Whatever you call it, Victoria Day, May Long, or The May Two-Four this long weekend brings a case-load of entertaining picks Jets: CTORA Theatre presents West Side Story, one of Broadway’s most beloved and timeless musicals, running until May 24th, at the Granville Island Stage. Go: Go! Go! Until June 8th, Metro Theatre wraps up its season…
Category: Music
Metro Theatre Dreams Big With Joseph
Metro Theatre is bringing its 2024/25 season to a close by taking a step back to the Seventies in its staging of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Suitably, the first publicly produced musical collaboration from Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice iconic body of work, adapts the story of Joseph from the first book…
City Opera Vancouver presents the Canadian premiere of Sophia’s Forest, May 29-June 1
City Opera Vancouver presents the Canadian premiere of Sophia’s Forest, May 29 – June 1 at SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts. The first project in a multi-year initiative that will aim to showcase and explore the stories and experiences of newcomers to Canada, Sophia’s Forest is a powerfully evocative chamber opera by composer Lembit Beecher and librettist Hannah Moscovitch….
Picks of the Week – May 7, 2025
May brings us the start of another entertaining month of picks around the city Princess: At The Arts Club Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage until May 25, Casey And Diana by Nick Green, is inspired by Princess Diana’s historic, compassionate visit to Toronto’s Casey House in 1991 Warrior: Contining until May 11th, Warrior Festival at The Cultch includes Dance Nation a play by…
Picks of the Week – April 30, 2025
Will April’s showers deliver May flowers? There’s a bountiful bouquet of entertaining picks of the week Princess: Opening tonight at The Arts Club Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage until May 25, Casey And Diana by Nick Green, is inspired by Princess Diana’s historic, compassionate visit to Toronto’s Casey House in 1991 Anniversary: Some Assembly Theatre Company launches its…
Vancouver Opera’s Madama Butterfly Soars
The Vancouver Opera season comes to a close with a soaring production of Giacomo Puccini’s Madama Butterfly at Queen Elizabeth Theatre until May 4. Directed by Mo Zhou, Madama Butterfly tells the story of Cio-Cio-San – played in alternating performances by Yasko Sato and Karen Chia-ling Ho – a young Japanese woman who marries American…
Agathe et Adrien bring N.Ormes’ 100th Performance to The Cultch Warrior Festival
As part of its ongoing Warrior Festival, The Cultch presents N.Ormes by Agathe et Adrien (Quebec) until April 27th. Having toured the show around the world, the Circus School of Quebec graduates’ opening at The Cultch coincided with the 100th performance of the work adding extra energy to the already energetic production. Co-produced with Acting…