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Elf, the Christmas musical now on stage at London's Grand Theatre is an endearing show, thanks to a funny, well-written script, and a six foot four Elf who can deliver the lines.

God of Carnage, the hit play by Yasmina Reza that won the 2009 Tony Award for Best Play, Best Director and Best Actress (Marcia Gay Harden) opened last week at The Panasonic Theatre as part of Mirvish Production's second annual Off-Mirvish season.

Once the Musical opened this past Thursday at Toronto's gorgeous Royal Alexandra Theatre, proving to Torontonians that a musical doesn't need to be big, brassy and full of fancy special effects to move an audience and shake their emotional core.

Ross Petty's latest 'broken' fairytale pantomime is currently shaking the roof off of the Elgin Theatre.

Thom Allison, the thrilling actor/singer who is stopping the show nightly in the Shaw Festival's current hit production of 'Guys and Dolls,' will return to perform in a fundraising concert for Metropolitan Community Church Toronto (MCC Toronto) tonight, Nov.

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Having performed to over a half a million fans around the world since its first show in Liverpool, England in January 2011, The World's Greatest Pink Floyd Show, Brit Floyd, returns to Toronto's Sony Centre on April 8, 2014 to present DISCOVERY, a stunning new three hour chronological journey spanni

Pleiades Theatre presents Manon, Sandra and the Virgin Mary by Michel Tremblay.

The Actors' Fund of Canada, the lifeline for Canada's entertainment industry, is pleased to announce the addition of a new member to its Board of Directors.

Warriors by Michel Garneau running in Toronto today, November 28 to December 8, 2013 at Ernest Balmer Studio.

Talk Is Free Theatre has announced principal casting and creative teams for the first three productions of the current season.

Toronto is awash with excitement to celebrate the O-FISH-AL opening night of Ross Petty Productions' THE LITTLE MERMAID, tonight at 7pm at the Elgin Theatre.

Thom Allison, the thrilling actor/singer who is stopping the show nightly in the Shaw Festival's current hit production of 'Guys and Dolls,' will return to perform in a fundraising concert for Metropolitan Community Church Toronto (MCC Toronto) on Saturday, Nov.

It's an exciting holiday theatre season in Toronto, with lots of great options for children and grown ups alike! One option which is bound to appeal to people of all ages is the classic tale of ANNIE - being presented by Young People's Theatre and starring newcomer Jenny Weisz in the iconic role.

Out of a pool of 155 young, aspiring opera singers from across the country, the Canadian Opera Company has selected nine to compete in the third annual COC Ensemble Studio Competition today, November 26, 2013 at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts.

ONCE, winner of eight Tony Awards including Best Musical and winner of the 2013 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, begins a strictly limited engagement from tonight, November 26 - January 5 at the Royal Alexandra Theatre.

White Christmas is one of those "feel good" shows.

Drayton Entertainment's Artistic Director Alex Mustakas has continued to his tried and true "Legends" series with Legends of Harmony.

The Luminato Festival today officially announced the Toronto premiere of dancer/choreographer Pina Bausch's legendary dance-theatre piece KONTAKTHOF as part of the 8th annual Luminato Festival in June 2014.

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Pushing their intellectual, moral, and even physical boundaries, two ad-men are hired to pitch the perfect slogan for the biggest moneymaker in history: The Army.

Musicals get a bad rap.

Due to popular demand - and just in time for the holidays, Disney's Aladdin is releasing additional seats for performances between December 17 through January 5.

It was a true 'Arabian Night' in Toronto where the Broadway bound production of Disney's Aladdin had it's 'world premiere' last night.

Toronto is awash with excitement in light of news that Ross Petty Productions has announced that the 18th annual holiday pantomime at the Elgin Theatre will beTHE LITTLE MERMAID, running today, November 22, 2013 - January 4, 2014.