#THEATRE: “DANCER ( A MUSICAL IN TEN FURLONGS)” NOW PLAYING

The runaway audience favourite of the 2023 Fringe Festival, DANCER (A Musical in Ten Furlongs), makes its triumphant return this fall with a new, large-scale production from the original creative team of Jim Betts (Book & Lyrics), Marek Norman (Composer), Mark Camilleri (Music Director), Stacey Tookey (Director & Choreographer), and dancer Keanu Uchida as Northern Dancer. This plays at Toronto’s The Terminal Theatre on the Harbourfront.

The incredible true story of thoroughbred Northern Dancer – who defied all the odds to become the first Canadian horse to win the prestigious Kentucky Derby in 1964, DANCER won audience and critical accolades during its run at the Fringe Festival, for its infectious music, moving storytelling, and innovative approach to representing horses onstage – not through costumes or puppetry – but with a completely original, contemporary choreographic language created by internationally acclaimed and Emmy nominated choreographer Stacey Tookey. Tookey is known around the world for her distinctive work on So You Think You Can Dance (Canada and US), as well as her collaborations with major artists including Celine Dion, Bette Midler, and Michael Bublé.

Tickets here.