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iPhoto caption: Farren Timoteo in Made in Italy. Photo by Trudie Lee.

Theatre Calgary announces 2025–26 season

The 2025-26 season at Theatre Calgary features six productions, including a world premiere musical, a contemporary Canadian classic, and the return of a sold-out comedy.

By Krystal Abrigo / Mar 26, 2025
lehman trilogy iPhoto caption: The Lehman Trilogy production still by Trudie Lee.

REVIEW: Canadian theatre has a thing for The Lehman Trilogy. Does it work at Theatre Calgary?

The real drivers of Theatre Calgary’s production are its three performers. And boy, do they ever drive. Each performance pulses with unmatched and unrelenting vivacity, made all the more impressive by the stamina required from the ambitious three-and-a-half-hour runtime.

By Eve Beauchamp / Oct 21, 2024
iPhoto caption: Jessica Vosk and Kelli Barrett in Beaches the Musical. Photo by Trudie Lee.

‘Their most important love is for each other’: Inside the lifelong female friendships of Beaches the Musical

“Usually, when we put women on the stage, we either pit them against each other for the affections of a man,” says actor Kelli Barrett, who stars opposite Jessica Vosk in Beaches the Musical. “A platonic female friendship that is still a love story is very rare — not since Wicked, and even then, Glinda and Elphaba are mortal enemies for a long time.”

By Aisling Murphy / May 24, 2024
iPhoto caption: Graphic courtesy of Theatre Calgary.

Theatre Calgary announces star-studded cast and creative team for Beaches the Musical

Theatre Calgary has announced the full cast and creative team for its upcoming international premiere of Beaches the Musical, beginning previews on May 18 in the Arts Commons Max Bell Theatre.

By Aisling Murphy / Apr 8, 2024