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RENT: The Broadway Tour has been a smash hit across the US over the last twelve months, and finally comes to Canada for a limited two week run at Toronto's Canon Theatre beginning January 12th, 2010.

After five weeks of packed houses and standing ovations, Toronto audiences cannot seem to get enough of the touring production of TONY Award-winning musical FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, starring Harvey Fierstein.

THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA, winner of 6 Tony Awards, will makes it's Canadian debut on January 30 by the Acting Up Stage Theater Company.

Today, Curator Michael Green announced the 2010 line up for the 24th annual High Performance Rodeo, Calgary's International Festival of the Arts.

The popular 24th annual High Performance Rodeo, Calgary's International Festival of the Arts running January 7 to 31, 2010 at various venues throughout Calgary, starts tomorrow, and will feature a collection of the boldest and the brightest artists from the realms of theatre, dance, comedy and music

Albert Schultz, Founding Artistic Director of Soulpepper Theatre Company, today announced that the company's highly successful 2009 production of the Canadian classic Billy Bishop Goes to War will return to open Soulpepper's 2010 season.

For the 13th year Centaur Theatre Company presents the Annual Wildside Festival, a selection of cutting-edge plays that celebrate the spirit of independent theatre.

Direct from New York, Pacific Theatre and the PuSh International Performing Arts Festival are proud to present THE PASSION PROJECT, an extraordinary performance piece by video artist Reid Farrington playing playing from January 27-February 6th.

The enormously popular production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC cannot seem to satisfy audience demand.

2009 was a fantastic year for Canadian Theatre, and with many exciting things on the horizon for 2010, there is a lot for us to be thankful for.

MY MOTHER'S LESBIAN JEWISH WICCAN WEDDING, the new musical comedy based on a true story, seems to be a certified hit, selling more than 16,000 tickets at the 700-seat state-of-the-art Panasonic Theatre.

Audience momentum for MY MOTHER'S LESBIAN JEWISH WICCAN WEDDING continues to build.

The Canadian premiere of Broadway's rockin' goodtime musical ROCK OF AGES will feature some of the country's hottest musical theatre talent when it begins performances at the Royal Alexandra Theatre on April 20, 2010.

The Canadian premiere of Broadway's rockin' goodtime musical ROCK OF AGES will feature some of the country's hottest musical theatre talent when it begins performances at the Royal Alexandra Theatre on April 20, 2010.

Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Sound of Music has enjoyed a record breaking run at The Princess of Wales Theatre in Toronto.

A holiday treat awaits theatre-bound families as the Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People presents the World Premiere of Leslie Arden's 'The Princess & the Handmaiden'.

My Mother's Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wedding was the surprise smash hit at last year's Toronto Fringe Festival, and has been wowing larger audiences at the Panasonic Theatre in Toronto for the last few months.

CBC News has reported that there's a new kid on the block in Canada - the National English Theatre Company will launch it's first show, A Christmas Carol, on December 15.

Albert Schultz, Founding Artistic Director of Soulpepper Theatre Company, today announced that the company's production of Civil Elegies will run December 3 - 24, 2009, at the Young Centre for the Performing Arts.

Albert Schultz, Founding Artistic Director of Soulpepper Theatre Company, today announced that the company's production of Parfumerie will run November 26 - December 24, 2009, at the Young Centre for the Performing Arts.

The enormously popular production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC cannot seem to satisfy audience demand.

David Mirvish is delighted to present the Studio 180 production of David Hare's play, STUFF HAPPENS at the Royal Alexandra Theatre.

Soulpepper audiences got into the holiday spirit this month, donating $6,400 to the Actors' Fund of Canada following four performances of Parfumerie, a heart-warming story that has quickly become a hit of Toronto's holiday season.

Albert Schultz, General Director of the Young Centre for the Performing Arts, today announced Full Bloom - a new dance program opening the Young Centre's 2010 season.

The Farewell Tour of the classic Fiddler on the Roof lands in Toronto this month at the Canon Theatre, just in time for the holiday season.