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January 2020
YPT Drama School – After-School & Weekend
YPT Drama School After-School and Weekend Classes for JK-Grade 12 are held over three nine-week terms. There are four different locations where you can attend classes: Downtown Toronto, Etobicoke, North York and Scarborough. Led by professional artist educators with extensive teaching experience, students will build core theatre skills in movement, voice and character. Confidence and creative expression are developed through drama exercises and improvisation. Students will be encouraged to express their unique ideas in new ways. In the Spring term,…
Find out more »Come From Away
It’s been called the “edge of the world.” The weather is wild, but the locals never lack for warmth. And it’s here, in Newfoundland, where a remote town became the epicenter of a remarkable true story filled with unusual characters, unexpected camaraderie and uncommon generosity. Come From Away is the breathtaking new musical that Toronto has embraced with open arms and has audiences leaving the theatre night after night claiming they are “proud to be Canadian!” Written by Tony®-nominated Canadians…
Find out more »Classic Albums Live The Beatles – Let it Be
Fifty years ago, The Beatles gave the world a treasured musical legacy with Let it Be, the twelfth and final studio albums featuring iconic tracks like Oh! Darling, Here Comes the Sun, and Because. With Classic Albums Live, world-class musicians concentrate fully on faithfully recreating this iconic music as you remember it from the original recording – note for note, cut for cut. Get Back! and relive the Beatles’ 1970s release that reportedly “shipped 3.2 million copies in 13 days.”-…
Find out more »Baby Drama Time at YPT
Baby Drama Time is a new interactive drama, movement and music class for a caregiver or parent to enjoy with the baby in their life! Expanding on YPT’s hugely successful work with theatre for babies, each term will explore a particular theme through sensory play, storytelling, and song. Meet new parents and enjoy a relaxed environment to spend time with your babies — and have fun introducing the building blocks of storytelling and interactive play to your baby! Baby Drama…
Find out more »The Mozart Effect: Live! – A Symphony for the Senses
Based on the genius of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and featuring his most popular works, The Mozart Effect: Live! takes the presentation of the live symphony orchestra to an entirely new place. Performed by a world-class 40 piece symphony orchestra accompanied by high definition large format immersive video and visual effects, The Mozart Effect Live! is curated to stimulate the senses, inspire and engage the deepest corners of the human psyche.
Find out more »February 2020
Morning Music at the Museum
Enjoy 1930s cinema tunes and a 12pm tour of WANT: Desire, Design and Depression Era Footwear. Featuring musicians from the University of Toronto– Faculty of Music.
Find out more »MAMMA MIA: An Epic ABBA Singalong
In Choir! Choir! Choir!, YOU are the performer, led by the brains behind the show, Nobu and Daveed! Toronto's YouTube-viral community choir, Choir! Choir! Choir! sings MAMMA MIA in this epic ABBA singalong! It's 1970-something, you're wearing gold lamé and platform shoes, you're at a discotheque and *your* song starts playing. Suddenly you are a..DANCING QUEEN! If there's one universal truth, it's ABBA! WE ALL LOVE ABBA! Mamma Mia: Epic ABBA Sing-Along is explosive fun and high energy, mixed with…
Find out more »Jungle Book
The classic story reimagined. A wild ride awaits in this inventive and timely take on the beloved classic! An immersive multi-media adaptation, Jungle Book will transport you from the urban jungle to Mowgli’s childhood in the forests of India – with Baloo the Bear, Bagheera the Panther, and more of your favourites along for the journey! MAINSTAGE • Feb. 10 - Mar. 21, 2020 Recommended for Ages 5 & up • SK-Grade 6 Written & Directed by Craig Francis &…
Find out more »Nick Jr. Live!
Whoops! Sorry everyone, we included this event in our Jan 17th weekend guide in error! The event took place earlier this week. You’re invited to sing, dance, clap, cheer and move to the music with your friends from Bubble Guppies, PAW Patrol, Dora The Explorer, Shimmer and Shine, Blue’s Clues and You, Blaze and the Monster Machines and Top Wing in an unforgettable musical spectacular! Nick Jr. Live! “Move to the Music” follows Dora and her PAW co-hosts, Marshall…
Find out more »Dog Man: The Musical
Dog Man: The Musical is a hilarious new production based on the worldwide bestselling series from Dav Pilkey, the creator of Captain Underpants. Best buds George and Harold have been creating comics for years, but now that they’re in 5th grade, they figure it's time to level up and write a musical based on their favorite character, Dog Man, the crime-biting sensation who is part dog, part man, and ALL HERO!! How hard could it be? With the head of…
Find out more »Dog Man: The Musical
Dog Man: The Musical is a hilarious new production based on the worldwide bestselling series from Dav Pilkey, the creator of Captain Underpants! Best buds George and Harold have been creating comics for years, but now that they’re in 5th grade, they figure it's time to level up and write a musical based on their favourite character, Dog Man, the crime-biting sensation who is part dog, part man, and ALL HERO!!! How hard could it be? With the head of…
Find out more »Junie B. Jones the Musical
Join Electric Moon Theatre Company on Family Day at 11am at the Vaughan City Playhouse Theatre for Junie B. Jones the Musical! Dear first-grade journal, Hooray, hooray! There’s a musical (a play all jumbled together with singing and dancing, I believe) that’s all about me, Junie B. Jones! (The B stands for Beatrice, only I do not like Beatrice. I just like B, and that’s all.) This is the bestest musical ever, I tell you! It’s got loads of funny…
Find out more »Family Day 2020 *FREE* Power Up The Winter!
The Living Arts Centre will once again be buzzing with FREE family-friendly programming, including make-and-take crafts, performances by local youth organizations, and much, much more! Community Stage Performances | 12:00pm - 4:00 PM Enjoy free performances on the Community Stage in the Atrium, hosted by Pablo Dassen! Mason Victoria – 2018 Ron Lenyk Inspiring Arts Award-winner Paige Kapinski – LAC Open Mic LIVE performer Josie El Ramady – LAC Open Mic LIVE performer Mississauga Music Academy City Centre Dance Shriyans…
Find out more »The Addams Family the Musical
City Youth Players and Electric Moon Theatre Company are proud to present THE ADDAMS FAMILY – A NEW MUSICAL! A comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family and being your own unique person. In this brand new story, Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family – a man her parents have never met. And if that wasn’t upsetting enough, Wednesday confides…
Find out more »The Wychwood Clarinet Choir presents: Midwinter Suites
Sunday, February 23rd the Wychwood Clarinet Choir will perform their family friendly Winter Concert “Midwinter Suites” at the Church of St. Michael and All Angels, 611 St. Clair Ave, West, Toronto. Feb 23 4:00 Wychwood Clarinet Choir presents: Midwinter Suites Van der Roost: Rikudim; Mourant: Pied Piper; Vaughan Williams: English Folk Song Suite, and much more. Michele Jacot, conductor. Church of St. Michael and All Angels, 611 St. Clair Ave. W. Toronto 647-292-4204. $25; $15(sr/st). www.wychwoodclarinetchoir.ca
Find out more »Riverdance 25
Riverdance, as you’ve never seen it before! A powerful and stirring reinvention of this beloved favourite celebrated the world over for its Grammy award-winning score and the thrilling energy and passion of its Irish and international dance. Twenty-five years on, composer Bill Whelan has rerecorded his mesmerizing soundtrack while producer Moya Doherty and director John McColgan have completely reimagined the ground-breaking show with innovative and spectacular lighting, projection, stage and costume designs. Immerse yourself in the extraordinary power and grace…
Find out more »Drum TAO 2020
Internationally acclaimed Japanese drum and dance ensemble Drum Tao combine music and dance to reflect Japanese tradition and also incorporate Korean, Maori, and Indonesian influences. While some songs are traditional, most are modern compositions created by members of the troupe. Drum Tao’s modern, high-energy performances showcasing the ancient art of Japanese drumming have transfixed audiences worldwide. Combining highly physical, large-scale drumming with contemporary costumes, precise choreography, and innovative visuals, the performers of DRUM TAO 2020 create an energetic and unforgettable…
Find out more »March 2020
Jungle Book RELAXED Performance
A wild ride awaits in this inventive and timely take on the beloved classic! An immersive multi-media adaptation, Jungle Book will transport you from the urban jungle to Mowgli’s childhood in the forests of India – with Baloo the Bear, Bagheera the Panther, and more of your favourites along for the journey! Runs approx. 70 min. AGES 5 & UP RELAXED PERFORMANCES Relaxed Performances include extra features to make the theatre-going experience more sensory-friendly, including a relaxed attitude to our…
Find out more »Masters of Illusion
“We’re talking knock-your-socks-off, JAW-DROPPING magic!” - Fox 4 News Masters of Illusion is back by popular demand! Starring the world’s greatest award-winning magicians, this 21st century magic show is unlike anything you have seen before - filled with modern illusions and arts of deception, performed live on stage. Cutting-edge illusionists perform sleight-of-hand, perplexing interactive mind magic, hilarious comedy, dangerous escapes and large-scale illusions LIVE in Markham. Audiences will be held at the edge of their seats by the jaw-dropping grand…
Find out more »March Madness @ the McMichael
Three days of exciting musical entertainment! Wednesday, March 18 2 pm | Gallery 8 | Free with admission Visions of Turtle Island with Tribal Vision Thursday, March 19 2 pm | Gallery 8 | Free with admission Together! A Global Music Experience with KUNÉ Friday, March 20 2 pm | Gallery 8 | Free with admission Canada Needs You! with Mike Ford
Find out more »April 2020
Blue Planet RELAXED Performance
On a blissful blue planet inhabited only by children, a mysterious travelling salesman arrives to grant their wildest of wishes – the ability to fly! The children soon realize that their whimsy comes at great cost, and that only bravery and ingenuity will rescue their fragile world. Take flight with this clever and cautionary tale of “dreams coming true”. RECOMMENDED FOR GRADES 4-8 | AGES 9 & UP Runs approx. 85 min. RELAXED PERFORMANCES Relaxed Performances include extra features to…
Find out more »Catapult: The Magic of Shadow Dance
Catapult is, technically, a shadow dance company. But really, it's a theatrical art form that is an amazingly imaginative combination of dance, story-telling, and sculpture! The talented Catapult dancers work behind a screen to create seemingly impossible dancing shadow silhouettes of shapes from the world around us. You won’t believe your eyes as you watch these incredible dancers become a mountain, a full size elephant, a helicopter, a house with a window and people inside the window. You will never…
Find out more »May 2020
Jack and the Magic Bean RELAXED Performance
From the award-winning creative team of Where the Wild Things Are comes a delightfully innovative Spanish-English spin on a cherished classic. Back by popular demand, join Jack on his journey to the giant’s farmland with this interactive environmental tale, created in collaboration with Mexico City’s Marionetas de la Esquina. RECOMMENDED FOR JK-GRADE 3 | AGES 3-8 Runs approx. 55 min. RELAXED PERFORMANCES Relaxed Performances include extra features to make the theatre-going experience more sensory-friendly, including a relaxed attitude to our…
Find out more »Jack and the Magic Bean ASL Interpreted Performance
From the award-winning creative team of Where the Wild Things Are comes a delightfully innovative Spanish-English spin on a cherished classic. Back by popular demand, join Jack on his journey to the giant’s farmland with this interactive environmental tale, created in collaboration with Mexico City’s Marionetas de la Esquina. RECOMMENDED FOR JK-GRADE 3 | AGES 3-8 Runs approx. 55 min. ASL INTERPRETED PERFORMANCES American Sign Language (ASL) Shadow Interpreted Performances are specifically designed to provide access to YPT performances for…
Find out more »Cartography (RELAXED Performance)
From New York’s acclaimed ArKtype comes a bold and eloquently told story of one of the most complex issues of our time. Five young people step out from behind today’s headlines to tell the human story of mass migration. Through theatre and interactive video technology, CARTOGRAPHY reveals the plight of young refugees in search of a place to call home. RECOMMENDED FOR GRADES 7-12 | AGES 12 & UP Runs approx. 75 min. RELAXED PERFORMANCES Relaxed Performances include extra features…
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