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Medium close-up of two women facing off in three-quarter profile, both wearing dresses that reveal their shoulders and arms. The woman in the foreground, left, has long brown hair, pulled back and hanging down her back, and wears a dark brown dress, while the woman in the background, right, has her dark hair styled up and wears a red dress, a string of pearls and pearl drop earrings.
Medium close-up of two women facing off in three-quarter profile, both wearing dresses that reveal their shoulders and arms. The woman in the foreground, left, has long brown hair, pulled back and hanging down her back, and wears a dark brown dress, while the woman in the background, right, has her dark hair styled up and wears a red dress, a string of pearls and pearl drop earrings.
Photo: Emily Hundt & Doraianna Filippo. Photo by Sebastian Lyn.

The classic Dumas story The classic Dumas story

retold in the smoke-filled, jazz-fueled underworld of 1920s Toronto.

Photo: Emily Hundt & Doraianna Filippo. Photo by Sebastian Lyn.

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TOFringe: The Iron Mask

From Thursday, July 3 to Sunday, July 13, 2025 – Breakaway Entertainment presents the world premiere of The Iron Mask at the 2025 Toronto Fringe Festival. A jazz-filled dance jukebox musical, it’s a bold reimagining of the classic Dumas tale. This production is presented at Theatre Passe Muraille, in partnership with the Alliance for Canadian Musicals, spotlighting new Canadian musical theatre at this year’s Fringe.

You’re invited to witness an explosive story where justice & jazz collide – & the mask must fall

Set in the smoke-choked backrooms of 1920s Toronto, where jazz and bootleg liquor flow like an untamed river, The Man in the Iron Mask is reborn as a Prohibition-era musical. A pair of twins – one, a ruthless crime lord draped in silk and sin; the other, a forgotten prisoner, shrouded in mystery and lost in the underbelly of King Street – are bound by fate and a secret buried in blood. As speakeasy ballads and brass-fueled anthems drive the tale, a band of aging gangsters, once the city’s kings, unite for one last job: a coup against tyranny. Justice and jazz collide in a high-stakes battle where the mask must fall.

This piece is packed with rich re-imaginings of music from a variety of Canadian recording artists, and a powerhouse creative team that Fringe audiences have grown to love.

A classic tale retold by an award-winning team

The Iron Mask is brought to you by the team behind Anatomy Of A Dancer, Tales Of A Cocktail and the 2024 Toronto Fringe Patron’s Pick Scenes From An Italian Restaurant. Choreographed, created and directed by Breakaway Entertainment Founder and Artistic Director Adam Martino, The Iron Mask features writing and music direction by Anibal Ortega, with additional choreography by Sydney Keir and Alayna Kellett.

This musical features a diverse and talented cast, whose past credits include Disney Cruise Lines, Carnival Entertainment, Canadian Opera Company, Ballet Jörgen Canada, Yuks Yuks Comedy Club, Next Stage Theatre Festival, Theatre TO, National Ballet Of Canada, Diamond Tooth Gerties, RWS Entertainment, MSC Seascape, iHeat Radio MMVAs and more: Anibal Ortega, Tiffanie Samuels, Lexie Stavro, Kaitlind Gorman, Emily Hundt, Bryce Gowdy, Miranda Pereyra and Doraianna Filippo.

About Breakaway Entertainment

Breakaway Entertainment is a Toronto-based professional musical theatre/Broadway jazz company. They draw their inspiration from classic 1950s and 1960s performers such as Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, Frank Valli and The Four Seasons, The Rat Pack and Frank Sinatra, as well as many of Broadway’s most memorable and outstanding shows (Jersey Boys, 42nd Street, Cabaret and Chicago, to name a few). This eclectic mix of timeless vintage theatre and today’s ever evolving dance world makes Breakaway Entertainment’s performances one of a kind. They offer a variety of live entertainment experiences: musical theatre jazz galas, Broadway dance revues, cabarets, classic Astaire tap dances, romantic duets and soloists – and, more recently, ventured into feature-length shows.

Five dancers, including four women and one man, stand in various poses outdoors on a concrete slab surface with a sand-coloured brick wall behind them. The women wear cocktail-length dresses of various colours that reveal their shoulders and arms. The man is dressed in black shirt and pants.

(Photo credits, left to right: Emily Hundt, Bryce Gowdy, Kaitlind Gorman, Doraianna Filippo, Miranda Pereyra. Breakaway Entertainment. The image on the Events page features Emily Hundt & Doraianna Filippo. Photos by Sebastian Lyn.)

 

Event details

Presented by: Breakaway Entertainment 

Type of event: dance jukebox musical performance

Created, directed & choreographed by: Adam Martino 

Written & music direction by: Anibal Ortega

Additional choreography by: Sydney Keir & Alayna Kellett 

Cast: Anibal Ortega, Tiffanie Samuels, Lexie Stavro, Kaitlind Gorman, Emily Hundt, Bryce Gowdy, Miranda Pereyra & Doraianna Filippo

Dates & times: Performances take place throughout the Toronto Fringe Festival – which runs from Wednesday, July 2 to Sunday, July 13, 2025 – at various times and dates:

  • Thursday, July 3 @ 3:45 PM ET
  • Friday, July 4 @ 5:15 PM ET
  • Saturday, July 5 @ 2:30 PM ET
  • Tuesday, July 8 @ 5:15 PM ET
  • Wednesday, July 9 @ 10:00 PM ET
  • Saturday, July 12 @ 8:15 PM ET
  • Sunday, July 13 @ 3:30 PM ET

Latecomers will only be admitted into the theatre within the first 10 minutes of the performance. Re-entry will be permitted. The performance on July 9 is Pay-What-You-Can (PWYC).

Duration: 55 minutes (no intermission)

Cost: C$15.00 plus fees, with discounts for kids and pass holders

Location: Theatre Passe Muraille, Mainspace, 16 Ryerson Street, Toronto, ON, M5T 2P3, Canada

Booking link: Book your tickets here.

Contact details: Breakaway Entertainment; (647) 802-7059, breakawaydance.ent@gmail.com, breakawaydanceent.com

 

Content warning: Suitable for all ages. Abrupt cues.

Accessibility: This is a wheelchair accessible venue with accessible washrooms. More info on Theatre Passe Muraille’s accessibility here. This show will offer a Touchbook for patrons. Touchbooks offer a tactile experience of various elements of the set, props, and costumes through touch. It can be accessed by checking in at the Front of House area at the show venue.