Calgary Theatre Newsroom

Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity has announced the appointment of Haema Sivanesan as Director, Visual Arts. With a career dedicated to supporting artists across interdisciplinary practices with a focus on visual arts, Haema is well-positioned to assist artists from around the world to seize the unique opportunity that Visual Arts programs offer artists of all genres.

From April 10 - 19, 2025, Every Brilliant Thing will be running at Pumphouse Theatre, presented by Verb Theatre and starring Karen Johnson-Diamond. The play was originally performed at the 2014 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Forte Musical Theatre's Austentatious gets remounted at home in Calgary to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen's birth, with this retelling of Pride and Prejudice from April 8 - 19, 2025 at Beddington Theatre Arts Centre. 

Calgary Opera’s spring double bill, Bluebeard’s Castle and Gianni Schicchi, is packed with secrets, lies and consequences, as two of the greatest and most powerful operas ever written come together on one stage at Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium on April 5, 9 and 11, 2025. 

Vertigo Theatre will present A KILLING AT LA CUCINA by Thomas Morgan Jones. Learn more about the upcoming performances and see how to purchase tickets.

The Calgary Philharmonic will welcome innovative cellist and composer Cris Derksen to perform with the Orchestra at the Singer Concert Hall. Learn more here!

Two Moons: A Folk Lullaby is an intimate solo-show that delves into one woman's journey with an unwanted pregnancy with singer-songwriter and actor Sonia Deleo shares her catchy yet heartfelt personal story from March 14 -  22, 2025 at Pumphouse Theatre.

James Marsters from Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Twilight actors Kellan Lutz, Peter Facinelli, and Rachelle Lefevre will join an already star-studded lineup for this year's CALGARY EXPO.

After months of renovations and public closure, Walter Phillips Gallery at Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity reopens with an exhibition presented in partnership with Exposure Photography Festival. 

Cirque du Soleil will return to Calgary with its latest show, ECHO, a story of connection, intention, and the symbiotic unions between humans and the animal kingdom.

Disney Theatrical Group and Broadway Across Canada announced today that tickets for the long-awaited return engagement of Disney's The Lion King will go on sale to the public on February 10, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. (MST).

Calgary Opera's 2025/26 Season will deliver a range of adventurous operas onstage, in addition to programs and events year-round. Learn more about the upcoming programming here!

Residing on Treaty 7 Territory and the Métis Nation of Alberta (Districts 5 and 6). Vertigo Theatre will present DEADLY MURDER by David Foley. Learn more here!

One Yellow Rabbit, led by Artistic Director Blake Brooker, will unleash 190+ artists onto Calgary stages for the 39th annual High Performance Rodeo. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets.

Winners have been announced for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Calgary Awards! The 2024 Regional Awards honor regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

 Experience the timeless romance, Sleeping Beauty, set to the music of Tchaikovsky, with exciting and innovative choreography by Bengt Jörgen at Massey Theatre.

Verb Theatre will present EVERY BRILLIANT THING from April 10 - 19, 2025 at Pumphouse Theatre - The Joyce Doolittle Theatre, starring Karen Johnson Diamond.

AUSTENTATIOUS runs April 8 - 19, 2025 at Beddington Theatre Arts Centre (375 Bermuda Drive NW, Calgary, AB). With a jazzy score and anachronisms galore, Austentatious is terrible theatre at its absolute comedic best. 

This is the last chance to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Calgary Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

This is the final week to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Calgary Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

The new anniversary production of the international Irish dance phenomenon Riverdance 30 – The New Generation is coming to Calgary for five performances this summer. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Voting continues for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Calgary Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Tickets for the Tony Award-winning electrifying new musical phenomenon SIX by Tony Award®-winners Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss will go on sale December 16, 2025. SIX will play eight performances in Calgary from May 20-25, 2025 at the Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium.

Don't miss your chance to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Calgary Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

One Christmas Carol will return to StoryBook Theatre. Natascha Girgis revives her award-nominated tour-de-force performance, transforming into over 35 characters from Dickens' holiday classic.