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The Stratford Festival has announced that comedians Albert Howell, Elvira Kurt and Matt Watts will be part of this season's Forum, joining the impressive lineup of comics already confirmed for June 13's Stand Off, featuring Sean Cullen, Chris Gibbs and Sharon Matthews.

Ravi Jain is the 2012 recipient of the Pauline McGibbon Award. The award presentation took place today at the Dora Mavor Moore Awards at Toronto's St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts Bluma Appel Theatre.

The National Theatre of the World is embarking on their second outing of The Script Tease Project all week long at Passe Muraille Backspace. With ten new playwrights, the trio of Matt Baram, Ron Pederson and Naomi Snieckus are ready for a whirlwind week of improvisation and comedy. BWW spoke with Naomi about the challenges of improvisation, the playwrights they're using this year and the supportive nature of the Toronto theatre community.

On June 27th Toronto celebrated the 32nd Annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards which honour excellence in Canada theatre. BWW was on hand for the complete event, including the VIP reception where nominees mingled with sponsors and patrons, the award show itself and of course, the happening after-party which shut down Front St for most of the night. We are thrilled to bring you exclusive coverage of the entire night.

The 32nd Annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards for the 2010/2011 season were handed out in a star-studded ceremony in Toronto on the evening of Monday, June 27 at the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts' Bluma Appel Theatre, co-hosted by Gemini-nominated comedian/writer/actor Craig Lauzon of CBC-TV's Royal Canadian Air Farce and actress Michaela Washburn, Dora-nominated for her principal role in Theatre Passe Muraille's Such Creatures.

At a press conference held June 7 at the Young Centre for the Performing Arts, the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) announced 171 nominations for 197 eligible productions that opened between June 1, 2010 and May 31, 2011 for the 32nd annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards which honour excellence in the performing arts in Toronto.

Randie Parliament, Artistic Producer of Ghost Light Projects, announced today that the company will produce two Canadian productions. MAMMA'S BOY, making its World Premiere, and LARGER THAN LIFE: THE MUSICAL, taking the stage for the first time in Toronto. Both shows will run in repertoire at The Factory Theatre Studio from May 21 to June 12, 2010.

Randie Parliament, Artistic Producer of Ghost Light Projects, announced today that the company will produce two Canadian productions. MAMMA'S BOY, making its World Premiere, and LARGER THAN LIFE: THE MUSICAL, taking the stage for the first time in Toronto. Both shows will run in repertoire at The Factory Theatre Studio from May 21 to June 12, 2010.

Randie Parliament, Artistic Producer of Ghost Light Projects, announced today that the company will produce two Canadian productions. MAMMA'S BOY, making its World Premiere, and LARGER THAN LIFE: THE MUSICAL, taking the stage for the first time in Toronto. Both shows will run in repertoire at The Factory Theatre Studio from May 21 to June 12, 2010.