North Toronto Players

Toronto’s most innovative light opera company, bringing wild, wacky, reimagined classics to audiences of all ages and interests. Delighting audiences since 1964!

Originally a Gilbert & Sullivan Society, The North Toronto Players has blazed the trail for exciting, new takes on classic G&S musicals. The Mikado was set in a Sopranos-inspired New Jersey tavern. The Pirates of Penzance became a 1950s biker gang, and then a 1960’s Mad Men-inspired corporation. Iolanthe was married to a Canadian senator, The Yeomen of the Guard were antiterrorist spies. Ruddygore became a movie theatre where the cursed members of the House of Murgatroyd inspired horror movie villains. Princess Ida moved to ancient Greece, and the HMS Pinafore explored the Star Trek galaxy. In recent years, we have produced all-new original musicals, including Chelsea Moore Castle, Lear Inc., and The Millionaire: A Musical Murder Mystery, staged in our new home venue, The Papermill Theatre.

With 3 smash-hit Canadian originals under our belt, we have returned with the spectacular remount of The Millionaire: A Musical Murder Mystery! A hilarious romp set in the glamour of the 1920’s. Join us to uncover the mystery of the murder of a famed millionaire with a dark and hidden secret. Featuring reimagined classics from Gilbert & Sullivan, Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Bulsara and more!