#THEATRE: “LIFE AFTER” IS NOW IN PERFORMANCE AT CAA MIRVISH THEATRE

Yonge Street Theatricals (Linda Barnett & Natalie Bartello) has released new production photos for LIFE AFTER, the acclaimed new musical now in performances at CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre. With book, music & lyrics by Britta Johnson, one of Canada’s most acclaimed young musical theatre writers, the limited engagement has been extended due to popular demand and runs through May 10 only as part of the 2024/25 Off-Mirvish Season. LIFE AFTER is the celebrated and ... Read more

#FIRSTLOOK: CIRQUE DU SOLEIL PRESENT “OVO”

Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group, a world leader in live entertainment, is pleased to announce its most ambitious project to-date as it gets ready to break ground on an impressive free-standing structure that will be presented for the first time in Canada. Building on four decades of pushing the boundaries of the imagination, the company is bringing its creative approach to The Pavilion by Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group, located at 2150 Lake Shore Blvd. W., in Toronto, ON. A hybrid ... Read more

#FIRSTLOOK: JUST FOR LAUGHS SIGNS-ON TO PRODUCE BROADWAY MUSICAL ” REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES”

Just For Laughs has signed on as co-producer of the Broadway musical Real Women Have Curves, set to begin previews at Broadway’s James Earl Jones Theatre on April 1, 2025. Sylvain Parent-Bédard, new owner of Just For Laughs and CEO of Just For Entertainment Group – who produce the Montreal Just For Laughs Comedy Festival, the world's largest comedy festival – and Jérôme Tremblay, producer for the group, are joining the producing team. This collaboration with National Artists ... Read more

#THEATRE: “STRANGER SINGS! THE PARODY MUSICAL” TORONTO AT RANDOLPH THEATRE

Stranger Sings! The Parody Musical, will be hitting Toronto’s Randolph Theatre, beginning January 28, 2025! Photo above features Members of the Original Canadian Company of Stranger Sings!  After its successful Off-Broadway run, where it won seven BroadwayWorld Awards (including Best Musical), this hilarious ‘80s-infused parody of Stranger Things is making its Toronto debut with an all-Canadian cast (after previously performing at Oshawa’s Regent Theatre this summer). The timing ... Read more

#THEATRE: “LADY GAGA #ARTBIRTH” RETURNS TO TORONTO

Athena Reich, the world’s top Lady Gaga impersonator, hits the stage with the return of her epic hybrid standup comedy meets pop musical cabaret show Lady Gaga #ARTBIRTH this May at Geary Avenue Warehouse. After a successful run Off-Broadway as a TimeOut New York Critics’ Pick, followed by sold-out engagements in Toronto, London and San Francisco, Reich and her creative team are heading back to Toronto to indulge the city’s “Little Monsters” in need of all things Gaga for one ... Read more

#SPOTTED: COLIN MOCHRIE X ASAD MECCI IN TORONTO FOR “HYPROV”

Running now through April 21, 2024 at Toronto's CAA Theatre, Mirvish Productions present HYPROV! The innovative stage show brings together the talents of comedy legend Colin Mochrie and world-renowned hypnotist Asad Mecci for twisty, unpredictable and wildly-entertaining time! Each show 20 volunteers go up on stage and are placed under hypnosis by Mecci, and from there Mochrie joins on-stage, guiding them through a series of improvisational sketches. You just never know what you're ... Read more

#TRAVEL: SAMSONITE CANADA X BOSS COLLABORATE ON NEW COLLECTION

Samsonite Canada and BOSS have just launched their exclusive suitcase collection! Check it out now on the Samsonite Canada website! The co-created collection features three luggage sizes: Samsonite Lite Box Alu Hugo Boss Spinner Small ($1,300) Samsonite Lite Box Alu Hugo Boss Spinner Large ($1,500) Samsonite Lite Box Alu Hugo Boss Spinner Trunk ($1,600) Each piece is super lightweight, built with high-quality aluminum, soft-touch interior lining with BOSS branding, and designed ... Read more

#SPOTTED: RICHARD THOMAS IN TORONTO FOR “TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD”

Toronto has the pleasure of hosting a run of Academy Award-winning Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin's TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD at Ed Mirvish Theatre. The history-making, Tony-winning play completes a limited run this week before returning back again courtesy of Mirvish Productions, in May 2024. Starring in this adaptation of Harper Lee's iconic novel is Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated Actor Richard Thomas (Ozark, IT), taking on the role of Atticus Finch, who unlike in the Novel, is the protagonist ... Read more

#SPOTTED: ROSS PETTY AND STEPHANIE SY IN TORONTO FOR “PETER’S FINAL FLIGHT! THE PAN-TASTICAL FAMILY MUSICAL”

For 25 years, Ross Petty has been delighting theatre goers over the Holidays with his beloved stage productions, often which see him playing the villain. Taking a bow, his production Peter’s Final Flight! The Pan-Tastical Family Musical runs through January 7, 2023, marking the end of an era and a tradition for many. The Musical has Petty playng Captain Hook at Elgin Theatre. Also starring are Dan Chameroy and Stephanie Sy, who can be seen currently in VIOLENT NIGHT, and upcoming Netflix ... Read more

#SPOTTED: THE CAST OF MIRVISH PRODUCTIONS’ “& JULIET”

Imagine a world where Juliet goes on to survive after Romeo. What lessons would she have learned in her life about controlling her own destiny? Standing up to her parents? Or throwing it all away for the one she thought she loved? Even William Shakespeare himself must face the Music (thankfully for us, a Soundtrack of Pop Icon Max Martin's Greatest Hits) in Mirvish Productions' & JULIET, against values like equality and inclusion of today. Toronto is extremely lucky to get to enjoy a ... Read more