In the wake of news of other festival cancellations, The Vancouver International Jazz Festival, is planning its 38th edition to make a return to stages around the city. From Friday, June 23 to Sunday, July 2, Coastal Jazz & Blues Society is offering a selection of 140+ free and ticketed performances, kicking off with free…
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Picks of the Week – March 15, 2023
Beware the Ides of March? Let’s, be aware of the activities of March as we come to mid-month’s picks of the week. Wizard: On stage at Granville Island’s Waterfront Theatre from March 1-26, 2023. Carousel Theatre for Young People is partnering with Kaleidoscope Theatre for Young People to present the Canadian premiere of Oz, a whimsical look at…
Broadway in Victoria’s COME FROM AWAY adds 4 more shows
Broadway in Victoria is bringing COME FROM AWAY to Victoria’s Royal Theatre this May. The productions original 16 show run May 10 – 21, has set ticket sale records for live entertainment in Victoria and is now sold out. As a result of this huge public demand the New York Producers of COME FROM AWAY…
Picks of the Week – March 8, 2023
Winter keeps clinging on but we’ve got plenty of activities to put a spring in your step with this week’s picks. Master: It’s the last chance before closing, March 9th, for you to interact with a Master’s great works, in a new exhibition, Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience running at the Agriplex at Cloverdale Fairgrounds in…
DanceHouse brings the BC premiere of IN MY BODY to stage
The BC premiere of Bboyizm’s award-winning work In My Body, presented by DanceHouse comes to the Vancouver Playhouse stage, March 17 and 18. In My Body is conceived and created by renowned street dancer and choreographer Yvon “Crazy Smooth” Soglo, taking a profound examination of the effects of aging in a dance genre known…
Interview: Todd Talbot, stars in Crazy For You at Royal City Musical Theatre this Spring
For its 31st season, Royal City Musical Theatre (RCMT) presents the Gershwin comedy musical Crazy for You at the Massey Theatre from April 27 – May 14. A classic romantic comedy about a boy, a girl, and a theatre in need of salvation, it is full of humour, larger-than-life characters and some of the greatest…
The Arts Club reveals its 60th Anniversary Season
Revealing its 60th Anniversary Season, The Arts Club Theatre Company’s Artistic Director, Ashlie Corcoran and Executive Director Peter Cathie White outlined a season filled with hit musicals, dynamic dramas, returning favourites, rave revivals. In honour of this diamond anniversary, Corcoran said, “The Arts Club has a history—and a future—of never being content with the status…