‘Leonard and Joni – The Untold Love Story’: Coming to Calgary and Edmonton

A Groundbreaking Live Production Explores the Romance That Shaped Music History

(Alberta) – Stars and Stories Live is proud to announce that Leonard and Joni: The Untold Love Story is coming to Alberta’s Jubilee Auditoriums this May, bringing to the stage a passionate chapter of music history that has never before been explored in a live production.

The show plays the Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium in Calgary on May 30 and the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium in Edmonton on May 31.

It was 1967 at the Newport Folk Festival when Leonard Cohen and Joni Mitchell began an intense love affair. It lasted only a few months, but the relationship became a creative catalyst for both

artists, inspiring some of the most celebrated songs ever written. Leonard and Joni: The Untold Love Story immerses audiences in that passionate but brief romance, exploring how it shaped their songs, their lives, and the course of music history. Through stunning multimedia, live storytelling, and powerhouse performances of iconic songs including “Hallelujah,” “Both Sides Now,” “Big Yellow Taxi,” and “I’m Your Man,” the production reveals the mutual influence these two legends had on each other’s work.

The production features singer, songwriter, musician, and actress Dana Wylie, whom the renowned folk music magazine Penguin Eggs called the only artist they have “felt comfortable comparing to Joni Mitchell in the scope of her talent EVER.” Joining her is singer, songwriter, and poet Joe Nolan, named by The Globe and Mail as “an Americana wunderkind to look out for.”

“This is a love story that changed music forever, and it’s never been told on stage until now,” said Graham Neil, Co-Founder of Stars and Stories Live. “Dana and Joe bring an authenticity and depth to these roles that audiences are going to find absolutely captivating.”

Stars and Stories Live is an Alberta based entertainment company specializing in biographical storytelling concerts that blend live music, narration, and multimedia for theatre audiences. The company’s growing catalogue of productions also includes The Story of Linda Ronstadt, The Story of Merle Haggard, and Folsom Prison Revisited.

PERFORMANCE DATES:

May 30, 2026 — Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, Calgary

May 31, 2026 — Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, Edmonton

CALGARY TICKETS: ticketmaster.ca

EDMONTON TICKETS: ticketmaster.ca

TRAILER: youtube.com/watch?v=vTWcuET2oQU