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SIZWE BANZI IS DEAD & More Nominated for 44th Annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards

The Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts revealed the 228 nominations for the 44th Annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards. See the full list!
Review: UNIVERSAL CHILD CARE at Canadian Stage

With important messages for policymakers and babymakers alike, the urgent performance is part political statement, part a cappella concert, and all cri de coeur about the frustrations of being a parent when nothing is affordable and nobody cares.
UNIVERSAL CHILD CARE Comes to Berkeley Street Theatre in February

In February, Canadian Stage will present a virtuosic new work from the internationally acclaimed creators of MOUTHPIECE, Quote Unquote Collective. UNIVERSAL CHILD CARE runs February 13th – February 25th at the Berkeley Street Theatre. 
Soundstreams Returns to the Stage With A LOVE SONG TO TORONTO

Lawrence Cherney, Founding Artistic Director, Soundstreams, today announced details about the company's inaugural onstage production since March 2020 'A Love Song To Toronto'. Presented on the eve of an historic Soundstreams tour taking Canadian music to Germany and the U.K., 'A Love Song to Toronto' is a celebration of renowned Canadian composer Claude Vivier's works. This in-person event will be performed live at St. Andrew's Church, Toronto on April 28th, 2022.
Soundstreams to Return To The Stage With A LOVE SONG TO TORONTO

Lawrence Cherney, Founding Artistic Director, Soundstreams, today announced details about the company's inaugural onstage production since March 2020 'A Love Song To Toronto'.
Soundstreams Announces Details About the World Premiere of LOVE SONGS

Lawrence Cherney, Founding Artistic Director, Soundstreams, today announced additional details about the company’s world premiere production of Love Songs, as part of the company’s 2021/22 season.
Soundstreams Announces 2021/22 Season: Renewal & Rebirth

Lawrence Cherney, Founding Artistic Director, Soundstreams, today announced the company’s 2021/22 season, Renewal & RebirthRenewal & Rebirth, with five world premieres set to showcase the work of outstanding Canadian and international composers through innovative and multi-genre musical experiences. 
Sammy Jackson Releases New Song 'What Is There To Say?'

On June 5th, 2021, Sammy Jackson took home the JUNO Award for Vocal Jazz Album of the Year for her sophomore EP, With You.
Tafelmusik Announces Fall 2019 Community Engagement

As part of its growing commitment to contributing to community life in a meaningful way, Tafelmusik today announced its fall community activities, which take place in several different GTA neighbourhoods: North York, Etobicoke, Bloordale, and The Annex. In collaboration with Aga Khan Museum and Nuit Blanche, Arts Etobicoke, Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Toronto, and Toronto Plaza Hotel, and in keeping with the season theme of a?oeOld meets New,a?? Tafelmusik hopes to invite interested community members to engage with the beauty of music from the past in a way that is relevant to our world today. Details are listed below.
American Composers Forum Partners With Roomful Of Teeth In World Premieres At MASS MoCA

On Friday, August 23, 2019 at 8pm, the American Composers Forum partners with GRAMMY-winning vocal project Roomful of Teeth in world premieres by Mingjia Chen, Mary Kouyoumdjian, and Peter S. Shin atMASS MoCA.
Photo Flash: Rachel Tucker, Tovah Feldshuh & More Perform at CAST PARTY

At Birdland every Monday night at 9:30pm, Jim Caruso's Cast Party celebrates talent from every corner of the entertainment scene. Broadway, jazz, cabaret, pop, folk, country…over the past twelve years, the Cast Party crowds have been entertained by most every genre of music! This past week, the talent was off-the-charts. Rachel Tucker, the recent star of The Last Ship on Broadway, gained a slew of new fans with two Kander & Ebb anthems that had the crowd standing, stomping and cheering for more!
BWW Review: Soulpepper's GLOBAL CABARET

Without a doubt, Soulpepper Theatre Company's Global Cabaret Festival is my favorite Toronto arts festival. It's like a box of chocolates - you never know what you're going to get. Forrest Gump would dig it. Each year I'm tempted to bring my sleeping bag and just camp out for the weekend.
Canadian Opera Company Opens 9th Season of the Free Concert Series Today

The Canadian Opera Company'sFree Concert Series in the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre returns for a ninth season today, September 23, 2014, boasting a varied roster of established artists and rising stars from around the world in a wide range of art forms. The highly anticipated first performance of the 2014/2015 season introduces the young artists of the COC Ensemble Studio in a program of their favourite operatic gems.
The Global Cabaret Festival Kicks Off Today

Albert Schultz, Founding Artistic Director of Soulpepper Theatre Company, today announced details of the sixth annual Global Cabaret Festival. From today, October 24 to Sunday, October 27, the Young Centre for the Performing Arts once again becomes home to over 150 of Canada's leading performance artists staging over 15 original one-hour songbooks and cabarets.

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