The 2026 Toronto Theatre Critics’ Awards were announced today, with Theatre Passe Muraille’s world premiere production of Anusree Roy’s Through the Eyes of God emerging as the biggest winner.
Through the Eyes of God netted three prizes, including best production of a play, best solo performance in a play or musical (Gabriella Sundar Singh), and best director of a play (Thomas Morgan Jones).
The TTCA’s included 24 winners across 20 categories in a celebration of Toronto’s dynamic 2025-26 theatre season. New this year was an award for best choreography, which was shared by Alyssa Martin for Dance Nation and Christopher Wheeldon for MJ. Other firsts included the awards for best digital design, won by Nathan Bruce for Rogers v. Rogers, and best puppetry, which went to Ronnie Burkett for Little Willy.
Productions either produced or presented by Crow’s Theatre garnered eight TTCAs, including Dave Malloy’s a cappella musical Octet, a Crow’s co-production with Soulpepper and the Musical Stage Company, which took home best production of a musical. Octet also received the TTCA for best ensemble performance in a musical.
Jonathan Spector’s Eureka Day, produced in Toronto by Coal Mine Theatre, was named best international work.
Highlights
Other highlights include:
- Lead performance awards: Sophia Walker (Slave Play), Nicholas Eddie (Bug), Martin Julien (The Drowsy Chaperone) and Vanessa Sears (& Juliet);
- Best supporting performances: Matthew G. Brown (The Christmas Market), Kristen Thomson (Fulfillment Centre), Damien Atkins (Robin Hood: A Very Merry Family Musical) and Thomas Winiker (Kimberly Akimbo);
- Best ensemble performance in a play: the casts of The Division and Pu Songling: Strange Tales shared the award;
- Best director of a musical: emerging director Meredith Shedden for her work on Tick, Tick… Boom!
The TTCAs
The TTCAs were founded in 2011, and are awarded by a jury of professional theatre critics.
This year’s jury members: Ryan Borochovitz, Joshua Chong, Paula Citron, Liam Donovan, Karen Fricker, Stephanie Fung, Arpita Ghosal, Robyn Grant-Moran, James Karas, Ilana Lucas, Aisling Murphy, Steven Ross, Drew Rowsome, Scott Sneddon, and Glenn Sumi.
Winners will be awarded a certificate and a tribute to their work written and signed by a TTCA voter.
- Find more details [HERE].
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