It's time for our annual round-up of Holiday shows. This year, we've got everything from gay to straight, from comedy to cabaret and from dance to drama. Toronto has something to offer for everyone this Holiday season. (Sorry if we missed anyone out!)
Soulpepper's
beloved production of this classic has become a Toronto holiday tradition.
Follow Ebenezer Scrooge as he is visited by three ghosts who help him
understand the importance of charity in the holiday season. (Bah! Humbug!) – December 3 to January 3 at the Young Centre
for the Performing Arts.
This National Ballet of Canada production is Toronto’s
favourite holiday tradition and an utter joy to experience, for children and
adults alike. Join Marie and Misha on their magical Christmas Eve journey as
they battle the Mouse King, travel to the glittering winter realm of the Snow
Queen and visit the magnificent palace of the Sugar Plum Fairy! – December 12
to January 3 at Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts.
Sharron and George’s 4th Annual Super Fun Christmas Sing-A-Long
The title says it all! Don your gay apparel, grab your tambourine (and your friends) and come on down for one of the best evenings of Christmas entertainment around! Featuring Sharron Matthews and hubby George Masswohl. – December 19 and 20 at Buddies In Bad Times Theatre.
Happy Holidays!
Mistletoe
Magic
This show shines bright with Holiday magic under the black light. Reindeer will fly, icicles will drip and the Ice Queen will pierce your heart with love! – Now until January 2 at Famous People Players Dinner Theatre.
This show shines bright with Holiday magic under the black light. Reindeer will fly, icicles will drip and the Ice Queen will pierce your heart with love! – Now until January 2 at Famous People Players Dinner Theatre.
Dee
Snider’s Rock 'n Roll Christmas Tale
This is the story of a metal band with a 25 year history of failure, whose members sell their soul to the Devil in exchange for success. That is, until they are saved by the spirit of Christmas. It features Twisted Sister’s Dee Snider and dance floor favourite from the '80s & '90s, Taylor Dayne. – Now until January 3 at the Winter Garden Theatre.
This is the story of a metal band with a 25 year history of failure, whose members sell their soul to the Devil in exchange for success. That is, until they are saved by the spirit of Christmas. It features Twisted Sister’s Dee Snider and dance floor favourite from the '80s & '90s, Taylor Dayne. – Now until January 3 at the Winter Garden Theatre.
Peter Pan
After 20
years of producing and performing in Ontario’s favourite family holiday
musicals, Ross Petty will hang up his Spanx and take his final boo as Captain
Hook in a brand new production of this family fun pantomime. (Sounds like a
drag!) – Now until January 3 at the Elgin Theatre.
Make The
Yuletide Gaaaay
Continuing
his cabaret residency, Ryan G. Hinds welcomes the holiday season with
"equal parts annoyance and celebration". Enjoy surprise special guests and
campy tunes that will warm the cockles of your heart. – December 3 at Buddies
In Bad Times Theatre.
THIS SHOW HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO ILLNESS.
It’s A
Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play
It’s Christmas Eve in 1947, and inside a radio studio, a live broadcast brings Frank Capra’s timeless film to life in all of its feel-good glory! Be a part of the live studio audience, and join the cast and crew as they take you on a journey through the most important evening in one man’s life. (Maybe an angel will get his wings!) – December 3 to 24 at the Lower Ossington Theatre.
It’s Christmas Eve in 1947, and inside a radio studio, a live broadcast brings Frank Capra’s timeless film to life in all of its feel-good glory! Be a part of the live studio audience, and join the cast and crew as they take you on a journey through the most important evening in one man’s life. (Maybe an angel will get his wings!) – December 3 to 24 at the Lower Ossington Theatre.
A
Christmas Carol
The
Pageant
This show
is an irreverent celebration of the best - and worst - parts of the holiday
season, all gift-wrapped up in an unscripted package. Each show focuses on a
different family's quest to find the true meaning of a made-up holiday and
culminates in the classic show-within-a-show device: the staging of a holiday
pageant that pulls the whole motley cast of characters together. –
December 4 to 18 at Bad Dog Comedy Theatre.
A Very
Leila Christmas
Izad Etemadi brings his alter ego’s successful Christmas show
from last year back again. Travel to the North Pole with Leila,
singing all your favourite Christmas songs along the way, and help her
discover the true meaning of Christmas. – December 10 to 13 at The Box
Toronto.
The
Christmas Tree
A
tree lot. Xmas Eve. One man. One woman. One tree. Who should get it? Check out
this Canadian Christmas comedy to find out! Ramona Milano (Due South, Degrassi)
and Marc Bondy (Stratford Festival) star in the Toronto premiere of this
seasonal Norm Foster play, directed by Gay Theatre Toronto’s Darren
Stewart-Jones. – December 12 and 13 at the Red Sandcastle Theatre.
A Very
Chris-terical Christmas Cabaret
Chris
Tsujiuchi is back once again with his 6th annual Chris-terical Christmas
spectacular! There will be comedy, music, riffing, choreography, and lots and lots of
heart. – December 12 and 13 at Buddies In Bad Times Theatre.
The Nutcracker
Sharron and George’s 4th Annual Super Fun Christmas Sing-A-Long
The title says it all! Don your gay apparel, grab your tambourine (and your friends) and come on down for one of the best evenings of Christmas entertainment around! Featuring Sharron Matthews and hubby George Masswohl. – December 19 and 20 at Buddies In Bad Times Theatre.
Happy Holidays!
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