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Rick Miller and Carly Street to star in VENUS IN FUR

Toronto, ON – Canadian Stage today announced that single tickets for the 2013.2014 theatre season are now on sale, starting from $22 and available online at www.canadianstage.com or by phone at...

new photos from BOOM workshop #2

These are photos taken from our second workshop of BOOM, a new solo 'documentary' play about the years 1945-1969. "The music, culture and politics that shaped a generation". Taken by David...

Rick guest stars on SAVING HOPE, season 2

For 3 freaky days last week, Rick played Oliver Adams, a wedding singer in a coma whose ghost tries to croon to his wife and surgeon. Seems Rick can't work in film and TV without singing and...

TRAIN WRECK plays The Legion, May 11 2013.

Come celebrate Spring with TRAIN WRECK, the party band Rick sings and plays guitar with. 3 sets of music, dancing, drinks, snacks, and the best neighbours in Toronto.Saturday, May 11 
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Rick to perform at Jaymz B's 50th

Rick will join an all-star cast of Canucks celebrating everyone's favourite Toronto music impresario/virtuoso/godfather Jaymz Bee. For anyone who hasn't heard Rick sing Bohemian Rhapsody, this...

BIgger Than Jesus (débat)

Université Laval (Québec)Mercredi 3 avril à 16 h Local DKN-5242

20K Project finishes workshop #2

Here are some photos taken by Itai Erdal of our second week-long workshop exploration for The 20K Project, a multi-platform piece centered on a stage adaptation of Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand...

20K Project, photos of workshop #2

Here are some photos taken by Itai Erdal of our second week-long workshop exploration for The 20K Project, a multi-platform piece centered on a stage adaptation of Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand...

20K Project in the news

The engine of The 20K Project is a stage play that Rick Miller is directing and co-creating with Craig Francis, which will bring to life Jules Verne 19th Century adventure Twenty Thousand Leagues...

Snow White panto opens in Toronto

I'm delighted to have helped write this year's Ross Petty Holiday Panto Snow White, playing until Jan 5th 2013 at the Elgin Theatre in Toronto. Warning: silliness and lunacy for the whole family....

Jesus à... Québec!

Du 27 nov au 8 dec 2012, le spectacle solo BIGGER THAN JESUS de Rick Miller et Daniel Brooks sera reprise en français au Théâtre Périscope à Québec. Info et billets.Nouvelles critiques dans Le...

Bigger Than Jesus (The End? La Fin?)

Après son passage remarqué au Carrefour international de théâtre en 2007, Rick Miller nous revient avec Bigger Than Jesus, un hybride du one-man-show et du spectacle multimédia sur le...

LAST.SHOWS.EVER. The final MacHomer tour!

Last 3 performances: Nov 2 @ River Run Centre (Guelph, ON), Nov 15 @ ATT PAC (Dallas, TX), and Nov 17 @ Napa Valley Opera House (Napa, CA). Get your tix now!Reviews: Theatre Jones, D...

Glenn Gould Variations, Sept 22-23 2012

DREAMERS RENEGADES VISIONARIES: The Glenn Gould Variations  is a two-day festival of new work, new interpretations and new collaborations, from Argentina, Britain, Canada, China, Croatia,...

20K workshop #1 in Toronto

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Co-MC of 2015 Toronto Pan-Am Games launch

Play Me, I’m Yours An interactive phenomenon in Sao Paolo, New York, Paris and London, the Play Me, I’m Yours street pianos project, originally created by Luke Jerram, is coming to...

MacHomer in Hunstville, ON

MacHomer... Rick Miller's hilarious mash-up of TV's The Simpsons and Shakespeare's Macbeth. If you haven't yet seen the show, this may be one of your last chances to catch it live. Yes, after...

LIPSYNCH back in OZ.

First reviews: Sometimes MelbourneArts Centre Melbourne websiteLIPSYNCH returns to Australia after a run at the Sydney Festival in 2009.  Robert Lepage and Ex Machina's epic production LIPSYNCH...

Mulroney the Opera ON TV! FINALLY!

It's played in several countries (including Estonia, Finland and Sweden!) but never before has Mulroney the Opera been seen on TV in Canada. MTO is directed by Larry Weinstein, with music by...

Premiere de VENDU à Quebec!

Premiere de VENDU à Quebec!May 28, 2012Critique: Le Soleil "Tres charismatique et sympathique, Rick Miller est un phénomène capable de tout: chanter, imiter, danser, incarner, se moquer......

MAC USA mini-tour: from CA to NY to PA

Rick Miller's MacHomer heads to U at Buffalo as part of its 16th anniversary tour.  Sat, Nov 19th, 8pm.  One show only.  Preview article in Buffalo News.Next stop:  Nov 29th, Washington, PA....

Jesus a Montreal! (encore)

Du 12 au 21 avril 2012, le spectacle solo BIGGER THAN JESUS de Rick Miller et Daniel Brooks sera reprise en français à Montréal au Théâtre Denise Pelletier.Info et billets.Nouvelles critiques: La...

HARDSELL video from IdeaCity 2011

My HARDSELL 2.0 lecture at IdeaCity in Toronto in June 2011. A preview of the full-length play that premiered later that Fall. Had some jaws dropping (especially the sponsors from Eli...

MacHomer at Stratford!

MacHomer opens Stratford's 60th season! After its New York premiere, Rick Miller's MacHomer is settling into a month-long run at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, Canada's premiere...

NYC premieres of MacHomer and Bigger Than Jesus!

At long last, MacHomer and Bigger Than Jesus will premiere in New York City! NYU's gorgeous Skirball Center will host back-to-back weekends of solo...

MacHomer Spring tour hits Saskatoon!

MacHomer's 2012 Spring Tour has wound its way through Whitehorse (YT), North Bay (ON), La Mirada (CA), Winnipeg (MB).  We're currently in snowy Saskatoon (SK) for a 16-day run with Persephone...

MacHomer back in 'the Peg'

This from the teachers after our first school shows: "The census from the adults in attendance this morning from our school who have studied MacBeth was that this may have been the best...

BTJ among "riveting revivals" of 2011

Rick Miller and Daniel Brooks' international hit show BIGGER THAN JESUS was ranked among Toronto's "riveting revivals" of 2011 according to Now Magazine.  Read more.

RICK MILLER for sale!

Holiday gift ideas for the discerning person on your list: Autographed copies of a MacHomer DVD, a CD of Rick Miller's original songs, and/or scripts from MacHomer, Bigger Than Jesus and...

Silent charity auction: have your home turned into a Rick Miller watercolour!

How about this for a special Holiday gift: a watercolour of your home painted by Rick Miller!  Come to the "Artisan's Bazaar" at Ecole GEC (250 Gainsborough Rd., Toronto) this Saturday, Dec 3rd...

Mulroney: the Opera headed to TV!

Read the whole Globe and Mail story:"Mulroney: The Opera is coming to television.  Filmmaker Larry Weinstein, who conceived and directed the operatic political satire, has confirmed his film...

HARDSELL 2.0 opens with a bang!

HARDSELL 2.0, Rick Miller's reworking of the 2009 play co-created by Daniel Brooks, runs for a limited time at Factory Theatre in Toronto.  Sell, sell, sell!  Latest rave at TorontoStage.com. "...

Rick Miller donates HARDSELL 2.0 salary to charity!

For a chance to see Rick onstage, come see HARDSELL at the Factory Theatre in Toronto from Oct 13-23 2011. Girls’ issues aren’t just part of the performance – Rick is donating his salary to the...

Jesus returns to Toronto to raves reviews

Rick Miller and Daniel Brooks' international hit Bigger Than Jesus returns to Toronto to rave reviews.  Read them in TorontoStage.com,  Mooney on Theatre, CharPoCanada, Stage Door, and...

MAC, BTJ and HARDSELL return to Toronto!

The 3 plays are running back-to-back for 2 weeks each at Toronto's Factory Theatre.  MacHomer runs from Sept 13-25, Bigger Than Jesus from Sept 28-Oct 9 and a reworked version of HARDSELL from Oct...

MAC back in New Zealand!

Rick Miller's MacHomer returns to New Zealand for a 3-week, 3-city run in Aug 2011.  If you know any Simpsons/Shakespeare fans in Wellington, New Plymouth or Christchurch, let 'em know!...

HARDSELL at IdeaCity and on film!

Big news for HARDSELL:  besides receiving funding for a short film, Rick Miller will perform excerpts from the play at Moses Znaimer's prestigious IdeaCity 2011 conference on Friday, June...

MacHomer in Stratford's 60th anniversary season!

OK, it's out of the bag: MacHomer will be part of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival's 60th anniversary season.  Woohoo!  Media release, Montreal Gazette article, Canoe.ca From the media...

LIPSYNCH returns to Quebec-Rick on cover of Voir

LIPSYNCH, on a world tour that has now taken it to 10 countries, returns to Canada as part of the Carrefour international de théâtre in Québec City, 3 SHOWS ONLY, June 3,4,5 2011.  1pm-10pm....

MAC heads West! BC dates.

Recently finished dates for the MacHomer mini-tour in British Columbia: May 6 in Maple Ridge (The ACT), May 8 in Kamloops (Western Canada Theatre) and May 11-15 in Vancouver (Vanc Playhouse)....

World premiere of Mulroney: The Opera on April 16th!

2 SCREENINGS ONLY!  Join us in one of 72 Cineplex theatres across Canada on April 16th at 1pm for the world premiere of the film Mulroney: The Opera, starring Rick Miller as Mr. Chin himself....

Homer hits Halifax!

After a run of BIGGER THAN JESUS in 2010, Neptune Theatre brings Rick Miller back with his one-man mega-hit MACHOMER.  "From the sublime to the ridiculous"?  Depends who you ask...2 weeks only,...

STUMPY SAM slashes through Sundance!

Another prize for THE LEGEND OF BEAVER DAM, this time an honourable mention at the Sundance Film Festival! Once upon a time, Rick's old friends Jerome Sable and Eli Batalion wrote a...

BIGGER THAN JESUS' Aussie adventure!

Rick Miller and Daniel Brooks' international hit show caused quite a stir in Sydney as part of its Australian premiere.  The play ran from Jan 18-29, 2011 and was co-presented in a...

Rick Miller performs in star-studded X-Mas fundraiser

Returning for a second year, Rick Miller joins Selina Martin, Dave Bidini and many more Canadian Indie artists in Mia Sheard's annual XMAS SHOW, at the Rivoli in Toronto, Dec 18, 2009.  Proceeds...

MAC back in New Jersey!

NEXT STOP FOR MACHOMER:  Sunday, Nov 14th, 7pm, at the Mayo PAC, Morristown, NJ  (30 miles from NYC!). presented by Shakespeare Theater of New Jersey.   Read the preview articles in The Daily...

Rick stars in filmed Mulroney opera!

Yup, the chin's out of the bag!  One of Canadian entertainment's best-kept secrets has just been released:  Rick Miller stars in feature-length operatic film about the life of one of Canada's...

Rick Miller reads "THE ORATOR" by Munroe Scott

Join Rick Miller in a reading of Munroe Scott's "THE ORATOR – the involuntary resurrection of Col. Ingersol".  When?  Saturday Oct 16th, 1:00pm.  Where? West Hill United Church, Scarborough, ON....

"Beaver Dam" a hit at film festivals worldwide!

Sable & Batalion's "The Legend of Beaver Dam", starring L.J. Benet, Seán Cullen and Rick Miller, saw its World Premiere at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival and is now playing...

Follow Rick on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and IMDb!

Having reached a new plateau of narcissism, Rick Miller can now be followed in SO many different ways!  Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and IMDb.  Get all the latest news about MacHomer, Bigger Than...

LIPSYNCH in Taipei!

LIPSYNCH, on a world tour that has now taken it to 10 countries, just opened the Taipei Arts Festival in Taiwan from Aug 21-29 2010.   Robert Lepage and Ex Machina's epic 9-hour production...

MAC back at CalShakes (take 3!)

Back by popular demand!  Rick Miller's MACHOMER returns for a third run with California Shakespeare Theater, in their newly-renovated Bruns amphitheatre in Orinda, CA.  Dates:  Aug 3-7, 2010....

Rick stars in "Horror Musical Short Film"

Coming soon:  Sable & Batalion's "The Legend of Beaver Dam", starring L.J. Benet, Seán Cullen and Rick Miller.  Rick spent a few rain-soaked days in December 2009 frightening campers with a...

JÉSUS à Montréal!

Du 8 au 19 juin 2010, au Théâtre de Quat’Sous, sera présenté pour la première fois en français à Montréal, BIGGER THAN JESUS de Rick Miller et Daniel Brooks (plus 2 représentations en anglais et 1...

LIPSYNCH in Vienna!

LIPSYNCH, on a world tour that has now taken it to 8 countries, plays the prestigious Wiener Festwochen in Vienna (Austria) from May 12-16 2010.  If you happen to understand German, check out...

MACHOMER, 2 USA dates

Between BIGGER THAN JESUS dates, Rick Miller will be taking his one-man juggernaut MacHomer to Princeton, NJ (McCarter Theatre) on April 30th and to Yountville, CA (Lincoln Theatre) on May 7th...

The return of the award-winning international sensation

From June 8 to 19 2010, Montreal’s Théâtre de Quat’Sous will host the return of Rick Miller and his hit show BIGGER THAN JESUS. In a multi-lingual run, Miller will be...

BIGGER THAN JESUS in Halifax, Montreal, and soon in your living room

BIG NEWS for BIGGER THAN JESUS:  WYRD Productions' international hit play, playing now until April 24th in Halifax (reviews below) and opening June 8th in Montreal, will soon be the subject of...

LIPSYNCH à Montréal

LIPSYNCH, the massive international hit, returns to Montreal in its full, 9-hour glory.  It runs from Feb 27-Mar 14 2010 at Théâtre Denise-Pelletier.  For more info, read the reviews in The...

Entrevue avec Rick Miller à TFO

Gisèle Quenneville en entrevue avec Rick Miller "l’homme aux mille visages" à l'émission PANORAMA à TFO, diffusée le 24 février 2010. L'entretion de 12 minutes aborde la vie et la carrière de...

Rick Miller lecture at McGill University

Join Rick Miller at his alma mater, McGill University's School of Architecture, for a lecture entitled "The Architecture of Live Performance", Monday March 1st at 6:00 pm, Room G10 of the...

MACHOMER opens in OZ!

Rick Miller's MacHomer kicks off its 4-city Australian tour with standing ovations, sold-out houses and rave reviews.  First stop: 3 weeks with the prestigious Sydney Theatre Company (Artistic...

BIGGER THAN JESUS named one of the 10 "finest shows of the decade"

BIGGER THAN JESUS, the award-winning international hit play, has been named one of Toronto's top 10 shows of the decade.  "This look at the mythic and historical Jesus's effect on history and...

RICK MILLER to play in star-studded benefit concert

Rick Miller joins Hawksley Workman, Melissa McClelland, Luke Doucet, Dave Bidini and many more Canadian Indie artists in Mia Sheard's annual CHRISTMAS SHOW, at the Rivoli in Toronto, Dec 18,...

Rick Miller wins a Gemini Award!

And the Gemini award for Best Individual or Ensemble Performance in an Animated Program or Series goes to:  Rick Miller and his fellow Atomic Betty cast mates!  The 24th Annual Gemini Awards,...

D'OH across the USA!

Rick Miller's MacHomer, a hilarious mash-up of "the Simpsons" and Macbeth, is on a mini-tour across America, with stops in Pennsylvania, Connecticut, New Jersey, Colorado and Illinois.  Next...

LIPSYNCH hits NYC!

LIPSYNCH gets its USA premiere in New York as part of B.A.M.'s Next Wave Festival.  Audience and critical response so far has been overwhelming:  immediate standing ovations and great reviews....

WYRD's 2009-2010 season

WYRD Productions' artistic producer Rick Miller is proud to announce an exciting 2009-2010 season, featuring continued tours of LIPSYNCH, MacHomer and Bigger Than Jesus, the development of new...

Toronto loves LIPSYNCH!

The must-see theatre event of the year!"  After performances in the UK, France, Spain and Australia, Robert Lepage's LIPSYNCH finally received its North American premiere at Toronto's...

HARDSELL plays Toronto!

HARDSELL, the latest Rick Miller/Daniel Brooks collaboration, runs until May 9th at the Berkeley Street Theatre in Toronto.   "HARDSELL is another Miller/Brooks opus that fascinates like a cobra....

MACHOMER sold out in DC!

MACHOMER's week-long run in Washington DC sells out before opening night.  Woolly Mammoth Theater Company is presenting 7 performances of Rick Miller's mega-hit from Oct 8-12, 2008, and is now...

MACHOMER at Just For Laughs!

Since Rick last brought MACHOMER to Montreal in 1999, the show has been performed in over 130 cities on 4 continents to half a million Simpsons/Shakespeare fans.  What began as a fringe...

JUST FOR LAUGHS returns to ABC!

Get set to laugh out loud as unsuspecting "victims" fall prey to hilarious hidden-camera tricks and practical jokes on ABC's hidden-camera comedy series, Just for Laughs, which returns TUESDAY,...

HARDSELL opens with a bang!

The MTC Warehouse Presents the World Premiere of Necessary Angel and WYRD Productions’ HARDSELL.  In a world where everything and everyone has a price, the sell is the currency of the modern...