If you’ve never seen Next to Normal, you’re in for the emotional roller coaster ride of your life with this story of how one suburban household copes with crisis and mental illness. If you’re no stranger to the musical, Vanguard Theater Company’s production will cause you to see it anew, with fresh nuances and messages.

‘Come from Away’ tells the remarkable true story of 7,000 stranded passengers and the small town in Newfoundland that welcomed them. Cultures clashed and nerves ran high, but uneasiness turned into trust, music soared into the night, and gratitude grew into enduring friendships. On September 11, 2001 the world stopped. On September 12, their stories moved us all.

On account of the ongoing public health concerns and in a bid to remain nimble, b current has decided to announce one or two projects at a time this year.

Incoming Artistic Director Herbie Barnes recently stated: “To become AD in this time – not only as we move through the pandemic, but also through a time of great evolution with BIPOC, #MeToo and other powerful societal change – is extremely exciting. We are finally hearing voices from communities who have been silenced. As Artistic Director, I cannot sit back in a ‘business as usual’ position or relax with the notion that ‘this is how it’s always been done’.

Seven emerging artistic leaders have been provided with an opportunity to work together on new managerial visions, and fresh ideas of governance structures and support systems…There is organizational staff restructuring that will occur within TIFT for the first time since the company’s founding twenty years ago

Necessary Angel has earned a national reputation for ground-breaking and innovative work, but the magic of theatre lives through personal moments and relationships. Person by person, the Necessary Angel community is built around a shared commitment to develop and promote Canadian artists

There aren’t enough words to express how it feels to have our city’s theatres re-open,” says Canadian Stage Artistic Director Brendan Healy. “While the artistic community navigated the pandemic with amazing resilience and creativity – finding ways to make art through any means available –the energy, synergy, and community that happens between the walls and on the stages of live theatres is irreplaceable.

I gotta applaud London, Ontario’s Grand Theatre and the High School Project for continuing to nurture young talent and encouraging them to pursue a possible career in the performing arts

Factory has just announced its 2021/2022 season. Good things are happening here as I always look forward to this theatre’s slate.

The new West Side Story trailer is here and we get to hear some singing!

As a result of the pandemic, Artistic Director Joel Greenberg stated how fitting it is to turn the theatre into a refuge, a balm, and a resting place with stories this Fall of 2021 that “challenge our assumptions, as the plays' characters are themselves challenged to understand themselves and their values in a world that refuses to stand still.”

“In light of COVID-19, MAM Fest will be a virtual celebration of mixed Asian & Pacific Islanders, who express themselves through creative art forms — including film, theatre, art, dance, and more! The festival will take place on the platform Bizzabo.”

“Facing multiple allegations of sexual assault occurring during their productions, officials at the Classic Theatre of San Antonio have announced that they are planning to launch a full investigation into the claims.”

Artistic Director of Crow’s Theatre, Chris Abraham adds, “We have a season that celebrates extraordinary artists who are facing the world head-on and looking for new ways for us to move forward together. In landscapes that are both real and imagined, of the moment and historical, our 2021.22 season is unabashedly urgent, contemporary, and immediate theatre.”

Micki Grant, the first woman to write the book, lyrics, and score for a musical, and the first woman to win a Grammy award for a Broadway cast recording, had died at the age of 80.

Enough of you might have said “Beetlejuice” three times because word is that the Tony-nominated Best Musical may be headed back to Broadway.

Opera Atelier is delighted to announce a thrilling 2021 Fall Season with the film premiere of Angel - fully-staged and filmed at St. Lawrence Hall, in strict compliance with provincial health and safety regulations …

“Waitress, the hit Broadway musical that played more than 1,500 performances during its 2016-2020 run, will return for a limited, four-month engagement this September, with composer Sara Bareilles in the lead role, producers announced today.”