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International First Peoples’ Festival: Honouring the Great Peace

By Nathalie de Han on 1 June 2026 Classical Music, Dance, Indigenous, Literature, Montreal, Multimedia, Musical Theatre, Theatre

This summer, the International First Peoples’ Festival (IFPF) will mark the 325th anniversary of the signings of the Great Peace of Montreal, which brought an end to a century of warfare between the Iroquois, the French, and their Indigenous allies. It is essential to remember that before 1701, Montreal was a walled settlement with an uncertain future. The Great Peace transformed it into a major hub for trade and commerce in the fur trade, with the cooperation of the First Nations, who were still in full control of their territories at the time. Not only was this a founding event for…

Sydney Andersson as CONSTANCE, photo by Silin Chen

Review | Experiments in Opera’s Constance: A Confession: Coming Clean

By Charles Geyer on 23 May 2026 Concert Reviews, Contemporary, La Scena Online, Musical Theatre, Opera, Theatre

Review of Constance: A Confession, a new multi-author opera created by the “Writers’ Room” of the Experiments in Opera company; viewed May 18, 2026, with further performances having run through May 22. What would happen if you assembled four writer-and-composer teams, challenged them to write an episode each about the life of a charismatic charlatan, gave them a deadline, and fired the starting pistol? You might get a comic-operatic morality tale such as Constance: A Confession, which just concluded its run at HERE Arts Center in New York City’s Soho district, the latest product to emerge from the cunningly conceived…

Photo courtesy of Dance Victoria

Newswire | Dance Victoria Announces 30th Anniversary Season

By Newswire on 30 April 2026 Dance, Musical Theatre, Theatre, Vocal, West

VICTORIA, B.C. – Dance Victoria celebrates its landmark 30th anniversary with a line-up of powerhouse dance companies from Greece, Germany, New York, and Vancouver. Marking three decades of bringing the World’s Best Dance to the Royal Theatre, the 2026/27 season is a bold reflection of the energy and artistic innovation that have made Victoria a destination for international dance. “It has been a joy to curate Dance Victoria’s 30th anniversary season,” shares Executive Director Gillian Jones. “Truly, it has felt like there’s no limit in terms of the companies we can attract to Victoria, and the range of artistic voices our audiences will enthusiastically welcome. I hope this…

Soundstreams: Offering a Way In

By Catherine Kustanczy on 2 February 2026 Canadian Music, Chamber Music, Choral, Classical Music, Musical Theatre, Opera, Toronto

Soundstreams founding Artistic Director Lawrence Cherney admits the ensemble’s current season has its share of “big themes,” but he’s equally excited about the music by which they’ve been inspired. The Toronto-based company is presenting a series of ambitious spring concerts that mix big ideas and deep musicality. Soundstreams was founded in 1982 with a mandate “to strengthen public engagement with new Canadian music and music theatre/opera through commissioning, developing, producing, and disseminating that music.” Throughout its history, the organization has introduced audiences to a variety of new voices, showcasing Canadian composers and performers within innovative and often inspiring contexts. Much…

Vanessa Sears (Juliet) and cast in Mirvish's & Juliet. Photo: Dahlia Katz

Musical Theatre Calendar (February 2026)

By Emma Yee on 2 February 2026 Guides, Montreal, Musical Theatre, Ottawa, Quebec City, Theatre, Toronto, Vocal

TORONTO Mirvish: & Juliet Through May 31. Royal Alexandra Theatre, 260 King St. West, Toronto. $59–149. Read more in our feature on George Krissa. www.mirvish.com Mirvish: Shucked March 3–April 5. Princess of Wales Theatre, 300 King St. West, Toronto. $59–199. The Tony-winning original musical country-pop comedy, Shucked, tells about Maizy, who must travel to Tampa to save her hometown of Cob County. Hilarity—and corn puns—ensue, starring Canadian Danielle Wade (a Toronto favourite), alongside Miki Abraham and Nick Bailey. www.mirvish.com Shifting Ground Collective: The Drowsy Chaperone March 7–21. Theatre Passe Muraille, 16 Ryerson Ave., Toronto. $15–65. The three-time Dora-Award-winning Gen-Z-run company,…

George Krissa (Shakespeare) and Company in & Juliet. Photo: Dahlia Katz

George Krissa: Toronto’s Musical Theatre Heartthrob

By Emma Yee on 2 February 2026 Interviews, Musical Theatre, Theatre, Toronto, Vocal

If you’ve taken the TTC or walked around downtown Toronto any time from last May until now, chances are high that you’ve seen a poster featuring George Krissa. The Saskatchewan-born actor has had a busy season. He played the dashing rogue Anatole in the Crow’s Theatre and Musical Stage Company co-production of Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 in its Mirvish transfer this past summer. He was also the romantic Jimmy Ray Dobbs, in the Garner Theatre Productions and Mirvish co-production of Bright Star this fall—and now, until May 31, he will appear in the reimagined William Shakespeare…

Louise Pitre. Photo: Trish Lindstrom

Louise Pitre: Canada’s First Lady of Musical Theatre in Her Most Perfect Role

By Emma Yee on 10 November 2025 Interviews, Montreal, Musical Theatre, Toronto

Louise Pitre—Canada’s First Lady of musical theatre—has made audiences fall in love with her for decades. Best known for originating the role of Donna Sheridan in Mamma Mia! on Broadway, Pitre will star as the titular Kimberly Akimbo in Montreal (Nov. 23–Dec. 21) and Toronto (Jan. 15–Feb. 8) this winter. Pitre’s first big show was the 1989 Toronto production of Les Misérables in which she played Fantine. “It was the only show my parents came to the opening. I didn’t have to explain the story,” says Pitre. She went on to perform the role in Montreal, and then, Paris. For…

Mécénat Musica | Crowdfunding Grant Recipients

By Hal Kowalewski on 28 October 2025 Arts Industry, Education, Montreal, Musical Theatre, Opera, Strings, Winds

INFUSION BAROQUE Mécénat Musica’s support of Infusion Baroque culminated in the group’s 2024 album East is East. According to the group’s violinist, Sallynee Amawat, the album is a “dynamic, intercultural collaboration of artists from Western European, Persian and Indian traditions.” Since its inception in 2013, Infusion Baroque has aimed to draw new audiences to early music. Its four members—violinist Amawat, as well as Alexa Raine-Wright (baroque flute and recorder), Andrea Stewart (baroque cello) and Rona Nadler (harpsichord)—prioritize historical accuracy. “Infusion Baroque’s practice has been to champion rare and underheard voices in the field of early music through research and close…

Aren Okeymasim (Napew), Krystle Pederson, Tai Amy Grauman (Iskwewo), Rebecca Sadowski and Carmen Alvis in You used to call me Marie… (York Theatre, 2024). Photo: Emily Cooper

Review | Rooted in Story, Carried by Song: You used to call me Marie… at the Arts Club

By Kaitlyn Chan on 3 October 2025 Concert Reviews, Indigenous, Musical Theatre, Theatre, Vancouver, West

Playwright Tai Amy Grauman wrote her first draft of You used to call me Marie… in the Arts Club’s LEAP Playwriting Intensive about eight years ago. The play now returns at the intimate 237-seat Olympic Village Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre from Sept. 25 to Oct. 12. A Savage Society & NAC Indigenous Theatre production, You used to call me Marie… celebrates the love stories of Alberta’s Métis women—beginning with Marie Callihoo—from the 1930s to today as the Métis Nation rises across the plains. The play begins in the world of the stars. Actors dressed in cream and beige…

Youth 2025-2026: A Season of Programs for the Younger Set

By Heather Weinreb on 4 September 2025 Dance, Montreal, Musical Theatre, Orchestral, Ottawa, Quebec City, Theatre, Toronto, Vocal

Montreal Jeunesses Musicales Jeunesses Musicales’ 2025-26 season is full of original children’s programming. Opéra Bon-Bon, an operatic retelling of the story of Hansel and Gretel, will be performed on Oct. 26. On Nov. 16, Rythmo-Rigolo, an interactive percussion concert, will get children drumming in a variety of ways. Penguin musicians set the stage for this year’s Christmas concert, Le grand bal de Noël, on Dec. 7. On Feb. 8, La forêt des mélomanes takes children on a musical walk through an enchanted forest. On March 22, three musicians and their puppets help children navigate the complex world of friendships—and the…

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