Top 5 opera, dance and classical music experiences from 2022
Post-pandemic life saw companies entering a brave new world marked by unpredictable and shifting consumer habits, declining attendance rates and general economic uncertainty
Post-pandemic life saw companies entering a brave new world marked by unpredictable and shifting consumer habits, declining attendance rates and general economic uncertainty
Dan Chameroy, Eddie Glen and Sara-Jeanne Hosie return for a magical final goodbye.
Events by companies like Opera Revue, Against the Grain and Tapestry Opera are part of an effort to make the art form more accessible.
The Montreal-based circus company will bring their iconic big top to the site of the former Mr. Christie factory.
The spirited ensemble draws some laughs from the material, but some of it feels stale and overlong.
ACTRA Toronto said in an email it was reaching out to the production companies involved to recover cheques that were cashed by a talent agency which has ceased operations.
These sea shanty-singing Cornish men started a 'buoy band,' inked a million-dollar-plus record deal and now have a musical celebrating their unlikely story, playing at the Royal Alexandra Th…
The company of 'The Last 15 Seconds' reflects on the play's monumental run ahead of its final performance in Kitchener on Dec. 1.
Two actors play all 14 characters in this brilliantly directed production that has something in stores for audiences of all ages.
Puppet master Ronnie Burkett's somewhat parodic adaptation of 'A Christmas Carol' is an R-rated campy affair filled with a multitude of marionettes.
The English folk group the Young'uns have crafted a touching ode to a working-class hero. It's deceptively simple, powerfully moving and often hilarious.
Fifteen shows will be presented across Toronto's three major civic theatres: St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, Meridian Arts Centre and Meridian Hall.
The company's 2023 season features four distinct acts, the first of which, announced Tuesday, begins in February and includes four mainstage shows.
Running from Thursday to Nov. 20, the 35th edition of the festival will feature works by more than 15 artists.
"It means the world to be bringing a homegrown production of our show back to Gander," says co-writer Irene Sankoff.
Festival favourites Seana McKenna, Lucy Peacock and Diana Leblanc will appear in Michel Tremblay's classic comedy 'Les Belles-Soeurs.'
The improv sketch comedy troupe's sprawling 28,700-square-foot venue at One York Street officially opens Nov. 30.
The 2004 film has been refreshed for the social media age, showcasing Fey's masterful wit, but Jeff Richmond's and Nell Benjamin's score drags down the production.
"A Strange Loop," and revivals of "The Piano Lesson," "Death of a Salesman," "1776" and "Into the Woods" provide daring, stirring and groundbreaking theatre.
Artists, some owed more than $22,000, claim Compass and its president withheld payment for months after gigs.
The contemporary dance piece transforms the theatre into an analogue dark room " with nothing more than red safety lights illuminating the space.
For Farmer, advancing honest Indigenous representation onscreen and behind the scenes has been a key pillar of his work.
Brueggergosman-Lee stars as the Sorceress in Henry Purcell's baroque opera, a beloved production in Opera Atelier's repertoire
The musical took its final bow Sunday, concluding a record-breaking, five-year run at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre
Theatre leaders say the funding boost will help them produce larger and more daring productions, ultimately altering programming for the seasons to come.