Calgary Theatre Newsroom

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.

The Calgary Philharmonic will welcome back The Tenors for two performances with the Orchestra in 2025.

Walter Phillips Gallery at Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity have announced Filipino Canadian photo-based artist Karen Zalamea as the winner of the 2025 Barbara Spohr Memorial Award.

Voting is now open for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Calgary Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

Brahms’s Violin Concerto will be performed by Canadian violinist James Ehnes in Calgary this month. Learn more about the concert and find out how to get tickets here!

 The Calgary Philharmonic will welcome back Canada’s superstar of the violin for the concert On Stage with James Ehnes on November 30. Ehnes joins the Orchestra for a performance of Johannes Brahms’ grand musical pillar, Violin Concerto in D Major.

Residing on Treaty 7 Territory and the Métis Nation of Alberta (Districts 5 and 6). Vertigo Theatre is presenting MURDER ON THE LINKS by Steven Dietz, adapted from the novel by Agatha Christie.

Time is running out to submit nominations for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Calgary Awards. Don't miss Thursday's October 31st deadline!