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In 2015, the Stratford Festival of Canada, under the leadership of Artistic Director Antoni Cimolino and Executive Director Anita Gaffney, committed to capturing the entire Shakespeare canon in HD.

Rex Harrington, former Principal Dancer and current National Ballet Artist-in-Residence, created the iconic role of A Man in James Kudelka's The Four Seasons in 1997.

Roy Thomson Hall is proud to present acclaimed artist and activist Joan Baez for her Fare Thee Well…Tour 2018 on Tuesday, September 18, 2018.

A musical comedy 400 years in the making, the North Toronto Players present: "Lear Incorporated" a modern telling of the Shakespeare classic with a twist!  With book and lyrics by Michael Harms and Barb Scheffler, and  musical direction by John Ricciardelli, the show incorporates the music of Arth

The 2018/19 Mirvish season will feature six Canadian premieres, one North American premiere, one pre-Broadway engagement and five new productions.

'It's a dream come true,' says dancer Brendan Saye.

'Black Umfolosi' - World-famous Acappella and Dance Group from Zimbabwe are Midland Cultural Centre's Final Feature in their Black History Month Series!

Karen Kain, Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada, today announced the principal casting for Rudolf Nureyev's landmark production of The Sleeping Beauty.

The Second City's 81st Mainstage Revue hits Toronto on April 6, and the theatre is to thrilled to engage in its time-honoured tradition of introducing the next generation of comedic talent to the world.

A musical comedy 400 years in the making, the North Toronto Players present: "Lear Incorporated" a modern telling of the Shakespeare classic with a twist!  With book and lyrics by Michael Harms and Barb Scheffler, and  musical direction by John Ricciardelli, the show incorporates the music of Ar

Alumnae Theatre Company's 30th annual New Ideas Festival, a three-week, juried celebration of original writing and works-in-progress, takes place from March 7 to 25 in Alumnae's Studio Theatre (70 Berkeley St at Adelaide).

DanceWorks, Toronto's acclaimed and longest running contemporary dance series, is proud to present Human Body Expression with the world premiere of Chasing the Path, a lyrical, high-energy dance work that investigates the beauty and pain of memory.

Triple ByPass Productions is a collective of actors who decided to take back some control of their careers.

Actor Brent Carver has withdrawn from the Stratford Festival's 2018 season for personal reasons.

Karen Kain, Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada, today announced a new initiative within the popular pre-performance Ballet Talks series, See the Music, Hear the Dance.

Open Art Surgery, a night exploring the possibilities and breaking the boundaries of hip hop dance theatre, takes place Saturday, March 17, 8PM at the Toronto Centre for the Arts.

Academy Award-nominated actor, painter, poet, and musician Viggo Mortensen (United States/Denmark) will chair the international jury panel for the twelfth Glenn Gould Prize which includes tattoo and makeup artist, musician, entrepreneur and television personality Kat Von D (United States); Academy a

Stand Up! The original Dirty South recording artist and actor: Ludacris, is headlining Toronto's Festival of Beer (TFOB2018), presented by the Beer Store, on Friday, July 27, 2018.

Civic Theatres Toronto and Attila Glatz Concert Productions proudly present Casino Royale in Concert, the first installment in the James Bond Concert Series, produced by Film Concerts Live! in association with EON Productions and Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios (MGM).

Stop the world.

In Mike Bartlett's play, Queen Elizabeth II has just died.

Factory Theatre is proud to present THE MONUMENT, Colleen Wagner's classic, dark and powerful war play, directed by Jani Lauzon and running in the Mainspace March 10 - April 1, 2018.

A work of immense beauty in music and story, Children of God is a powerful musical that has drawn national attention for its message of resilience and redemption.

Four classic tales of misadventure are combined in Foolish Tales for Foolish Times to take the audience on a journey of venerable folk wisdom, in a celebration of our shared humanity.