John Alcorn

NY Premieres, US Premieres & More Set for Lincoln Center Fall and Winter Season

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts revealed upcoming presentations throughout the Fall and Winter. Learn more about the season!

THE GUIDE TO BEING FABULOUS Comes to Soulpepper Theatre

Soulpepper Theatre will present The Guide to Being Fabulous, featuring stories and original songs that follow icon Sandra Caldwell’s journey from a pickpocketing youth to a star of stage and screen. Learn more about the production and how to get tickets here!

Commemorate Truth & Reconciliation At The Royal Conservatory

The Royal Conservatory starts the new Koerner Hall concert season on September 30 by honouring the lives and knowledge of Indigenous peoples with an evening curated by Denise Bolduc, Sarain Fox, and Mervon Mehta.

Concert Season Starts at the Royal Conservatory

The Royal Conservatory of Music will open its doors to audiences for the first full concert season since March of 2020.

BWW Review: THE DAISY THEATRE at Centaur Theatre Company

The Quebec premiere of Ronnie Burkett's The Daisy Theatre has been gaining critical acclaim since its opening show on February 22nd at Montreal's Centaur Theatre Company. Burkett has been a legend in the marionette world and continues to push the envelope with his topical shows. He is a craftsman, writer, puppet master, performer, vocal artist and provocateur extraordinaire. He has been creating his own marionettes for decades and is the sole-performer, other than his cheeky and charming characters for which Burkett provides all voices, in all of his shows.

DAISY THEATRE - Created and Performed by Ronnie Burkett, opens February 20

Puppets galore descend upon Centaur Theatre as world renowned puppeteer provocateur, Ronnie Burkett, makes his Centaur debut with over 40 hand-crafted marionettes for the Quebec premiere of The Daisy Theatre, playing February 20 to March 24, 2018. Montreal's Festival de Casteliers will include The Daisy Theatre as part of its programming along with a post-show talkback following the March 8th performance.

Ronnie Burkett's THE DAISY THEATRE to Open Next Week at the Grand Theatre

Following a sold-out run last season, the Grand Theatre will present the return of award-winning, internationally-acclaimed puppeteer, Ronnie Burkett, with THE DAISY THEATRE for a limited engagement on the McManus Stage starting October 23.

SUCCESSIONS, THE 39 STEPS and More Set for Centaur Theatre's Season 49 Lineup

A new line-up of plays and much more were revealed at Centaur Theatre's 49th season launch this afternoon.

Grand Theatre Announces Casting for Upcoming Season

The Grand Theatre is thrilled to announce an extraordinary line-up of local and national, returning and debuting artists in the 2017/18 Season. The season features a stunning artistic presence including Tara Rosling, Benedict Campbell, Catherine Joell MacKinnon and Daniel Williston. In addition, the Grand welcomes nationally and internationally renowned directors including Peter Hinton, Tracey Flye, Carey Perloff, and the Grand's Artistic Director Dennis Garnhum, who makes his Grand directing debut in his first season. Single tickets go on sale Tuesday July 4, 2017.

SUCCESSIONS, THE 39 STEPS and More Set for Centaur Theatre's Season 49 Lineup

A new line-up of plays and much more were revealed at Centaur Theatre's 49th season launch this afternoon.

The Cultch Theatre Will Present THE DAISY THEATRE This December

Returning after two sold out runs, The Cultch is pleased to once again present Ronnie Burkett's The Daisy Theatre from Tuesday, December 1st to Sunday, December 20 at the Historic Theatre. 

THE DAISY THEATRE Opens Tonight at Baryshnikov Arts Center

Puppeteer provocateur Ronnie Burkett, internationally acclaimed as North America's most daring puppeteer, will bring his latest marionette creation, The Daisy Theatre, to Baryshnikov Arts Center (BAC)'s Jerome Robbins Theater, 450 West 37th Street, for a two-week engagement tonight, September 30, through Saturday, October 10. The Daisy Theatre is part of BAC's 10th anniversary celebration in 2015.

THE DAISY THEATRE Opens 9/30 at Baryshnikov

Puppeteer provocateur Ronnie Burkett, internationally acclaimed as North America's most daring puppeteer, will bring his latest marionette creation, The Daisy Theatre, to Baryshnikov Arts Center (BAC)'s Jerome Robbins Theater, 450 West 37th Street, for a two-week engagement Wednesday, September 30, through Saturday, October 10. The Daisy Theatre is part of BAC's 10th anniversary celebration in 2015.

Ronnie Burkett & Theatre of Marionettes to Bring THE DAISY THEATRE to New York

 Puppeteer provocateur Ronnie Burkett, internationally acclaimed as North America's most daring puppeteer, will bring his latest marionette creation, The Daisy Theatre, to Baryshnikov Arts Center (BAC)'s Jerome Robbins Theater, 450 West 37th Street, for a two-week engagement Wednesday, September 30, through Saturday, October 10. The Daisy Theatre is part of BAC's 10th anniversary celebration in 2015.

Dora Awards Announce VIP Presenters, Audience Choice Award Voting

The Toronto Alliance or the Performing Arts (TAPA) has announced the VIP presenters for the 36th Annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards, to be held on Monday, June 22 at Harbourfront Centre on the WestJet Stage, a 1,300-seat outdoor concert venue covered by a transparent roof with open sides. TAPA also announced that voting is now open for the Audience Choice Award up to midnight June 17 at http://www.nowtoronto.com/doras .

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.

Over 30 Performers to Gather at HOLLER 4 HEALTH CARE!, 3/31

Over 30 Canadian performers all have their reasons for Hollering 4 Health Care on March 31st, the day that the Conservative government will allow the Health Accord to expire. They are hollering because:

Shirley Douglas and Brent Carver Join Lineup for HOLLER 4 HEALTH CARE! 3/31 in Toronto

Actress Shirley Douglas and Tony Award winner Brent Carver will join a star-studded line up of performing artists to Holler 4 Health Care!, an evening of merry maladies and malady melodies to protest the end of federal leadership in Canadian health care, to be held March 31, 2014 at 8pm at Trinity-St. Paul's Centre, 427 Bloor St. W., Toronto.

Jennifer Walls & Gabi Epstein in LIZA & BARBRA...TOGETHER AT LAST to Headline Angelwalk's Gala, 10/19

Angelwalk Theatre, Toronto's premiere producer of Off-Broadway style musical theatre, is celebrating its fifth anniversary season with a special one-night gala fundraiser and performance on October 19, 2013 at the Toronto Centre for the Arts.

New Line-Up of Artists Announced for Young Centre's Saturday Night Cabaret Series

Albert Schultz, General Director of the Young Centre for the Performing Arts, today announced a new line-up of artists who will be performing as part of the Saturday Night Cabaret Series in the Garland Cabaret every Saturday night at 10pm.