It may feel like you’re going way out there, but totally worth the trip to Sudbury Theatre Centre to see a terrific new musical Way Out There, by Sara Farb & Anton Lipovetsky, dir by Marie Farsi, music dir by Jonathan Corkal-Astorga. Now extended till May 2:
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Made it all the way to Sudbury Theatre Centre this time, so looking forward to opening night of Way Out There, a new musical by Sara Farb & Anton Lipovetsky, dir by Marie Farsi, music dir by Jonathan Corkal-Astorga, design by Shannon Lea Doyle, Frank Donato & Adrian Shepherd-Gawinski. Break legs!

Last weekend to catch Kainchee Lagaa+Jhooti at Buddies, The Moors at Theatre Centre, Boys With Cars at YPT, Murder at Mosquito Cove at Alumnae. Or see Bonnes Bonnes, Clyde’s, Mary Mary Mary Mary, Strife, Dance Nation, The Haunting, Hamlet Sweet Prince, Inside American Pie. Support live TO theatre!

Excited for opening night of Dance Nation at Coal Mine with Outside the March, directed by Diana Bentley, with terrific cast Salvatore Antonio, Katherine Cullen, Oliver Dennis, Beck Lloyd, Annie Luján, Amy Keating, Amy Matysio, Zorana Sadiq, Jean Yoon. Break legs!

Quite enjoyed BONNES BONNES by Tamara Nguyen & Sophie Gee, presented by Factory Theatre & Théâtre français de Toronto, starring Gee, Meilie Ng & Wai Yin Kwok. Playing at Factory in English this week, then in French with English surtitles next week. Check it out!
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Break legs Bonnes Bonnes at Factory Theatre, Clyde’s at CanStage and Mary Mary Mary Mary at Crow's, all opening tonight.
And still playing: Kainchee Lagaa at Buddies, The Moors at Theatre Centre, Strife at Tarragon, Boys With Cars at YPT, Dance Nation at Coal Mine, Inside American Pie at Mirvish.

Sunday and sadly Shakespeare in the Ruff’s Marathon Macbeth is postponed due to illness, but you can still catch the final matinee of White Girls in Moccasins or Canuck Cantatas.
Or other matinees Kainchee Lagaa + Jhooti, The Moors, Strife, Mary Mary Mary Mary, or Clyde’s.

One more day out in Oakville for Sheridan Musical Theatre graduating class double-bill of The Drowsy Chaperone dir by Jay Northcott, music dir by Athena So, choreo by Rohan Dhupar, and In Real Life by Kevin Wong, dir by Gregory Prest, music dir by Chris Barillaro, choreo by Barbara Johnston.

TO theatre this weekend: White Girls in Moccasins at Aki Studio, Canuck Cantatas at Redwood Theatre, Marathon Macbeth at VideoCabaret, Kainchee Lagaa+Jhooti at Buddies, The Moors at Theatre Centre, The Haunting at 88 Nassau, Strife at Tarragon, Mary Mary Mary Mary at Crow's, Clyde’s at CanStage.

Lovely night with Against the Grain’s Canuck Cantatas, three mini-operas from six Canadian artists: composers Sarah Slean, Danika Loren & Spencer Kryzanowski, with librettists Royce Vavrek, Vern Thiessen & Emma Pennell, dir by Jennifer Nichols. Two more shows Sat 8pm, Sun 3pm at Redwood Theatre.

I was recently interviewed about one Canadian play that had a first production, that I most felt deserved another production. My pick was BRANTWOOD by Mitchell Cushman & Julie Tepperman, Bram Gielen, Anika Johnson & Britta Johnson. Here’s hoping!
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MARATHON MACBETH Is this a durational theatre piece I see before me?!On Sunday April 12, Shakespeare in the Ruff will stage a one-day-only MARATHON MACBETH. Directed by Kwaku Okyere, and staged with the generous support of Video Cabaret, Ruff’s 2026 Winter Tale event is a durational theatrical experiment-slash-fundraiser in support of The Garden Initiative, our new pilot program that offers arts education to teen parents. Dora-winners Christine Horne and Dan Mousseau will perform a condensed version of the Scottish play’s infamous marriage over… and over… and over again. The more money Ruff raises, the longer the actors will go! Where and when will this whacky experiment happen?Video Cabaret in Leslieville (10 Busy Street, Toronto). The performance will start at 1:30pm on April 12, and run for a minimum of two hours.How will donations affect the performance?With every $500 we raise, we’ll add another 30 minutes to the performance, up to a maximum of five additional hours.  What happens if we exceed our goal?Past the $5000 mark, we’ll start to introduce *surprise elements* into the performance, to make things even more ridiculous for our two stars.Can I come watch?The performance on April 12 will be open to the public and FREE to attend. You’re welcome to drop in anytime, and come and go throughout the event. Follow us on Instagram @shakespeareruff for updates on just how long our dynamic duo will spend in their Mackers mobius strip. Questions about MARATHON MACBETH or The Garden Initiative?Email us at info@shakespeareintheruff.com.

Final opportunity to contribute to Shakespeare in the Ruff’s fundraiser Marathon Macbeth performed by Christine Horne & Dan Mousseau. Currently close to 4-1/2 hours but could go longer with further donations. Then drop in to VideoCabaret on Sun Apr 12 from 1:30pm until…
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Excited for Opening Night of Jen Silverman’s The Moors, directed by Bryn Kennedy, with terrific cast Raquel Duffy, Lindsey Middleton, Blessing Adedijo, Erin Humphry, Jack Copland and Heeyun Park 박희윤. Plays at Theatre Centre till Apr 19.
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Just in the mood for corny humour, silly laughs and terrific songs, so back one more time to the touring production of Shucked, starring the fabulous Danielle Wade. Happy Easter.

Happy Easter Weekend which is the last chance to see TO shows Little Willy, Queen Maeve, The Surrogate, Kathryn, Kill Your Father, Detroit, Cyclops, Shucked, Cyrano, Bat Out of Hell. Running longer are White Girls in Moccasins, Kainchee Lagaa + Jhooti, The Moors, The Haunting, & Juliet.

Narnia

Spending the morning with the just-released Bad Hats Theatre NARNIA Original Toronto Cast Recording on repeat! Adapted by Fiona Sauder, music and lyrics by Landon Doak, music direction & arrangements by Jonathan Corkal-Astorga. Check it out!
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So excited to catch Thomson Highway’s ROSE, directed by Kevin Loring, music directed by John Alcorn, choreographed by Santee Smith, with a cast of 19 Indigenous performers. Plays at National Arts Centre till Apr 4 only.

So many TO shows CLOSING THIS WEEK: Little Willy, Queen Maeve, Anywhere, Kathryn, The Surrogate, Kill Your Father, Cyclops: A Satyr Play, Detroit, Shucked, Cyrano, Bat Out of Hell.
Running longer are White Girls in Moccasins, Kainchee Lagaa + Jhooti, The Moors, The Haunting, & Juliet.

Thrilled to announce the return of Alliance For Canadian Musicals at Theatre Passe Muraille as part of The Toronto Fringe with EIGHT Canadian musicals, running June 30 to July 12, 2026.

Lovely day for a bop to St. Jacobs with a stop at the Farmer’s Market before matinee of Drayton Entertainment Dear Evan Hansen, then to Oakville for God of Carnage tonight.

Such a joy to spend World Theatre Day at the return of White Girls in Moccasins, written & co-directed by Yolanda Bonnell, co-directed by Carmen Alvis, starring Katia Ferderber, Ravyn Wngz & Elizabeth Staples. Runs till April 12 at Aki Studio.

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Happy World Theatre Day! So many TO shows to celebrate with: Little Willy, Queen Maeve, Julie, Anywhere, The Surrogate, A Mirror, Kathryn, Kill Your Father, Lovesick Lambs, White Girls in Moccasins, Cyclops: A Satyr Play, Twinkle, Detroit, Cyrano, Shucked, & Juliet.

Silly fun night at The Lovesick Lambs of Lombardi dir by Sue Miner, with Cooper Bilton, Shelayna Christante, Karly Friesen, Colton Gobbo, Tom Keat, Adriano Marchesano, Henry Oswald Pierson, Adriano Reis. Plays at VideoCabaret till this Sun Mar 29 only and almost sold out!
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Lots of terrific TO shows this week, including a number by Canadian writers: Little Willy at Canadian Stage, Queen Maeve at Tarragon, Anywhere at Assembly Theatre, Kathryn at Red Sandcastle, White Girls in Moccasins at Aki Studio and opening tonight The Lovesick Lambs of Lombardi at VideoCabaret!

Great to re-visit Michael Ross Albert’s play Anywhere in a new production at The Assembly Theatre, with Kaitlin Race & Anne van Leeuwen alternating roles nightly (!!), dir by Cass Van Wyck. Plays till April 2, and there’s a Monday night show you can see tonight.
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Last chance to catch The Drowsy Chaperone & More Munsch closing today, while An Imm-Permanent Resident & Circle Mirror Transformation close tomorrow.
Also playing: Little Willy, Queen Maeve, Julie, Anywhere, The Surrogate, A Mirror, Kathryn, Kill Your Father, Detroit, Cyrano, Shucked and & Juliet.

Saw Cyrano at CAA Theatre last night. Can't remember the last time I have LOVED every show playing at Mirvish as much as I love these three shows right now: Cyrano, Shucked and & Juliet. If there's a ticket available to ANY of these shows that you can grab, they are truly all really terrific shows!

So much fun re-visiting Mark Crawford’s Boys, Girls and Other Mythological Creatures in the basement of a library with a full house of kids (and parents) during March Break! Congrats Theatre on the Ridge, director Carey Nicholson and cast Hannah Forest Briand, Michael Williamson & Cooper Bilton.

Always appreciate the opening of a new Canadian musical, particularly one that shines a light on a forgotten Canadian artist. Kathryn: A Life Almosting, about singer / Broadway performer Kathryn Albertson, plays at Red Sandcastle Theatre till April 5 only.
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(2/2) Can also catch Little Willy at Canadian Stage, Queen Maeve and Julie at Tarragon, The Surrogate at Crow’s, A Mirror at 918 Bathurst, Kathryn at Red Sandcastle, Kill Your Father at Theatre Passe Muraille, Detroit: Music of the Motor City at Soulpepper, Cyrano, Shucked and & Juliet at Mirvish.