The pandemic created many organizations to pivot and come up with creative ways to keep their people and audiences stimulated and interested. One successful pivot was Gateway Theatre’s Songs of Summer outdoor concerts. Following the success of last year’s sold-out shows, Gateway Theatre returns with Songs of Summer on Saturday, August 27, 2022. Taking place in the…
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Firehall Arts Centre announces its 40th Season.
The Firehall Arts Centre has announced its 2022-2023 season line up with Artistic & Executive Producer, Donna Spencer sharing highlights of the Centre’s 40th anniversary season. Recently honoured with a Lieutenant Governors Arts and Music Award, The Firehall is entering its fourth decade of diverse, innovative and interdisciplinary programming, with a notable history of championing…
Picks of the Week – July 20, 2022
Already into the second half of July, we continue to find plenty of entertainment picks Boots: If you haven’t had the chance to see The Arts Club production of Kinky Boots, there’s still sometime before the hit Broadway musical by Cindy Lauper and Harvey Fierstein closed July 31st at the Stanley Industrial Alliance Theatre Outside: Presentation House…
7th Annual Monsoon Festival Returns in August
The South Asian Arts Society has announced the line-up for the seventh annual Monsoon Festival of the Performing Arts, returning August 5-31. “Our upcoming festival marks a return to live events, after what feels like an eternity. We’re sticking to our roots and presenting the premiere of a locally developed theatre piece…a site-specific play called…
Children’s Theatre of Richmond presents CATS: Young Actors Edition
Ignoring the recent film version, the musical CATS has been enjoyed by millions worldwide since its debut in 1981. Adapted from T.S. Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s long-running Broadway classic tells the story of the Jellicle tribe of cats, each of whom aspires to ascend after death to “the Heaviside…
Picks of the Week – July 13, 2022
Mid-July and the weather has finally felt like summer, catching up with all the summer activities in these picks of the week. Edge: Canada’s oldest and longest running contemporary dance festival, the 2022 Dancing on the Edge Festival (DOTE) continues until July 16th, welcoming audiences to both indoor and outdoor live performances. Summer: The 12th Indian Summer Festival (ISF), Vancouver’s ‘festival…
There’s nothing rotten about Something Rotten at TUTS
“Though this be madness, yet there is method in’t” may be the best quote to describe Something Rotten, the hit Broadway musical now playing in repertoire at Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS). As the opening night audience excitedly welcomes TUTS back to the stage for the first time in years, it was obvious from the…