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Review: SOMETHING ROTTEN at the Stratford Festival is Just as Good the Second Time Around
by Lauren Gienow - May 31, 2026

In the most delightful case of déjà vu, Stratford Festival audiences once again can take in Director/Choreographer Donna Feore’s masterful production of SOMETHING ROTTEN (last seen in 2024) at the Festival Theatre this season. For a production that is being repeated, it is ironically part of a lot of firsts! This is the first time (in my recollection) that a show has been brought back by popular demand, and it is also the first time Feore has both musicals on the Festival Theatre stage (with mostly the same company of actors between them). What is affectionately being called SOMETHING ROTTEN 2.0 opened to thunderous applause (and two mid-show ovations) Friday night and I've never been able to say with more certainty that it will be a hit!

Review: Bet On A Great Time at GUYS AND DOLLS at the Stratford Festival
by Lauren Gienow - May 27, 2026

Festival Theatre audiences last saw GUYS AND DOLLS in 2017. Like this current production, that production was also Directed and Choreographed by Donna Feore. Audience members who had the opportunity to see the previous production will undoubtedly notice delightful similarities between the two. There are some familiar costumes and set pieces, the (magnificent) opening 'Runyonland' number feels almost identical, and there are a few familiar faces on stage from back in 2017 as well. It’s clear Feore was unafraid to lean into the familiar in an ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ sort of way, but this current production still feels like a fresh new take on the classic show. It’s always so wonderful to see Feore reinvent a show for the Festival Theatre stage. This time, we get to see her tackle a show she has done before through new eyes, with a (mostly) new cast of leads. The result is a boisterously fun night at the theatre.

SOMETHING ROTTEN! Returns to Stratford Festival Stage
by A.A. Cristi - May 11, 2026

The Stratford Festival will present SOMETHING ROTTEN! for a return engagement, directed and choreographed by Donna Feore, with a cast led by Mark Uhre, Starr Domingue, Henry Firmston, and Jeff Lillico as Shakespeare.

GUYS AND DOLLS to Open at Stratford Festival This Spring
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 22, 2026

The Stratford Festival is presenting Guys and Dolls this spring. Directed and choreographed by Donna Feore, this production will run from May to November 2026.

Stratford Festival Announces 2026 Cast for GUYS AND DOLLS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 20, 2025

Discover the Stratford Festival's 2026 cast lineup, featuring GUYS AND DOLLS and more! Get details on how to attend this exciting season.

ANNIE, MACBETH and More Extended at Stratford Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 9, 2025

The Stratford Festival has extended its musicals, scheduling Annie for an additional six weeks on stage, plus more! Learn more about the festival and see how to attend.

Review: Spectacular ANNIE is a Must-See at the Stratford Festival
by Lauren Gienow - May 28, 2025

Director/Choreographer Donna Feore has done it again! The Stratford Festival production of ANNIE opened on Tuesday evening and the audience reception could not have been more enthused. Feore has assembled an incredible cast of actors, singers, dancers, and dog(s) who have put on a show that expertly balances the saccharine optimism and sentimentality of the story with humour and spectacle, resulting in a delightfully entertaining night at the theatre that audiences of all demographics will enjoy.

ANNIE to Kick Off Stratford’s 2025 Season in May
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 18, 2025

The sun will come out tomorrow when the Stratford Festival begins its 2025 season with Annie, directed and choreographed by Donna Feore. Learn more about the show here!

Cast and Creative Teams Set for Stratford Festival 2025
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 16, 2024

Stratford Festival has its preparations for 2025 in full swing. The preliminary casting for the 11 productions of the coming season has been revealed! Learn more about the 2025 company, stars and shows and see how to purchase tickets.

LONDON ASSURANCE Begins Previews at Stratford Festival
by Stephi Wild - Aug 7, 2024

Slip into a riotous world of Victorian satire as London Assurance takes to the Festival Stage. Directed by Artistic Director Antoni Cimolino, the production is brimming with sexual innuendo, word play and farcical comedy.

SOMETHING ROTTEN! and LA CAGE AUX FOLLES Extended at Stratford Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 18, 2024

The Stratford Festival has extended SOMETHING ROTTEN! and LA CAGE AUX FOLLES due to popular demand. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.

Review: The Stratford Festival's SOMETHING ROTTEN Has Something for Everyone
by Lauren Gienow - May 29, 2024

When it was announced last fall that the Stratford Festival would be mounting a production of SOMETHING ROTTEN with Director/Choreographer Donna Feore at the helm, it immediately made perfect sense. A show set in Elizabethan times that sends up Shakespeare and Musicals alike, with the Bard himself as a character – is instantly made funnier and more meta when it takes place on the Festival Theatre stage. This stellar cast fires on all cylinders in a show that simultaneously celebrates and pokes fun at the performances audiences have come to know and love on this very stage.

SOMETHING ROTTEN! Kicks Off Stratford's 2024 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 16, 2024

This year at the Stratford Festival, it's hard to be the Bard! The Stratford Festival begins its 2024 season with Something Rotten! directed and choreographed by Donna Feore led by Starr Domingue, Henry Firmston, Jeff Lillico and Mark Uhre. 

Grand Theatre Invites Audiences into a World of Pure Imagination at CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 14, 2023

Step into a world of pure imagination with Grand Theatre's production of 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.' Based on the beloved novel by Roald Dahl, this musical is sure to delight audiences of all ages. Directed by Jan Alexandra Smith, with music by Marc Shaiman and lyrics by Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman. Don't miss this magical journey!

Stratford Festival Unveils 2024 Casts and Creative Teams
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 7, 2023

Get all the latest updates on the highly anticipated 2024 season at the Stratford Festival. Find out which talented actors have been cast in which productions, and get ready to experience the magic of live theater at one of the world's most renowned festivals.

Grand Theatre Announces CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY And More For 2023/24 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 28, 2023

Artistic Director, Dennis Garnhum and Executive Director, Evan Klassen have announced the Grand Theatre’s 2023/24 playbill - a “Season of Pure Imagination,” on stage from September 2023 through May 2024.

Grand Theatre to Present HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 24, 2021

As the familiar adage goes, “there’s no place like home for the holidays.” And this holiday season, this joyous saying rings especially true as London’s Grand Theatre debuts its original holiday spectacular, Home for the Holidays.

Grand Theatre Releases Free Digital Performances from its Celebrated Grand Re:Opening Festival
by Stephi Wild - Nov 19, 2021

Following a successful four-week engagement that played to intimate audience sizes, the Grand Theatre is thrilled to launch digital versions of the Grand Re:Opening Festival  at no cost to online audiences – beginning at 5 p.m. on November 18, 2021.

Stratford Festival's 2021 Productions to Roll out Digitally
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 1, 2021

Productions from the Stratford Festival’s 2021 season begin streaming this Thursday, September 2, with a ticketed viewing party of selections from Why We Tell the Story: A Celebration of Black Musical Theatre on Stratfest@Home, the Festival’s streaming platform. It will feature a live chat for all those virtually attending at 7 p.m. ET on Thursday.

BWW Review: The Stratford Festival's YOU CAN'T STOP THE BEAT Cabaret Celebrates the Joy of Musical Theatre
by Lauren Gienow - Jul 20, 2021

After over a year without live theatre pretty much anywhere in the world, Canadian musical theatre lovers made it known just how much they missed this art form by quickly scooping up tickets to YOU CAN’T STOP THE BEAT - a Cabaret at the Stratford Festival curated and directed by Thom Allison. This performance is exactly what everyone needs as they return to the theatre and so if you have the chance, be sure to purchase a ticket, add yourself to the waitlist, or watch the filmed version from home when it becomes available. The team of Evangelia Kambites, Mark Uhre, Alana Hibbert, and Gabrielle Jones delivers a wide array of memorable musical numbers spanning from Tin Pan Alley to the present day. A lot of material is covered in the hour and twenty minutes and there is sure to be something for everyone.