# Media Room

 ## Media Inquiries

For information, interview requests, photos and production videos, please contact Melissa Mae Shipley, Communications & Public Relations Manager, at [519-672-9030](tel:519-672-9030) ext. 266 or email mshipley \[at\] grandtheatre.com (mshipley\[at\]grandtheatre\[dot\]com).

## Press Releases

### Company News

2026**Jul 28, 2026** - [Grand Laughs with Colin Mochrie, Ali Hassan, and Rebecca Northan](/grand-laughs-colin-mochrie-ali-hassan-and-rebecca-northan)

**Jun 16, 2026** - [Audiences sink teeth into Grand Theatre’s 2026/27 Season: All in Grand Time](/audiences-sink-teeth-grand-theatres-202627-season-all-grand-time)

**Apr 22, 2026** - [*Come From Away*  to be a truly Grand Season Finale](/come-away-be-truly-grand-season-finale)

**Mar 17, 2026** - [The Importance of Being Earnest set to run “Wilde” at the Grand Theatre](/importance-being-earnest-set-run-wilde-grand-theatre)

**Mar 10, 2026** - [Grand Theatre unveils titles for its 2026/27 season: All in Grand Time](/grand-theatre-unveils-titles-its-202627-season-all-grand-time)

**Feb 19, 2026** - [Immersive theatre experience *Mrs Krishnan’s Party* arrives at the Grand Theatre](/immersive-theatre-experience-mrs-krishnans-party-arrives-grand-theatre)

**Feb 10, 2026** - [Glitz, glamour, and all things showbiz star in *Piaf/Dietrich* at the Grand Theatre](/glitz-glamour-and-all-things-showbiz-star-piafdietrich-grand-theatre)

**Feb 5, 2026** - [London, are you ready? *School of Rock* announced as 2026 Grand Theatre High School Project](/school-of-rock-announced-2026-grand-theatre-high-school-project)

**Jan 13, 2026** - [*Primary Trust*, Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, takes the stage at the Grand Theatre](/primary-trust-pulitzer-prize-winning-drama-takes-stage-grand-theatre)

2025**Dec 1, 2025** - [Grand Theatre marks record-setting, milestone year with 2024/25 seasons: A Time for Play](/grand-theatre-marks-record-setting-milestone-year-202425-season-time-play)

**Nov 11, 2025** - [The wonder of Disney’s *Frozen* arrives at the Grand Theatre](/wonder-disneys-frozen-arrives-grand-theatre)

**Oct 28, 2025** - [*Wonderful Joe*](/wonderful-joe-ronnie-burkett-opens-auburn-stage-grand-theatre)[ by Ronnie Burkett opens Auburn Stage at the Grand Theatre](/wonderful-joe-ronnie-burkett-opens-auburn-stage-grand-theatre)

**Oct 7, 2025** - [*The Play That Goes Wrong* opens 2025/26 Season at the Grand Theatre](/play-goes-wrong-opens-202526-season-grand-theatre)

**Sep 10, 2025** - [Young Artists Take the Stage: Grand Theatre High School Project Presents Disney’s *Newsies*](/young-artists-take-stage-grand-theatre-high-school-project-presents-disneys-newsies)

**Sep 4, 2025** - [Canada's Best. London Made. Grand Theatre Announces 2025/26 Season Company of Top Canadian Talent](/canadas-best-london-made)

**Jun 17, 2025** - [Grand Theatre announces casting of London artist Deborah Hay as single tickets go on sale for 2025/26 Season](/grand-theatre-announces-casting-london-artist-deborah-hay-single-tickets-go-sale-202526-season)

**May 16, 2025** - [The Auburn Series returns to the Grand Theatre](/auburn-series-returns-grand-theatre)

**Apr 22, 2025** - [Classic Romance with a Modern Twist - *Pride and Prejudice* the Final Ballistic Spectacle for the 2024/25 Season](/classic-romance-modern-twist)

**Mar 19, 2025** - [Baked to Perfection - *Waitress* makes its Southwestern Ontario premiere at the Grand Theatre](/baked-perfection)

**Mar 4, 2025** - [“You Are Here.” Grand Theatre Announces London Made 2025/26 Season](/you-are-here-grand-theatre-announces-london-made-202526-season)

**Feb 11, 2025** - [Humour, healing and a good cup of tea: Ontario premiere of Rosanna Deerchild’s The Secret to Good Tea soon to open at the Grand Theatre](/humour-healing-and-good-cup-tea)

**Jan 27, 2025** - [Making headlines! The Grand Theatre High School Project presents *Disney's Newsies*](/making-headlines-grand-theatre-high-school-project-presents-disneys-newsies)

**Jan 7, 2025** - [LIGHTS, THEATRE, AND ACTION! HEIST makes its Ontario premiere at the Grand Theatre](/lights-theatre-and-action-heist-makes-its-ontario-premiere-grand-theatre)

2024**Nov 12, 2024** - [London is alive with The Sound of Music](/london-alive-sound-music)

**Oct 7, 2024** - [*As You Like It* fuses the work of William Shakespeare and The Beatles at the Grand Theatre](/as-you-like-it-fuses-work-william-shakespeare-and-beatles-grand-theatre)

**Sep 11, 2024** - [A time for mischief! Grand Theatre presents 2024 High School Project: MATILDA THE MUSICAL](/time-mischief-grand-theatre-presents-2024-high-school-project-matilda-musical)

**Sep 9, 2024** - [Grand Theatre Announces Professional development series for theatre artists: ‘Artists in the Auburn’](/grand-theatre-announces-professional-development-series-theatre-artists-artists-auburn)

**Aug 15, 2024** - [Grand Theatre Announces 2024/25 Casting and Creative Teams](/grand-theatre-announces-202425-casting-and-creative-teams)

**Jul 24, 2024** - [Grand Theatre Announces Appointment of Lyndee Hansen as Executive Director](/grand-theatre-announces-appointment-lyndee-hansen-executive-director)

**Jun 17, 2024** - [Grand Theatre Announces Single Tickets On Sale for 2024/25 Season: A Time for Play](/grand-theatre-announces-single-tickets-sale-202425-season-time-play)

**Jun 1, 2024** - [Mallory Gilbert Leadership Award presented to Lyndee Hansen and protégé Christine Gruenbauer](/mallory-gilbert-leadership-award-presented-lyndee-hansen-and-protege-christine-gruenbauer)

**May 30, 2024** - [58 Student-Artists Join Company of 2024 Grand Theatre High School Project: MATILDA the Musical](/58-student-artists-join-company-2024-grand-theatre-high-school-project-matilda-musical)

**Apr 30, 2024** - [Return to Roots for Grand Theatre Executive Director, Evan Klassen](/return-roots-grand-theatre-executive-director-evan-klassen)

**Apr 9, 2024** - [Rock 'n' Roll Legends relive music history at the Grand Theatre](/rock-n-roll-legends-relive-music-history-grand-theatre)

**Apr 2, 2024** - [*One Step at a Time:* musical theatre, tap dance, and navigating disability](/one-step-time-musical-theatre-tap-dance-and-navigating-disability)

**Mar 20, 2024** - [Grand Theatre announces 2024/25 season](/grand-theatre-announces-202425-season)

**Mar 13, 2024** - [*Clue* at the Grand Theatre extended due to overwhelming demand](/clue-grand-theatre-extended-due-overwhelming-demand)

**Mar 5, 2024** - [Smash hit *Clue* set to mystify and delight at the Grand Theatre](/smash-hit-clue-set-mystify-and-delight-grand-theatre)

**Feb 6, 2024** - [*In Seven Days* set to make its World Premiere at the Grand Theatre](/in-seven-days-world-premiere-grand-theatre)

**Jan 30, 2024** - [Governor General Literary Award Winner, writer, and ‘provocateur’ Cliff Cardinal to star on the Grand Theatre’s Auburn Stage in *Huff*](/governor-general-literary-award-winner-writer-and-provocateur-cliff-cardinal-star-grand-theatres)

**Jan 9, 2024** - [Agent XX: The Untold Tales of WW2 Heroines in The Invisible—Agents of Ungentlemanly Warfare at the Grand Theatre](/agent-xx-untold-tales-ww2-heroines-invisible-agents-ungentlemanly-warfare-grand-theatre)

2023**Nov. 20, 2023** - [Strings of Merriment: Ronnie Burkett’s *Little Dickens* Plays at the Grand Theatre for the Holiday Season](/strings-merriment-ronnie-burketts-little-dickens-plays-grand-theatre-holiday-season)

**Nov. 14, 2023** - [Grand Theatre Invites Audiences into a World of Pure Imagination at *Charlie and the Chocolate Factory*](/grand-theatre-invites-audiences-world-pure-imagination-charlie-and-chocolate-factory)

**Nov. 3, 2023** - [TD Bank Group Supports Canada’s Future Arts Leaders with the Launch of the TD Emerging Talent Program at the Grand Theatre](/td-bank-group-supports-canadas-future-arts-leaders-launch-td-emerging-talent-program-grand-theatre)

**Oct. 11, 2023** - [*Kim’s Convenience* Returns to the Grand Theatre](/kims-convenience-returns-grand-theatre)

**Oct. 5, 2023** - [Grand Theatre Launches the Canada Life Pay-What-You-Can Program for 2023/24](/grand-theatre-launches-canada-life-pay-what-you-can-program-202324)

**Sep. 13, 2023** - [Grand Theatre Presents the 25th Anniversary High School Project: *The Phantom of the Opera*](/grand-theatre-presents-25th-anniversary-high-school-project-phantom-opera)

**Sep. 8, 2023 -** [Grand Theatre Announces Appointment of Rachel Peake as Artistic Director](/node/334)

**Jun. 23, 2023** - [Grand Theatre Celebrates 25 Years of the High School Project, Says Goodbye to Artistic Director Dennis Garnhum at its 47th Annual Gala](/node/318)

**May 8, 2023** - [$138,500 OTF Grant Supports Hybrid Work and Virtual Collaboration at Grand Theatre](/node/304)

**Apr. 12, 2023** - [Canadian Talent Take Centre Stage as the Grand Theatre Closes its 2022/23 Season with Neptune Theatre’s *East Coast Kitchen Party*](/node/293)

**Mar. 22, 2023** - [Hit Stage Adaptation of Ann-Marie MacDonald’s *Fall On Your Knees* Completes its Epic Stage Journey at the Grand Theatre](/node/283)

**Mar. 21, 2023** - [Grand Theatre Announces Cast and Guest Artist Lineup for Season Closer, *East Coast Kitchen Party*](/node/282)

**Feb. 28, 2023** - [Award-winning Métis Singer and Songwriter Andrea Menard Returns to the Grand Theatre with World Premiere of *Rubaboo*](/node/264)

**Feb. 16, 2023** - [World Premiere of *Homes: A Refugee Story* Opens at the Grand Theatre](https://www.grandtheatre.com/node/258)

**Feb. 2, 2023** - [Rick Miller Returns to Grand Theatre with Explosive Multimedia Show: *BOOM X*](/node/253)

**Jan. 30, 2023** - [Grand Theatre Celebrates 25th Anniversary of the High School Project with Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera](/node/249)

**Jan. 10, 2023** - [History Comes to Life at the Grand Theatre with the Ontario Premiere of Andrea Scott’s *Controlled Damage*](/node/243)

**Jan. 5, 2023** - [Grand Theatre Audiences Raise $65,523 for the London Food Bank](/node/242)

2022**Dec. 9, 2022** - [*East Coast Kitchen Party*: Grand Theatre Announces Open Call for London and London-Affiliated Musicians](/node/236)

**Nov. 22, 2022** - [*Elf - The Musical*, Most Popular Holiday Show in Grand Theatre History, Returns to the Spriet Stage](/node/230)

**Nov. 2, 2022** - [Grand Theatre Presents Three-Time Dora-Nominated Auditory Voyage: MixTape](/node/226)

**Oct. 12, 2022** - [World Premiere of Grand Ghosts Recounts Grand Theatre’s Mysterious, Vaudeville Origins](/node/218)

**Sep. 14, 2022** - [Grand Theatre Opens its 2022/2023 Season with the High School Project: *Into the Woods*](/node/102)

**Jul. 29, 2022** - [Workshopping with the Cast and Company of Fall On Your Knees](/node/59)

**Jun. 16, 2022** - [Grand Theatre Announces Appointment of Evan Klassen as Executive Director](/node/88)

**Apr. 19, 2022** - [Grand Theatre Announces 2022/23 Season](/node/215)

**Apr. 12, 2022** - [The Grand Theatre Presents the World Premiere of *GROW*](/node/214)

**Mar. 24, 2022** - [Grand Theatre's High School Project Ventures *Into the Woods* for its 24th Season](/node/213)

**Mar. 3, 2022** - [Stage Adaptation of the Iconic Canadian Novel *Fall on Your Knees* to Premiere In 2023](/node/212)

**Mar. 1, 2022** - [The Grand Theatre, Covent Garden Productions, and Mirvish Productions Present the North American Premiere of *Room*](/node/211)

**Jan. 5, 2022** - [Grand Theatre Announces New Performance Dates for 2021/2022 Season](/node/210)

2021**Dec. 27, 2021** - [Grand Theatre Audiences Raise $40,031 for the London Food Bank](/node/209)

**Nov. 24, 2021** - [Grand Theatre Welcomes Audiences Home for Its Original Holiday Production](/node/208)

**Nov. 22, 2021** - [Grand Theatre Announces Operating Surplus for 2020/21 Season](/node/207)

**Nov. 18, 2021** - [Grand Theatre Releases Free Digital Performances from its Celebrated *Grand Re:Opening Festival*](/node/206)

**Nov. 16, 2021** - [The Grand Theatre Officially Unveils $9.5 Renovation](/node/205)

**Nov. 6, 2021** - [Curtain Rises on the Grand Theatre’s 2021/22 Season: November 30, 2021](/node/204)

**Sep. 29, 2021** - [Grand Theatre celebrates its 35th High School Project Opening Night](/node/203)

**Jun. 24, 2021** - [Deb Harvey announces her final year as Executive Director at the Grand Theatre](/node/202)

**May 27, 2021** - [Grandticipation – London Ontario's Grand Theatre announces plans for 2021/22 season](/node/201)

**Feb. 19, 2021** - [Grand Theatre Commits to Ongoing Anti-Oppression Work](/grand-theatre-commits-ongoing-anti-oppression-work)

2020**Dec. 7, 2020** - [Grand Theatre announces first deficit in 21 years](/node/199)

**Dec. 1, 2020** - [Grand Theatre presents "Comfort and Joy"](/node/198)

**Oct. 20, 2020** - [Grand Theatre to present free, virtual Un-Opening Night celebration](/node/197)

**Sep. 24, 2020** - [Grand Theatre Announces Fall ‘Intermission’ Programming Amidst Ongoing Renovations](/node/196)

**Sep. 21, 2020** - [Grand Theatre Joins Partners Across Canada in Light Up Live Awareness Event](/node/195)

**Jun. 17, 2020** - [A Grand Intermission: Grand Theatre postpones its 2020/21 season](/node/194)

**Mar. 13, 2020** - [Grand Theatre suspends its 2019/20 season](/node/193)

**Mar. 9, 2020** - [Grand Theatre announces the 2020/21 season](/node/192)

**Mar. 4, 2020** - [The Grand Theatre, Covent Garden Productions, and David Mirvish Present the North American premiere of *Room*](/node/191)

**Feb. 24, 2020** - [100 Schools Tour continues with *Juno's Reward*](/node/190)

**Jan. 31, 2020** - [The Grand Theatre presents *Honour Beat* on the Spriet Stage](/node/189)

**Jan. 27, 2020** - [Grand Theatre announces Canadian tour of its record-setting production of *Cabaret*](/node/188)

**Jan. 16, 2020** - [The Grand Theatre welcomes back Rebecca Northan in *Every Brilliant Thing*](/node/187)

**Jan. 8, 2020** - [The Grand Theatre presents *Fully Committed* on the Spriet Stage](/node/186)

**Jan. 3, 2020** - [Grand Theatre Patrons Raise $87,780 for the London Food Bank](/node/185)

2019**Dec. 16, 2019** - [*Grow* selected to participate at the Goodspeed Festival of New Musicals](/node/184)

**Dec. 2, 2019** - [The Grand announces *Grand Ghosts* by Trina Davies](/node/183)

**Nov. 25, 2019** - [2018/19 Annual Report: Grand Theatre announces 20th annual operating surplus](/node/182)

**Nov. 18, 2019** - [Come celebrate the holidays at the Grand with Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's *Mary Poppins*](/node/181)

**Oct. 29, 2019** - [The Grand Theatre presents *The Runner* on the McManus Stage](/node/180)

**Oct. 25, 2019** - [Riveting, Award-Winning Production Comes to the Grand](/node/179)

**Oct. 10, 2019** - [*This London Life* opens the 2019/2020 Season on the Spriet Stage](/node/178)

**Oct. 4, 2019** - [2019/20 Season Principal Casting Preview](/node/177)

**Sep. 5, 2019** - [The Grand Theatre announces plans for $8 million renovation](/node/176)

**Mar. 8, 2019** - [The Grand Theatre presents *August Wilson's Fences* on the Spriet Stage](/node/175)

**Feb. 11, 2019** - [The Grand Theatre presents *Vigilante* on the Spriet Stage](/node/174)

**Feb. 6, 2019** - [The Grand Theatre announces the North American Premiere of *Room*](/node/173)

**Feb. 4, 2019** - [Grand Theatre presents *Maggie & Pierre* on the McManus Stage](/node/172)

**Jan. 21, 2019** - [*Cabaret* sets a record for McManus Stage with a second extension](/node/171)

**Jan. 8, 2019** - [Grand Theatre presents Margaret Atwood's *The Penelopiad*](/node/170)

2018**Dec. 12, 2018** - [*Cabaret* extended with 7 additional performances](/node/169)

**Nov. 26, 2018** - [Ring in the holidays at the Grand with *A Christmas Carol*](/node/168)

**Nov. 13, 2018** - [2017/18 Annual Report: Grand Theatre announces 19th annual operating surplus](/node/167)

**Nov. 8, 2018** - [Grand Theatre presents *The Boy in the Moon* on the McManus Stage](/node/166)

**Oct. 29, 2018** - [Grand Theatre presents *Barber Shop Chronicles*](/node/165)

**Oct. 17, 2018** - [ASL-interpreted and Open Captioned performance schedule](/node/164)

**Oct. 10, 2018** - [*Timothy Findley's The Wars* opening the 18/19 season on the Spriet Stage](/node/163)

**Oct. 4, 2018** - [Grand Theatre presents on the McManus Stage *An Undiscovered Shakespeare*](/node/162)

**Sep. 25, 2018** - [2018/19 Season Principal Casting Preview](/node/161)

**Sep. 6, 2018** - [Grand Theatre announces the 2018 High School Project *Prom Queen: The Musical*](/node/160)

**Jun. 28, 2018** - [Grand Theatre 2018/19 Season — single tickets on sale Tuesday, July 3](/node/159)

**May 14, 2018** - [Grand Theatre Hosts Prom Night](/node/158)

**Apr. 4, 2018** - [Grand Theatre announces the North American premiere of *Chariots of Fire*](/node/157)

**Mar. 27, 2018** - [Grand Theatre presents *The Glass Menagerie* on the McManus Stage](/node/156)

**Mar. 22, 2018** - [Grand Theatre announces the 2018/19 season](/node/155)

**Mar. 1, 2018** - [Grand Theatre presents in Association with San Francisco’s American Conservatory Theater *A Thousand Splendid Suns*](/node/154)

**Feb. 5, 2018** - [Grand Theatre presents *Blind Date* on the Spriet Stage](/node/153)

**Feb. 1, 2018** - [2b theatre company's *What a Young Wife Ought to Know* at the Grand](/node/152)

**Jan. 25, 2018** - [100 Schools Tour Launches with Grand Theatre’s Production of *Beethoven Lives Upstairs*](/node/151)

**Jan. 4, 2018** - [Grand Theatre Raises $133,169 for London Food Bank](/node/150)

2017**Dec. 22, 2017** - [Grand Theatre announces the world premiere of Silence](/node/149)

**Dec. 18, 2017** - [Grand Theatre expands accessibility for Deaf community](/node/148)

**Nov. 28, 2017** - [Grand Theatre announces 18th Annual Operating Surplus for 2016/17 Season](/node/147)

**Nov. 22, 2017** - [Grand Theatre Celebrates the Holidays with *A Christmas Carol*](/node/146)

**Nov. 8, 2017** - [*Once* : Record-Breaking Attendance](/node/145)

**Oct. 19, 2017** - [Ronnie Burkett’s *The Daisy Theatre* at the Grand](/node/144)

**Oct. 11, 2017** - [The Grand Theatre launches 2017/18 season with Once](/node/143)

**Sept. 7, 2017** - [The Grand Theatre Announces the 2017 High School Project](/node/142)

**Jun. 29, 2017** - [The Grand Theatre Announces the 2017/18 Season Casting Preview](/node/141)

**Mar. 9, 2017** - [Helen and Andy Spriet donate $1 Million to the Grand Theatre](/node/140)

**Mar. 9, 2017** - [The Grand Theatre Announces its 2017/18 Season](/node/139)

**Jan. 24, 2017** - [The Grand Theatre announces London Proud](/node/138)

2016**Nov. 15, 2016** - [The Grand Theatre is proud to announce the launch of COMPASS: New Play Development Program](/node/137)

**Jun. 1, 2016** - [Grand Theatre Announces Dennis Garnhum as next Artistic Director](/node/136)

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