Toronto's performing arts community gathered at Meridian Hall on Monday night as the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts announced the recipients of the 46th Annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards, presented by the Romano D'Andrea Foundation.
The June 29 ceremony was hosted by actor Amaka Umeh. According to TAPA, this year's edition saw a return to pre-pandemic scale, with 214 registered productions across the Theatre, Opera and Dance divisions.
Several productions took home multiple awards, including Through the Eyes of God, The Division, Narnia, Octet, She Holds Up the Stars, ZAYO and Orfeo ed Euridice.
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 of the Dora Awards, made the remarks in a statement released by TAPA following the ceremony.
Individual honours
Outstanding Individual Performance awards went to Sophia Walker, Kaylee Harwood, Nick Eddie, Morgan St. Onge, Iestyn Davies and Rose-Mary Harbans.
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. The production was also nominated this year for three Dora Awards in the Musical Theatre Division.
Silver Ticket recognition
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. Knaapen is a former executive director of TAPA and a past producer of the Dora Awards, and is described by the organization as a longtime champion of the performing arts and an advocate for Toronto's cultural sector.
A snapshot of the season
The Doras, described by TAPA as Canada's largest and oldest awards program, celebrate the talent within Toronto's professional theatre, dance and opera communities. The awards honoured work from the 2025-2026 season.
This year there were 221 nominations across 44 gender-inclusive award categories within seven divisions, according to TAPA. The nominations encompassed 214 shows from 99 TAPA-registered companies.
The full list of recipients is available at tapa.ca/doras.
