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Giraffes strut, birds swoop, gazelles leap - the entire Serengeti comes to life. And as the music soars, Pride Rock slowly rises from the stage. ...

Cameron Mackintosh presents the new production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg's Tony Award-winning musical phenomenon, Les Miserables, direct from an acclaimed two-and-a-half-year return to ...

Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived. From Tudor Queens to Pop Princesses, in SIX the wives of Henry VIII take the mic to reclaim their ...

Frozen, a full-length stage work told in two acts, expands upon and deepens the tale's indelible plot and themes through new songs and story material ...

It was a sound that would change music history. Ain't Too Proud is the electrifying new musical that tells the story of The Temptations from ...

It's 1962, and pleasantly plump Baltimore teen Tracy Turnblad has only one desire - to dance on the popular Corny Collins Show. When her dream ...

Featuring a book by Tina Fey, MEAN GIRLS tells the story of a naïve newbie who falls prey to a trio of lionized frenemies. Entertainment ...

Following sold-out dates across North America, multi-award winning, platinum-selling Canadian crooner Matt Dusk is bringing audiences back to the 1960s Las Vegas with his new ...

COME FROM AWAY is the breathtaking new musical that played record-breaking engagements in La Jolla and Seattle. Written by Canadians Irene Sankoff and David Hein, ...

Lincoln Center Theater’s critically acclaimed production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s THE KING AND I directed by Tony Award® Winner Bartlett Sher won four 2015 Tony ...

Long before she was Carole King, chart-topping music legend, she was Carol Klein, BROOKLYN girl with Passion and Chutzpah. She fought her way into the ...

Based on the hit film, this hilarious new musical follows Dewey Finn, a failed, wannabe rock star who decides to earn a few extra bucks ...

Cameron Mackintosh presents the new production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg’s Tony Award-winning musical phenomenon, Les Miserables, direct from an acclaimed two-and-a-half-year return to ...

MOTOWN THE MUSICAL is the true American dream story of Motown founder Berry Gordy's journey from featherweight boxer to the heavyweight music mogul who launched ...

Porch View Dances (PVD) is an innovative community dance project envisioned by Karen Kaeja and further developed with Allen Kaeja of Toronto-based Kaeja d’Dance. PVD ...

Alexander Shelley brought together four remarkable Canadian composers to collaborate with Donna Feore to create an immersive symphonic experience celebrating youth, promise and courage, revealed ...

These wide-ranging conversations are sure not only to expose the compelling backstories behind the season’s key works but also to reveal more about the Orchestra’s ...

A brand new production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC, directed by Jack O'Brien, will tour North America beginning September 2015. The spirited, romantic and beloved ...

NOW IS THE TIME TO SEIZE THE DAY with NEWSIES, Disney's triumphant, smash-hit New York musical. It's the record-breaking, Tony Award -winning Broadway phenomenon that ...

Dirty Dancing - The Classic Story On Stage is an unprecedented live experience, exploding with heart-pounding music, passionate romance and sensational dancing. Seen by millions ...

The producers of ONCE, the acclaimed new Broadway musical, announced today that The Road Company is putting together a US national tour that will launch ...

THE BOOK OF MORMON features book, music and lyrics by Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone. Parker and Stone are the four-time Emmy Award-winning ...

Penny Lane with a live trumpet section. Yesterday with a string quartet. Classical Mystery Tour creates a sensory extravaganza, spanning the early fan-frenzy to the ...

The NAC’s Got Rhythm in this toe-tapping Gershwin celebration! With their unparalleled wit and melodic genius, George and Ira’s style defined the Jazz Age. Conductor ...

Overflowing with imagination, this production of de Saint-Exupéry’s classic is a daring blend of light, visual effects and music. Follow the tale of a stranded ...

Devoted to the human spirit, Beethoven’s monumental Symphony No. 9 is a truly inspirational work culminating in the triumphant choral finale, Ode to Joy....

Duras lived through the war as a member of the Resistance; Marguerite as a woman deprived of a man. One day the writer rediscovers the ...

“Tongue: a fleshy, muscular organ, elongated and mobile, located in the mouth; thus a fleshy body as an organ of speech. By extension, a system ...

Lewis Black is a Just For Laughs Festival favourite and one of the most prolific and popular performers working today. He executes a brilliant trifecta ...

Italian singing sensations Il Volo soar in their first PBS Special “Il Volo Takes Flight” as well as on their upcoming CD and DVD, “Il ...

Presented by Ottawa Chamberfest in association with the National Arts Centre Adam Sherkin Terra Incognita Dvo?ák Cello Concerto Shostakovich Symphony No. 10...

From Dancing Queen to Mamma Mia, Finnish vocal phenomenon Rajaton joins the Orchestra for this unforgettable ABBA extravaganza that will have you dancing in the ...

Considered a signature production of the larger-than-life Bolshoi Ballet, Don Quixote immediately conjures images of technical wizardry and astonishing feats — Russian ballet at its ...

Shakespeare’s tragedy, King Lear, set in the Canada of 1608—the year the play was written—with a cast of Aboriginal actors from across the country, including ...

More than 25 years ago, Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg exploded onto the stage with Les Misérables -- a musical masterpiece that forever altered the ...

Dance, sound and the secret language of the heart collide in Heart as Arena, the second work from Animals of Distinction, a new project from ...

Lida has a secret. When her psychotherapist does the unthinkable and offers concrete advice, Lida acts on it – before it’s too late. Three women ...

France’s fusion hip-hop company Käfig makes an immediate impact. Artistic Director and choreographer Mourad Merzouki mixes complex hip-hop, capoeira, samba, and acrobatics with high-energy electronic ...

As one of the world’s premier modern dance companies, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater knows how to turn up the heat, playing to sold-out houses ...

The National Ballet of Canada injects raw physicality and dramatic intensity into John Neumeier’s adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s tragic play, The Seagull. The Russian writer’s ...

Sandra Shamas is at her wit's end, but her show must go on... Sandra Shamas returns to the NAC for the first time since 2004 ...

Originally co-produced with Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, 2011. Made possible in part with funding from Fresh Ground new works commissioning awards. Your kids get to be ...

Penny Plain is blind, but she hears plenty about the state of things and the fate of mankind. When her companion dog Geoffrey leaves to ...

Popular Montreal contemporary dancer-choreographer José Navas presents Personae — a new solo work performed by Navas himself. Well-known for his fast paced, colourful ensemble works, ...

Often featured in pop culture, Orff’s riveting modern masterpiece for chorus and orchestra illuminates the sensuality and satire in these 13th century poems celebrating everything ...

Chicago’s internationally acclaimed Joffrey Ballet blends sweeping dance with sublime works. For this special NAC program the Joffrey will present a superb evening of contemporary ...

Stabbing quicksteps, intricate footwork, legs for days — experience an unforgettable mix of music, song and dance with the internationally renowned Argentinian company Tango Pasión. ...

It all starts when God sets the universe in motion. Then comes the story of Adam & Eve, Cain & Abel, Noah, and Moses as ...

Canadian-born and Netherlands-based choreographer André Gingras, now Artistic Director of Dance Works Rotterdam, marks his return to the NAC with Anatomica, an explosive series of ...

Acclaimed British dancer-choreographer Akram Khan presents his spectacular new ensemble work, Vertical Road, a meditation on the journey from gravity to grace. This exquisite production ...

An arresting performer, the inimitable Akram Khan’s award-winning new solo, Gnosis, is a work of riveting eloquence drawing from sources both ancient and modern. The ...

Dreaming dreams, hoping for success, facing reality. That’s the funny and touching story of Ted and Richard—whiz kids who want to become superstar pianists—and how ...

Mark Godden’s choreographic genius brings us an explosive new look at the original master of mind control. RW B’s newest creation takes its inspiration from ...

Dickens’ timeless classic comes to life as you follow the tale of the orphan Oliver, the Artful Dodger, Fagin, Nancy, and all the down-and-out denizens ...

Trevor Pinnock brings his signature sparkle back to Southam Hall with hand-picked vocalists, a magnificent chorus and the National Arts Centre Orchestra in performances of ...

Enjoy dynamic renditions from the incomparable Ellis Hall as the Orchestra grooves to Ray Charles’s greatest hits. Celebrate one of the greatest voices of popular ...

Mean and ill-tempered old miser Ebenezer Scrooge refuses to be good, even on Christmas Day. Ghosts come to haunt him, urging him to change his ...

Making their NAC debut, this world-class company captures the imagination of the entire family on an adventure with young Marie and her Nutcracker Prince through ...

In this exclusive Canadian engagement, Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch presents the engaging and idiosyncratic full-length work Danzón, choreographed in 1995 by the legendary director-choreographer Pina ...

With her world-wide fame, soprano Annabelle Canto believes she can breeze through her audition and embark on a world tour. If only Henry her accompanist ...

Imagine: you are Mr. Mann, and you’ve just won two tickets to Chekhov’s comedy, The Three Sisters. You’ve barely heard of Chekhov, but you go ...

Creating intense, absorbing connections between audience and performer is nothing new for the legendary Canadian artist Marie Chouinard, so it’s no surprise that her latest ...

On a moonlit night in August, 1926, 18 year-old Jacob Mercer has returned from Toronto to the tiny Newfoundland outport of Coley’s Point, hoping to ...

Best known for his work with Ireland’s acclaimed Riverdance, Colin Dunne is an internationally celebrated practitioner of Irish Step Dance. In his first full-length solo ...

Experience the movies as never before! Watch Rodgers and Hammerstein’s enchanting musicals in vibrant digitally restored colour film clips, while the NAC Orchestra performs excerps ...

A major, rising force in the dance world, the Guangzhou Ballet presents Return on a Snowy Night. This provocative four-act ballet tells the tragic love ...