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In light of the current COVID-19 situation and on the advice of government health authorities, the Canadian Opera Company has cancelled a number of upcoming events.

Judy Garland, Lucille Ball, Bette Davis, and Betty Hutton - their stories, their comedy and their songs timelessly warm the hearts and bring hope to millions! Solo show guru Rebecca Perry is taking us back to a simpler time, with an hour-long intimate, live-streamed, fireside version of her critical

The Coronavirus has hit Artists everywhere hard, and it's left audiences hungry for Art.

ROOM and INDECENT, the two remaining shows in the 2019-20 Off-Mirvish Season, have been cancelled.

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Faced with the devastating impact of the global pandemic, Artistic Director Antoni Cimolino and Executive Director Anita Gaffney have made the decision to cancel performances through the end of May, and to suspend rehearsals and season preparations.

Esprit Orchestra has released the following statement regarding the New Wave Festival:

On World Theatre Day, March 27th, Playwrights Guild of Canada (PGC) will engage twenty-eight playwrights to present 28 ten-minute play readings from 11am to 6pm EST.

No Strings Theatre Update announces cancellation of Bosoms and Neglect and postponements of further events:

In an effort to help lessen the spread of COVID-19, the Shaw Festival is cancelling all public events with the intention of resuming performances on May 1.

Toronto Dance Theatre has released the following announcement regarding upcoming performances: 

Toronto Dance Theatre has released the following statement regarding upcoming performances: 

Barry Hughson, Executive Director of The National Ballet of Canada, today announced that due to the unprecedented pandemic of Coronavirus (COVID-19), all performances of Romeo and Juliet as well as In Studio classes and events are cancelled effective immediately.

The Corporation of Massey Hall & Roy Thomson Hall has issued the following statement.

Tafelmusik has stated that performances will be suspended through March 30, 2020.

Esprit Orchestra is postponing the Taiko Returns concert set for Sunday March 22, 2020.

Young People's Theatre (YPT) announced today that it is cancelling the remainder of its 2019.

Friday Creeations and Native Earth Performing Arts are thrilled to present Maggie & Me: A Healing Dance.

Native Earth Performing Arts and Theatre Passe Muraille present Omaagomaan, choreographed and performed by Waawaate Fobister from April 2 - April 5, 2020 at Aki Studio.

It's a tale that's captivated audiences for hundreds of years, and although it contains some of the most iconic lines in theatre, it transitions to a non-spoken tale of forbidden love and tragedy seamlessly in this remount of the National Ballet of Canada's 2011 production.

In an effort to help mitigate the impact of coronavirus, the Stratford Festival has decided to cancel performances from April 11 to May 2, as well as all public events in its facilities during March and April.

As a precautionary measure in response to the spread of COVID-19, and to ensure the health and safety of our patrons, artists, staff, and volunteers, the Grand Theatre is suspending its productions, events and rentals.

All-male ballet companies aren't uncommon, but one of the world's leading groups in the genre have taken classical ballet to a whole new level with a laugh-out-loud program of iconic works, performed gorgeously by a talented ensemble.

In an effort to help mitigate the impact of coronavirus, the Stratford Festival has decided to cancel performances from April 11 to May 2, as well as all public events in its facilities during March and April.

I was born too late to enjoy disco, too early to quite understand what Billie Eilish is.