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TORONTO, ON - From Sept. 16-18, more than 1,700 individuals will gather at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve in Montreal for a two-day cycling relay as part of the 10th annual 48-HOUR RIDE benefitting Make-A-Wish/Fais-Un-VoeuMD Quebec.

Drayton Entertainment, one of Canada's leading arts organizations, is pleased to announce that after a nationwide search, Nathan Carroll has been cast to play Canadian icon Terry Fox in the world-premiere of Marathon of Hope: The Musical. The theatre production debuts in October at the St. Jacobs Country Playhouse in Waterloo, Ontario.

Dream Serenade returns to Massey Hall for its 3rd edition on Saturday, October 22, 2016, creating another unforgettable night to support services for children with developmental disabilities and celebrate their caregivers.

John Saunders, one of ESPN's most visible and versatile commentators and a founding member of the board of directors for The V Foundation for Cancer Research, has passed away. He was 61.

Nowadays Theatre, in association with Modern Times Stage Company, presents the English-language premiere of Mohammad Yaghoubi's classic Iranian play, A MOMENT OF SILENCE. SummerWorks Theatre Festival Toronto, August 6-14, 2016

Jerry Herman's Broadway classic MAME, with 26-piece orchestra, will be staged by Light Opera Works at Cahn Auditorium in Evanston, August 20 through 28.

When this year's aspiring opera stars take to the stage of Toronto's Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts to compete in the Ensemble Studio Competition at the Canadian Opera Company's annual Centre Stage gala, they'll do so with legendary Canadian tenor and CBC Radio personality Ben Heppner in attendance.

Today, world-renowned singer/songwriter/entertainer Dolly Parton and Sony Music Nashville announced a joint venture and the launch of Dolly's new studio album, Pure & Simple, for worldwide distribution on August 19.

Writers Theatre, under the leadership of Artistic Director Michael Halberstam and Executive Director Kathryn M. Lipuma, announces a one-week extension to Company, featuring music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by George Furth. The production is directed by William Brown. Company features original orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick, Orchestral Reductions by Ian Weinberger, music direction by Tom Vendafreddo and choreography by Brock Clawson. The show, originally slated to run through July 31, 2016, will add an additional week, through August 7, in the Alexandra C. and John D. Nichols Theatre at 325 Tudor Court, Glencoe.

?The recipient of the 2016 Silver Ticket Award is Andy McKim, the Artistic Director of Toronto's Theatre Passe Muraille. The Silver Ticket was presented to Mr. McKim at the 37th Annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards, held Monday evening, June 27, at Harbourfront Centre's Concert Stage in Toronto.

Alison Smyth, an Ottawa-born actress who now resides in Toronto, returns to the Classic Theatre Festival this June and July to play Libby Tucker in Neil Simon's I OUGHT TO BE IN PICTURES.

Alison Smyth, an Ottawa-born actress who now resides in Toronto, returns to the Classic Theatre Festival this June and July to play Libby Tucker in Neil Simon's I OUGHT TO BE IN PICTURES.

ESPN kicks off the 2016 Canadian Football League (CFL) regular season when the Toronto Argonauts host their fierce rivals, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats at the newly renovated BMO Field on Thursday, June 23

The Jewish Museum presents WISH YOU WERE HERE: GEORGE GERSHWIN today, Tuesday, May 31 at 6:30pm.

Tickets are selling fast for Dolly Parton's 'Pure & Simple Tour,' her largest North American tour in more than 25 years. Many shows have limited tickets available and additional dates have been added through November.

The Jewish Museum will present WISH YOU WERE HERE: GEORGE GERSHWIN on Tuesday, May 31 at 6:30pm. Jens Hoffmann, Deputy Director, Exhibitions and Public Programs, will speak with 'George Gershwin' as portrayed by pianist and playwright Hershey Felder.

Though he opposes the policy, Kushner serves on the board of an organization that supports sanctions against Israel.

What would modern Ghana look like if European colonialism had never occurred? In 'Java Hill: An African Journey,' academic psychiatrist T.P. Manus Ulzen shares a genealogical account of his family's Dutch and Ghanaian ancestry and the role Dutch colonialism played in defining his native country.

Broadway's master songman, Mandy Patinkin, accompanied by Adam Ben-David on piano, will bring his critically acclaimed theatre concert, MANDY PATINKIN in Concert, Dress Casual, to the Ed Mirvish Theatre for two performances only on June 15 and 16, 2016, at 8 PM. Tickets go on sale to Mirvish subscribers today, Monday, April 18, to American Express cardmembers on Wednesday, April 20 and to the general public on Tuesday, April 26. Mandy Patinkin has been fortunate to carve out a varied career including theatre, the concert stage, film, television, and as a recording artist.

Renowned Canadian playwright Judith Thompson directs THE CRACKWALKER, the play that launched her career, and remains as vital today as it was when it premiered 35 years ago. Factory's THE CRACKWALKER features Claire Armstrong, Yolanda Bonnell, Waawaate Fobister, Greg Gale and Stephen Joffe.

Renowned Canadian playwright Judith Thompson directs THE CRACKWALKER, the play that launched her career, and remains as vital today as it was when it premiered 35 years ago. Factory's THE CRACKWALKER features Claire Armstrong, Yolanda Bonnell, Waawaate Fobister, Greg Gale and Stephen Joffe.

Christoph Eschenbach returns to the New York Philharmonic to conduct a program of works by Eastern European composers with folk influences: Bartok's Violin Concerto No. 2, featuring violinist Baiba Skride in her Philharmonic debut and first New York City orchestral appearance, and Dvorak's Carnival Overture and Symphony No. 8, tonight, February 25, 2016, at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, February 26 at 2:00 p.m.; Saturday, February 27 at 8:00 p.m.; and Tuesday, March 1 at 7:30 p.m.

Tarragon Theatre, in a co-production with Studio 180 Theatre, presents the Toronto premiere of You Will Remember Me by Governor General's Award-winning playwright François Archambault, one of Québec's most dynamic voices, in a translation by Bobby Theodore. Directed by Studio 180 co-founder and Artistic Director Joel Greenberg, You Will Remember Me is a vivid and elegant drama about family and memory that stars R.H. Thomson, Kimwun Perehinec, Nancy Palk, Mark McGrinder and Michela Cannon. You Will Remember Me previews from March 1, opens March 9 and runs to April 10 in Tarragon's Mainspace.

The Laguna Playhouse Artistic Director Ann E. Wareham and Hershey Felder Presents are thrilled to announce the fourth show in the Laguna Playhouse 2015-2016 season, Tony Award-winner Anthony Crivello and Vanessa Claire Stewart starring in LOUIS & KEELY: 'LIVE' AT THE SAHARA, written by Vanessa Stewart, Taylor Hackford & Jake Broder, choreography by Vernel Bagneris and directed by Taylor Hackford.  "Our subscribers and audiences are about the have the time of their lives as we transport them to 1950's Las Vegas and beyond and the incomparable song-stylings of Louis Prima and Keely Smith," says Wareham. LOUIS & KEELY: 'LIVE' AT THE SAHARA will begin previews on Wednesday, February 24; will open on Saturday, February 27 and will run through Sunday, March 27, 2016 at the Laguna Playhouse, 606 Laguna Canyon Road in Laguna Beach.

According to Philippine news organization Inquirerer.net, Cameron Mackintosh and company will soon be returning to Manila in search of future cast members for upcoming global productions of MISS SAIGON.