Applause! Musicals in Concert has wrapped up the run of its 49th production, Kander & Ebb’s Curtains. The award-winning musical-comedy may be lesser known than Kander & Ebb’s Broadway hits like Cabaret, Zorba, Chicago, Woman of the Year or Kiss of the Spider Woman but has no less of a spectacular score and characters. As…
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Picks of the Week – October 11, 2023
Moving into Mid-October, the weather and month turns more further towards autumnal and Halloween season activities. Ice: The Vancouver Canucks return to Rogers Arena as the 2023-2024 Season gets underway with a Home Opener against Edmonton Oilers, tonight October 11th Outside: Presented by the Community Arts Council of Vancouver, the 7th annual Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival comes…
It’s Curtains for APPLAUSE! Musicals in Concert
Whodunit? APPLAUSE! Musicals in Concert seeks the answer by bringing another forgotten musical to audiences. October 13th to 15th APPLAUSE! presents Curtains, a musical comedy whodunnit with music and lyrics by Broadway collaborators Kander & Ebb (Chicago, Cabaret, Kiss of the Spiderwoman), at Arts Umbrella. Another forgotten musical, Curtains is a hilarious parody that cleverly…
Picks of the Week – October 4, 2024
October is here, bringing with it a change in seasons – new Arts seasons are in full force as shown in these picks of the week! East: The Cultch opens its 50th season with the brilliant, thoughtful Fairview, running until October 8th, the thought-provoking play by Jackie Sibblies Drury is theatre at its best. FeedMe: The Arts…
Picks of the Week – September 27, 2023
Wrapping up September with the weather taking a truly autumnal turn but there’s plenty of entertaining picks to keep busy indoors. Mid-Autumn: September 29 & 30, the 37th Annual Mid-Autumn Moon Festival at Dr Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden, returns bigger and better than ever, with art and activations, food & drink, tea ceremonies, and…
Picks of the Week – September 20, 2023
Fall finally descends upon us bringing a change in the weather but no less activities and entertainment in these picks Bard: At Bard on the Beach the brilliant mainstage productions; As You Like It wraps up September 30th but this is final weekend for the mainstage production of Julius Caesar, as well as the final weekend for the uniquely…
The Shadbolt Centre Fall Season begins Friday
Burnaby’s Shadbolt Centre for the Arts Fall Season begins this Friday September 22nd, with the Marc Atkinson Trio performing with violinist Cameron Wilson. The Fall 2023 season features renowned companies, visiting talents and home-grown stars, filling the Shadbolt Centre stages with dance, theatre, music, film and many more performance. Whether in the intimate Studio Theatre…