradition is sure to continue. Led by AJ Bridel and Dan Chameroy, A CHRISTMAS CAROL is undeniable fun, performed by an abundantly talented cast in what many are calling 'the best panto yet!'.