What's New > TAPA announces 2025 Dora Mavor Moore Nominees
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Toronto, ON (May 28, 2025) – The Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) today announced all nominations for the 45th Anniversary Dora Mavor Moore Awards presented by the Romano D’Andrea Foundation. The Awards will be presented on Monday, June 30 at Toronto’s Meridian Hall (1 Front Street East), at an evening ceremony hosted by actor Peter Fernandes — who today received the second Outstanding Performance Dora Award nomination of his career, for Fat Ham (Canadian Stage).
Tickets for the Dora Awards event are on sale now here, including $45 early bird tickets (taxes and fees included), available until June 6. Voting is also now open for the annual Jon Kaplan Audience Choice Award, in honour of the beloved, long-time theatre writer, sponsored by Now Toronto. The public can vote here for their favourite show from the list of Outstanding Production nominees across all divisions, or they can write in their own, until Monday, June 23 at midnight.
TAPA ancillary award winners were also announced today, including: Juan Jaramillo as this year’s recipient of the Christine Karcza Disability Leadership Award, with emerging Disability leader Ralitsa Rodriguez also honoured; Adina Herling Davids as this year’s recipient of the Leonard McHardy and John Harvey Award, while its related prize, the Victor C. Polley Protégé Award, was awarded to Marketa Tokova; and Sophie Moynan was awarded this year’s Pauline McGibbon Award.
Guild Festival Theatre was awarded the Ray Ferris Innovation and Sustainability Grant of $25,000 to recognize advances in theatrical design and the promotion of environmental sustainability in live theatre.
For more about these recipients, please visit the media kit.
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 225 nominations across 43 gender-inclusive award categories within seven divisions reflecting the remarkable artistry of the 2024-2025 season. This year’s nominations encompass 81 shows from 59 registered companies.
The list of nominees for this year’s awards in the general, independent, musical theatre, theatre for young audiences, opera, dance, and touring divisions can be found on the TAPA website.