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DanceWorks, Toronto's longest running contemporary dance series, presents the Toronto premiere of Vital Few, a new work from Vancouver's acclaimed Company 605 that pushes the highly dynamic company into new physical territory.

Robin Henderson and Derrick Chua are thrilled to announce the cast of DANCE ANIMAL: TORONTO, which will premiere at the Toronto Fringe Festival, June 29 to July 10, 2016, at the Tarragon Theatre Mainspace.

The Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra (TSYO) returns to Koerner Hall for their annual Spring Concert on April 21.

If/Then, a musical from the creators of Next to Normal and the director of Rent, opened last night at the Princess of Wales Theatre in Toronto.

Coal Mine Theatre presents the Toronto premiere of the edgy and electric INSTRUCTIONS (TO ANY FUTURE SOCIALIST GOVERNMENT WISHING TO ABOLISH CHRISTMAS) from May 29 - June 19.

The Sony Centre for the Performing Arts and Canadian Stage are pleased to announce that tickets are on sale today for their inaugural co-presentation of the English Canadian premiere of Cirkopolis, the critically acclaimed show by Montreal-based troupe Cirque Eloize.

The Pitchfork Disney is the award-winning playwright, Philip Ridley's first play and has become a cult-classic which has been staged all over the world.

The next addition to VideoCabaret's The History of the Village of the Small Huts series revisits Canadian history once again in THE GREAT WAR.

I fell into an orchestra pit.

The train is going at full steam now and there is really no slowing it down until after Opening Night.

?The first 21C After Hours: Blackout  concert planned for the upcoming 21C Music Festival at The Royal Conservatory, a late-night show on May 27, has already sold out and today Mervon Mehta, Executive Director of Performing Arts, confirmed that a second concert has been added on the same evening at

Combining storytelling, comedy and puppetry, Backstage in Biscuit Land presents an intimate glimpse into Thom's unique perspective as a performer and woman with Tourette Syndrome.

?Acclaimed Toronto-based Coleman Lemieux & Compagnie (CLC) proudly presents the world premiere of Against Nature (À Rebours), directed and choreographed by the renowned James Kudelka, who won the 2015 Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Choreography for #lovesexbrahms.

HOW BLACK MOTHERS SAY I LOVE YOU, presented by Trey Anthony Studios in association with Girls with Bow Ties, is a raw and honest portrayal of the choices many mothers have made in effort to create a better home for their families.

For the very first time a live audience will witness how music helps heal certain medical conditions.

The Shaw Festival's 55th season begins Saturday at 2 p.

One of the most-produced new dramas across the U.

The Coal Mine Theatre solidifies itself as a key player in the Toronto theatre scene with its gritty production of Tracy Lett's KILLER JOE.

Toronto's longest running contemporary dance series, DanceWorks presents the world premiere of JACKIE BURROUGHS IS DEAD & WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT?, a mysteriously intricate choreographed piece combining stunning dance with ambient sound to create a complex sensory experience.

Alumnae Theatre wraps up its 2015/16 season on the MainStage Theatre the darkly comedic AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY by Tracey Letts, directed by Victoria Shepherd, beginning today, April 8 through April 23, 2016.

The 50th Anniversary Season at Young People's Theatre (YPT) reaches a crescendo with THE WIZARD OF OZ, one of the most beloved musicals of the twentieth century.

As I mentioned last week, Actors Never Get Weekends! HA! I'm not really bitter about it.

I want to stay in the discovery of the character, not in the attitude of her or her life.

It is truly a rare sight to see a theatre as large as The Ed Mirvish at capacity for a serious two and a half hour drama.

Two world premiere plays by acclaimed Governor General's Award-winning playwright Jordan Tannahill (Concord Floral, Late Company) will close Canadian Stage's 15.