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Disney's THE LION KING continues to reign across North America with a record-breaking sold-out four-week premiere engagement in Montreal which concluded on Sunday, September 4.

YOUTH AMERICA GRAND PRIX (YAGP) - the world's largest international ballet education initiative -begins its 2011-2012 season with the premiere of its new documentary, 'First Position' at the 36th annual Toronto International Film Festival on Sunday, September 11th.

Upcoming MTI Shows - 9/04 for Toronto

Canadian Stage presents William Shakespeare's romantic comedy The Winter's Tale as the 2011 Dream in High Park.

Expect Theatre and Arts Etobicoke present the sixth annual urbanNOISE festival against violence in the Rexdale and Jamestown communities, headlined by rising hip-hop star Reema Major and featuring Toronto steel pan masters Souls of Steel Orchestra as well as special guest, Grammy-winning beatboxer S

The Blyth Festival Young Company is promoted to the main stage for a revival of the musical hit Alligator Tears, an original musical by young Stratford playwright, Britta Johnson.

Toronto Youth Theatre, winner of two 2010 Broadway World awards for youth theatre productions, announced today the appointment of Neil Silcox as Artistic Director for the Company.

SHUMKA at 50 takes the Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium stage for one show only, Saturday, October 1, featuring retrospective and all-new works - including two Hopaks - highlighting Shumka's unique style and energy.

The world's largest international ballet education initiative - YOUTH AMERICA GRAND PRIX - begins its 2012 season with the premiere of its new documentary, FIRST POSITION at the Toronto Film Festival.

The Orchestre symphonique de Montréal announced an 'Open Doors with Music', an open house to which the entire Montreal community and all visitors are invited, from Thursday to Saturday, September 8 to 10.

Upcoming MTI Shows - 8/28 for Toronto

The JUNO Award winning Gryphon Trio will showcase its new CD, Broken Hearts & Madmen, featuring guest vocalist Patricia O'Callaghan, with a CD release concert at Toronto's Lula Lounge on Sunday, October 2 at 8 PM.

For the second year in a row, the Blyth Festival is proud to present Jake's Gift by Julia Mackey - a multi award-winning Canadian play about a World War II veteran's journey back to Juno Beach for the 60th anniversary of D-Day.

Scotiabank BuskerFest in support of Epilepsy Toronto is in full swing - rain or shine - and will run daily up to and including August 28 throughout Toronto's St.

The JUNO Award winning Gryphon Trio will showcase its new CD, Broken Hearts & Madmen, featuring guest vocalist Patricia O'Callaghan, with a CD release concert at Toronto's Lula Lounge on Sunday, August 2 at 8 PM.

Scotiabank BuskerFest in support of Epilepsy Toronto is in full swing - rain or shine - and will run to August 28 throughout Toronto's St.

Scotiabank BuskerFest, North America's largest street performer festival, will bring more than 100 top street performers from Canada and around the world to Toronto's historic St.

Rising hip-hop star Reema Major will headline the sixth annual urbanNOISE festival - a free, all-ages urban arts festival organized by young people in the Rexdale/Jamestown communities to inspire youth to stand up to violence.

Esmeralda Enrique Spanish Dance Company (EESDC) dancer Juan Ogalla received the 2011 Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Performance in the Dance Division for his stellar performance in last season's Espejo de Oro / Mirror of Gold.

Currently running at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, THE HOMECOMING tells the story of Teddy, who has been living in America for the past six years, away from the all-male household of his father, uncle and brothers.

Rising hip-hop star Reema Major will headline the sixth annual urbanNOISE festival - a free, all-ages urban arts festival organized by young people in the Rexdale/Jamestown communities to inspire youth to stand up to violence.

The Blyth Festival explores the world of fringe theatre with two works that garnered rave reviews at last year's SummerWorks.

Detroit's Gardgens will kick-off their Canadian tour dates on August 23, 2011 in Hamilton, Ontario in support of their recent self-titled debut album.

Broadway's master songman, Mandy Patinkin, will bring his critically acclaimed Broadway theatre concert, Mamaloshen, to Toronto this fall.

The world premiere of the documentary 'Dark Girls' (http://www.