June 01, 2013
A hilarious battle of wits plays out in one of Noel Coward's most celebrated comedies, Blithe Spirit. Directed by long-time Stratford Festival favourite Brian Bedford, the gorgeously designed production officially opens tonight, June 1, and runs until October 20 at the Avon Theatre. Watch two scenes...
May 31, 2013
Examining the power struggle between two legendary monarchs, Mary Stuart offers a timely exploration of the often dangerous relationship between religion and politics. Directed by the Festival's Artistic Director, Antoni Cimolino, Friedrich Schiller's gripping historical drama, in a new version by P...
May 31, 2013
Twenty years after its Broadway premiere, Tommy returns to the stage in a new production helmed by its co-creator and original director, Des McAnuff at the Stratford Festival. The spectacular musical that swept the Tony Awards in 1993 started previews on Saturday, May 4, at the Avon Theatre, and pla...
May 28, 2013
Disney Theatrical Productions confirmed in January that Aladdin, a new musical based on the Academy Award winning animated film, will play its pre-Broadway engagement at Toronto's Ed Mirvish Theatre(formerly the Canon) November 13, 2013 to January 12, 2014 and will open at Broadway's New Amsterdam T...
May 26, 2013
4 Out of 5 Stars | The Eifman Ballet's St. Petursburg resident production of RODIN blew audiences away at the Sony Centre in downtown Toronto....
May 20, 2013
The third rock musical produced by the Festival in recent years, Tommy will be the biggest musical ever staged at Stratford. The show features massive LED screens and extraordinary automated set pieces that light up, explode, spin and tilt - get a first look below!...
May 17, 2013
Based on The Who's 1969 concept album of the same name, Tommy tells the story of a young man who, despite having lost the faculties of speech, sight and hearing, becomes a pinball virtuoso - and the centre of a celebrity cult. In a new production helmed by its original Tony Award-winning director, D...
April 15, 2013
Toronto's own Kelly Holiff is doing a very special fundraiser at the end of April called 'Hit That Jive Jack', which benefits The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada. Kelly is a Toronto based performance who has had leading roles in RENT, Hairspray, Beauty and the Beast and more. She is headlining...
April 03, 2013
Mirvish Productions presents the return of LES MISERABLES starring West End star Ramin Karimloo as Jean Valjean. Get a glimpse of the show in the newly-released commercial below!...
April 02, 2013
During the launch of the 2013-14 National Arts Centre English Theatre season, Artistic Director Jillian Keiley introduced the members of the new season's acting ensemble. Watch the video below to hear the actors' thoughts on the upcoming season!...
March 27, 2013
Carmen. The very title conjures up images of sultry, physical passion, unleashed emotions and anguished eroticism. Davide Bombana's 2006 one-act interpretation of the Carmen story, so familiar to audiences through Bizet's opera, brought all of these qualities to the stage in an unforgettable flouris...
March 27, 2013
The Canadian Opera Company has recently announced its upcoming season which will include a new production of LA BOHEME, the Atom Egoyan-helmed COSI FAN TUTTE and Peter Sellars' production of Handel's HERCULES. Watch the trailer below to hear from the cast and creative forces behind these works!...
March 27, 2013
Everything about this piece - choreography, music, set, costumes; even the long catwalk that extends into the audience - is stunning. Following the success of Chouinard's Orpheus and Eurydice (featured in Canadian Stage's 2011.12 season), another of her internationally- acclaimed shows arrives for a...
March 27, 2013
Niagara-on-the-Lake will once again be abuzz as The Shaw Festival kicks off its 2013 season next week. 10 plays and musicals will be featured on four stages from April 3 to October 27. Watch the festival's trailer below!...
March 26, 2013
Sam Shepard's TRUE WEST is now on stage at Soulpepper Theatre. Watch the video below to hear the cast and director talk about the production - and get a look inside the rehearsal hall!...
March 26, 2013
One of the world's most beloved musicals lands on the Stratford stage when the festival's new season opens in April. Watch the video below to hear Artistic Director Antoni Cimolino look ahead to FIDDLER ON THE ROOF helmed and choreographed by Donna Feore, now in her 19th season at the festival....
March 19, 2013
With only 35 days until the launch of the 2013 Stratford Festival Season, we bring you a preview of their 61st season with 12 productions taking the stage. Watch the video below!...
March 15, 2013
Artistic Director Antoni Cimolino celebrates the Festival Theatre's thrust stage, designed by Tanya Moiseiwitsch for Stratford's first season in 1953, and restored to its original configuration for 2013. The heart of any theatre is its stage, and nowhere is this truer than here in Stratford....
March 04, 2013
Designed by Tanya Moiseiwitsch for Stratford's first season in 1953, and restored to its original configuration for 2013, the Tanya stage is a living legend in North American theatre. Check out the video below!...
February 28, 2013
THE GIACOMO VARIATIONS, starring Hollywood icon John Malkovich, will play Toronto's Elgin Theatre, June 7-9, 2013 for four shows only. BroadwayWorld brings you a look at Malkovich's 'Casanova' in the trailer below!...
February 27, 2013
Stratford Shakespeare Festival's 2013 season, the first season with Antoni Cimolino as Artistic Director, will feature The Three Musketeers by Peter Raby, adapted from the novel by Alexandre Dumas and directed by Miles Potter. The production will run at the Festival Theatre, may 18 through October 1...
February 13, 2013
For its 50th year, the Mirvish family will present 14 shows in Toronto - its biggest season ever....
January 17, 2013
Today, Danielle Wade, star of the new Toronto production of The Wizard of Oz, appeared on The Morning Show to talk about playing 'Dorothy' onstage. Click below to watch the interview!...
January 14, 2013
Producers Bill Kenwright, The Really Useful Group, David Mirvish, Troika Entertainment & Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures present the all-Canadian cast of the North American premiere of Andrew Lloyd Webber's new stage adaptation of THE WIZARD OF OZ, which opened on December 20 at the Mirvish Theatre. W...
January 10, 2013
Producers Bill Kenwright, The Really Useful Group, David Mirvish, Troika Entertainment & Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures present the all-Canadian cast of the North American premiere of Andrew Lloyd Webber's new stage adaptation of THE WIZARD OF OZ, which opened on December 20 at the Mirvish Theatre. B...
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