Productions with Multiple Award Wins Include:
Through the Eyes of God, The Division, Narnia, Octet, She Holds Up the Stars,
ZAYO & Orfeo ed Euridice
Outstanding Individual Performance Awards went to Sophia Walker, Kaylee Harwood,
Nick Eddie, Morgan St. Onge, Iestyn Davies & Rose-Mary Harbans
Toronto, ON (June 29, 2026) – The Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) today announced all recipients for the 46th Annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards presented by the Romano D’Andrea Foundation. The Awards were presented on Monday, June 29 at an evening ceremony at Meridian Hall, hosted by actor Amaka Umeh.
“This year we saw a return to pre-pandemic numbers for the Doras, with 214 productions registered across divisions of Theatre, Opera, and Dance. It’s a real marker of the quality and abundance of art that our city produces each year, and bolstering to see that despite the precarity of the sector these past years, that Toronto continues to be a world-class city for the performing arts. The Doras have been a longstanding pillar of excellence and resilience within our community, and I hope this year is a herald of more abundance in the years to come.” -Victor Pokinko, Producer, Dora Awards
The Jon Kaplan Audience Choice Award, sponsored by Now Toronto and voted on by the public, went to The Drowsy Chaperone from Shifting Ground Collective, which was also nominated this year for three Dora Awards in the Musical Theatre Division.
This year’s Silver Ticket Award, presented annually by TAPA to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the performing arts, went to Jacoba Knaapen. As the former Executive Director of TAPA and Dora Awards producer, Knaapen is a longtime champion for the performing arts and a passionate advocate for Toronto’s cultural sector.
The Dora Awards, Canada’s largest and oldest awards program, celebrates the incredible talent within Toronto’s professional theatre, dance, and opera communities. This year there were 221 nominations across 44 gender-inclusive award categories within seven divisions, reflecting the remarkable artistry of the 2025-2026 season. This year’s nominations encompassed 214 shows from 99 TAPA-registered companies.
Please click the link at the top to view the full list of recipients.
For additional information, please visit tapa.ca/doras.
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