Belleville Theatre Guild. Annie Get Your Gun. Music and lyrics by Irving Berlin, book by Dorothy Fields and Herbert Fields. Pinnacle Playhouse Theatre, 256 Pinnacle St., Belleville. 613-967-1442. $25; $22(sr); $10(st). Opens May 31, 8pm. Runs to Jun 17. Wed-Sat(8pm), Sun(2pm).
BeStudio.ca. Love and Carmen. Moffett: duets (premiere); Sarasate: Carmen Fantasy; Bizet: Carmen (arias, duets). Michèle Bogdanowicz, mezzo; Ernesto Ramírez, tenor; Doreen Uren Simmons, piano. Lawrence Park Community Church, 2180 Bayview Ave. 647-785-2213. PWYC. May 4, 8pm.
Brampton Music Theatre. Fame the Musical. Music by Steve Margoshes, lyrics by Jacques Levy, book by José Fernandez, developed by David De Silva. Lester B. Pearson Theatre, 150 Central Park Dr., Brampton. 905-874-2800. $15; $13(sr/st). Opens May 11, 7pm. Also May 12(4pm, 7pm).
Canadian Children’s Opera Company. Chip & His Dog and All The King’s Men. Music by Gian Carlo Menotti and John Anthony Bennett. Canadian Youth Opera Chorus; Teri Dunn, music director; Autumn Smith, stage director. York University, Joseph G. Green Studio Theatre, 4700 Keele St. 416-366-0467. $20; $15(sr/st); $5(under 6). May 6, 7pm.
Canadian Children’s Opera Company. The Monkiest King (World Premiere). Music and libretto by Alice Ping Yee Ho and Marjorie Chan. Children and Youth of the CCOC; chamber orchestra of Chinese and Western instruments; Xi Yi, dance; Nina Lee Aquino, stage director; Teri Dunn, conductor. Lyric Theatre, Toronto Centre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge St. 1-855-985-2787. $35; $25(sr); $20(st). May 26, 7:30pm. Also May 27, 2pm. School shows: May 25, 10am and 1pm.
Canadian Opera Company. The Nightingale and Other Short Fables. Music by Igor Stravinsky (arr. Lepage). Jane Archibald, soprano (The Nightingale). Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. $35-$225. Opens Apr 13, 7:30pm. Runs to May 19. Days and times vary. Visit coc.ca for details.
Canadian Opera Company. Anna Bolena. Music by Gaetano Donizetti, libretto by Felice Romani. Sondra Radvanovsky, soprano (Anna Bolena); Eric Owens, bass-baritone (Henry VIII). Stephen Lawless, director. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. $35-$225. Opens Apr 28, 4:30pm. Runs to May 26. Days and times vary. Visit coc.ca for details.
Canadian Opera Company. Vocal Series: An Afternoon of Bel Canto. Sondra Radvanovsky, soprano; Liz Upchurch, piano. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. Free. First-come, first-served. Late seating not available. May 1, 12pm.
Canadian Opera Company. An Evening with the Ensemble Studio. Excerpts from Mozart: Così fan tutte and Purcell: Dido and Aeneas. COC’s Ensemble Studio artists; COC Orchestra; Johannes Debus, conductor. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. $35. May 25, 7:30pm.
Canadian Stage. Picnic in the Cemetery. Created by Njo Kong Kie. Berkeley Street Theatre, 26 Berkeley St. 416-368-3110. $35-$69. Opens Apr 26, 8pm. Runs to May 6. Tues/Wed/Thurs/Sat(8pm), Fri(7pm), Sun(1pm).
Chorus Niagara. Amadeus. Mozart: Mass in c; excerpts from Don Giovanni, The Marriage of Figaro, Così fan tutte and The Magic Flute. Niagara Symphony Orchestra. FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. 1-855-515-0722. $43; $41(sr); $28(under 30); $18(st); $15(child); $5(eyeGo). 6:30pm: pre-concert chat. May 5, 7pm.
Civic Light Opera Company. Oklahoma! Music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. Zion Cultural Centre, 1650 Finch Ave. E. 416-755-1717. $28. Opens May 30, 7pm. Runs to Jun 10. Wed(7pm), Thurs-Sat(8pm), Sun(2pm).
Clarkson Music Theatre. It’s a Grand Night for Singing. Eden United Church, 3051 Battleford Rd., Mississauga. 905-829-1546. $25. May 11, 7:30pm. Also May 12(2pm).
Continuum Contemporary Music. Hockey Noir. Music by André Ristic, libretto by Cecil Castellucci. Ensemble Contemporain de Montreal (Pascale Beaudin, soprano, Marie-Annick Béliveau, mezzo, Michiel Schrey, tenor, Pierre-Etienne Bergeron, baritone and others). Jane Mallett Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, 27 Front St. E. 416-366-1656. $40; $30(sr/arts workers); $20(st). Opens May 10, 8pm. Also May 11(2pm/8pm).
Curtain Call Players. Sister Act. Music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Glenn Slater, book by Bill and Cheri Steinkellner and Douglas Carter Beane, based on the film. Fairview Library Theatre, 35 Fairview Mall Dr. 416-703-6181. $28. Opens May 4, 8pm. Runs to May 12. Thurs-Sat(8pm). Sat/Sun(2pm).
Drayton Entertainment. West Side Story. Music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by Arthur Laurents, conception by Jerome Robbins. St. Jacobs Country Playhouse, 40 Benjamin Rd. E., Waterloo. 1-855-372-9866. $27-$46. Opens May 9, 7:30pm. Runs to Jun 2. Tues-Thurs/Sat/Sun(2pm), Thurs-Sat(7:30pm).
Drayton Entertainment. Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn. Music and lyrics by Irving Berlin, book by Gordon Greenberg and Chad Hodge, based on the film. Drayton Festival Theatre, 33 Wellington St. S., Drayton. 1-855-372-9866. $27-$55. Opens May 16, 2pm. Runs to Jun 3. Tues-Thurs/Sat-Sun(2pm), Thurs-Sat(7:30pm).
Drayton Entertainment. Cinderella: The Panto. King’s Wharf Theatre. King’s Wharf Theatre, 97 Jury Dr., Penetanguishene. 1-855-372-9866. $27-$46. Opens Jun 6, 10:30am. Runs to Jun 30. Tues-Wed(10:30am), Thurs/Sat/Sun(2pm), Thurs-Sat(7:30pm).
Drayton Entertainment. West Side Story. Music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by Arthur Laurents, conception by Jerome Robbins. Huron County Playhouse, RR1, 70689 B Line, South Huron. 1-855-372-9866. $27-$46. Opens Jun 7, 2pm. Runs to Jun 23. Days and times vary. Visit draytonentertainment.com for details.
Grease Toronto. Grease. Music, lyrics and book by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. Winter Garden Theatre, 189 Yonge St. 416-314-2884. $20-$169. Opens May 24, 7:30pm. Runs to June 17. Tues-Sat(7:30pm), Wed/Sat/Sun(1:30pm).
Italian Canadian Heritage Foundation. Omaggio a Puccini. Puccini: selection of arias from his operas. Jonelle Sills, soprano; Christopher Dall, tenor; Coro San Marco; Rolando Nicolosi, conductor. St. Peter’s Church (Woodbridge), 100 Bainbridge Ave., Woodbridge. 905-850-2269. $10 or PWYC. Jun 1, 7:30pm.
Kempenfelt Community Players. Closer Than Ever. Music by David Shire, words by Richard Maltby, Jr. Ferndale Banquet Hall, 24 Ferndale Industrial Dr., Barrie. 705-739-4228. $25; $20(sr/st). Opens May 2, 8pm. Runs to May 5. Wed/Thurs(8pm), Fri/Sat(7:30pm), Sat(2pm).
Lower Ossington Theatre. Cabaret. Music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb. Lower Ossington Theatre, 100A Ossington Ave. 1-888-324-6282. $54.99-$64.99. Opens Feb 16, 7:30pm. Runs to May 6. Fri/Sat(7:30pm), Sat(3:30pm), Sun(4pm).
Lower Ossington Theatre. Beauty and the Beast. Music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice, book by Linda Woolverton. Randolph Theatre, 736 Bathurst St. 1-888-324-6282. $49.99-$69.99. Opens Mar 3, 7:30pm. Runs to May 13. Fri/Sat(7:30pm), Sat(3:30pm), Sun(12pm/4pm).
Lower Ossington Theatre. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Tim Rice. Lower Ossington Theatre, 100A Ossington Ave. 1-888-324-6282. $54.99-$64.99. Opens Mar 9, 7:30pm. Runs to May 20. Fri/Sat(7:30pm), Sat(3:30pm), Sun(12pm, 4pm).
Mirvish. Come From Away. Music, lyrics and book by Irene Sankoff and David Hein. Royal Alexandra Theatre, 260 King St. W. 416-872-1212. $69 and up. Opens Feb 13, 8pm. Runs to Oct 21. Tues-Sat(8pm), Wed(1:30pm), Sat/Sun(2pm).
Mirvish. Annie. Music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, book by Thomas Meehan. Ed Mirvish Theatre, 244 Victoria St. 416-872-1212. $29-$200. Opens Apr 24, 7:30pm. Runs to May 27. Tues-Sat(7:30pm), Wed/Sat/Sun(1:30pm).
Mirvish. Motown the Musical. Princess of Wales Theatre, 300 King St. W. 416-872-1212. $29-$129. Opens May 22, 8pm. Runs to Jun 3. Tues-Sat(8pm), Wed(1:30pm), Sat/Sun(2pm).
Mirvish. The Phantom of the Opera. Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Charles Hart and Richard Stilgoe. Princess of Wales Theatre, 300 King St. W. 416-872-1212. $69-$220. Opens Jun 7, 1:30pm. Runs to Jun 30. Tues-Sat(8pm), Wed(1:30pm), Sat/Sun(2pm).
Mirvish/Musical Stage Co. Fun Home. Music by Jeanine Tesori, lyrics and book by Lisa Kron, based on the graphic novel by Alison Bechdel. CAA Theatre, 651 Yonge St. 416-872-1212. $39-$99. Opens Apr 13, 8pm. Runs to May 20. Tues-Sat(8pm), Sat/Sun(2pm).
National Ballet of Canada. Frame by Frame. Created by Robert Lepage and Guillaume Côté, based on work of Norman McLaren. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-345-9595. $39-$265. Opens Jun 1, 7:30pm. Runs to Jun 10. Thurs/Sat/Sun(2pm), Tues-Sat(7:30pm).
One Little Goat Theatre Company. Music Music Life Death Music: An Absurdical. Created by Adam Seelig. Tarragon Theatre Extra Space, 30 Bridgman Ave. 416-531-1827. $20-$35. Opens May 25, 8pm. Runs to Jun 10. Tues-Sat(8pm), Sun(2:30pm).
Opera by Request. La Favorita. Music by Gaetano Donizetti, libretto by Alphonse Royer and Gustave Vaëz. Catharin Carew, mezzo-soprano (Leonora); Cian Horrobin, tenor (Fernando); Michael Robert-Broder, baritone (King Alfonso); Will Ford, tenor (Don Gasparo); and others; William Shookhoff, piano and conductor. College Street United Church, 452 College St. 416-455-2365. $20. May 12, 8pm.
Opera by Request. Le Nozze di Figaro. Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte. John Holland, baritone (Figaro); Jessica Clark, soprano (Susanna); Cristina Pisani, soprano (Countess Almaviva); Norman E. Brown, baritone (Count Almaviva); and others; Natasha Fransblow, piano and conductor. College Street United Church, 452 College St. 416-455-2365. $20. May 25, 7pm.
Opera by Request. Don Giovanni. Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte. Carrie Gray, soprano (Donna Anna); Reese de Rege, soprano (Zerlina); Laura Schatz, soprano (Donna Elvira); Jay Lambie, tenor (Don Ottavio); and others; Kate Carver, piano and conductor. College Street United Church, 452 College St. 416-455-2365. $20. Jun 2, 7:30pm.
Port Hope Festival Theatre. Fiddler on the Roof. Music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, book by Joseph Stein. Cameco Capitol Arts Centre, 20 Queen St., Port Hope. 1-888-732-1680. $24-$40. Opens May 29, 2pm. Runs to Jun 24. Tues-Thurs/Sat-Sun(2pm), Thurs-Sat(8pm).
Rezonance Baroque Ensemble. Handel’s Heroines. Opera arias by Handel for soprano; and other works. St. Barnabas Anglican Church, 361 Danforth Ave. 647-779-5696. $25/$20(adv); $15(st). May 6, 2pm.
Scarborough Music Theatre. Crazy for You. Music by George Gershwin, lyrics by Ira Gershwin, book by Ken Ludwig. Scarborough Village Community Centre, 3600 Kingston Rd. 416-267-9292. $30; $27(sr/st). Opens May 3, 8:00pm. Runs to May 19. Wed-Sat(8pm), Sun(2pm). Note: May 19 show at 2pm.
Shaw Festival. Grand Hotel. Music and lyrics by Robert Wright and George Forrest, additional music and lyrics by Maury Yeston, book by Luther Davis. Festival Theatre, 10 Queen’s Parade, Niagara-on-the-lake. 1-800-511-7429. $30 and up. Previews begin May 3, 2pm. Runs to October 14. Days and times vary. Visit shawfest.com for details.
Stratford Festival. The Music Man. Music, lyrics and book by Meredith Willson. Donna Feore, director and choreographer. Festival Theatre, 55 Queen St., Stratford. 1-800-567-1600. $25 and up. Previews begin Apr 17, 2pm. Runs to Nov 3. Days and times vary. Visit stratfordfestival.ca for details.
Stratford Festival. The Rocky Horror Show. Music, lyrics and book by Richard O’Brien. Donna Feore, director and choreographer. Avon Theatre, 99 Downie St., Stratford. 1-800-567-1600. $25 and up. Previews begin Apr 27, 8pm. Runs to Oct 31. Days and times vary. Visit stratfordfestival.ca for details.
Tapestry Opera. Songbook VIII. Highlights from Tapestry’s 38-year collection of Canadian repertoire. Emerging artists perform alongside operatic masters. Ernest Balmer Studio (315), Distillery District, 9 Trinity St. 416-537-6066 x243. $25. Limited seating. Opens May 10, 8pm. Also May 11, 12.
Teac Damsa/Luminato. Swan Lake/Loch na hEala. Created by Michael Keegan-Dolan. Bluma Appel Theatre, 27 Front St. E. 416-368-4849. $31-$95. Opens Jun 6, 8pm. Runs to Jun 10. Wed-Sat(8pm), Sun(2pm).
Theatre Ancaster Chorus. From Screen to Stage. Old Firehall Arts Centre, 334 Wilson St. E., Ancaster. 905-304-7469. $25; $32(sr), $12(ch/st). Opens May 25, 8pm. Runs to May 27. Fri/Sat(8pm), Sat/Sun(2pm).
Theatre Aquarius. Million Dollar Quartet. Features music of Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Elvis Presley. Theatre Aquarius, 190 King William St., Hamilton. 905-522-7529. $40 and up. Opens Apr 18, 8pm. Runs to May 12. Tues-Sat(8pm), Sat/Sun(2pm).
Toronto Consort. Monteverdi’s Orfeo. Opera in concert. Charles Daniels, tenor (Orfeo); La Rose des Vents. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, Jeanne Lamon Hall, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-964-6337. $15-$69. Opens May 25, 8pm. Also May 26, 27(3:30pm).
Toronto Lyric Opera Centre. Così fan tutte. Music by Mozart. Libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte. Gwenna Fairchild-Taylor, soprano; Martina Myskohlid, soprano; Danielle Nicholson, mezzo; Jean-Phillipe Lazure, tenor; Jacob Feldman, baritone; Korin Thomas-Smith, baritone; David Bowser, conductor. Trinity-St. Paul’s United Church, 427 Bloor St. W. 647-865-4040. $25; $15(sr/under 30). May 6, 7pm.
Toronto Masque Theatre. The Last Chaconne: A Celebration. Jane Mallett Theatre, 27 Front St. E. 1-855-872-7669. $25-$60. May 12, 8pm.
Windsor Light Music Theatre. Singin in the Rain. Music by Nacio Herb Brown, lyrics by Arthur Freed, book by Adolph Green and Betty Comden. St. Clair College Centre for the Arts: Chrysler Theatre, 201 Riverside Dr. W., Windsor. 519-974-6593. $36; $31(sr/st); $16(ch). Opens May 4, 8pm. Runs to May 13. Fri/Sat(8pm), Sun(2pm).
