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BroadwayWorld Special Coverage: SUMMER STAGES - Our Picks for Summer's Best Around the World!

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As the summer days near, BroadwayWorld rounded up our worldwide community - from Australia to Canada, California and beyond! - to bring you our top picks for the best of summer theater in each of our main markets! Looking for the best of the summer venue and production offerings in your area? Let's hear from a sampling of the BroadwayWorld experts!

Scroll down below for their recommendations and click below each entry for more information on each selection from their personalized column!

New York:

Michael Dale, Chief Critic, BroadwayWorld.com

Love Goes To Press: The Mint Theater: www.minttheater.org
Sideshows By The Seashore: Coney Island www.coneyisland.com/sideshow.shtml
The Fantasticks:The Jerry Orbach Theatre at the Snapple Theatre Center www.thefantasticks.com
2012 undergroundzero festival: various venues www.undergroundzeronyc.org

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Naomi Serviss, Contributing Writer, BroadwayWorld.com

Harvey, Studio 54, www.Roundabouttheatre.org
The Book of Mormon, Eugene O’Neill Theater, www.Bookofmormonbroadway.com
Newsies, Nederlander Theater, www.Newsiesthemusical.com
One Man Two Guvnors, Music Box Theatre, www.Onemantwoguvnorsbroadway.com
Once, Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, www.Oncemusical.com

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Duncan Pflaster, Contributing Writer, BroadwayWorld.com

Planet Connections Theatre Festivity: www.planetconnections.org
Sovereign, the final part of Mac Rogers' Honeycomb sci-fi trilogy: www.gideonth.com
All Out Arts' Fresh Fruit Festival (for LGBT theatre): www.freshfruitfestival.com
Hudson Warehouse, the other free Shakespeare in the Park: www.hudsonwarehouse.net
Democracy and Game Play Festivals at The Brick in Williamsburg: www.bricktheater.com

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Chicago:

Paul Thompson, BroadwayWorld Chicago

A Little Night Music: Writers’ Theatre (Glencoe), www.writerstheatre.org
Three Sisters: Steppenwolf Theatre Company (Chicago), www.steppenwolf.org
Beauty and the Beast: Chicago Shakespeare Theater, www.chicagoshakes.com
Rock of Ages at Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place, www.broadwayinchicago.com
The Merchant of Venice: First Folio Theatre, www.firstfolio.org

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Los Angeles:

Don Grigware, BroadwayWorld LA

Hollywood Bowl: www.hollywoodbowl.com/tickets/calendar-fullseason.cfm
Theatricum Botanicum: www.theatricum.com
Independent Shakespeare Co: www.facebook.com/indyshakes
The Hollywood Fringe Festival: www.hollywoodfringe.org
Judy Garland's 90th Birthday: www.friendofjudy.com

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Michael Quintos, BroadwayWorld CA

The Producers: Live at The Hollywood Bowl, www.HollywoodBowl.com
War Horse: Ahmanson Theatre, www.centertheatregroup.org
Red: Mark Taper Forum, www.centertheatregroup.org
The Exorcist: Geffen Playhouse, www.geffenplayhouse.com
The Addams Family The Musical: Pantages Theatre, www.BroadwayLA.org

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California Central Coast - Costa Mesa & Orange Country:

Curt Minor, BroadwayWorld CA Central Coast

The Pacific Conservatory of the Perfoming Arts (PCPA): www.pcpa.org
The Great American Melodrama in Oceano: www.americanmelodrama.com
Kelrik Productions in San Luis Obispo: www.kelrikproductions.com
San Luis Obispo Little Theatre: www.slolittletheatre.org
The Performing Arts Center on the Cal Poly campus: www.pacslo.org

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Michael Quintos, BroadwayWorld CA

Free Movie Mondays!: Segerstrom Center for the Arts, www.SCFTA.org
Stephen Sondheim In Conversation: Segerstrom Concert Hall, www.SCFTA.org
West Side Story: Chance Theater, Anaheim Hills, www.ChanceTheater.com
Les Misérables 25th Anniversary Tour: Segerstrom Center for the Arts, www.SCFTA.org
Von Trapped!: Irvine Barclay Theatre, www.MenAliveChorus.org

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San Diego:

ErinMarie Reiter, BroadwayWorld San Diego

The Scottsboro Boys: The Old Globe, www.theoldglobe.org
Wicked: Broadway San Diego, www.broadwaysd.com
The God Of Carnage: The Old Globe, www.theoldglobe.org
The Nightingale: The La Jolla Playhouse, www.thelajollaplayhouse.org
The Man Of La Mancha: The Cygnet Theatre, www.cygnethteatre.com

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Sacramento/Northern CA:

Harmony Wheeler, BroadwayWorld Sacramento

The Little Mermaid: Music Circus at the Wells Fargo Pavilion, www.calmt.com
Triple Espresso: Cosmopolitan Cabaret at the Cosmopolitan Cabaret Theatre, www.calmt.com
The Mikado: Lamplighters at five different venues, www.lamplighters.org
Willy Wonka: YES Company at the Gallo Center for the Arts, www.galloarts.org
The Full Monty: Runaway Stage Productions at 24th Street Theatre, www.runawaystage.com

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Seattle:

Jay Irwin, BroadwayWorld Seattle

Summer Outdoor Theater Festival: www.greenstage.org/sotf
Sweet Nothing: Macha Monkey Productions, www.machamonkey.org
Intiman Theatre’s Summer Theatre Festival: www.intiman.org
The Producers: Village Theatre, www.villagetheatre.org
Jesus Hopped A Train: Azeotrope, www.azotheatre.org

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Las Vegas:

Ellen Sterling, BroadwayWorld Las Vegas

The Utah Shakespearean Festival: Cedar City and Tuachan, www.bard.org, www.tuachan.org
Phantom: The Las Vegas Experience: www.phantomlasvegas.com
Human Nature: www.humannaturelive.com
Vegas! The Show: www.vegastheshow.com
The biggest stars in music play Las Vegas this summer: Kiss and Motley Crüe, Enrique and JLo, One Direction, Neil Diamond, Nickelback, six Cirque du Soleil shows, Jersey Boys Absinthe and more, www.vegas.com/shows

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Boston:

Jan Nargi, BroadwayWorld Boston

Far From Heaven, Williamstown Theatre Festival, www.wtfestival.org
Kiss Me, Kate: The Cape Playhouse, www.capeplayhouse.com
A Chorus Line: Reagle Music Theatre, www.reaglemusictheatre.org
9 To 5 The Musical: North Shore Music Theatre, www.nsmt.org
South Pacific: Ogunquit Playhouse, www.ogunquitplayhouse.org

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Baltimore:

Charles Shubow, BroadwayWorld Baltimore & Washington DC

Pride and Prejudice/Romeo and Juliet: Chesapeake Shakespeare Company, call 877-639-3728
You Can't Take it With You: Everyman Theatre, www.everymantheatre.org
Legally Blonde the Musical: Toby's Dinner Theater Columbia, www.tobysdinnertheatre.com
Sunset Boulevard: Cockpit-in-Court Theatre, Essex campus, Community College of Baltimore County, www.ccbcmd.edu/cockpit
Xanadu: Annapolis Summer Garden Theatre, www.summergarden.com

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Brent Englar, BroadwayWorld Baltimore

Bent: Mobtown Players, www.mobtownplayers.net
Following Sarah: A Season 31 Production for Baltimore Playwrights Festival, www.baltplayfest.org
Passport: A Season 31 Production for Baltimore Playwrights Festival, www.baltplayfest.org

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Lori Welgein, BroadwayWorld Baltimore

Artscape: www.artscape.org
Annapolis Summer Garden Theater: www.summergarden.com
Cockpit in Court Summer Theatre: www.ccbcmd.edu/cockpit
Young Victorian Theater Company: www.yvtc.org
Pumpkin Theatre: www.pumpkintheatre.com

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Washington, DC:

Charles Shubow, BroadwayWorld Baltimore & Washington DC

Servant of Two Masters: Shakespeare Theatre Company, www.shakespearedc.org
Music Man: Arena Stage, www.arenastage.com
Little Shop of Horrors: Olney Theatre Center, www.olneytheatre.org
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson: Studio Theatre, www.studiotheatre.org
Memphis: The Kennedy Center, www.kennedy-center.org

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Central New York:

Kelundra Smith, BroadwayWorld Central New York

Bunked!: Rarely Done at CNY Jazz Arts Foundation, www.cnyjazz.org
Mrs. Mannerly: Ithaca’s Kitchen Theatre Company, www.kitchentheatre.org
9 To 5 The Musical: Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, www.merry-go-round.com
Go Back For Murder: Bristol VAlley Theatre, www.bvtnaples.org
Full Gallop: Hangar Theatre, www.hangartheatre.org

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Denver:

Michael Mulhern, BroadwayWorld Denver

Colorado Shakespeare Festival: www.coloradoshakes.org
Legally Blonde: The Arvada Center, www.arvadacenter.org
The Addams Family/Jersey Boys: The Denver Center, www.denvercenter.org
Cinderella: Boulder's Dinner Theatre, www.bouldersdinnertheatre.com

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Atlanta:

Joseph Harrison, BroadwayWorld Atlanta

Gypsy and Legally Blonde: Atlanta Lyric Theatre, www.atlantalyrictheatre.com
Illyria: A Twelfth Night Musical, Much Ado About Nothing, The Importance of Being Earnest and The Emperor and the Nightingale: Georgia Shakespeare, www.gashakespeare.org/home
Xanadu: Actor’s Express, www.actors-express.com
Alice in Wonderland, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Time Between Us: Serenbe Playhouse, www.serenbeplayhouse.com
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas: Onstage Atlanta, www.onstageatlanta.com

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Connecticut:

Jacques Lamarre, Lauren Yarger & Sherry Cohen, BroadwayWorld Connecticut

Connecticut Rep’s Nutmeg Series: www.crt.uconnn.edu
Romeo & Juliet: Shakespeare on the Sound, www.shakespeareonthesound.org
Carousel: Goodspeed Musicals, www.goodspeed.org
Just Jim Dale: Long Wharf Theatre Stage II, www.longwharf.org
Tartuffe: Westport Country Playhouse, www.westportplayhouse.org

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Cleveland:

Roy Berko, BroadwayWorld Cleveland:

Oberlin Summer Theater Festival: Call 440-775-8169
Porthouse Theatre: www.dept.kent.edu/theatre/porthouse/index.html
The Ohio Light Opera: www.ohiolightopera.org
Mercury Summer Stock: www.mercurysummerstock.com
Avenue Q: Cain Park, www.cainpark.com

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Vicky Croisant, BroadwayWorld Cleveland

Sondheim On Sondheim: Great Lakes Theater, www.playhousesquare.org
Kristin Chenoweth In Concert: PlayhouseSquare's Palace Theatre, www.playhousesquare.org
Legally Blonde: Mackey Main Stage of the Beck Center for the Arts, www.beckcenter.org
Mamma Mia!: PlayhouseSquare, www.playhousesquare.org
One Night With Janis Joplin: Cleveland Play House, www.clevelandplayhouse.com

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Nashville:

Jeffrey Ellis, BroadwayWorld Nashville

Parallel Lives: Street Theatre Company, www.streettheatrecompany.org
Fiddler on the Roof: Chaffin’s Barn Dinner Theatre, www.dinnertheatre.com
The Music Man: Cumberland County Playhouse, www.ccplayhouse.com
Much Ado About Nothing: Centennial Park Bandshell, www.nashvilleshakes.com
The Nutty Professor, A New Musical: Tennessee Performing Arts Center's James K. Polk Theatre, www.tpac.org

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New Jersey:

Caryn Robbins, BroadwayWorld New Jersey

The Comedy of Errors: The Shakespeare Theatre of NJ, www.shakespearenj.org
Smokey Joe's Cafe: NJPAC's Summer Musical Program at Montclair State University's Alexander Kasser Theatre, www.njpac.org
A Jersey Voice - Sinatra to Springsteen...and Everyone in Between: 4th Wall Theatre at the Westminster Arts Center, www.4thwalltheatre.org
Savage In Limbo: The Company at Hackensack Cultural Arts Center, www.theatrecompany.biz
Children Of Eden: beyondEDUCATION at Bergen Performing Arts Center, www.bergenpac.org

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Charlotte:

Linda Watt, BroadwayWorld Charlotte

The Tempest: Uptown at The Green by Collaborative Arts Theatre, www.charlotteshakespeare.com
Charlotte Squawks: 8 Misbehavin': Booth Playhouse, http://www.blumenthalarts.org/
Disney's Beauty and the Beast: Belk Theater, http://www.blumenthalarts.org/
National Poetry Slam: Blumenthal Performing Arts, http://www.blumenthalarts.org/
The Merchant of Venice: The McGlohon Theater at Spirit Square by Collaborative Arts Theatre, http://www.blumenthalarts.org/

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Salt Lake City:

Tyler Hinton, BroadwayWorld Salt Lake City

Aladdin: Tuacahn Amphitheatre, www.tuacahn.org
9 to 5 the Musical: Hale Centre Theatre, www.halecentretheatre.org
Wicked: Capitol Theatre in Salt Lake City, www.magicspace.net
Fiddler on the Roof: SCERA Shell Outdoor Theatre, www.scera.org
Swallow the Sun: Zion Theatre Company at the Off Broadway Theatre in Salt Lake City, www.ziontheatrecompany.com

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New Orleans:

Heidi Scheuermann, BroadwayWorld New Orleans

Hamlet: Dixon Performing Arts Center for the New Orleans Shakespeare Festival, www.neworleansshakespeare.tulane.edu/blog
Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Dead: Dixon Performing Arts Center for the New Orleans Shakespeare Festival, www.neworleansshakespeare.tulane.edu/blog
Little Shop of Horrors: Playmakers in Covington, www.playmakersinc.com
Seussical: St. John Theatre in Reserve www.stjohntheatre.org
Fiddler On The Roof: Summer Lyric Theatre at Tulane University, www.summerlyric.tulane.edu/index.cfm

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Philadelphia/South Jersey:

Pati Bueler, BroadwayWorld Philadelphia

My Way: A Tribute to Frank Sinatra: The Eagle Theater, www.theeagletheatre.com
Say Goodnight Gracie: Bristol Riverside Theater, www.brtstage.org
Titanic: Ocean Professional Theater Company, www.oceantheatre.org
Rogers and Hammerstein’s A Grand Night for Singing: Bucks County Playhouse, www.bcptheater.org
Once Upon A Time in New Jersey: Surflight Theatre, www.surflight.org

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Cincinnati:

Jill Siekman, BroadwayWorld Cincinnati

Cincinnati Fringe Festival: The Know Theatre, www.cincyfringe.com
Next to Normal: Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati, www.ensemblecincinnati.org
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown: The Falcon Theater, www.falcontheater.net
The Second City 2: Less Pride...More Pork: Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, www.cincyplay.com
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged): Cincinnati Shakespeare Company www.cincyshakes.com

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Long Island:

Estelle Hallick, BroadwayWorld Long Island

Cemetery Club: Lantern Theatre in Freeport, www.lanterntheatreli.com
Hair: Smithtown Performing Arts Center, www.smithtownpac.org
The Graduate: Center Stage at Southampton Cultural Center, www.southamptonculturalcenter.org
9 to 5: Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts, www.gatewayplayhouse.com
Next to Normal at the Merrick Theatre, merricktheatreandcenterforthearts.com

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Melissa Giordano, BroadwayWorld Long Island

Phantom: Gateway Playhouse of Bellport, www.gatewayplayhouse.com/index.html
Social Security: Merrick Theatre, www.merricktheatreandcenterforthearts.com
La Cage au Folles: CM PAC, www.cmpac.com
Concert series: John W. Engeman Theatre, www.engemantheater.com

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Pittsburgh:

Alexandra Strycula, BroadwayWorld Pittsburgh

Private Lives: Pittsburgh Public Theater, www.ppt.org/shows/view/56
A Chorus Line: Pittsburgh CLO, www.pittsburghclo.org/shows
Candide: Pittsburgh Opera Theater's Summerfest, www.otsummerfest.org/candide
Chekhov Celebration: Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre, www.picttheatre.org
The Goden Dragon: Quantum Theatre, www.quantumtheatre.com

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Maine:

Michael Tobin, BroadwayWorld Maine

Ogunquit Playhouse: www.ogunquitplayhouse.org
Maine State Music Theatre: www.msmt.org
Hackmatack Playhouse: www.hackmatack.org
Theatre at Monmouth: www.theatreatmonmouth.org
Lakewood Theatre: www.lakewoodtheater.org

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Raleigh:

Larissa Mount, BroadwayWorld Raleigh

West Side Story: Durham Performing Arts Center, www.dpacnc.com
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof: Theatre in the Park, www.theatreinthepark.com
Race: Hot Summer Nights at the Kennedy, www.hotsummernightsatthekennedy.org
Rocky Horror: Raleigh Little Theatre, www.raleighlittletheatre.org
Radio Golf: Deep Dish Theatre, www.deepdishtheater.org

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St. Louis:

Chris Gibson, BroadwayWorld St. Louis

High Fidelity: New Line Theatre, www.newlinetheatre.com/hifipage.html
Ain't Misbehavin': Stages St. Louis, www.stagesstlouis.org/Shows/Aint-Misbehavin
Thoroughly Modern Millie: The Muny, www.muny.org
Great American Trailer Park Musical: Stray Dog Theatre, www.straydogtheatre.org
The Lion King: The Fox Theatre, www.fabulousfox.com

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Rhode Island:

Veronica Bruscini, BroadwayWorld Rhode Island

Theatre by the Sea, www.theatrebythesea.com
Il Divo: Providence Performing Arts Center, www.ppacri.org
When Mahalia Sings: Mixed Magic Theatre, www.trinityrep.com
Macbeth: Westerly’s Colonial Theater, www.thecolonialtheater.org
A Few Good Men: 2nd Story Theatre, www.2ndstorytheatre.com

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San Antonio:

Erin Privratsky, BroadwayWorld San Antonio

In the Next Room: San Pedro Playhouse, www.sanpedroplayhouse.com
Idina Menzel in Concert: Majestic Theatre, www.ticketmaster.com
Next to Normal: Woodlawn Theatre, www.woodlawntheatre.com/coming-soon
Hello, Dolly!: San Pedro Playhouse, www.sanpedroplayhouse.com
August, Osage County: The Shelton Vexler Theatre, www.vexler.org/index.html

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Houston:

David Clarke, BroadwayWorld Houston

Next to Normal: Stages Repertory Theatre, http://www.stagestheatre.com
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas: The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts’ Sarofim Hall, www.tuts.com
Agatha Christie’s Black Coffee: Alley Theatre’s Hubbard Stage, www.alleytheatre.org
The Lion King: The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts’ Sarofim Hall www.houston.broadway.com
Yankee Doodle Dandy: Theatre Under the Stars, www.tuts.com

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Florida:

Beau Higgins, BroadwayWorld Florida

Summer Shorts Festival: Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, www.arshtcenter.org

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United Kingdom:

Carrie Dunn, BroadwayWorld UK

Sweeney Todd - Adelphi Theatre, www.sweeneytoddwestend.com
Matilda - Cambridge Theatre, www.matildathemusical.com
Chariots of Fire - Gielgud Theatre, www.chariotsoffireonstage.com
Derren Brown: Svengali - Novello Theatre, www.delfontmackintosh.co.uk/Tickets/DerrenBrown/DerrenBrown.asp
A Midsummer Night's Dream - Open Air Theatre, www,openairtheatre.org/production/a-midsummer-nights-dream

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Philippines:

Oliver Oliveros, BroadwayWorld Philippines

The Phantom of the Opera: Cultural Center of the Philippines, www.ticketworld.com.ph
Atlantis Productions’ Rock Of Ages: Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium, www.atlantisproductionsinc.com
Rock of Ages, The Movie: cineplexes across the country,www.facebook.com/warnerbrosphils
Atlantis Productions’ God Of Carnage: Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium, www.atlantisproductionsinc.com
Philippine Opera Company’s Ang Bagong Harana: Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium, www.facebook.com/pages/Philippine-Opera-Company/157674847594549

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Toronto:

Kelly Cameron, BroadwayWorld Toronto

The Toronto Fringe Festival: www.fringetoronto.com
42nd Street: Stratford Shakespeare Festival - Festival Theatre, www.stratfordfestival.ca
Ragtime: Shaw Festival - Festival Theatre, www.shawfest.com
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Canadian Stage - High Park Amphitheatre, www.canadianstage.com
Backbeat: Mirvish - The Royal Alexandra Theatre, www.mirvish.com

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Montreal:

Jack Latulippe, BroadwayWorld Montreal

Une Vie Presque Normale - Theatre du Rideau Vert - www.rideauvert.qc.ca
A French adaptation of the musical Next to Normal
Chantons Sous La Pluie: Salle Pierre Mercure, www.hahaha.com/fr/montreal/act/2850
A French adaptation of the musical Singing In The Rain
Le Prénom: Monument National - www.hahaha.com/fr/montreal/act/2851
Liza Minnelli at the Montreal Jazz Fest: Place des arts, www.montrealjazzfest.com/artists/artist.aspx?id=7794
Sugar Sammy: L'Olympia, www.2tickets.ca/show/sugar-sammy-tickets