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Photo Flash: THE DORIS DEAR CHRISTMAS SPECIAL at The Triad Theater

The acclaimed drag queen, 2 time MAC Award winner singer and BroadwayWorld.com nominee, Doris Dear, packed houses uptown at The Triad Theater on December 19, 20 and 21st for the fourth year in a row with her a?oeDoris Dear Christmas Speciala??! The show has quickly become a holiday tradition in NYC and this year, the level of guests that dropped into the a?oeRumpus Rooma?? was a?oesimply amazing!a??, as was exclaimed by audience members. Each year Doris Dear fills her a?oeRumpus Rooma?? with friends and shares stories, traditions and songs of the season. From new takes on holiday classic songs to exciting original compositions, this show brought smiles, laughter and cheers!
Native Earth Performing Arts to Present THIS IS HOW WE GOT HERE

Native Earth Performing Arts will present its production of the 2018 Governor General-nominated play This Is How We Got Here, written and directed by Keith Barker, featuring Kristopher Bowman, Tamara Podemski, James Dallas Smith and Michaela Washburn on January 26-February 16, 2020.
Blyth Festival 2019 Season Opens June 14

The world premiere of one of the biggest stories in the history of South Western Ontario, the story of Jumbo the elephant's fateful final performance, opens the Blyth Festival's 45th Season.
Blyth Festival Extends THE NEW CANADIAN CURLING CLUB

The wildly popular premiere production of The New Canadian Curling Club, the story of unlikely group of would-be athletes who face off against local prejudice to become a true team, has been extended for an additional five shows, after a run of sold-out shows and waiting lists for tickets.
1837: THE FARMERS' REVOLT Opens Next Month at Blyth Festival

The stories surrounding the rebellion that helped build the very Canada we know today culminate in 1837: The Farmers' Revolt, a great Canadian mythology wrapped in comedy, music, magic, and action that opens at the Blyth Festival on Aug. 1.
THE NEW CANADIAN CURLING CLUB Opens Festival's 44th Season Right on the Button

The world premiere of the hilarious and inspiring story of an unlikely group of would-be athletes who face off against local prejudice to become a true team in The New Canadian Curling Club, opens the 44th season of the Blyth Festival.
THE PIGEON KING Comes to the Blyth Festival

The world premiere of The Pigeon King is the third show on Blyth Festival's playbill this summer and tells the tale of Arlan Galbraith, the self-proclaimed Pigeon King who was convicted of fraud in a Waterloo Court and sentenced to seven years for his preposterous Pigeon Ponzi scheme. The Pigeon King is a collaboration featuring original music all created by The Company. Directed by Severn Thompson, the show plays from August 9 to September 23.  It's a country parable for our times, reminding us that what takes flight always comes home to roost.
THE PIGEON KING Comes to the Blyth Festival

The world premiere of The Pigeon King is the third show on Blyth Festival's playbill this summer and tells the tale of Arlan Galbraith, the self-proclaimed Pigeon King who was convicted of fraud in a Waterloo Court and sentenced to seven years for his preposterous Pigeon Ponzi scheme. The Pigeon King is a collaboration featuring original music all created by The Company. Directed by Severn Thompson, the show plays from August 9 to September 23.  It's a country parable for our times, reminding us that what takes flight always comes home to roost.
MR. NEW YEAR'S EVE Comes to the Blyth Festival

At its heart, the Blyth Festival was built for one reason: to bring people together. The best in new, live, 100% Canadian theatre, right here in Canada's hometown. And it doesn't get any more Canadian than Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians.
GOOD MORNING, THEATERATI for April 26, 2017

GOOD MORNING, THEATERATI! We hope you are feeling hale and hearty this morning as we pose the musical question: Do you have tickets to see The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (running at TPAC's Andrew Jackson Hall through Sunday)? If not, make every effort to get downtown to see the show. It's truly remarkable and you will be moved more than you could possibly imagine. So there! Get to it!
KITCHEN RADIO Opens Blyth Festival's 40th Season Today

Blyth Festival opens its 40th Season with the world premiere of a new country musical, KITCHEN RADIO, written by Blyth's Artistic Director Marion de Vries and co-composer David Archibald. Directed by Kelli Fox, KITCHEN RADIO plays at Blyth Memorial Hall from today, June 25 - August 9.
KITCHEN RADIO to Open Blyth Festival's 40th Season, 6/25

Blyth Festival opens its 40th Season with the world premiere of a new country musical, KITCHEN RADIO, written by Blyth's Artistic Director Marion de Vries and co-composer David Archibald. Directed by Kelli Fox, KITCHEN RADIO plays at Blyth Memorial Hall from June 25 - August 9.

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