109 stories by "The Canadian Press"
The Siminovitch Prize, which rotates on a three-year cycle to recognize contributions to different theatrical fields, is this year honouring excellence in playwriting.
The Grand Acts of Theatre initiative will see large-scale outdoor works staged in 11 communities from coast to coast as the pandemic has shuttered live venues
The award-winning Canadian author says his new audio drama started as a game between him and his partner's daughter.
Stratford was scheduled to roll out 15 productions in four theatres, including Colm Feore's 'Richard III'' as the inaugural show at the new $70-million Tom Patterson Theatre, before the clos…
Cordero grew up in Hamilton's west end and attended Ryerson University for acting.
The Isolate Nights series is a two-hour compilation of new theatrical work that reflects remarkable ingenuity in a time of crisis.
The Newfoundland-set musical was slated to open in China this spring.
Learning, who died Sunday in Fredericton, was said to have had a profound impact on countless people, organizations, and communities as a writer, actor and director.
Producers say the smash musical will open in Shanghai for a limited engagement in May, with further cities in China to be announced.
Mirvish's director of sales and marketing says he'd be "very surprised" if any tickets being offered online were real.
The songs also help further 'theatricalize' the haunting story, says Donoghue of the musical.
Margaret Trudeau has been fascinating people for decades, from the time she secretly married then-prime minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau in 1971 at age 22, to her unabashed tales of partying …
While some hope the drama will spur conversation about long-term care, others believe that seeing Wettlaufer's name "glamourized on stage" will only cause further pain.
Movie musical personalizes the sacrifices of immigrants and labour leaders in Winnipeg, some of whom died and several of whom were arrested in a police crackdown.
The entire audience at the July performance will be invited to down a shot of screech (or ginger ale) and kiss a plastic cod.
Sergio Trujillo said he had never spoken publicly about his own illegal history
The set and lighting elements for the hit musical Hadestown, which has earned 14 Tony Award nominations, were partly worked out at the Citadel Theatre in Edmonton during a three-week run the…
Running Wednesday through Sunday at the historic site, the musical from the new Toronto-based Eclipse Theatre Company (ETC) is meant to be an immersive experience set in a venue that once ho…
Layers of structural problems throughout Canada's comedy industry have resulted in many comics living on shoestring budgets.
Thousands of GM employees gathered Thursday to hear the British musician deliver a free acoustic performance as a gesture of support.
In her directorial debut, the company's artistic director will restage the ballet to accentuate the love story at its heart.
The National Theatre School Festival, formerly known as the Sears Drama Festival, was founded in 1946.
