VIP Presenters Announced for Monday's Dora Awards

Jacoba Knaapen, Toronto Alliance or the Performing Arts (TAPA) Executive Director and Dora Mavor Moore Awards Producer, announced the VIP presenters today for the 38th Annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards, to be held on Monday, June 26 at the Elgin Theatre of the Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre Centre.

Hosted by the acclaimed actor and musician Raoul Bhaneja, a Maple Blues Award winner who stars in Disgraced which returns to the Panasonic Theatre in the fall, the Dora Mavor Moore Awards celebrate Toronto's vibrant performing arts scene. 48 Dora Awards as well as the Silver Ticket Award and the Jon Kaplan Audience Choice Award will be handed out in a glittering ceremony honouring theatre, dance and opera artists and productions. A swanky After-Party in the Cascading Lobbies of the Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre Centre winds up Toronto's biggest opening night of the year!

Among the VIP presenters at this year's awards ceremony are acclaimed actors Kawa Ada, Valerie Buhagiar, Patricia Cano, Frank Cox-O'Connell, Colin Doyle, Kevin Hanchard, Sabryn Rock and d'bi young; remarkable soul singer Jackie Richardson; wonderful dancer Ofilio Sinbadinho; the 2017 Pauline McGibbon Award winner, designer Joanna Yu; 2017 Leonard McHardy and John Harvey Award winner and The Musical Stage Company Artistic Director Mitchell Marcus; arts leader and Artistic Director of The Theatre Centre, Franco Boni; arts administrators Claire Burns and Lascelle Wingate; Executive Director of Downtown Yonge BIA Mark Garner, Shaw Festival Artistic Director Tim Carroll; 2016 Silver Ticket Award winner and Theatre Passe Muraille Artistic Director Andy McKim and The Honourable Eleanor McMahon, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport.
Jon Kaplan AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD: TAPA's Audience Choice Award has been renamed the Jon Kaplan Audience Choice Award in honour of the beloved, long-time NOW Magazine senior theatre writer. The Jon Kaplan Audience Choice Award is co-sponsored by NOW Magazine and Yonge-Dundas Square. The public is invited to choose a winner and vote for their favourite show from the list of nominees for Outstanding Production or they can choose their own. The winner will be announced at the Dora Awards show ceremony and will receive a special plaque from NOW Magazine.

The Doras are named for Dora Mavor Moore (1888-1979), a well-loved teacher and director who helped establish Canadian professional theatre in the 1930s and 1940s. Recognizing the outstanding achievements in Toronto's performing arts industry, the Doras honour the creators of over 200 theatre, dance and opera productions annually in the following Divisions: General Theatre, Independent Theatre, Musical Theatre, Dance, Opera and Theatre for Young Audiences.

38th Annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards Toronto's Theatre, Dance and Opera Awards - Monday June 26, 2017 Hosted by Raoul Bhaneja Written by Diane Flacks, Directed by Ed Roy Lighting and Production Design by Andrea Lundy, Produced by Jacoba Knaapen
At the Elgin Theatre of the Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre Centre, 189 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON, M5B 1M4 6pm-7pm Pre-Show VIP Sponsor Reception in the Cascading Lobbies of the Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre Centre 7:30pm Dora Mavor Moore Awards Show in the Elgin Theatre 10:30pm After-Party in the Cascading Lobbies of the Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre Centre

For tickets, visit the Elgin Theatre Ticketmaster Box Office at 189 Yonge St. or call 1-855-622-ARTS (2787). Regular Tickets for Awards Show & After-Party: $90 (+HST & Ticketmaster fees) Student, Senior, Artsworker Tickets for Awards Show & After-Party: $70 (+ HST & Ticketmaster fees) After-Party Only Tickets can be purchased only onsite at the event beginning at 10:30pm: $20 For $190 VIP Tickets (Pre-show VIP Reception, Dora Awards Show, After-Party), email Scott Dermody at scottd@tapa.ca.

The Dora Mavor Moore Awards are administered by the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA). In addition to the Doras, other programs and services provided by TAPA include: the city-wide arts app TOnight "a box office in your pocket"; Toronto.spacefinder.org; Toronto's Official Theatre Guide; hipTIX, offering $5 tickets to students between the ages of 14 and 29; citySPECIAL, offering free tickets to newcomers and marginalized communities; the Commercial Theatre Development Fund; and the Travel Retreat Initiatives Program - TRIP. For more information visit www.tapa.ca

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