CTORA Theatre follows the Yellow Brick Road as it prepares to bring The Wizard of Oz (RSC Version) to the Granville Island Stage, November 3rd to 12th. Adapted by John Kane for the Royal Shakespeare Company, this rendition faithfully recreates the beloved songs and iconic moments from the acclaimed 1939 film. Presented by arrangement with…
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Arts Club Is Serving An Entertaining Rubaboo
The Arts Club Theatre Company is welcoming audiences to gather around and experience a cultural Rubaboo at the Granville Island Stage until April 30th. Rubaboo comes from the Métis-Michif word for “leftovers stew” or “big pot”, and just like the hearty stew, creator Andrea Menard’s Rubaboo offers up a hearty mix to fill the spirits…
Chor Leoni Opens Season With We Sang Our Songs
We Sang Our Songs, Chor Leoni’s 31st annual Remembrance Day concerts, begins the ensembles new season, November 10 at 7:30pm, and November 11 at 2pm and 5pm, at St. Andrew’s-Wesley United Church. We Sang Our Songs offers a moving program of music and readings featuring diverse perspectives on war and injustice. Highlights include works by…
Shanties! A Musical Voyage with Chor Leoni
You may have noticed that Sea Shanties are sweeping the internet. Starting as an TikTok trend, the catchy folk songs have become entrenched in all corners of the web. Originally made to help get sailors through difficult times, they are now helping people get through the pandemic. Sea Shanties have a strong tradition in Atlantic…
The Cultch: The Cave, Cabaret with a Cause
The Cultch continued its online season this weekend, with The Cave. Part of its Music Box, 4th in The Cultch Subscription Box Series, J Mar Electric’s The Cave, is conceived by Martha Ross, John Millard, and Tomson Highway. The Cave in question is Bear’s Cave, a refuge for a host of woodland creatures escaping the…
Arts Club remounts hit play Onegin for 2017.
Last season, The Arts Club Theatre Company debuted Onegin, an ambitious new work based on the verse Eugene Onegin by Alexander Pushkin and the opera by Tchaikovsky. This season, the cast remains the same but the home of Onegin changes to Granville Island for a run until December 31st. Amiel Gladstone and Veda Hille have…
What’s Your Favourite Christmas Song
Andrew Allen’s newest recording “Favourite Christmas Song” made me think of other memorable Christmas songs. Every year music artists put out new Christmas tracks hoping to find that magical combination to produce a hit that strikes a cord for years to come. For every “All I Want For Christmas Is You”, there’s a “Please Daddy…