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Montreal
September
Montreal’s Anglo theatre scene is still struggling to return to its pre-pandemic bustle, but hopefully quality will triumph over quantity. First up is Kate Lavut’s big-hearted Fringe hit A Little Bit Pregnant, a comedy-drama about a group of young people “trying to adult.” Mainline Theatre, Sept. 8, 10. www.mainlinetheatre.ca
A favourite out-of-town venue for Montrealers is the delightful Hudson Village Theatre, which promises The Greatest Play in the History of the World. Written by Brit playwright Ian Kershaw, it’s a space/time bending love story narrated by a woman in the wee small hours. Hudson Village Theatre, Sept. 13-24. www.villagetheatre.ca
Young persons’ company Geordie Theatre premières Other Worlds, Stephen Patrick Booth’s drama about two neurodiverse strangers who bond over dreams of utopia in the face of ecological disaster. Maison Théâtre, Sept. 29-Oct. 7. www.geordie.ca
October
Montreal’s two Anglo theatre behemoths finally shake off summer’s torpor, the Segal Centre continuing to stake its claim as the venue for aficionados of quality musical theatre with its production of Broadway and West End hit Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. Segal Centre, Oct. 15-Nov. 5. www.segalcentre.org
Meanwhile, over at Centaur Theatre, there’s a dinner-party-from-hell as Indigenous activists and well-meaning liberals clash in Drew Hayden Taylor’s spiky comedy alterNatives. Centaur Theatre, Oct. 17-Nov. 5. www.centaurtheatre.com
Mainline Theatre brings back its regular, hugely popular Halloween production of Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show. Mainline Theatre, Oct. 19-31. www.mainlinetheatre.ca
November
The Segal follows up the Carole King show with showbiz memoir Boy Falls From the Sky, written and performed by Jake Epstein, who originated the role of King’s husband Gerry Goffin in that very musical. The title, though, comes from his starring role in the ill-fated Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark. Segal Centre, Nov. 19-Dec. 10. www.segalcentre.org
Boy Falls From The Sky (Photo by Cylla Von Tiedemann)
Centaur Theatre’s annual Brave New Looks guest slot is taken by Infinithéâtre with their production of Extra/Beautiful/U, Michaela Di Cesare’s dark comedy about a car crash survivor who, to restore her looks, turns to a surgeon she once bullied at high school. Centaur Theatre, Nov. 30-Dec. 9. www.centaurtheatre.com
Toronto
September
Crow’s Theatre kick off its fall season with Michael Healey’s The Master Plan. A satire on civic planning in Toronto, it’s adapted from a book by Globe and Mail journalist Josh O’Kane. Streetcar Crowsnest, Sept. 5-Oct. 1. www.crowstheatre.com
Canadian Stage present Suzan Lori-Parks’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Topdog/Underdog, which explores extreme sibling rivalry between two brothers called, significantly, Lincoln and Booth. Berkeley Street Theatre, Sept. 22–Oct. 8. www.canadianstage.com
The storefront venue Coal Mine Theatre is presenting Appropriate, a comic drama from Branden Jacobs-Jenkins (author of modern classic An Octoroon) about an Arkansas family unearthing repressed memories. Coal Mine Theatre, Sept. 24-Oct. 15. www.coalminetheatre.com
Mirvish’s Broadway imports include SIX – The Musical, a modern Hamilton-esque take on the stories of Henry VIII’s ill-fated wives, playing at Royal Alexandra, Sept. 23-Dec. 17, and In Dreams, a family drama set to the songs of Roy Orbison which plays at CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre, Sept. 26-Nov. 12. www.mirvish.com
October
Soulpepper continue to present the fruits of their Six Women Writing Commission with Kat Sandler’s Wildwoman (Oct. 5-29), based on the true story that inspired Beauty and the Beast, and The Guide to Being Fabulous (Oct. 24-Nov. 12) in which trans icon Sandra Caldwell charts her journey from petty crime to stage and screen stardom, via a starring role in the Stonewall riots. Young Centre for the Performing Arts. www.soulpepper.ca
There’s more Mirvish razzmatazz with the Alanis Morissette musical Jagged Little Pill. Princess of Wales Theatre, Oct. 24-Nov. 26. www.mirvish.com
November
Morris Panych’s latest, Withrow Park, is a surreal play about three dreamy people galvanized into action by a mysterious visitor. Tarragon Theatre, Nov. 7-Dec. 3. www.tarragontheatre.com
In The Rocky Mountain Special, Tiffany Thomas plays an elderly trans woman looking back at her younger self as she commutes between Calgary and Vancouver. Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, Nov. 14-19. www.buddiesinbadtimes.com
Canadian Stage mount Stefano Massini’s Tony Award-winning epic The Lehman Trilogy, which uses three actors to explore the legendary banking empire from its 19th-century origins to its collapse in the 2008 crash. Bluma Appel Theatre, Nov. 14-26. www.canadianstage.com
Factory Theatre revives two classic one-person shows written and originally performed by Daniel MacIvor. Monster sees Karl Ang plunging into the dark heart of humanity (Nov 16-Dec. 10), while in Here Lies Henry, Damien Atkins sells us the meaning of life, love and beauty from beyond the grave. Factory Theatre, Nov. 23-Dec. 17. www.factorytheatre.ca
The final Mirvish import of the season is Aaron Sorkin’s adaptation of To Kill A Mockingbird, with Richard Thomas donning the righteous armor of Atticus Finch. CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre, Nov. 21-27. www.mirvish.com
Buddies in Bad Times team up with That Theatre to present a new production of Tony Kushner’s towering gay classic Angels in America. Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, Nov. 23-Dec. 17. www.buddiesinbadtimes.com
December
Crow’s Theatre deliver an explosive end to the fall season with Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812, Dave Malloy’s groundbreaking musical take on War and Peace. Streetcar Crowsnest, Dec. 5-Jan. 7. www.crowstheatre.com
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