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At an online media announcement - pre-taped in front of Meridian Hall with physically distanced protocols in place - streamed June 8 on the Dora Awards YouTube channel, the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) announced 243 nominations for the 41st annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards.

A panel of Black artists and artisans will discuss how the last few weeks have affected them, the experience of living in conservative and 95% white Perth County and the complexities and challenges they have faced while working at the Festival.

The Stratford Festival has postponed by one week the release of its online programming out of respect for the victims of anti-Black and anti-Indigenous racism and those peacefully protesting for change.

This spring, innovative Canadian theatre company Why Not will launch ThisGen 2020 Fellowship, a national leadership program to support exceptional female-identifying BIPOC (Black Indigenous Person of Colour) theatre artists advancing to the next level of their career.

The Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) has rescheduled its Media Announcement of the nominations for the 2020 Dora Mavor Moore Awards - Virtual Edition.

The Stratford Festival has launched a film festival during this period of social isolation, offering free streaming of 12 Shakespeare productions captured as part of its Stratford Festival On Film series.

In keeping with the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake's municipal order limiting organized mass gatherings, the Shaw Festival is now forced to cancel all public events and performances throughout July.

In the absence of being able to perform live in its concert hall, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO) is especially pleased to announce the release of a new recording of Massenet's emotionally riveting opera Thaïs on the prestigious Chandos label.

The Stratford Festival's film series continues with Love's Labour's Lost, streaming now through June 18.

A king and three friends swear off women to focus on their studies just as a princess and three ladies arrive on a diplomatic mission.

The Stratford Festival has launched a film festival during this period of social isolation.

For the first time in eleven years, Nightwood Theatre was saddened to announce the official cancellation of its annual Lawyer Show production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat due to the global health crisis.

This episode, Steffi and Lisa check in with the original Toronto cast of Mamma Mia! Adam Brazier, Louise Pitre, and Tina Madigan reminisce about the premiere of the show 20 years ago at the Royal Alexandra Theatre.

To celebrate the 27th anniversary of the Princess of Wales Theater, Mirvish is taking you on an exclusive tour of the space! 

The second episode has been released for Mirvish's Check in From Away series!

Confederation Centre of the Arts announced today that the 2020 Symons Medal will be awarded to Mr.

Dawn Greenhalgh is the latest guest on The Stratford Festival's In Good Company series on YouTube!

Margaret Atwood recently appeared in conversation with the Stratford Festival!

The Stratford Festival has launched a film festival during this period of social isolation, offering free streaming of 12 Shakespeare productions captured as part of its Stratford Festival On Film series.

After the global pandemic dashed dreams of an opening night, the writers and teenage cast of the original teen musical Super School, under the leadership of Bravo Academy Artistic Director Melissa Bencic, decided the show must go on a?" online.

Stratford Festival recently hosted a live viewing party of Timon of Athens.

The Stratford Festival appeared before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance today to present its case for recovery funding as a result of the cancellation of its 2020 season.

To honour the life of Broadway producer S.

The annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards, produced by the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts celebrate excellence in the city's professional performing arts sector for theatre, dance and opera.