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Shaw Festival Shares 2023 Season Results: An Investment In Recovery


by A.A. Cristi - March 08, 2024

Explore the Shaw Festival's 2023 season results, marking a significant investment in recovery. Patrons, donors, and company members gathered to celebrate the successful season....

Cast Set For Sondheim's INTO THE WOODS Concert At The Royal Conservatory


by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 08, 2024

​The Royal Conservatory of Music has revealed the cast for the 2024 holiday season production of Into the Woods in concert. ...

Talk Is Free Theatre Will Bring LA BETE to Toronto in March


by Stephi Wild - January 30, 2024

Fresh off a successful three-production tour to Auckland, Aotearoa/New Zealand, Talk Is Free Theatre (TIFT) is back in Canada and returning to a Toronto stage this March. ...

Shakespeare BASH'd to Present Contemporary Take on THE TWO NOBLE KINSMEN


by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 04, 2024

Shakespeare BASH'd presents a contemporary take on the rarely-produced play, The Two Noble Kinsmen. Directed by James Wallis, the production features an all-star cast and explores themes of love, gender, and identity. ...

DION: A ROCK OPERA Comes to the Coal Mine Theatre Next Month


by Stephi Wild - January 04, 2024

The COAL MINE THEATRE will produce their first ever World Premiere, a fully sung through rock opera based on Euripides’ The Bacchae, DION: A ROCK OPERA. The production is co-created by COAL MINE co-founder Ted Dykstra and Prince Edward Island poet and novelist, Steven Mayoff.  ...

Last Chance to Vote for the BWW Toronto Awards; Voting Ends 12/31


by BWW Awards - December 26, 2023

It's the final week left to vote for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Toronto Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

2 Weeks to Vote for the BWW Toronto Awards; RENT, 'DA KINK IN MY HAIR, & More Lead!


by BWW Awards - December 18, 2023

There's just two weeks left to vote and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 18th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Toronto Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

BWW Q&A: Taurian Teelucksingh of A Whole New World - The Musical Magic of Alan Menken at Brampton On Stage


by Joshua Wright - December 12, 2023

BWW Q&A: Taurian Teelucksingh of A Whole New World - The Musical Magic of Alan Menken at Brampton On Stage...

BroadwayWorld Toronto Awards December 5th Standings


by BWW Awards - December 05, 2023

It's December, and the first standings of the month have been announced as of Tuesday, December 5th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Toronto Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

Review: BRIGADOON at Shaw Festival


by Michael Rabice - November 27, 2023

The golden age of Broadway found lilting infectious melodies melding with captivating, if often whimsical stories. Lerner and Loewe's 1947 BRIGADOON ticked all the boxes in a world fresh off of World War II. The Shaw Festival in Niagara on the Lake has revived it's 2019 production and this version s...

Past Shows

Everybody
7/8 - 10/9/2022


This modern riff on the fifteenth-century morality play Everyman follows Everybody (chosen from amongst the cast by lottery at each performance) as they journey through ...

KREUTZER SONATA
8/26 - 10/9/2021

FAIRGROUND
7/23 - 10/8/2021

GATSBY'S JAZZ, SONNY'S BLUES
7/10 - 10/8/2021

THE DUKE AND TWO IRENES
7/14 - 10/7/2021

SHAWGROUND
8/19 - 10/6/2021

CHITRA
7/17 - 9/30/2021

COFFEE CONCERTS
7/17 - 9/30/2021

ASSASSINS IN CONCERT
7/18 - 9/29/2021

SPEAKEASIES
7/22 - 9/18/2021

WHAT’S IN YOUR SONGBOOK?
7/28 - 8/22/2021

Songs for a Winter's Night
12/5 - 12/19/2020


The Shaw Festival is adding a festive twist to its popular concert series. Running DECEMBER 5 through DECEMBER 19 in the Jackie Maxwell Studio Theatre ...

GYPSY
5/6 - 10/18/2020


Connecticut's Longest Running Outdoor Theater. Get ready for an astounding summer of classic musical theater in 2011....

Holiday Inn
11/14 - 1/1/2020


Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn
11/16 - 12/22/2019


book: Gordon Greenberg, Chad Hodge; lyrics: Irving Berlin; music: Irving Berlin; dir: Kate Hennig....

Cyrano de Bergerac
7/27 - 10/20/2019


Cyrano de Bergerac, a play written in verse by Edmond Rostand in 1897, is a timeless story of love, insecurity, and the power of words. ...

Mahabharata Workshops
9/24 - 10/15/2019


Ravi Jain; dir: Ravi Jain. World Premiere...

Brigadoon
5/5 - 10/13/2019


Festival Theatre: book: Brian Hill, Alan Jay Lerner; music: Frederick Loewe; dir: Glynis Leyshon....

Getting Married
5/10 - 10/13/2019


Royal George Theatre: Bernard Shaw; dir: Tania Jacobs....

Sex
6/21 - 10/13/2019


Jackie Maxwell Studio Theatre: Mae West; dir: Peter Hinton....

Rope
4/12 - 10/12/2019


Patrick Hamilton; dir: Rusty Tennant....

The Glass Menagerie
5/22 - 10/12/2019


Amanda Wingfield is a faded, tragic remnant of Southern gentility who lives in poverty in a dingy St. Louis apartment with her son, Tom, and ...

The Ladykillers
6/11 - 10/12/2019


The UK and Ireland tour follows The Ladykillers critically acclaimed run at Londons Gielgud Theatre. The production was recently nominated for five Awards in the ...

The Russian Play
6/8 - 10/12/2019


Royal George Theatre: Hannah Moscovitch; dir: Diana Donnelly....

Victory
7/14 - 10/12/2019


Howard Barker; dir: Tim Carroll....


Bernard Shaw; dir: Kimberley Rampersad....


TBD ; dir: Brendan McMurtry-Howlett, Cherissa Richards....

The Horse and His Boy
4/6 - 7/21/2019


THE HORSE AND HIS BOY a fitting follow-up to TRUMPETS’ much-acclaimed musical adaptation of C. S. Lewis’ The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, is ...

A Christmas Carol
11/14 - 12/23/2018


A Christmas Carol is an adaptation of Charles Dickens' most well-known story, in which Ebenezer Scrooge is a wealthy curmudgeon who believes that personal wealth ...

Henry V
7/22 - 10/28/2018


William Shakespeare; dir: Kevin Bennett, Tim Carroll....


adapt: David Pichette, R. Hamilton Wright from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle; dir: Craig Hall....

Grand Hotel
5/3 - 10/14/2018


Luther Davis; lyrics: George Forrest, Robert Wright; music: George Forrest, Robert Wright; dir: Eda Holmes....

Oh What a Lovely War
7/14 - 10/13/2018


book: Theatre Workshop , Charles Chilton, Joan Littlewood; dir: Peter Hinton....

The Magician's Nephew
4/4 - 10/13/2018


MainStage: Aurand Harris....

The Baroness and the Pig
6/10 - 10/6/2018


Michael Mackenzie; dir: Selma Dimitrijevic....

O' Flaherty V.C.
5/31 - 10/1/2018


George Bernard Shaw; dir: Kimberly Rampersad....

Secret Theatre Events
6/1 - 12/31/2017


yes shhhhhh; dir: itsa secret. World Premiere...

Dancing at Lughnasa
5/14 - 10/15/2017


This extraordinary play, widely regarded as Friel’s masterpiece, is the study of five unmarried sisters, named for Friel’s mother and sisters, (“those five brave, Glenties ...

Dracula
7/4 - 10/15/2017


Professor Van Helsing and his brave comrades must hunt down and destroy the profoundly evil Count Dracula. But the Count is exceedingly resourceful, employing superhuman ...

Madness of George III
4/11 - 10/15/2017


Alan Bennett; dir: Kevin Bennett....

Me and My Girl
4/11 - 10/15/2017


adapt: Stephen Fry from Douglas Furber, L. Arthur Rose; music: Noel Gay; dir: Ashlie Corcoran....

St Joan
5/3 - 10/15/2017


George Bernard Shaw; dir: Tim Carroll....

1979
5/20 - 10/14/2017


Michael Healey; dir: Eric Coates. World Premiere...

An Octoroon
7/16 - 10/14/2017


Branden Jacobs-Jenkins; dir: Peter Hinton....

1837: The Famers' Revolt
5/12 - 10/8/2017


Theatre Passe Muraille , Rick Salutin; dir: Philip Akin....

Androcles and the Lion
6/6 - 10/7/2017


In this delicious Renaissance romp, a traveling band of Commedia dell’Arte players transforms the Hawaii Theatre into a 16th century Italian street, to deliver this ...

Wilde Tales
6/8 - 10/7/2017


adapt: Jeremy Bloom from Oscar Wilde; music: David Cope; dir: Jeremy Bloom. World Premiere...

Middletown
7/13 - 9/10/2017


Mary Swanson just moved to Middletown. About to have her first child, she is eager to enjoy the neighborly bonds a small town promises. But ...

Alice in Wonderland
4/27 - 10/16/2016


This brand-new musical version of the timeless classic takes you down the rabbit hole with the ever-curious Alice to a land of zany adventures where ...

Engaged
6/15 - 10/16/2016


W.S Gilbert; music: Ryan deSouza; dir: Morris Panych....

Mrs. Warren's Profession
4/21 - 10/16/2016


5112 Lankershim: - George Bernard Shaw; dir: Robin Larsen....

Sweeney Todd
7/17 - 10/16/2016


Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, by Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler, is a darkly gripping musical thriller that has garnered numerous accolades, ...

Sweeney Todd
7/17 - 10/16/2016


Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, by Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler, is a darkly gripping musical thriller that has garnered numerous accolades, ...

A Woman of No Importance
5/29 - 10/15/2016


Peer through the window of time and see Hester, a beautiful, young, American; spend a weekend at an English country house party in the company ...

Our Town
4/9 - 10/15/2016


Day in and day out, Grover's Corners is Any Town, USA. The paper is delivered, the milkman visits, time passes and life continues. Only when ...


adapt: Lisa Codrington; dir: Ravi Jain....

Uncle Vanya
5/1 - 9/11/2016


Vanya and his niece work their small country estate, living frugally and keeping their emotions tightly reined in until visitors turn their world upside down ...

Dance of Death
7/13 - 9/10/2016


adapt: Conor McPherson from August Strindberg; dir: Martha Henry....

Dance of Death
7/13 - 9/10/2016


adapt: Conor McPherson from August Strindberg; dir: Martha Henry....


Athol Fugard; dir: Philip Akin....

The Light in the Piazza
The Light in the Piazza
7/5 - 10/12/2013


THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA takes place in Italy in the summer of 1953. Margaret Johnson, the wife of an American businessman, is touring the ...

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