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Canadian comic Don Harron, best known for his character Charlie Farquharson has died at age 90.

Tonight, January 17th, 2015 at 8:00 pm, Beyond Boundaries presents Into The Woods In Concert at the Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto (115 Simpson Avenue) to benefit the AIDS Committee of Toronto (ACT) and MCC Toronto Refugee & Immigration Program.

BroadwayWorld is pleased to announce that the winners for the Toronto regional awards have been announced exclusively on our Facebook page! I wish to congratulate all of the winners!

For 50 years, the Canada-Israel Cultural Foundation has been dedicated to supporting and developing artistic life in Israel through scholarships and grants, as well as showcasing Israeli culture in Canada.

William Shakespeare wrote in The Merchant of Venice: 'How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world.

Young People's Theatre welcomes Green Thumb Theatre and their production of tagged by acclaimed Canadian playwright Dave Deveau.

Tarragon Theatre presents the world premiere of Waiting Room, written by the talented and multi-faceted Diane Flacks, and directed by the equally talented, multi-faceted Richard Greenblatt, teaming up for a second time as writer and director for Tarragon.

'Today we are very proud to reveal the nominees for the 2015 CANADIAN SCREEN AWARDS,' says Helga Stephenson, CEO, Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television.

Theatre francais de Toronto will present the French adaptation of the smash hit Midsummer, by Scottish playwright David Greig and singer-songwriter Gordon McIntyre.

“Witch Fulfillment” – that's what next Saturday night's benefit concert of “Into the Woods” (ITW) is for artistic director Christopher Wilson.

Nightwood Theatre continues its 2014/15 season with the world premiere of HER2 by celebrated playwright Maja Ardal at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, 12 Alexander Street, from tonight, January 13 to February 1, 2015.

The TSS Collective has announced the remount of this summer's hit Toronto Fringe show, TIME STANDS STILL by Pulitzer Prize winner Donald Margulies.

YPT presents the national debut of Quest Theatre's SNOW ANGEL.

The Bony Fiddle Theatre Group will present 'Nightingales: Undiscovered & Unplugged Vol.

Montreal actress/producer Sarah Booth's Toronto debut in the searing, smash indie hit 'Blackbird' is an overnight hit three years in the making.

Tarragon Theatre presents the English-language premiere of Abyss, written and translated by Tarragon's first-ever International playwright-in-residence Maria Milisavljevic and directed by Artistic Director Richard Rose.

Winner of seven Tony awards, including 'Best Score' for Sondheim, and the Drama Critics Circle Award for 'Best Musical,' Follies opened at the Winter Garden Theatre on April 4, 1971, and ran for 522 performances.

?Pleiades Theatre, with the support of Theatre Passe Muraille, presents the English-language premiere of The Sound of Cracking Bones (Le bruit des os qui craquent) by internationallyacclaimed playwright Suzanne Lebeau.

Factory presents the world premiere of TWISTED, a spoken word and prose collaboration between playwrights Charlotte Corbeil-Coleman and Joseph Jomo Pierre.

Swift advance sales have prompted the Stratford Festival to extend the runs of four productions, just as the box office has opened to the public.

Canadian Stage today announced that film and television star Molly Parker (Deadwood; House of Cards) will take to the stage for the Canadian premiere of Harper Regan at the Bluma Appel Theatre (27 Front St.

Tarragon Theatre presents the remount of its award-winning, critically acclaimed production of Lungs, written by British playwright Duncan Macmillan, directed by Weyni Mengesha, and starring Lesley Faulkner and Brendan Gall.

New Year's Eve is a retrospective time when we take a break and glance back at special memories.

This summer, London's Globe Theatre thrilled Prescott and area audiences with its presentation of 'Hamlet,' the only Canadian stop on its current international tour.

According to reports on twitter the first performance of Mirvish's holiday show BLADES ON STAGE, now playing at The Princess of Wales Theatre, was canceled due to holes in the ice on stage.