One night only – on Monday, June 30, 2025, the Doras celebrate the outstanding theatre, dance and opera that filled Toronto stages last season.
You’re invited to Toronto’s performing arts party of the year!
Hosted by celebrated theatre actor Peter Fernandes – who this year received the second Outstanding Performance Dora Award nomination of his career, for Fat Ham (Canadian Stage) – the night’s festivities will include many special guests. Join the city’s artistic community to rub elbows with Toronto’s most acclaimed stage artists, with red carpet interviews, VIP guests, musical performances and a super fun party – all in one space.
This year, there were 225 nominations across 43 gender-inclusive award categories within seven divisions reflecting the remarkable artistry of the 2024-25 season. This year’s nominations encompass 81 shows from 59 registered companies. Productions with multiple nods include: Mahabharata, Life After, Last Landscape, FLEX, Mukashi, Mukashi (Once Upon a Time), A Strange Loop and Wicked Nix (Theatre); everything i wanted to tell you (but couldn’t, so here it is now) and Big Time Miss (Dance); La Reine-garçon, Madama Butterfly and Aportia Chryptych: A Black Opera for Portia White (Opera). Check out the full list of 2025 nominees here.
Vote for your favourite show!
Voting is 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 recipients announced
As part of the Doras, a number of ancillary awards are also awarded every year. This year’s TAPA ancillary award winners include: 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. The recipient of the Outstanding Innovative Experience award has been acclaimed and will be presented at the Dora Awards Ceremony on June 30.
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.
(Photo credits: Dora Mavor Moore Awards.)
About the Dora Mavor Moore Awards
The Doras are named for Dora Mavor Moore (1888-1979), a well-loved teacher and director who helped establish Canadian professional theatre in the 1930s and 1940s. Recognizing the outstanding achievements in Toronto’s performing arts industry, the Doras honour the creators of numerous theatre, dance and opera productions annually in the following divisions: General Theatre, Independent Theatre, Musical Theatre, Dance, Opera, Theatre for Young Audiences, Touring and Innovation.
The Dora Awards are peer-nominated by respected members of Toronto’s professional performing arts community. Jurors include performers, designers, directors, producers, administrators, arts educators and more, representing a spectrum of ages, gender identities, sexualities, experience, training, cultural and ethnic backgrounds, and company affiliations.
The Doras are administered by the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA). Other programs and services provided by TAPA include: advocacy (Annual Arts Week at the City), hipTIX (offering $10 tickets to students between the ages of 14 and 29), TAPA RBC Emerging Artists Mentorship Program (TREAM) and the professional development TAPA Trade Series.
(Photo credits: Peter Fernandes. Photo by Kristina Ruddick.)
Event details
Presented by: The Romano D’Andrea Foundation, administered by the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA)
Type of event: performing arts awards show
Host: Peter Fernandes, along with many special guests
Nominees: See the list of 2025 nominees here
Date: Monday, June 30, 2025
Start time: Pre-show from 6:00 PM ET & show starts at 7:30 PM ET. After Party runs from 10:30 PM ET until late.
Duration: The awards show is approx. 3 hours. After Party TBA.
Cost: All Dora Award event tickets include access to the show’s After Party.
- Early bird tickets: C$45.00 (taxes and fees included) available until June 6 at 12:00 PM ET
- Regular price: C$85.00 (plus taxes and fees) after June 6
Location: Meridian Hall, 1 Front Street East, Toronto, ON, M5E 1B2
Booking link: Book your tickets here.
Contact details: Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA), 1100 Bathurst St., Toronto, ON, M5R 3G9, Canada; (416) 536-6468, info@tapa.ca, tapa.ca
Content warning: This is a child-friendly event.
Accessibility: Venue is accessible. Info here.