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Three plays and a new playwriting initiative fill out the season.

Season Announcement

Artist News

For audiences to believe what’s happening onstage, actors have to meld emotional engagement with physical skills. A little stage magic also helps.

The season of glitzy holiday performances may be in the rearview mirror, but there is much to look forward to in the latter half of local theater companies’ 2023-2024 seasons.

It’s been a strong year for Toronto theatre. I saw 145 shows this year in Toronto and beyond, and am happy to report that theatre is alive and well. I’ve laughed, sobbed, coughed (discreetly into a mask), and cheered my way through our stages in 2023. Here are some local highlights.

Leslie Marcus, who has served as Playwrights Horizons' Managing Director for three decades, is stepping down from the position in the summer of 2024, at the conclusion of the 2023-24 season.

The most ambitious blockbusters in the year that Canadian theatre companies rebuilt after pandemic shutdowns, as chosen by J. Kelly Nestruck and Glenn Sumi

Roundabout Theatre Company has revealed the complete cast for the world premiere of Jonah by Rachel Bonds, directed by Danya Taymor.

Alex Edelman's 'Just for Us,' the genius of Stephen Sondheim and a Tony Award for the Pasadena Playhouse were among the highlights of Los Angeles theater in 2023.