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December 25, 2025

Heather Ogden in The Nutcracker, 2019. Ogden has been performing the role of the Sugar Plum Fairy for more than 20 years, continuing to this very day. Karolina Kuras/The National Ballet of Canada

Heather Ogden in The Nutcracker, 2019. Ogden has been performing the role of the Sugar Plum Fairy for more than 20 years, continuing to this very day. Karolina Kuras/The National Ballet of Canada

30 moments for 30 years of The Nutcracker

6 min read

December 21, 2025

l to r: Murder-on-the-Lake ensemble members Kristopher Bowman, Cosette Derome, Virgilia Griffith and Travis Seetoo (Shaw Festival, 2025). Photo by Michael Cooper.

l to r: Murder-on-the-Lake ensemble members Kristopher Bowman, Cosette Derome, Virgilia Griffith and Travis Seetoo (Shaw Festival, 2025). Photo by Michael Cooper.

Shaw Festival announces three-year residency at Toronto Harbourfront Centre

3 min read

December 16, 2025

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Christopher Deacon_V Tony Hauser (5)

Christopher Deacon on his time at the National Arts Centre and what comes next

5 min read

December 15, 2025

Vanessa Sears as Juliet

Vanessa Sears as Juliet

review

Every second is a highlight in Mirvish’s all-Canadian & Juliet

Aisling Murphy

4 min read

December 15, 2025

'This has been a many-months decision, and not an easy one,' says Mel Hague.

'This has been a many-months decision, and not an easy one,' says Mel Hague.

Artistic director Mel Hague to depart Toronto’s Factory Theatre

5 min read

December 12, 2025

Ramin Karimloo (Pirate King) and the company of Roundabout Theatre Company’s Broadway production of Pirates! The Penzance Musical. Pirates! The Penzance Musical – Production Photo Captions
(CREDIT: Joan Marcus, 2025)

Ramin Karimloo (Pirate King) and the company of Roundabout Theatre Company’s Broadway production of Pirates! The Penzance Musical. Pirates! The Penzance Musical – Production Photo Captions
(CREDIT: Joan Marcus, 2025)

Ramin Karimloo wants to return to Canadian theatre, starting with a one-night-only concert at the Princess of Wales

4 min read

December 11, 2025

Tom Rooney in Rogers v Rogers at CrowsRVR-photobyDahliaKatz-4853

Tom Rooney in Rogers v Rogers at CrowsRVR-photobyDahliaKatz-4853

review

Rogers v. Rogers is v good

Ilana Lucas

4 min read

December 9, 2025

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David Acton and Ben Porter in The Woman in Black DSC_0303 David Acton and Ben Porter_2

review

The Woman in Black has a few good jump scares – but an annoying frame narrative nearly smothers them

Aisling Murphy

3 min read

December 9, 2025

The cast of Irving Berlin's White Christmas performing “Let Yourself Go”. (Shaw Festival, 2025). Photo by Michael Cooper.

The cast of Irving Berlin's White Christmas performing “Let Yourself Go”. (Shaw Festival, 2025). Photo by Michael Cooper.

review

A Christmastime classic closes the book on the Royal George Theatre, and White Christmas is sublime at The Festival Theatre

Aisling Murphy

4 min read

December 9, 2025

The best theatre of 2025 from Toronto, Stratford and Shaw

Aisling Murphy

5 min read

December 8, 2025

BELT co founder Sam Hall sings at the musical-theatre karaoke night at Track & Field Bar in Toronto on 19 November 2025, featuring songs from Mamma Mia.

BELT co founder Sam Hall sings at the musical-theatre karaoke night at Track & Field Bar in Toronto on 19 November 2025, featuring songs from Mamma Mia.

Musical-theatre karaoke draws everyone from Gen-Zs to Xers to belt out show tunes

5 min read

December 5, 2025

Peter Deiwick, Callum Lurie and Paige Foskett in We Will Rock You. Photo by Dahlia Katz

Peter Deiwick, Callum Lurie and Paige Foskett in We Will Rock You. Photo by Dahlia Katz

review

We Will Rock You is a bad case of Freddie Mercury-poisoning

Aisling Murphy

4 min read

December 5, 2025

FILE PHOTO: Jeremy O. Harris poses during the Met Gala, an annual fundraising gala held for the benefit of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute with this year's theme 'Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,' in New York City, New York, U.S., May 5, 2025. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo

FILE PHOTO: Jeremy O. Harris poses during the Met Gala, an annual fundraising gala held for the benefit of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute with this year's theme 'Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,' in New York City, New York, U.S., May 5, 2025. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo

Playwright Jeremy O. Harris arrested in Japan on alleged drug smuggling charges

2 min read

December 5, 2025

Keira Sanford with Artists of the Ballet in The Nutcracker.

Keira Sanford with Artists of the Ballet in The Nutcracker.

How the National Ballet keeps its Nutcracker costumes looking fresh, 30 years in

3 min read

December 4, 2025

Costume designer Ming Wong poses for a portrait in the Canadian Stage costume studio in Toronto, ON on November 14th 2025. Duane Cole/The Globe and Mail

Costume designer Ming Wong poses for a portrait in the Canadian Stage costume studio in Toronto, ON on November 14th 2025. Duane Cole/The Globe and Mail

Meet Ming Wong, the designer behind the elaborate costumes in Toronto’s holiday pantomime

2 min read

December 3, 2025

The Theatre Aquarius Production of
Disney’s Frozen, The Broadway Musical
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Jessica Gallant (Anna), Kaleigh Gorka (Elsa), David Andrew Reid (Bishop)
Photo by Dahlia Katz

The Theatre Aquarius Production of
Disney’s Frozen, The Broadway Musical
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Jessica Gallant (Anna), Kaleigh Gorka (Elsa), David Andrew Reid (Bishop)
Photo by Dahlia Katz

Frozen fever has hit Canadian theatre. Here’s what Elsa and Anna are up to across the country

5 min read

December 3, 2025

Tom Stoppard poses with the award for Best Play for Leopoldstadt at the 76th Annual Tony Awards in New York City, in June, 2023. Stoppard died last week at 88.

Tom Stoppard poses with the award for Best Play for Leopoldstadt at the 76th Annual Tony Awards in New York City, in June, 2023. Stoppard died last week at 88.

Tom Stoppard’s life in five plays

J. Kelly Nestruck

4 min read

December 2, 2025

Ravi Jain is pictured during a dress rehearsal of "Prince Hamlet" at The Theatre Centre in Toronto on Tuesday, April 18, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

Ravi Jain is pictured during a dress rehearsal of "Prince Hamlet" at The Theatre Centre in Toronto on Tuesday, April 18, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

Siminovitch Prize awarded to Why Not Theatre founder Ravi Jain

1 min read

December 1, 2025

From left to right, James Daly (with guitar) Sierra Haynes (with violin), Amaka Umeh, Landon Doak, Belinda Corpuz, Astrid Van Wieren, Jonathan Tan, and Matt Pilipiak in Bad Hats’ Narnia.

From left to right, James Daly (with guitar) Sierra Haynes (with violin), Amaka Umeh, Landon Doak, Belinda Corpuz, Astrid Van Wieren, Jonathan Tan, and Matt Pilipiak in Bad Hats’ Narnia.

review

Bad Hats’ Narnia is huge-hearted and Muppety – and packs a surprising emotional wallop

Aisling Murphy

4 min read

December 1, 2025

Peter Deiwick, Callum Lurie and Paige Foskett in We Will Rock You. Photo by Dahlia Katz

Peter Deiwick, Callum Lurie and Paige Foskett in We Will Rock You. Photo by Dahlia Katz

Queen jukebox musical We Will Rock You returns to Toronto via Quebec

4 min read

November 28, 2025

(on staircase) Cayleigh Capaldi (Maria Rainer) with the von Trapp Children (l to r) Haddie Mac (Brigitta), Luciana VanDette (Gretl), Benjamin Stasiek (Kurt), Ruby Caramore (Marta), Ava Davis (Louisa), Eli Vander Griend (Friedrich), Ariana Ferch (Liesl) in The Sound of Music. Photo Credit: Jeremy Daniel.

(on staircase) Cayleigh Capaldi (Maria Rainer) with the von Trapp Children (l to r) Haddie Mac (Brigitta), Luciana VanDette (Gretl), Benjamin Stasiek (Kurt), Ruby Caramore (Marta), Ava Davis (Louisa), Eli Vander Griend (Friedrich), Ariana Ferch (Liesl) in The Sound of Music. Photo Credit: Jeremy Daniel.

The Sound of Music is luxurious and lush – and just in time for Christmas

Aisling Murphy

4 min read

November 27, 2025

Nehassaiu deGannes & Tony Ofori_Moonlight Schooner_photo by Dahlia Katz Berkeley Street Theatre

Nehassaiu deGannes & Tony Ofori_Moonlight Schooner_photo by Dahlia Katz Berkeley Street Theatre

Moonlight Schooner is a swirling storm of ideas and poetry

Aisling Murphy

4 min read

November 27, 2025

Vanessa Sears rehearses alongside fellow cast members for the new Mirvish production of “& Juliet” at the Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre Centre in Toronto on 17 November 2025.

Vanessa Sears rehearses alongside fellow cast members for the new Mirvish production of “& Juliet” at the Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre Centre in Toronto on 17 November 2025.

& Juliet’s title role is one of the hardest in musical theatre. Vanessa Sears is up to the challenge

5 min read

November 24, 2025

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Title: Fulfillment Centre

Production & Venue: Coal Mine Theatre

ElanaEmerPhotography_Kristen Thomson in FulfillmentCenter_CoalMineTheatre_EE_1496
Title: Fulfillment Centre

Production & Venue: Coal Mine Theatre

review

Fulfillment Centre shows love in the time of Amazon-ian capitalism

Martha Schabas

4 min read

November 21, 2025

debbie tucker green's a profoundly affectionate, passionate devotion to someone (-noun) explores the implications of what it means to love.

debbie tucker green's a profoundly affectionate, passionate devotion to someone (-noun) explores the implications of what it means to love.

This wordily titled British play sees three couples fight for love in all its forms

Aisling Murphy

4 min read

November 19, 2025

Kristen Thomson, who wrote the award-winning play I, Claudia, stars in Fulfillment Centre as a 60-something folk singer.

Kristen Thomson, who wrote the award-winning play I, Claudia, stars in Fulfillment Centre as a 60-something folk singer.

Starring in Coal Mine Theatre’s Fulfillment Centre, Kristen Thomson is nothing if not fulfilled

4 min read

November 16, 2025

Trevor Patt & Company in YPT’s SHREK THE MUSICAL. Set Design by William Layton, Costume Design by Joyce Padua, Lighting Design by Echo Zhou.

Trevor Patt & Company in YPT’s SHREK THE MUSICAL. Set Design by William Layton, Costume Design by Joyce Padua, Lighting Design by Echo Zhou.

review

Shrek the Musical is gloriously tasteless and shamelessly gassy fun

Martha Schabas

4 min read

November 13, 2025

In a sea of frothy holiday properties, The Christmas Market adds an overdue injection of depth to decking the halls.

In a sea of frothy holiday properties, The Christmas Market adds an overdue injection of depth to decking the halls.

The Christmas Market is a feel-bad holiday story – and one of the best new plays of 2025

Aisling Murphy

5 min read

November 13, 2025

opinion

Maria Bamford’s aggressively intimate humour forces discomfort during politically turbulent times

Pasha Malla

6 min read

November 11, 2025

Elizabeth McGovern wrote and stars in Ava: The Secret Conversations. “I started looking at Ava’s movies and reading about her life, and I got really drawn into it,” she says.

Elizabeth McGovern wrote and stars in Ava: The Secret Conversations. “I started looking at Ava’s movies and reading about her life, and I got really drawn into it,” she says.

Ava: The Secret Conversations is a shallow dive into the life of movie star Ava Gardner

Aisling Murphy

4 min read

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